Come Into Bawanna's Famous Grip Emporium

[Bawanna]

Bookie is a heck of a guy and another very good friend that I've never met. He was a Huey Gunship pilot in Vietnam. Also built 400 black powder rifles the old fashioned way with no electricity complete including making his own barrels.

If you google Vietnam razorbacks you see him all over the place, wrote a book. He just sent me a copy, they are long out of print apparently.

Another fella over there made a really nice leather sheath for it and we put it together and sent it to him.

Engraving still is a long way from being in my repertoire. It was kind of scary to me on that part. Kind of a don't screw up, don't screw up, don't screw up kind of thing.

Thanks for the post Greg, I try not to get the two forums mixed up and neglect to sometimes put stuff that may interest each other.

[gb6491]

You're welcome Bawanna and really well done on that knife. Pugs75's work also looks top notch.
I agree that Bookie seems to be a heck of a guy. I've seen his posts elsewhere and his website: a few folks here might enjoy some of that:
http://toadhallrifleshop.com/
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fu...hp?tid/190740/
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1215434-Yeller-Tomcat-Forge-Tour
Regards,
Greg

[Bawanna]

If anyone is interested in one of these small bowies just shoot me a PM and I'll hook you up.

I know there are about 25 or so available last time I checked. If you want it rehandled I know somebody that can do that too.

[DeaconKC]

Gorgeous work as always!

[Big bird]

Beautiful!

[Bawanna]

This thread has gone a little dormant, I suspect with winter coming on I might get a little more stuff done.

I just whittle this set out for Glockrocker. He sent me the slabs of Amboyna Burl, pretty stuff. Hopefully he'll find them acceptable.

I'll give them another day or so, might put one more coat of finish on them, but the 5 or 6 coats on there now might be enough.

For your viewing pleasure.









And a little multi tasking in between sawdust sessions.

[BEARDOG]

Wow! They really came out looking good Col.B

[GLOCKROCKER]

All I can say is WOW! Those are absolutely gorgeous. You just made my day Bawanna. Now I gotta find a holster worthy of sporting them. I'm thinking Ostrich or Gator!

[DeaconKC]

Check out Galco too! Excellent job as always B, and the grandbaby is a perfectly acceptable reason to take a break!

[berettabone]

Beautiful grips....................did you notice that you both have the same hair

[yqtszhj]

That is some beautiful wood there.

[leftysixty]

Very nice! Including the distraction.

[GLOCKROCKER]

Beautiful grips....................did you notice that you both have the same hair

And the dog has the same mustache!

[Bawanna]

Here's a set I made for Pappy42 quite awhile back. I asked him to post some pics in the Veterans day thread but he didn't do so. I liked them enough that I wanted to post them.
I just did the grips, (hippo tooth, incredibly tough stuff let me tell ya) and he then had them scrimshawed.

Turned out incredibly nice I thought.





Hadn't heard from him in quite a spell but I tried an old email address and gosh durned if he didn't get back to me within minutes. Just happened to be Veterans day too which was so fitting.

[GLOCKROCKER]

Those are very cool Colonel. Got to admit, first time I ever heard of Hippo tooth grips. I bet those were a beast to cut and shape. Very unique!