Nearing completion on the big Bowie I'm making. All that is left is to send it off for heat treating and then pin the handle and polish.
Blade: D2 heat treated to 59 Rockwell (hopefully) and then cryo treated to convert any remaining austenite to martensite.
Handle: Golden Ebony. Twice as hard as red oak, sinks in water. I will probably put a sealer on it to prevent darkening with age, but it requires no finish and can be polished to a mirror finish with fine crocus cloth.
Sheath: 5/32" thick tooling leather, finished to match the ebony.
Here is what it looks like. It will be shinier after completion.
