I made an Axis Bowie from Leaf Spring - knife making

Hello Everyone! This video shows how I made a Bowie knife from leaf spring and Axis deer antler. It has a brass guard and gun blue finish. The blade is 11 inches long and overall length is 19 inches. Hope you enjoy the video and Thanks for Watching!
Please subscribe for future videos:
/ @artmetalscience66
Chapters
00:00 Forging the knife
02:15 Rough grind and profiling
03:42 Heat treating
04:26 Grinding bevels
06:00 Cutting the antlers
07:10 Making the brass guard
10:24 Bluing
11:06 Finishing the handle
12:05 Assembly and glue up
13:00 End Result

[@stefanandersson2394]

Beautiful Bowie! Thanks for sharing!

[@artmetalscience66]

Thanks man 👍

[@666toysoldier]

Wicked! However, Major Rex Applegate was of the opinion that the flash of a bright blade added to the psychological impact.

[@artmetalscience66]

I imagine it would, thanks.

[@andreasporch788]

Nice

[@artmetalscience66]

Thanks

[@shawnmauney200]

Amazing blade keep up the good work.

[@artmetalscience66]

Thank you1

[@donhudson3252]

You didn’t mention if it was your first build, but you did good. Keep at it.

[@artmetalscience66]

Thanks, yes it was my first Bowie knife.

[@Sobo.deso93]

Mntap sekali

[@artmetalscience66]

Terima kasih

[@michaelmorrison4843]

The handle is too long, but otherwise it turned out nice! 🤔👍

[@artmetalscience66]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@chrism3839]

So that dust from cutting and sanding antler, particularly any tool that puts that dust in the air, is incredibly bad for your lungs. Please make sure to wear a dust mask when working with horn and antler, stay safe.

[@artmetalscience66]

I agree thanks for the comment

[@Slay_No_More]

What would you recommend as a respirator?

[@chrism3839]

@@Slay_No_More don’t need a respirator, just a dust mask that is well fitting.

[@zacgraves3328]

What was the band you used to do the handle glue up? Beautiful job

[@artmetalscience66]

It's a Bessey variable angle strap clamp, thanks.

[@abisuharmadi4866]

To much talk... just doing,not talk..

[@artmetalscience66]

OK

[@geraldstamour1312]

Knife turned out hella dope, @artmetalscience66!

[@artmetalscience66]

@geraldstamour1312 Thanks man!

[@geraldstamour1312]

@@artmetalscience66 Absolutely!