Design Considerations of the Bowie Knife
by Jim Batson, ABS Mastersmith
presented at
20th Batson
Bladesmithing Symposium,
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Chapters:
1) Presentation: Knife Case & Tomahawk 2) Touchmark Discussion
3) Knife Handles 4) Knife Steels & Storage Treatment
5) Bowie Knife Design 6) Knife Blade Design Considerations
7) Golden Mean Rule: Knife Design 8) Grinding Techniques: Blade & Tang
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Welding in Spring
Dies
by Steve Schwarzer, ABS Mastersmith
presented at
20th Batson
Bladesmithing Symposium,
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Chapters:
1) Session
Introduction 2) Required Die Drift
3) Cracked
Blade Repair Jig 4) Power Hammer (PH) Die Examples
5) PH Die
& Swage Holder; Safety Tips 6) Fabricate Square & Round Swage
7) Spring
Swage Forge Welding 8) Architectural Spring Swage Die Project
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Silver Wire Inlay
& Filework
by Joe Keeslar,
ABS Mastersmith
presented at
20th
Batson Bladesmithing Symposium,
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Chapters:
1) Session Introduction 2) Pattern
Concepts & Tooling Needs
3) Materials & Stock Preparation 4) Layout Primary Scroll
5) Install Primary Scroll 6) Secondary
Scroll Considerations
7) Scroll Termination Pin 8) Finishing
Considerations & Techniques
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Blade Forging
by Richard Williams, Blacksmith at Dollywood
presented at
20th Batson
Bladesmithing Symposium,
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Chapters:
1) Introduction and Background 2) Richard's "Favorite" Hammer
3) "Fish Mouth" Avoidance 4) Peen to Widen Blade
5) Method for Re-Curving Blade 6) Anvil "Strikes" Back
7) Working on Tang 8) First Blade “Hammering” Step
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Making Bowie Knives
by Wade Colter, ABS Mastersmith
presented at
20th
Batson Bladesmithing Symposium,
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Chapters:
1) Session Introduction 2) Handle Construction: Ferrules
3) Study Genuine Historic Knives 4) A Knife Judges Thoughts
5) Combat Quality Weapon 6) Thoughts
on the Ricasso
7) Comfortable Knife Maker's Shop 8) Knife
Assembly
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Mosaic
by Rick Dunkerley, ABS Mastersmith
Session 1 of 3
presented at
20th
Batson Bladesmithing Symposium,
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Chapters:
1) Introduction:
Mosaic
3) H Press Draw before P Hammer Draw 4) Outline
of Mosaic Process
5) HP Billet True-Up; Start 2nd
Billet 6) Pattern
Adjustment Using Bias Forging
7) Layer Weldment
Failure Repair 8) Heat
Treatment Discussion
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Completing 2nd Mosaic
by Rick Dunkerley,
ABS Mastersmith
Session 2 of 3
presented at
20th
Batson Bladesmithing Symposium,
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Chapters:
1) Fabrication of 2nd Mosaic Billet 2) Power
Hammer (PH) Drawing of 2nd Billet
3) Philosophy on Mosaic Patterning 4) Next Progression on a
Mosaic Billet
5) Suggestions
on Building Billets 6) Measuring
Forge Temperature-2360F
7) PH Forging Mosaic Billet on Bias 8) Completed
Mosaic Billet; Extract Sample
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Four Mosaic Element Tile Fabrication
by
Rick Dunkerley, ABS Mastersmith
Session 3 of 3
presented at
20th Batson
Bladesmithing Symposium,
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Chapters:
1) Introduction
to Four Mosaic Element Tile 2) First
3) Hydraulic
Press Tile Preparation 4) P
Hammer Mosaic Billet on its Bias
5) Forge
Weld Mosaic Elements- Form a Tile 6) Tile
Billet End Effects
7) Cutting
and Etching a Tile Sample 8) Presentation Slide Show
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