Neck knife

[Bart]

Forged this through tang neck knife for my lovely lady. Used an old hay rake tine, which is in this case 1095 steel. Poured pewter bolster, with an old silver dime as the end cap.

[Einsiedler]

A very nice knife!!!!!

[wattlebuster]

Very nice work as always Bart.

[Bart]

Thanks a bunch Allen...

[DougS]

Great little knife.

Very nice work!

Thanks for sharing.

Regards,

Doug

[Old Salt]

now that is one sweet little knife

[Nordnecker]

Looks nice. I like it. At first, I was questionong your smooth hands and fingernail color. Then I saw you forged it for a lovely lady.

[scottmc]

That a very nice knife and the handle color is appealing as is the look of the blade.  The sheath even adds more character to the whole set.  This size knife is my favorite.

[Frank Barker]

Very nice Bart, of course what should we expect. That's another little jewel from the forge....   

[Bart]

Gents! Thank you for the kind remarks. My lovely lady Megan adores this little knife. Just the right size and weight for a good fit.
I enjoyed building this knife for her. The leather was oil tanned.

Bart

[vtmtnman]

Beautiful job on that.Is there some where I can read or a vid to watch on doing pewter bolsters?

[Bart]

I think you can find input here on the ALR, lots of talented artists. Most are willing to assist you..

[MANSKER]

BART
VERY NICE KNIFE
QUESTION FOR YOU-WHAT DO YOU USE FOR A TOUCH MARK?
I RECENTLY BOUGHT A NICE BELT KNIFE AND A PATCH KNIFE WITH THE TOUCH MARK BEING A "B"
AND ALSO A FLINTLOCK HAMMER.
BOTH KNIVES LOOK TO BE SIMILIAR TO YOURS
WOULD LIKE TO FIND THE MAKER.
YOU POSSIBLY?
THANKS
MANSKER/JIM

[Bart]

I use a "BD" and a very unusual stamp next to my touch mark, so I doubt its my work. In early years of forging I didn't use any makers marks at all. I would be glad to examine photos in an effort to help you ID the maker. I am also sure that if you post here in a public forum, others will chime in.

Bart

[Bart]

MANSKER this is my touch mark

[Yazel.xring]

Nice! Great profile