A Sea Cow Bowie

[muddy672]

Terry, you should put up a website.

I really like that extra notch at the end of the swedge. That's a very nice touch. The guard and ferrule/spacers look fantastic.

My thoughts exactly. great work!

 

[shike]

Gorgeous knife!

 

[Evan Martin]

wow Mr. Terry It looks better than it sounds over the phone and it sounded really good hope I get a chance to come by this saterday

 

[joaquinmadrid]

I love it, hands down the best quallity knife! congrats

 

[nikoknife48]

Great looking piece, like the detailed guard.

 

[Jesjes2]

Im impressed that's one of the most nicest bowie ive seen in awhile

 

[Keith Montgomery]

I keep coming back to this thread to get another look at this very impressive knife.

 

[peterinct]

Everything about that bowie is appealing. Great lines, clean grind, stylish guard and cool handle material.

Peter

 

[brightred]

I keep coming back to this thread to get another look at this very impressive knife.

me too... time to place an order, i think...

hans

 

[tvandeventer]

Wow Guys! Thanks for all of the compliments. I really appreciate it. Makes that extra time a maker puts into the piece well worth it. I've heard it said (paraphrased) that "the difference beween a good knife and a great knife is about three hours." For me it's more like 20!

I forge to shape then rough grind on the Bader. From there it's round files, draw-files and sandpaper. I use A LOT of sandpaper! I used to be a pretty fair grinder on the Bader but with every passing year I use it less and rely on more handwork. Now I'm a lousy grinder. Hard to make really big mistakes with sandpaper It's a long process but in the end I'm happy. Bladesmithing is not my business. It's my hobby, albeit a serious hobby. So I don't worry about how many hours it takes from start to finish. For me, much of it is about the journey.

Cheers,

Terry

 

[NickWheeler]

Super nice Terry!!!