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Title: Coco Loco Recurve
Post by: kbaknife on March 16, 2011, 09:54:00 AM

For those fans of Coco Bolo, here's a random Damascus recurve with hot-blued fittings.
A 5 1/2" clipped recurve blade with false edge.
Destined for the Badger Show nest week.

 (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c247/kbaknife/Knives%202011/CLg-1.jpg)

 (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c247/kbaknife/Knives%202011/CLh-1.jpg)


 (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c247/kbaknife/Knives%202011/CLi-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Coco Loco Recurve
Post by: Lin Rhea on March 16, 2011, 10:14:00 AM

That's mighty pretty Karl.

Title: Re: Coco Loco Recurve
Post by: robtattoo on March 16, 2011, 10:16:00 AM

Me likey!

(Touché on the bluing, it looks great!  ;)   :D  )

Title: Re: Coco Loco Recurve
Post by: Kevin Evans on March 16, 2011, 11:14:00 AM

Nicely Done!

Title: Re: Coco Loco Recurve
Post by: DANA HOLMAN on March 16, 2011, 01:29:00 PM

Karl
Nice work, Are they takedown knives, if not, did you just tape off the handles inorder to blue them?
dana

Title: Re: Coco Loco Recurve
Post by: kbaknife on March 16, 2011, 02:34:00 PM

Dana, to hot blue those pieces they need to be immersed in molten bluing salts at 300 degrees for 1/2 hour.
As well as the blades.
They are take-down.
Here are some parts from an old Bowie I did. Just happened to have these photos.
First one is the surgically clean parts, second is the parts suspended in molten caustic bluing salts for 1/2 hour, third is the finished parts and fourth is the tank I use for large Damascus blades:

   (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c247/kbaknife/justina9-8-1.jpg)

 (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c247/kbaknife/justina9-9-1.jpg)

 (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c247/kbaknife/justinaw1-1.jpg)

 (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c247/kbaknife/ww5a-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Coco Loco Recurve
Post by: DANA HOLMAN on March 16, 2011, 03:28:00 PM

Thanks
I thought they were, but could not see the end of the knife, and i did not know the process of bluing. thanks for sharing
dana

Title: Re: Coco Loco Recurve
Post by: SveinD on March 16, 2011, 03:49:00 PM

Love that blade! You're quite the craftsman Karl!

Title: Re: Coco Loco Recurve
Post by: Steve Nuckels on March 16, 2011, 04:23:00 PM

Very nice!

Steve
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Potomac Forge

Title: Re: Coco Loco Recurve
Post by: skullworks on March 16, 2011, 05:51:00 PM

Beautiful work as always!

Title: Re: Coco Loco Recurve
Post by: JMR on March 16, 2011, 08:04:00 PM

Those two look great with the bluing. Thank you for showing the process you use.

Title: Re: Coco Loco Recurve
Post by: 2treks on March 17, 2011, 08:12:00 AM

Very nice as always. Recurved blades are cool.

Title: Re: Coco Loco Recurve
Post by: J Reeves on March 18, 2011, 05:08:00 PM

That is a honey of a blade Karl!

Title: Re: Coco Loco Recurve
Post by: amar911 on March 18, 2011, 10:05:00 PM

Way cool Karl!

Allan