2012 BladeForums Best Bowie - Here are your finalists - Vote for the winner!

[peterinct]

CONGRATS Mike Jr. and ALL the finalists, and THANKS Roger and Lorien.

It's an exceptional thread with an awesome display of knives!

Peter

 

[D.Crawford]

Congratulations to Mike. It will be my pleasure to send him this years Blade Forums Best Bowie plaque.
Here's a rendering of the award he'll receive.

Thanks again to Roger for allowing me to participate in his great thread and to Lorien for his able assistance.
Thanks to everyone else for making this something to look forward to.

Congrats again to Mike Ruth Jr,

David

 

[RogerP]

Thanks again David!

Mike - tradition holds that you pose for a pic with the award when you receive it, and post it to this thread so that we can all admire your smiling face in perpetuity.

 

[r connally]

A great Best Bowie year. Fantastic examples of the breed and an "edge of your seat" finale.

Congratulations Mike! You took 1st in a tough field of competitors :thumbup: FANTASTIC!

Thanks again to Roger and Lorien. This was a great way to kick off 2013. Great knives created by incredibly talented makers...thank you to all of the makers whose work was represented.

 

[JParanee]

Killer killer what a contest

Congrats Mike .... You really are that good

Well deserved Happy New Year buddy

 

[Jon Brand]

Congrats Mike, I knew you'd win when I saw that bowie posted up! When do I get mine??!

 

[Bruce Bump]

Congratulations Mike!! Well deserved victory.

 

[Kohai999]

Well done, Mike!

Quite a year I would think indeed, and the best part is that they will get much, much better!

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson

 

[betzner]

Mikey, so so cool, glad you grabbed the award!

Best,

Bob

 

[canineforge]

Congratulations, Mike! Quite the contest, quite the finish! Smokin' bowie. Can't wait to see what is down the road.

- Joe

 

[SBranson]

Congratulations Mike...

And the same to all the finalists. That it was so close shows the depth of talent of the contestants.

 

[ptgdvc]

Great knife! A winner in every respect.

 

[Burton Harruff]

Congrats to all. Very nice work Mike. -Burton

 

[nikoknife48]

Congrats Mike on a fantastic Bowie and the win and to all who where choosen ! This was another great 2012 BFBB contest and it was a difficult decision on all accounts. Happy New Year to all !

 

[Kevin Jones]

Congrates Michael, well deserved, my freind!
Another great year for Bowie Knives.
Looking forward to seeing what 2013 will bring.

 

[wieland]

congratulations to mike ruth jr. for winning this contest!

I humbly hand the torch to you- heartly congrats , mike!

you built a classy AND classic bowie-
´classic´ not in the meaning of ´boring´ but in a fresh sense:
perfectly made, clean and without frills.

a big thank to roger and lorien for their efforts,
and david for the plaque,
the ´best bowie´-race is the highlight of each year!

Gerhard

 

[Doug C]

Congrats, Mike !
Thanks, again, Roger and Lorien for putting together another one of these wonderful Best Bowie threads !
Fantastic contenders all !
Whoa, what a year !

Doug

 

[Lorien]

Congratulations Mike...

And the same to all the finalists. That it was so close shows the depth of talent of the contestants.

speaking of 'depth of talent'- your votes seem to go up every year my man...

Thank you Roger for putting on such an electifying community event. I am proud that I'm allowed to help in my very, very small way.

 

[Buffalohump]

Congrats to the winner! Thanks to Roger and Lorien for hosting this event, one of the 'funnest' here at BF... the bowie is truly the king of knives. As Bill Bagwell argues so elegantly in his fantastic book Bowies, Big Knives and the Best of Battle Blades, the bowie is truly the ultimate fighting knife. Executed properly, it is the ONLY big combat knife that can deliver the devastating back cut. This ace in the hole - courtesy of the curved sharpened clip point - is what makes this American classic so effective as a fighting knife. Of course its eternally fascinating and frustratingly obscure history and origins and the general mystique surrounding the 'old West' doesn't hurt either. Along with the Colt Peacemaker, it will always be an integral part of the American heritage of fierce independence and a fighting spirit. May it live forever!

 

[Patrice Lemée]

Congratulation Mike, well deserved.
And thank Roger and Lorien for doing this again this year. Incredibly inspirational bunch of knives.