Big Bowie WIP

[SamHarper]

Travis is in the middle of tearing his shop down. They close on selling their Katy house at the end of January. They're moving to Austin area, and haven't found a house up there yet. I bet it'll be a while before he's back up and running, considering that he doesn't yet know exactly where he's going to end up.

That is good news!

[Jason Fry]

More progress. Fluted the wrought fittings and fit and shaped the spacer. 1836 silver half dollar.










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[Pineywoods]

Looking good.

[Tx_Wader]

Looks great!

Did Travis change jobs or is he transferring to Austin?

I'd love to have that Bowie knife Jason but I doubt it's going to be in my budget lol.

[Jason Fry]

Travis changed jobs. This knife is a custom order, won't be "for sale," so your budget is safe

[Plainsman]

Very nice work.

[Jason Fry]

More progress. Handle fit, and spacer coined. Still left to do: etch wrought, blue wrought, etch blade, glue up.






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[Tomkat70]

Great looking work, Following.

[Jason Fry]

Etched and blued and glued. Past the point of no return.






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[one66stang]

Tell us is their and significance for the silver coin ?

[Jason Fry]

The steel is forged W2. The guard is wrought iron from the first railroad into Dallas in 1872. The wood is spalted sycamore from the grounds at the Texas Capitol. The coin is 1836, the year Texas won her independence from Mexico. This is a fairly close copy of a knife I'll present to Greg Abbott Jan 30th to commemorate House Bill 1935, which undid restrictive knife laws.

http://www.frycustomknives.com/announcements/ktxs-abc-news-more-knife-freedom

[Jason Fry]

Finished!











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[Pineywoods]

Looks great!

[Tx_Wader]

It's beautiful! You just get better with every knife buddy.

[TBoat10]

That is awesome. Love the history in that!