2019 John White MS Memorial BEST BOWIE Thread - Vote NOW for Finalists!

Great knives one and all

Regretfully I did no it have any Bowie’s made for this year but look out for next year ....Qwesanberry should have something for me this year

So here are my selections

1-1 Russ Andrews ...... what’s not to like

2-3 Shawn McIntyre .... great piece and Shawn and i have known each other since we were kids

3-1 Ben Seward ..... so much going on and its well done

22-1 Brian Tomberlin ........ Great piece

23-1 Sam Lurquin ....... not your classic Bowie but possibly my favorite

38-2 Matt Gregory ........ wild Asian influence done oh so well

47-2 Tad Lynch ...... wicked

Thank you all for the great show
 
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I know we just scratched the surface of all the great knives produced during 2019, but choosing between them was still a challenge for me.

2- 1 Klein - beautiful profile, copious awesome details
2- 2 Desrosiers - you could paddle a canoe with this, build a cabin and win a sword fight
3- Seward - fantasy meets reality, the theme is apparent but not overpowering
23- Lurquin - this says 'hold me. Chop stuff'
27- Lisch - pierced balls are usually to be avoided, but in this case are welcomed
38- 2 Gregory - that blade shape is accentuated but its futuristic look borrowing from a rich tradition of wrapped handles
44- 2 Lurquin - this says 'hold me. CHOP STUFF YOU PUSSY'

I think this might be the first year I chose 2 knives by the same maker. What can I say? Sam Lurquin is killing it.
 
Same as it ever was... first 2 - 3 easy... then too many nice knives. I get feeling hard-hearted sometimes, but, in the end, art saves... line, balance, and proportion of the whole... no matter the style variation. I'd love to have all these knives in hand... get to see the details close up. Every once in a while (through the years of this) I see a knife I would like to own. That is, to have in a place where I could look at and handle it whenever. Jackson Rumble's knife fits that. I've never cared for the handling technique... been enamored of it. Still, this knife is just lovely... the whole thing.

1-1 Russ Andrews
2-2 Adam Desrosiers
27-2 Butch Deveraux
32-1 Petr Melicharek
44-1 Jerry Fisk
52-1 Jackson Rumble
58-1 Matt Parkinson
 
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incredible craftmanship and artistry on display here! i am overwhelmed. i could easily pick a dozen knives that made worthy finalists...

1.1 russ andrews: i have always loved (and used) russ' work. simple, clean, perfectly executed. a knife i'd like to own.
23.1 sam lurquin: this is mean! the tip is so fikes, but the whole package is 100% lurquin. new and bold.
29.3 kevin klein: who the heck is kevin klein?

best regards,
hans

not sure about #4 to #7... roberts? gregory? nice stuff!
 
Fantastic submissions, difficult choices as always, but it came down to these for me.

1-1 Russ Andrews the classic stag & Damascus Bowie

2-3 Shawn McIntyre Love the stag & deep belly

27-3 Mace Vitale long and beautiful

36-2 Kyle Royer Always perfect work Fancy and fantastic

38-5 Matt Gregory/Will Welling love the Japanese influence and spot on execution !

47-2 Tad Lynch simply said, I love Tads style!

52-2 Tommy Gann the coffin handle, blade profile. Can’t stop looking at it!

Interesting side note, nearly all my choices the image was Sharpbycoop. Hummm!
 
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SharpByCoop said:
Note that for the past FIFTEEN years all my images have the maker's name, then the captured date in the filename. Review my folder and my website. Now you know.

Ex: Parkinson_190608E.jpg ^^^ above.

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Thank you Roger! What an opportunity. Now to spend 30 mins studying selections. :)
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Sorry, Coop, that wasn't directed at you at all and I really should've clarified that. You have a great system going on your site which has been very helpful in referencing when the photos were taken, and I've browsed through them numerous times throughout the years as well. The reason I said "all" was because I just didn't want to single anybody out, but in doing so I ended up inadvertently lumping you in as well. I think your way of organization is the standard to match. Thanks for your all hard work!


(I'll add my votes later)

~Paul
My Youtube Channel
... (Some older vids of some of the older knives I made)
 
4-2 Cohea - so unique
22-1 Tomberlin - dramatic tapers
23-1 Lurquin - enough said
29-3 Klein - as brightred brightred said "who the heck is Kevin Klein?"
29-4 Sobral - every part is incredible including the sheath
36-2 Royer -almost went for 36-3. but the damascus sold me on this one.
 
Can't pass up our 2. Lol

44. 1 fisk
44.2 lurquin

And adding
33.1 lisch

And yes coop has great photos, promotes and is ethical.
 
Post 1 number 1 . Russ Andrews Rio Grande Bowie

Post 2 #3 Shawn McIntyre

Post 7 # 2 Matt Roberts mortised Sheep Horn- handled monster

Post 22 # 1 Brion Tomberlin, MS

Post 31 #1 Andrew Blomfield

Post 31 #3 David Lish

Post 29 # 4 CAS
 
Post 1 "1. Russ Andrews Rio Grande Bowie" TBH, we could've just stopped the contest here and it would've been fine with me. What's not to like :D

Post 20 "1, the only knife, by Stevee" Nominated for the simple clean lines, flow, lack of ornamentation.... sometime less really is more. This is one clean knife.

Post 27 "3. Mace Vitale" A wonderful, what I'd call, Southwest Fighter.

Post 29 "3. Klein" A delicious dirk straight out of a NOLA dandy's vest...

Post 36 "2. Kyle Royer - Mosaic Feather Bowie" Classic Coffin handle and fantastic pattern in the steel.
 
Post 2 #1 Kevin Klein, loved him in a fish called Wanda plus the knife is wonderful

post 3 #1 Ben Seward , this knife is other worldly, dark and beautiful.

post 6 #1 John Gulso, I’d love to own this knife. cause ‘Merica

Post 18 #1 Distefano, love the carved handle on this one

post 36 #1 Royer, watched this one being made on YouTube. Amazing craftsmanship

post 38 #2 Matt Gregory , Asian style and influence, awesome steel choice, beautiful knife and handle

post 38 #3 Gregory/Mecha , Matt has been killing the colabs all year and it’s hard to pick a favorite, but I love Mecha’s stuff as well so I had to pick this one
 
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I could never presume to pick a "best" among so many magnificent works, with so many different types of excellent craftsmanship. So I'll just pick the ones I would most like to own because their particular styles call to me:

1-1 Russ Andrews - that Damascus! That stag!
2-2 DeRosiers/Lorien - such beautiful simplicity
3-1 Ben Seward - Holy crap. Amazing.
27-3 Mave Vitale - "eet weel keeeel!"
36-3 Kyle Royer - I weep at the sheer beauty of it
44-2 Sam Lurquin - is that even a bowie? Who cares!
48-1 Josh Fisher - damn. Just damn.
 
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Wow!- no Don Hanson knives to pic from...that doesn't seem right.

Post #1, Knife #1: Russ Andrews

Post #3, Knife #1: Ben Seward

Post #6, Knife #1: John Gulso

Post #11, Knife #4: Matt Roberts

Post #31, Knife #3: Dave Lisch

Post #31, Knife #4: Shayne Carter

Post #33, Knife #1: Dave Lisch
 
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