First Bowie...........

[gmusic]

I think at some point in every knife makers career he/she considers making the famous "Bowie" knife. This is my attempt...........full story here:

http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... 19&t=47655

Thanks for looking.....

[Old Hunter]

Wow Gary - I would say that is quite a Bowie - beautiful! Your interpretation matches the one I have in my minds eye for the "proper" Bowie (if there could be such a thing). OH

[terryl308]

Gmusic, great looking bowie! and I know a little about what you went through to forge the blade. I too have forged a few, I use a lot of John Deere load shafts, they are 1 1/4 inch round stock. Ed Fowler says they are 5160 but I had another guy from Colorado custom knife show a few years ago say they are made of 52100. I spent a day in fowlers shop "learning from the masters", he is really knowledgeable and entertaining. I have a Little Giant trip hammer I use along with a hammer and anvil but my forge is a 2 burner Chili forge. It's a hard way to make a knife but rewarding in the end. Keep up the good work, fellow knifemaker, Terry

[gmusic]

Thank you Old Hunter! I'm pretty pleased with the project the way it turned out. The sheath is OK, I should have used a darker stain. I came to that conclusion after seeing the knife in it, perhaps next time I'll figure that out before hand.......

[gmusic]

Thank you Terry!

Ed is quite a guy, I learned a lot from him. I was there in the winter of 2009, when did you go? I recall the John Deere load shafts being mentioned, from older units I believe is where the 5160 comes in. My 50 pounder (LG) is down right now, I've been rebuilding it a little at a time. For now it's elbow grease and sweat! Thank you again for the compliments Terry.

[FRJ]

That's a beautiful knife, Gary.

[1967redrider]

Great looking fixed blade, excellent work!

[gmusic]

Thank you Joe!

Thank you RR!

I'm kinda liking the knife myself............I have to make a new sheath for it, that's all there is to it. That one is a little to San Francisco looking........

[Old Hunter]

GMusic, You have great taste in knives and sheaths, so take my recommendation with a grain of salt - I think stag handles display their qualities best in black leather sheaths. OH

[gmusic]

Here we go.............now I'm the right track!

Thanks Old Hunter for being right up front with your assessment. When I put the knife in that first sheath..........I said, oh my.........this won't work!

[Old Hunter]

Oh yeah, that dark color leather is much more like it - nice!

[terryl308]

gmusic, I was at Ed's shop in 2000 or 2001 I just lived over the hill from him at Moran, wy at the time. I went to a "hammer in" at Dave Banks shop in Riverton in 2004, he is quite a good Damascus maker, his shop is only a few miles from Ed Fowlers place. Ed wasn't there, I don't think they see eye to eye if you know what I mean. Terry Again good looking bowie!

[gmusic]

Thanks Terry!