Bradshaw Trailing Point Bowie

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Someone is going to be VERY pleased.

Bailey Bradshaw, MS: A Trailing Point Bowie with a super hamon.

10" blade, 15" overall, with blued Damascus fittings, Bubinga wood handle.

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Here is Bailey's full description of the knife:

10" of forged 1075, clay heat treated with nice and wavy hamon and utsuri. The fittings are heat colored damascus, guard, ferrule and pomel. The finial is heat colored mild steel. It is a take down piece.

The blade has distal taper to the tip, and feels really quick for it's length and width. The balance point is at the ricasso.

The handle is pommele grain bubinga (African rosewood). I shaped the handle in an octogon, and laquered the wood for a final finish. The laquer gives a lot of depth to the wood and shows off the pommele grain really well.

This is the first trailing point bowie I can recall making. A bit of a departure from clip points, but I like the flow of the knife. Won't be the last with this overall shape for sure.

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AWESOME bowie! But then again, it's a Bradshaw, so calling it awesome is kind of redundant. ;)

Roger
 
RogerP said:
AWESOME bowie! But then again, it's a Bradshaw, so calling it awesome is kind of redundant. ;)

Roger

I like this one a LOT. That Hamon is nice in the pic, but knowing how impossible it is to capture them with all their activity and complexity, I know in person, it's even nicer.

Wish I had the funds.
 
I also think that's as nice a pice of wood as I have seen on a knife. Beautiful stuff.

Roger
 
Aaaaaarrrrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Which roughly translates into why now :confused: :( :(

Thats a fantastic piece for sure.
 
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