A Sea Cow Bowie

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

Peter
 
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
 
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