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Patrice Lemée

Patrice Lemée

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A small take down bowie, hopefully my first knife for sale.
Another Persian dagger. Not as "Persianny" as far as blade curve, I wanted a stronger point. But don't worry, I'll make it up with the grind and handle. ;) Oh and this is suppose to be a take down too. I can't stop making the buggers!!! :(

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Something else I've needed to do for a long time. A proper shoulder grinding jig with carbide faces. (Old one with HSS lathe bits on the right)

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I can't believe that you've never sold a knife! Man, your work is excellent!

BTW, I really like the bowie.
 
Sweet. Where'd you get the carbide faces? I see they have them at Enco. How thick? And did you use slow set epoxy?

Is the Bowie a subhilt? Or is that a spacer?
 
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They do come in all lengths as one may want, but I am surprised you didn't make the blade an inch or two longer to get away from a stubyness where the blade is just a bit longer than the handle. Just how I see them is more like the one Hammeral has done his . Different can be good too. Frank
 
Pat, you have never sold a knife, ...........really? Then someone is missing out or your giving away some great presents. Your work is becoming absolutely fantastic.

I got one on my bench that is almost identical to the shape of the one at the bottom of the pic. So I am going to watch with interest as to how you go about finishing that one out! From what you were saying in your original post I get the feeling we are headed in two different directions with the finish of the knife. But that goes to show how a blades shape can be used to achieve much more than one type of finish.
 
Thanks for the good words guys.

Brian, yes it is a spacer, not a subhilt. As far as the carbide faces they are 0.50X3X0.125 from Enco. I made the slots pretty snug (small press fit) so they would probably have stayed there on their own but to make sure I dimpled the bottom and used JBweld.

Frank, you have a good eye. I may thin out the base of the blade a little so it looks less stubby but as far as length, I wanted to see if I could pull out a Persian look with something smaller. One other reason is that I have some ideas about the blade grind/finish that may be quite work intensive and I thought it would be better to try on a smaller blade. Especially with how long it takes me to finish one. :(

Dixie, looking forward to what you do with it. You never know, maybe we'll make twin blades. ;)
 
I believe you will make it to selling this time around !!! Whatever stoped you the last times will not be there this time. Frank
 
Thanks Frank. I hope you are right.

Here is the progress on the knife. The handle/guard is still a little chunky but I have some carving to do and want to make sure I have enough material left. I don't say it all the time but of course if you guys have any critique, feel free to share.

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That's starting to come together very nicely, Patrice! Looking forward to seeing the finished knife!
 
This bowie seems a bit of a departure for you, Patrice. Almost like you're attempting to make a normal knife. Nothing wrong with that, of course, just not what I've come to expect from you. I suppose if you really intend to sell it you need to make it appeal to a broader potential customer base. Still, I hope to see some of the signature detailing that makes a Lemée knife distinctive from a mass market knife.
 
No critique here, Patrice. To me, everything looks proportional and has good design flow. Is that cocobolo? It's nice looking wood. Will you be posting it in the Fixed Blades for Sale page? I bet it goes quick.
 
Gregg, I've made a few Bowies before but yes, as this will be for sale, I wanted to stay inside the box a little more. But don't worry, I do have a couple of things planned that will still make it, hopefully, let's say "interesting". ;)

Salem, it may be sold to someone on my huge (meaning 2 or 3 ;)) buyers/mailing list first. But if not I will try that page, thanks.
Not cocobolo. Something stabilized (darn its hard stuff) from Tracy at US Knifemaker. I'll have to look up what it is, I keep forgetting.
 
Nice Patrice! Looking forward to seeing this knife. The more I admire the work of other knifemakers, the more I want to be a collector too!
 
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