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It looks really good for your first.

It looks great!

very nice. i would like to have one of those.

excellent! great lines.

They are exactly what they look like. I peened the spine and accentuated the divets with a vinegar etching. It was done deliberately to give the knife more character. its what i envisioned in its final appearance. I know some might not like the look, but i like it.

thanks guys. im trying to refine my forging technique and push myself into new areas on every knife i make. yes, this is the first bowie ive made..lol.

I dont know about the "13" stamped on it. But it looks like my mousehole forge anvil.

I just completed this bowie for the new year. forged from 5160 and edge hardened. the handle is brazilian cherry. i made the sheathe with some new tools my wife gave me for christmas.

Maybe a water jet can cut the shape you want? Or an eight inch grinder with several metal grinding discs. I've seen a couple of guys attach a piece of tool steel. But if your just going to hammer hot steel on it, I don't think hard facing it will be necessary.

Wow! Excellent DIY anvil.

Excellent job. I like the finish.

I like all of them. IMHO, I would dress up the handle on the dagger more. Maybe a turned bolster on the end. It's just such an elegant blade.

Thank you, yes the curve midway sits nicely between the two fingers. I didn't plan it that way, but it gave it a nice look.

Great stuff!

Excellent work there.

Thank you for the positive comments.

forged from a piece of hc strap. with a handmade sheathe.

great looking knife.

very nice!

I just finished a knife made from leaf spring steel. I found that the steel has to be heated a little more and hit harder to form the blade profile.

ive seen a video where a guy built an attachment for his tow hitch on the back of his truck. He would heat the face of his anvil with a makeshift coal forge with a leaf blower attachment. then they would mount the anvil on the truck and drive the truck in reverse and lower the anvil on the attachment into a pond. http://youtu.be/b5noM1NnXeE

i saw some guy on youtube using one as an anvil to make a knife. i guess there are a thousand objects out there that can be used as an anvil. if it works, what the heck. use it. try scrap yards, they usually have segments of rail tracks for sale.

I cringed at watching the fellow cutting that log barefoot on the video.

Those are beautiful pieces.

I've done a couple of elk horn handles. I sanded with a fine grit, then applied a couple of coats of minwax paste wax. Let the wax harden and buff to polish, and sand with 1000 grit paper. It stays smooth and the wax seals the surface.