Bowie to Show-Off

Greg Covington · Jun 19, 2002

I wanted to show this one before I shipped it to a fellow forumite. He wanted a 10" blade of 5160, with the 3X treatment. He wanted a Sheffield style upper edge (hard to see in the pic)....stag handle and nickel silver fittings.

I used Red Stag for the grip....it is attached with what Goddard calls the "maxi-tang" construction, a bolt silver brazed to the tang and the corresponding nut brazed to the pommel piece. It is back filled with epoxy and then screwed together. A bit of a challenge with the angle of the stag in this case.

I find it fun to try new techniques when a customer has a realistic design preference.

I think I will miss this one!

Beardo · Jun 19, 2002

I bet you will miss it. Good job. Very classic.

P.K.Hansen · Jun 19, 2002

I'd have a hard time giving that one up too. She's a beauty.

mikeS · Jun 19, 2002

Thatsa Nicea Knife

Terry McMaster · Jun 19, 2002

Mighty nice package! It's tough to let go of the good ones. Terry

ddavelarsen · Jun 19, 2002

Whoa, Greg, that's a beauty! I'd love to give that one a heft, must feel great. Lucky Forumite!

In the current (August?) Blade (hope I got the right mag, I'm at work) Ed Fowler talks about just that thing, letting go when it's done. Mr Fowler's take is that he's put a bit of every knife he ever made into the current one and in that way they all stay in his shop in some way. I like that sense, what he calls the "spirit" of a knife.

Dave

Edit: Well naturally I got the magazine wrong, it's the August Blade Knife Talk.

Gib Guignard · Jun 19, 2002

Now that is one nice knife, the bigger the better
Gib

peter nap · Jun 19, 2002

That is a beauty. Scratch it so you can tell him it's not fit to sell!

Sylvester · Jun 19, 2002

Nice work X

So thats what I`m doin wrong! got to let them go

B . Buxton · Jun 19, 2002

Very Nice Greg,

, but how did you get it to stick to the side of that rock.

Bill

Bruce Bump · Jun 20, 2002

Ohhh Yeahh! Thats what Im talkin about!!

Greg Covington · Jun 20, 2002

Originally posted by B . Buxton
Very Nice Greg, , but how did you get it to stick to the side of that rock.

Bill

Bill....this knife is so sharp that it stuck there itself!

rlinger · Jun 20, 2002

Very inspiring. A real humbler. Nice craftsmanship. I respect that kind of work.

RL

richard rosvall · Jun 20, 2002

That is one hell of a nice knife, Greg! Very nice looking piece of Red Stag.

Phil Tham · Jun 20, 2002

Beautiful! I don't think my arms are long enough to grind a blade like that

Very nicely done!

peter nap · Jun 20, 2002

Bill....this knife is so sharp that it stuck there itself!

Bruce Evans · Jun 20, 2002

Awesome!!!!!!
Great traditional styling on this one..Bet the guy getting it will just love it.
Bruce

Dan Gray · Jun 20, 2002

Nice job Greg
where'd you get that nice Red Deer stag grip

:footinmou

Greg Covington · Jun 20, 2002

Well....the buyer backed out of the deal today so I am going to move the Bowie over to the For Sale section later tonite....rather than to add it to my collection!