5 Deep Acid Etched Bowie Knives in a Photo

Timstools

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I had this Photo printed today in a 18x12 inch photo (10 megpixels) this is to put in picture frame on my wall. The picture quality was still good at this size. Below is same photo reduced to about 5 megapixels. All the knives are unedited for color and contrast and were taken in the open just inside garage shed door on an angle. I did not use my photo tent as the garage proved to be best method of emphasising the detail in the etch.

They are all deep etched Bowie knives except for the Pearl Harbour bowie (actually this is gold etched). The one at the bottom of the
photo cost me the most and is the most intricate in the etching detail although it does not appear as deep and comprehensive as the Schrades etching which cover the whole of one side of the knife. The Schrades in pic were done by Aurum etchings.
Im am not certain but I think Aurum etchings (who did the deep acid etching) has closed down production as I found something on the internet sometime ago about the waste products left behind from their closure causing some problems with clean up operations. If anyone know anything else about them Id be very interested.

It seems as if Deep etched knives as well a Schrades are going to become a thing of the past.

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Thanks, I guess I could sell the knives now i have the photos :). Below is another attempt of same.

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You are observant, I was waiting for someone to notice that. Yes I had to flip the top knife on the canvas to get the staggered effect as the top knife is the reverse side of the knife with the Buffallos on it. They seemed to look much better staggered. If one looks carefully the writting on top knife reads in reverse.

The bottom photo of the bowies was done the following day after i submitted this thread as I was still not completely happy with top photo due to the darker fading on top of handles and pommels. The latter one was done in a photo tent and Im pleased with the result, Ill have to reprint it though. Nevermind, I think the photo shop know me pretty well by now. Thanks for asking.
Regards Tim.
 
Beautiful set. I have never seen the WW11 knife before, it is fantastic.
 
Thanks Irv, I wish I had more to offer to the forum like yourself, Michael and many others do.
Regards Tim
 
Timstools said:
Thanks Irv, I wish I had more to offer to the forum like yourself, Michael and many others do.
Regards Tim
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Tim, every person who drops in here, regularly or once only, and asks or answers a question, or shows some part of their collection adds significantly to the forum and the body of knowledge archived here. I wish I had the equipment and talen to produce stunning photographs like you do.

There are some who refer to my contributions as "mindless little details of production and piddling minor model changes, ... tang stamp details or silly handle variations". Not everyone appreciates my efforts. But by and large, it is questions here that spur me to find the answers. So far, the number of collectors who do appreciate the information I can bring to the forum far outweighs the number of detractors.

Please, continue to provide us with high quality illustrations of knives, even regular production patterns. Your contribution is appreciated more than you realize!

Michael
 
There are some who refer to my contributions as "mindless little details of production and piddling minor model changes, ... tang stamp details or silly handle variations".
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Strange isnt it that someone should object to a person doing this out of Love for their Hobby when someone at Schrade would have been paid to do exactly the same thing.
Im sure if Schrade had thought so called minor details were not important then they would not have stayed in business for long.

Knife collectors and fine details !!! Thats a complimentary combination if Ive ever heard one !!

Regards Tim
 
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