Big Basketweave Bowie

[J. Doyle]

This is a large camp/sporting bowie I finished up recently. It is forged from W2 steel. Small oval guard and collar both made from pattern welded steel. Handle is Missouri black walnut that I hand-carved with 3D basketweave pattern. 15 1/2" overall, 10 1/2" blade.

 

[Bigfattyt]

Just perfect.

Everything works together!

Your handle shaping/carving/texturing are almost always immediately recognizable to me.

 

[Scott Hanson]

That is a great looking knife!

 

[seanj]

Impeccable!

 

[Richard338]

Man, with your hamon dialed in like that, it's time for a waki!

 

[Dawkind]

Yhe carving is wondrous…the rest ain’t bad either

 

[JimPat]

just wow....

 

[jfk1110]

B E A-utiful.... Each part is outstanding and the sum of those parts is spectacular!!
Nice work!!!

 

[Stumpy]

That is so fine. I think the handle work is stunning, looks like you actually weaved it.

 

[SharpByCoop]

Your progressions are consistent and apparent! Wonderful.

That handle upstaged your CRAZY hamon. Hard to accomplish. HA!

 

[KiljoyKutlery]

So darn nice. Really like it.

 

[i4Marc]

Handsome piece. Your work is always identifiable and tasteful.

 

[FSA]

This looks fantastic. Wonderful knife. Is it going to see any use?

 

[Barry H]

Impressive carving on the handle!! Looks like tooled leather!

 

[john april]

great carving !!

 

[Robert Erickson]

Yes sir! That's fantastic brother

 

[J. Doyle]

Thank you all for the commentary. I do appreciate it.

 

[Dago Red]

The carving on this is so amazing. How many hours did that take? I’m guessing you had to make some special tools to make it possible

Red

 

[J. Doyle]

The carving on this is so amazing. How many hours did that take? I’m guessing you had to make some special tools to make it possible

Red

Thank you for the comment. I worked for 3 days on the carving. Pretty much straight but I did take plenty of breaks. I made some tools and modified others to do it.