A bowie and a chopper

C-Camerer

C-Camerer

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Here are two knives that I just finished up. The first one is a rather large bowie. The blade is 2" wide and 12 1/4" long. It is forged from W2 steel. The fittings are a high layer count twist damascus. The handle is fossil walrus ivory. The overall length on this one is just under 17". The hamon on this one has some really cool things going on in it.
The second knife is one of my Chesterfield Choppers. The blade on this one is 2" X 9 7/8". It is also forged from W2. The guard and pin are 416 SS. The handle material is a really dense pice of stabilized mallee burl.
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Those look great. I especially like the first one with the ivory. The second looks like a hell of a chopper!
 
Cool... can we get closeups?

Your temperlines look great. I have been noticing that W2 is getting the best results on that area... much better than other steels. I am trying to find it around Brazil.

One question: how does the handle feel on the bowie? I had this debate with a Brazilian maker some time ago and lots of the guys here won´t make a using knife with "bevels" on the handle. All round stuff. Must be comfortable alright to have everything rounded but, does it matter that much?
 
Unfortanately the knives are shipped so the these are the only pic that I have.

I really like the small flat on the bottom of the handle. The actual edge of the flat is nicely rounded so it isn't too sharp and doesn't cause hot spots. What it does do is allow you to orintate your edge by feel and makes a rock solid grip that doesn't shift if you don't want it too.

Craig
 
What it does do is allow you to orintate your edge by feel and makes a rock solid grip that doen't shift if you don't want it too.
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That´s interesting perspective. Thank you very much!

Jeff Velasco
 
I used a similar version of this handle on my boar hunting bowie and really liked the abilty to orintate the knife and have a secure grip.
 
The Chesterfield is one of the best-looking chopper designs out there, IMHO. I'd love to have teh chance to swing one someday.

Roger
 
That Chesterfield Chopper is so sweet, it's almost sickening. :thumbup:
 
If ya really look at both those blades, flicking back and forth between the front shot and the obverse shot, you can see that you are really learning to keep the Hamons on both almost identical from one side to the other! :eek:

Amazing control of your medium! :D

Now, put a modified handle from your chopper on to the bowie and I'd really love to try one of those!!! :cool:

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I really like that Chesterfield. That slight arched spine with the raised point blade shape is among my favorite blade designs to use, whether it be on a small semi-skinner knife or on a big chopper like this. I would love to one day own one of these and go hack at things.
 
Looks like some cool things going on with each hamon. Like them both, Craig. That chopper design begs for some use!

- Joe
 
C-Camerer said:
I really like the small flat on the bottom of the handle. The actual edge of the flat is nicely rounded so it isn't too sharp and doesn't cause hot spots. What it does do is allow you to orient your edge by feel and makes a rock solid grip that doesn't shift if you don't want it too.
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For what it's worth, I agree. I can go either way, but I do like "facets" on the handle. I would describe it the same way Craig did above. They really seem to help lock the handle into your grip, which becomes easier to notice (and probably more important) in use on the bigger blades.
 
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