Today I did some finish work on a bowie. I fitted the handle, did the fine polishing, added a nickel silver ferrule on the back, and peened the tang over to hold it together. It is about 10" in the blade, 5 in the handle, with nickel silver bolster and backplate, hand forged 5160 cross guard (wire brush finish) and a polished horn handle. The blade is also 5160 to make a very durable and versatile blade. You may notice the part of the blade not beveled to a cutting edge looks a little bumpy. Normally, I do a satin finish on knives, but on this bowie i decided to only partially polish it to leave the "rustic" finish and show the hammer marks, which seems to be in fashion lately.
I also did the main body of the polishing on a lateen style blade, which is an early medieval style of blade with a raised center-line, hollow-ground. It was tricky to keep the blade shape, but it was successful. Should be finished in the next week, and sent out to the customer. All in all, a very productive day. Sorry about the haphazard picture placement, I haven't quite got the hang of the layout yet.
-Mark
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