$4 nife

[windwalker_au]

picked this bowie knife up in a junk shop today for $4,looks like the brass gurd was ground of so i made the aluminium one on. its a high carbon steel blade or could be Solingen steel proberbly german made, it is 13 inches over all length and has a 8 inch blade the handle wood looks like cocabola but not shore. put it on my wet stone and it came up like a razor shaving sharp. can any of you guys tell if the wood is cocabola,the sheath is rubish but i will make a new one when i get sum more leather.
bernie :thumbsup:

 

[windwalker_au]

had a little appron leather left so i coverd the old sheath next comes the painting, not bad for $4 bucks .
bernie :thumbsup:

 

[shmrck1]

windwalker,
I have a similar looking knife,but it is S/S.
The handle is almost identical and is made
of rosewood.I'm not familiar with cocabola,
but I'm sure someone like Wick,or nifeman or
any number of other knifesmiths here are.
snake-eyes :hmm:

 

[windwalker_au]

finished the sheath turned out quite good
bernie :thumbsup:

 

[smo]

Nice job Windwalker, :bow:

 

[jeepwj992002]

I like that style you used on that sheath Bernie.

 

[Twice boom]

Lookingat the picture the handle looks like its made from some kind of laminate. Possible Micarta.spl?
I could be wrong.
T B.

 

[Blizzard of '93]

I've seen those around, German steel yes probably Solingen. Good blade, I like it.

 

[Padraic]

looks like some kind of laminate to me too. Turned out real nice can't beat that for 4 dollars! :thumbsup:

 

[windwalker_au]

tb had a mate look at it he is a stock maker[modern gns] he says it is diamondwood,he makes knives aswell and uses it all the time.
bernie :thumbsup:

 

[tom hargrove]

VERY NICE SOME GUYS TURN OVER A ROCK AND FIND A DIAMOND ,ME I FIND DIRT :rotf: :rotf: good looking knife :thumbsup:

 

[laffingman67]

I find worms and rolly-pollys... :shake:

Nice job! :thumbsup:

 

[Deadeye]

Nice job on the sheath, the grip is a laminate
usually called "pakawood" but sometimes by other names.

 

[windwalker_au]

Nice job on the sheath, the grip is a laminate
usually called "pakawood" but sometimes by other names.

Deadeye that is the outher name my mate said the wood is some times called as well as diamond wood.
bernie :thumbsup:

 

[Twice boom]

tb had a mate look at it he is a stock maker[modern gns] he says it is diamondwood,he makes knives aswell and uses it all the time.
bernie :thumbsup:

Your friend is correct then.I'm only guessing from the looks of the picture.....Eitherway,it's a nice find.... :thumbsup:
T B.

 

[wildeagle]

Nice job. I get a certain satisfaction out of taking a weathersd , used tool and freshing it up some. Solingen steel is good, sharp enough to shave with. I have a couple of old "deer" knives with solingen blades and always amazes me how sharp you can get them. Good looking sheath too, you do very nice work :thumbsup: