7" Bowie with some cool two-tone silky oak

[J. Doyle]

I forged a few of these small to medium bowies awhile ago. Here's one I just finished in a bit of downtime between other works. It's a nice size for a pack knife or as a camp/field bowie. It's still not small but it is lean light and fast.

I really like this Silky Oak from our friend Mark at Burlsource. It works nice and finishes nice and it has a different look every way you look at it. The side view is different than the bottom and top and the end is different still. This piece is NOT dyed. It is a natural two-tone piece. I like how it's dark on top and light on bottom. Reminds me of how fish are colored.

Specs:
Hand forged from 1075 steel, clay quenched and etched and polished out a bit more than my usual.
11 1/2" overall, 7" blade, .215" thick at the ricasso
Heavily rounded spine and ricasso edge
False edge is not sharp (but it's pretty close)
Black g-10 guard
Black g-10 and bronze spacers
Stabilized silky oak handle
Checkered bronze finial

Please feel free to say what you like, don't like or even hate about it. (The two tone wood won't be for everyone. )

 

[daizee]

WOW, you really brought out the best in that tree!
Oak can be surprisingly beautiful even though it's usually so plain in furniture. I've got a couple rounds drying in hopes of extracting a few more curly or multi-tone handles.

 

[DanGraves]

John, Nice job. I really like the way you did the ferrule. Ant tips on how you made it? A really beautiful piece.

 

[White Feather Blades]

John, I WILL say what I like and hate about it... You do some of the most excellent work, I'd think you cnc if I didn't know better. I hate that there is not a knife of yours in my collection. Haha. But I we could remedy that, ehh?

 

[J. Doyle]

Thank you guys. I appreciate it.

WOW, you really brought out the best in that tree!
Oak can be surprisingly beautiful even though it's usually so plain in furniture. I've got a couple rounds drying in hopes of extracting a few more curly or multi-tone handles.

Thanks for the comments. As I understand it, this is not a true 'oak'. Seems there was a thread somewhere in which Mark shed some more light on this.

John, Nice job. I really like the way you did the ferrule. Ant tips on how you made it? A really beautiful piece.

Hey Dan. thanks for the comments. The ferrule is just filed. That's it. A little time and a little patience.

John, I WILL say what I like and hate about it... You do some of the most excellent work, I'd think you cnc if I didn't know better. I hate that there is not a knife of yours in my collection. Haha. But I we could remedy that, ehh?

Thank you for posting. It means a lot to me. If you ever want to discuss something for your collection or if you'd like to be added to my email list for available knives, like this one, feel free to email me jdoyleknives AT gmail DOT com

Thanks again guys.

 

[sc_bane]

Mr. Doyle I tried really hard to find something I hate about this knife, and after much consideration, the only thing I hate is that I can't afford this master craft work.