A big 'ol 52100 Bowie

Chad- Sorry, I forgot to answer your question. :o

Unless I put a hollow grind on a blade, almost all of my blades have some convex geometry... Depending on what the knife is intended for, I'll flat grind down to anywhere from almost zero, to about 0.025(ish) on a really hefty knife... then that gets feathered into an edge. I leave a bit more meat at the tip and drop/roll it down to sharp.

Thanks again everyone--- the words of encouragement are certainly appreciated.

I do want to keep these threads open to discussion... just throw'n that out there. :)
 
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This is one of the cleanest Bowies I have seen in a long time

This is high art and not due to embellishments due to detail

That to me is impressive

A well finished carbon blade is the highest form of the art in many ways

Congrats to the new owner
 
Thanks Nick, I noticed it more on your larger blades, which is the way it should be, great job and congrats to the new owner.
 
I love ultra-clean carbon steel Bowies.
Mad Skillz, Nick, and Thanks for showing !
Another Wheeler masterpiece.

Congrats to the lucky collector who gets it.

Doug
 
Few things (if any) in custom knives are more pleasing to the eye than a perfectly executed and finished carbon steel bowie blade. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
Really nice blade and metal work, and surprisingly distinctive and beautiful handle. Who'd have thunk it, even with spalted wood.
 
I am trying the rounded spine and front of the ricasso on the latest knife I am working on and I love how it looks. Thanks for turning me on to this Nick. :thumbup:
 
Beautiful knife! The sycamore handles may be the perfect medium between wood and bone.

I Google Sycamore and was surpised to learn it's actually a hardwood. They grow in great numbers along creeks and rivers here in Texas or anywhere they can reach water. I've seen giants growing over outdoor faucets. I always thought it was a fast growing softwood like cotton wood. My mom brought a 2' baby home from a gas station in the trunk of her car. It was a promotional givaway in the 70's if you got a fill-up. She planted it in her backyard and ten years later it was the tallest tree for miles. The limbs were hard, blonde and straight and I would kick them out of the way when I mowed her grass. I'm thinking of all the great knife handles they would have made.
 
Blackie Scantling said:
Beautiful knife! The sycamore handles may be the perfect medium between wood and bone.

I Google Sycamore and was surpised to learn it's actually a hardwood. They grow in great numbers along creeks and rivers here in Texas or anywhere they can reach water. I've seen giants growing over outdoor faucets. I always thought it was a fast growing softwood like cotton wood. My mom brought a 2' baby home from a gas station in the trunk of her car. It was a promotional givaway in the 70's if you got a fill-up. She planted it in her backyard and ten years later it was the tallest tree for miles. The limbs were hard, blonde and straight and I would kick them out of the way when I mowed her grass. I'm thinking of all the great knife handles they would have made.
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Blackie,

Hardwood and Softwood designations have little to do with the density of the wood. The cottonwood (poplar family) is actually a hardwood as well. Most all deciduous trees are considered hardwoods. The spalted sycamore is a beautiful wood. Nick did one heck of a job once again.
 
Wheeler + Long = FANTASTIC!!!!

Congrats to all....can it get any better?!?
 
The knife arrived today and all I can say is WOW. A perfectly executed big ole bad ass. Thanks Nick and Paul.
 
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