Yesterday was Texas Independence Day, and a fitting occasion to finish this knife project.

I’ll summarize the knife here, although there is more detail in the WIP thread in Bladeforums Shop Talk. All of the visible parts of this knife came from events related to the Texas Revolution. Powell's house was where the Mexican army met after San Jacinto. From there they decided to go home, and got stuck in the "Sea of Mud". The Sam Houston oak is outside Gonzales where Sam and the Gonzales folks camped on the first night of the Runaway Scrape.

-1836 layer Damascus with Powell nails

-nail Damascus guard

-Sea of Mud grape shot spacer

-1836 silver half dollar

-Sam Houston Oak

-Sea of Mud harness decorations

-14” overall with a 9” blade

Kenny Rowe is working on leather, and this knife will be available at the ICCE show.