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Large Knives (Archive)
The knives on this page are ones I made since I started and are shown for reference purposes only.
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ARCHIVE PHOTOS OF VARIOUS KNIVES I MADE TO DATE
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DAMASCUS PERSIAN STYLE KNIFE
DAMASCUS PERSIAN STYLE KNIFE IN RED DEER ANTLER AND CAMEL BONE WITH NICKEL SILVER SPACERS AND BLACK LINERS. POMMEL CAPPED WITH CREAM COW HORN. THE BLADE IS 7.75"" LONG.
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DAMASCUS SHEFFIELD STYLE BOWIE
DAMASCUS SHEFFIELD STYLE BOWIE IN KINGWOOD WITH BLACK BUFFALO SPACER BETWEEN RED LINERS. BRASS BOLSTER AND POMMEL CAP. THE BLADE IS 9.5" LONG. |
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DAMASCUS SEARLE TYPE BOWIE KNIFE
MIXED ANTLER HANDLE WITH SCALLOPED BRASS BOLSTER AND POMMEL. THE BLADE IS 9" LONG.
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DAMASCUS RANDALL STYLE BOWIE
FULL CORONET HANDLE WITH SCALLOPED BOLSTER. THE BLADE IS 7.5" LONG. |
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The Damascus Bowie
At 7 1/4", the blade is just about right for me. It's 3/16" (4.8mm) thick and has a robust stick tang, which I drilled with two pinholes for extra security. The knife over all length is 13 1/2" and beautifully balanced.
The handle is composed of a single Coronet Stag Antler and black buffalo horn near the brass bolster. The whole lot is epoxied and further secured by 5mm brass pins and a 6mm mosaic pin.
The Sheath is from 3.5mm veg tanned leather with quite a bit of figure work and fancy stitching over larp thonging. It's fully lined with red fibre sheeting. The leg strap is of larp thonging with a horn toggle.
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Damascus Bowie
The Sheath configuration of this Bowie is such that it can be worn on either side of the body.
Exhibition Damascus Bowie
I got this Bowie from an antique Militaria Auction. The Bowie is about 18" long and weighs in at over 3 lbs! I got it without a Sheath so I made it rather fancy one to compliment it. It's of no practical use, but it's an attractive, if a little over the top knife in size and looks. I like unusual knives however, hence buying it . Would love to get another one just like it... |
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The handle on this Leuku is in highly figured Masur Birch over black fibre liners. The butt cap is solid 3mm brass as are the 3 pins.
The Sheath is 3.5mm veg tanned leather dyed to compliment the knife's handle.
Mike's Leuku
Number 4 of the original 5 Leuku blades. This one I made up for Mike from near where I live in Geordie land.
One last blade still not made up, which I had in mind of making up for myself. Of course I already have a whopping Leuku with a 250mm blade that I made specially for my trip to Oz. But for the UK the 205mm bladed version is far more suitable.
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51200 Bearing Steel Leuku
This Leuku style knife is made from 4mm thick 52100 Bearing steel. Overall the knife is 320mm long with the blade being 205mm long and the handle is 115mm long.
The handle is Black Buffalo horn over red fibre liners. The butt cap is solid 3mm brass as are the 4 pins.
The blade is the same as one above and the main difference is the handle material, which is made up of spalted Beech and coloured Cow horn over white fibre liners. Owing to the sectional make up extra brass pins were added.
Mike 'The War Bow Man' Leuku
Standard B. Sorenson Bearing Steel Leuku with a nicely figured Amboyna handle topped with a solid brass plate.
"A fine Leuku for a fine knowledgeable man."
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303 Bayonet in Yew and Leather Scabbard
I was given a bare 303 Bayonet by my best mate Big Kev. I made the handle from some Oliepod off cuts I had left over and the Sheath from an 8mm thick by 60mm wide piece of Yew glued and stitched to a chrome leather backing. Unfortunately the photo doesn't do it proper justice.
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Custom 'Cold Steel' Tanto
Joe from Heywood in Lancashire contacted me asking if I could make a custom handle for his Cold Steel Tanto as nobody else wanted to do it for him.
The original handle was in Kraton, which I think makes for a very good safe handle. But Joe wanted Antler and as can seen in the photo, that's what he got, but I also incorporated Black Buffalo Horn and red fibre liners.
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The 200 layer Damascus Bowie
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Damascus Field Knife
Red Deer Antler and Black Buffalo horn.
First time for me to work with Raw Billets.
I got the above blades in Billet form from the USA. I then sent them off to Denmark to have them professionally evaluated and if the steel was of good enough quality, make them into suitable blades.
The blades you see above is the result of this one-of exercise. The Damascus pattern is amazing on these blades as is the cutting edge. Ideal as a general Field knife...
The Blade - is full wide stick tang made from
125 layers of ‘Birds Eye'
patterned Damascus steel composed of 1084 and 15n-20 high Carbon steel.
Blade proper is 135mm long,
30mm wide (at the plunge) and 4.5mm thick. Overall the knife is 265mm long. The Handle
- on all blades is approximately
130mm. Although of the stick tang type it's 20mm wide and tapers to about
10mm, which is quite substantial.
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Some other examples...
Spalted maple Burl. Bolster and Pommel in solid 3mm brass.
Red Deer Antler with Black Buffalo and Camel Bone spacers. Bolster and Pommel is stabilised Curly Birch.
Corian in two colours with Blue fibre liners in between.
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These knives represent my first efforts at producing finished knives of decent quality.
Obviously I have other knives as well, some of which are very nice indeed. They're bog standard, but prime examples of their type nevertheless...
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MOD Type Survival Knife
Original blade was given to me by my mate Big Kev. It's a rather hefty knife blade very similar to the MOD Survival knife. It made up into a very nice usable heavy duty general purpose knife.
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White Stag Antler and Horn Bowie
Full tang 200 Layers Damascus 3/16" steel throughout, 11 1/4" Over all length. Blade is 6" long, 1.5" at its widest. Handle is 5 1/4" long made from Stag Antler with full crown and White Horn insert over Purple heart wedges. Three brass rivets spaced accordingly. Pommel end is finished with Purple heart insert to augment crown, which is further strengthened by a brass lined lanyard hole. Handle is well seasoned and sealed with oils and waxes. Bolster is set at an angle for a more natural grip and made from solid brass. One of a batch of blades purchased from the USA.
Crown Stag Antler &
Black Goat Horn
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Damascus Bowie Knife with Purple Heart & Yew handle.
Damascus Bowie Knife with Crowned Stag Antler and Bone Handle.
Damascus Bowie Knife with Crowned Stag Antler and Ebony handle.
Damascus Bowie/Skinner Knife with Stag Antler and Rosewood handle.
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The Harlequin King Damascus Bowie in Antler and Black Buffalo
Two Harlequin Dukes in Antler and Black Buffalo horn
The Harlequin Duke blade is 115mm long by 25mm at its widest and 3mm thick. Overall the knife small hunter knife is 230mm long.
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The Harlequin King & Prince in Bone and Black Buffalo horn
The Harlequin King Bowie shown above is 200mm long by 45mm at its widest and 5mm thick. Over all the Bowie knife is 350mm long. The other knife in he picture is my Bearing steel PFK1, which is 225mm (8 3/4") long overall.
Below it is the Harlequin Prince blade is 160mm long by 36mm wide and 3.5mm thick. Overall this medium sized Bowie is 290mm long.
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This is for a good pal of mine. It's a full tang Bowie in 440c stainless steel with a natural cross cut Olive wood handle.
I made two Sheaths for it, one fixed loop and one in the Mountain Man style.
It's a shame that some folk tend to ignore the excellent qualities of stainless steel, 440C (also referred to as Surgical steel) in particular. It's tough, takes and holds a great edge and is practically maintenance free!
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Adam Surdyk Damascus Bowie - October 2011
This rather large Bowie was made up from a blade that was sent to me by Adam. The photo doesn't do it justice as it turned out quite nice. |
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