Cast in Steel Bowie Knife

The Cast in Steel competition is put on by The Steel Founders’ Society of America each year. This past year students from across the US were challenged to make a Bowie knife with an integrally cast blade, hand-guard and tang as well as a cast pommel. The competition is judged on the knife itself, as well as a report which is below. A video of the knife made by my team (Cal Poly Team 2) can be viewed on the SFSA website.

In addition to the casting portion of the knife, I took on the production of the handle, which you can read about here.