8" Bowie with Honduras Rosewood burl

J. Doyle · Apr 22, 2014

Just got this one all done. It's headed with me to Seattle this weekend. All comments welcome.

Hand forged from 1075 steel
13" overall, 8" blade, .220" at the ricasso with full distal taper
Clip is just shy of sharp
Rounded spine and ricasso
My own damascus fittings
Coined German silver spacers
Honduras Rosewood Burl handle, carved and sculpted
Checkered steel assembly screw

Burl Source · Apr 22, 2014

Beautiful fighter John.
Good luck at the show this weekend.

keithf · Apr 22, 2014

That is very cool! Betcha that wont be on the table long. Have a great show.
Cheers Keith

Burton Harruff · Apr 22, 2014

Very nice, I like the handle treatment.

mwschilling · Apr 22, 2014

Love that Honduran rosewood . It's my favorite wood. Looks great!

i4Marc · Apr 22, 2014

Very nice. Love the coining. The handle colors are understated but with a certain intensity, warm and appealing. I like the color change in the Rosewood.

MBITTENCOURT · Apr 22, 2014

Very nice fighter!

bbingenheimer · Apr 23, 2014

Very nice John, Hope I get the chance to put a finger print on it before its gone.

See you soon

Bing

parfums95 · Apr 23, 2014

Amazing ,very nice handmade congrats :thumbup:

TrueBlue11c · Apr 23, 2014

Nice. what's the price point of something like this?

Rhinoknives1 · Apr 23, 2014

J.
Excellent looking bowie, That one should sell fast!
Best of luck to you at the show.

J. Doyle · Apr 23, 2014

Thanks guys! I appreciate it.

TrueBlue11c said:
Nice. what's the price point of something like this?

Thanks for the comment. Discussing prices here is a no go. Please feel free to email me for that info.

jdoyleknives AT gmail DOT com