Big Southwest Bowie in Damascus

Ken,
Sean gave me one block of stabilized and one natural, this Bowie has the natural. The stabilized is darker, I think from the resin. As I mentioned, my Master's test knife with natural Gidgee hasn't varied in almost four years. 'Bout all the help I can give on the subject.

Thanks all, for the comments.

John
 
Fantastic piece John! :thumbup: :cool:

The damascus really makes this bowie a stunner!

I've been doing my handles with a 0.010" step for about 7 years now and I love the look... not just the "security" it gives for handle movement.

I had seen it on Tim Hancock's work but didn't know how to do it. Mike Vagnino explained it to me over the phone after I had been at his place the first time and I've been doing it ever since.

In fact, there was a great debate on this forum several years back because I had done it on the ferrule and pommel ends, and the (misleading) photo of the pommel end made it look like I just hadn't matched the pieces together very well.

Personally, I find it ten times more difficult to get an exact 0.010-0.012" bigger handle to ferrule than it is to just sand them down flush... but maybe I'm not doing it right!

Thanks for sharing John! :)
 
NickWheeler said:
I've been doing my handles with a 0.010" step for about 7 years now and I love the look... not just the "security" it gives for handle movement.
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That's exactly how I feel about it.

John - very impressive piece. Big blade and bold pattern work very well here.

Roger
 
Excellent Big SouthWest style Bowie.The Damascus Pattern is Too Cool,The Gidgee Handle looks like it's Very Comfortable to Hold.Fantastic Work John!!!
Buddy S.:cool::thumbup:
 
Beautiful work John! I like the stepped assembly on the handle. I've done a few that way myself, and plan to do more. I'm glad to see that the method has gained acceptance.
 
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