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Harvey Dean is a bladesmith of renowned talent widely regarded as one of the very best at his craft. Here are two bowies that help illustrate why:
The first of the pair pretty much defines my favorite type of knife: the full-size forged bowie. This example rendered in a 10 blade of 1084 with an overall length of 15. A stag handle and stainless steel fittings round out the package.
In the realm of custom cutlery there is a perfectly acceptable alternate spelling for the word clean, and it happens to rhyme: D-E-A-N. Fit and finish on both knives is utterly beyond reproach. And both are scary-sharp, just the way I like them.
The little brother is rendered in damascus comprised of 1075 and 15n20. I sports a 5 clip-point blade and an overall length of 9 ½. A stainless steel escutcheon adds a touch of class to this elegant little knife.
One more pic to round out the set:
Cheers,
Roger
The first of the pair pretty much defines my favorite type of knife: the full-size forged bowie. This example rendered in a 10 blade of 1084 with an overall length of 15. A stag handle and stainless steel fittings round out the package.
In the realm of custom cutlery there is a perfectly acceptable alternate spelling for the word clean, and it happens to rhyme: D-E-A-N. Fit and finish on both knives is utterly beyond reproach. And both are scary-sharp, just the way I like them.
The little brother is rendered in damascus comprised of 1075 and 15n20. I sports a 5 clip-point blade and an overall length of 9 ½. A stainless steel escutcheon adds a touch of class to this elegant little knife.
One more pic to round out the set:
Cheers,
Roger
but the big bowie is just awesome.I have never had the pleasure of handling one of Harvey's knives ,someday.
