Bret Dowell Knives

Bret's doing some major league work and that ain't no lie. :thumbup:
 
Bret,

Thanks for stopping by my table at Blade! It was great to meet you in person.
 
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Thanks for the comments. I had a good time at blade and it was a pleasure meeting and talking with all of you.
 
I have had the good fortune to have several Bret Dowell knives come my way and they just keep getting better! This one is my favorite to date. Just a tad shy of 3 5/8" with blade profiles that are perfect for my purposes. As I was held up on my travels to Blade this year I am grateful that this one found its way to me. The background pictures of the work of architect Gustav Stickley seem particularly well suited to Bret's work. Well thought out and designed, properly proportioned and very well executed. I believe this knife has been shown before but sometimes more is better.

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Brad, Looks like you got a nice one! Bret makes
some excellent knives..... Thx for sharing!


Jason
 
Hey Mike, mostly been working on single blades but I'm fixing to do a couple of stockmans. I'll be sure to post some pictures of them.
 
I really like the blade profiles on this one. It looks like a perfect EDC knife.

ptradeco said:
I have had the good fortune to have several Bret Dowell knives come my way and they just keep getting better! This one is my favorite to date. Just a tad shy of 3 5/8" with blade profiles that are perfect for my purposes. As I was held up on my travels to Blade this year I am grateful that this one found its way to me. The background pictures of the work of architect Gustav Stickley seem particularly well suited to Bret's work. Well thought out and designed, properly proportioned and very well executed. I believe this knife has been shown before but sometimes more is better.

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Brad, your newest Dowell shows very "crisp" workmanship. By this i mean that all the parts are perfectly made and perfectly mated. I don't see how any knife could be more perfectly made, as everything is so exact, there is absolutely no room for improvement.
Bret Dowell is now the very definition of "Big League".
roland
 
bakerg2g said:
Brad, Looks like you got a nice one! Bret makes
some excellent knives..... Thx for sharing!
Jason
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It is a nice one and falls easily into that excellent catagory. Thanks


wagglebee said:
That looks perfect Brad.
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Thanks Rob.


Mad_Maxx said:
this last one is awesome, congrats
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It is indeed Max, thank you.

JCMiller said:
I really like the blade profiles on this one. It looks like a perfect EDC knife.
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JC, The blade profiles are what attracted me to it. I have often thought the clip was the best all around blade for my purposes with the pen right in there behind it but requiring some modification. A bit longer and pointier. That is what I got here. You have to carry one for awhile but it may be the perfect EDC for me.

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Brad, your newest Dowell shows very "crisp" workmanship. By this i mean that all the parts are perfectly made and perfectly mated. I don't see how any knife could be more perfectly made, as everything is so exact, there is absolutely no room for improvement.
Bret Dowell is now the very definition of "Big League".
roland
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Roland, I concur, Bret has made it to the "Majors".
 
Here is my first and not last knife by Bret. A sweet Loveless style folding City knife. The quality is top notch.

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Brett makes some nice kitchen knifes. I have one of those 2 from the bottom on order. He gets a big kick out of making them.
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Bret asked me if there was any other knives I've been after,besides the EDC pocket knife
I told him I was asking a few makers to whip up a straight paring knife,to go with my kitchen stuff.
I know U guys know I really dig my kitchen knives & I use them alot.
So I showed him a few pics,measured up a Chicago Cutlery that I grab for alotta tasks & this is what he came up with & I gotta say,he nailed what I was looking for. A really handy ,no nonsense style.

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And with a mini Santoku Bret made for me a ways back
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I was over last week and i think he had 6 of those cut out. The santuku that is! I think stag would be nice on one for a show piece.
 
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Thanks guys, this one does ride real nice in the pocket. More pics I took today in better lighting and fiiiinally learned how to post big pics(thanks Vince). And thanks again Bret!

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Just ordered my very first custom slipjoint after seeing those pics. Thanks............I think..
 
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