2017 John White MS Memorial BEST BOWIE Thread - Vote for FINALISTS!!

Another generous Knife Rights donation to be presented to Texas Governor Abbott on January 30th.

#1 Apprentice Smith Jason Fry's Texas Heritage Bowie Full details at: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/texas-heritage-bowie.1539233/#post-17681387

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Also, I won't post it again, but Master Smith James L. Rodebaugh's Southwest Bowie that is #5 in the OP's post was also a 2017 Ultimate Steel donation.
 
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The first Julien Antunes piece is incredible. Inspirational. :thumbsup::cool::eek: (Post #20.)
 
I love this thread, there are already stunning knives on show and I'm sure many more to follow, but that CAS/Sam Lurquin collaboration is insane. I would like to put two Bowies forward that I made this year. I look forward to the voting and I would like to wish everyone the best of luck.

Steve

1. I made this Bowie with a D. Lisch style Split Ring Guard earlier this year.





2. This D-Guard was only completed a couple of weeks back.



 
Thanks to Roger and Lorien for again putting together the best thread of the year.

All the Bowies that I can remember blowing my mind this year have already been mentioned so I will offer one of my own. This W2 and Koa Bowie was the only Bowie I made this year. I like its simplicity and the fact that it is very well balanced and quick in the hand.

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That Steve Filicietti piece below is incredible.
 
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Thanks once again for this awesome thread guys!!I made a few this year that meet the criteria, the one Roger put up was one of my favorites, here are the rest!

#1 First up is another bear jaw bowie, this time withe an arrowhead/feather combo guard.

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#2 Next is a big boy, 12' blade and a walrus ivory handle with scrim by Linda Karst Stone.

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#3 Another one with walrus and Linda's scrim

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#4 Another big one with a 12" blade and some beautiful blue/cream faceted mammoth ivory scales


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#5 This one has an 11" blade with weathered barn oak scales and was my first attemt at a guard like this!

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#6 A D guard Bowie with the blade steel being forged by Logan Pearce for me.


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#7 Last is this bear jaw guardless bowie shot for me this year at Blade by Coop!!

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i4Marc said:
Thanks to Roger and Lorien for again putting together the best thread of the year.

All the Bowies that I can remember blowing my mind this year have already been mentioned so I will offer one of my own. This W2 and Koa Bowie was the only Bowie I made this year. I like its simplicity and the fact that it is very well balanced and quick in the hand.
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That is just a rock solid piece - terrific execution.

Great submissions all - enjoying the heck out of them!
 
in keeping with the loose definition of a Bowie knife as being large and assymetrical, Stuart Branson delivers a fusion piece;

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JParanee said:
My favorite thread of the year

I did receive one exception piece that means a lot to me and that is The Lurquin Hybrid Maximus Two Finger Subhilt Fighting Bowie

This piece is a departure from my norm but it is a sculpted masterpiece that Sam is telling me takes him much more time than a conventional blade

I would consider it more of a Fighting Bowie than anything else

So my sole entry this year is

1) Sam Lurquin Maximus Hybrid Two Finger Subhilt Fighting Bowie
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Just watched the vid. Total awesomeness bro.
 
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