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BladeForums BEST BOWIE - 2012 - Voting Closed - Finalists Selected!
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Matt Bailey, who's work I have sorely neglected and I regret every moment of it...
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Some real deal Bowie eye candy going on here ! This is gong to be a good one.
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CL: You're a fast learner. Outstanding!
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I have spent a fair amount of time refining my picks and have concluded that it is easier for me to narrow it down to two or possibly three, rather than five. There are 7-8 knives that I could spend another week trying to decide between, to put into my 4 and 5 slots.
The overall design quality and execution is extremely high. I suspect that 10 knives in this thread would have made the final 5 in previous years, easily. It will be interesting to see how this all shakes out. Thanks to Roger P for starting this great tradition.
The overall design quality and execution is extremely high. I suspect that 10 knives in this thread would have made the final 5 in previous years, easily. It will be interesting to see how this all shakes out. Thanks to Roger P for starting this great tradition.
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Cheers!
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Thanks Peter - and I agree with your assessment.
Any Saturday morning stragglers - grab a quick coffee and post up your nominees - we will be moving forward shortly.
John - that last one is a beauty - what's the wood?
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Thanks Roger. It's stabilized amboyna burl.
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Incredible eye candy... I thought I had my favourite nailed down and then Roger through a curve ball with that astounding Foster... bada bing bada BOOM!!
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I dont think a 'bowie of the year' thread would be complete without Nick Wheeler. I can't say I have seen everything he's done this year, but this one I saw recently really 'did' it for me... to my mind this has 'classic bowie' written all over it! Images are Nick's own.
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Wish I could have gotten some pro magic on these... they are some of my favorites from 2012... along with those that have been posted here. Thanks very much for including me guys! 
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Okay gang, we are now closed to additional entries - let the selection of finalists begin!
A VERY BIG THANK YOU for all the nominations. Once again, this is a spectacular assembly of knives – and no doubt the decisions will be tough. Each year, this thread is what you make it - and you all have made it pretty great.
The fun continues with what I think will be the hardest and most interesting part - narrowing it down to five finalists. The procedure will be the same as before:
1) Each member may submit up to 7 suggested finalists. You don't have to submit as many as 7, but don't submit any more than 7. Please take your time to carefully review all the knives.
2) Please include the post number where your selected knife can be found, AND the number of the knife within that post if more than one knife is presented therein - this will help clear up any uncertainty in the case where there are multiple knives by a given maker among the initial entries. For example - a say post number 30 has 4 knives. You want the third. Put "Post 30, #3". AND DON'T FORGET TO INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE MAKER!
3) Your order of selection doesn't matter - one vote per knife up to seven, each vote counts.
4) Please feel free to include a few words about what appeals to you about any given selection. THIS is what makes the selection process most interesting.
5) When all votes are in, we add up the numbers (each time a knife is put forward by someone as a finalist, that effectively counts as one vote for that knife) and the top 5 will be voted on by polll in a new thread.
Roger
PS - If anything is unclear, please ask early.
I'll add in my votes later - have at it gents - some tough choices lie ahead!
EXAMPLE:
Post 3, Knife 4, Joe Blow, Stag Bowie
Post 20, Knife 1, John Doe, Ivory / damascus fighter
Post 32, knife 7, Joe Doe, carbon steel bowie with crazy hamon
A VERY BIG THANK YOU for all the nominations. Once again, this is a spectacular assembly of knives – and no doubt the decisions will be tough. Each year, this thread is what you make it - and you all have made it pretty great.
The fun continues with what I think will be the hardest and most interesting part - narrowing it down to five finalists. The procedure will be the same as before:
1) Each member may submit up to 7 suggested finalists. You don't have to submit as many as 7, but don't submit any more than 7. Please take your time to carefully review all the knives.
2) Please include the post number where your selected knife can be found, AND the number of the knife within that post if more than one knife is presented therein - this will help clear up any uncertainty in the case where there are multiple knives by a given maker among the initial entries. For example - a say post number 30 has 4 knives. You want the third. Put "Post 30, #3". AND DON'T FORGET TO INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE MAKER!
3) Your order of selection doesn't matter - one vote per knife up to seven, each vote counts.
4) Please feel free to include a few words about what appeals to you about any given selection. THIS is what makes the selection process most interesting.
5) When all votes are in, we add up the numbers (each time a knife is put forward by someone as a finalist, that effectively counts as one vote for that knife) and the top 5 will be voted on by polll in a new thread.
Roger
PS - If anything is unclear, please ask early.
I'll add in my votes later - have at it gents - some tough choices lie ahead!
EXAMPLE:
Post 3, Knife 4, Joe Blow, Stag Bowie
Post 20, Knife 1, John Doe, Ivory / damascus fighter
Post 32, knife 7, Joe Doe, carbon steel bowie with crazy hamon
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post 16, knife 4, Stuart Branson, flat ricasso single guard
post 65, knife 4, Dave Lisch, penny guard chief
post 68, knife 1, Desrosiers/Gann/Royer, turkish twist checker grip
post 68, knife 4, Don Hanson III, ladder pattern and mocha
post 68, knife 6, Dave Lisch, feather ball guard
post 69, knife 5, Claudio Sobral, crown stag s guard
post 69, knife 9, Nick Wheeler, semi integral iron wood ladder
post 65, knife 4, Dave Lisch, penny guard chief
post 68, knife 1, Desrosiers/Gann/Royer, turkish twist checker grip
post 68, knife 4, Don Hanson III, ladder pattern and mocha
post 68, knife 6, Dave Lisch, feather ball guard
post 69, knife 5, Claudio Sobral, crown stag s guard
post 69, knife 9, Nick Wheeler, semi integral iron wood ladder
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Post 3, Knife 1, Kyle Royer blue ivory
Post 15, knife 1, Samuel Lurquin Maximus
Post 25, Knife 1, Kyle Royer Shadow of the west
Post 56, Knife 4, Jerry Hossom
Post 68, Knife 8, Rick Marchand
Post 69, Knife 5, Sobral
I am just amazed this year. This stuff is SO GOOD.
Post 15, knife 1, Samuel Lurquin Maximus
Post 25, Knife 1, Kyle Royer Shadow of the west
Post 56, Knife 4, Jerry Hossom
Post 68, Knife 8, Rick Marchand
Post 69, Knife 5, Sobral
I am just amazed this year. This stuff is SO GOOD.
