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The purpose for this thread is to chronicle the building of the collaborative Bowie that will be auctioned off at Blade Show in Atlanta June 6-8 and the money donated to the Elephant Protection www.elephantprotection.org to aid in the fight against poaching of elephants in Africa. It is for people to watch the knife being built, gain some insight as to what goes into such a knife etc. Talk about it, ask questions and make comments about the knife. It is not for discussion about the ban itself. If you want to talk about the ban, please go to the original thread about the ban, check there for up-dates, news and contribute to the discussion.
We are building this knife for four reasons, other than to help stop poaching. They are all equally important in my mind. First, to show that people that work with legal ivory care about elephants. Second, to show that the use of legal elephant ivory can help save elephants. Third, to show that there are alternatives to an ivory ban that can actually help stop the poaching of elephants in Africa, not just give Americans the feeling that they are doing something. And forth, it gives us a leg to stand on in the debate over the ban, instead of just tearing down the other side, it shows we are willing to come to the table and do something to solve the problem.
This knife will be on display and silent auction at the Custom Knife Collectors Association Booth at the Blade show.
It's going to be a very nice Bowie with some some of the best knife-makers and craftsmen (and ladies) in the world working on it, they are;
Russ Andrews, damascus, completed
Dave Lisch, blade, completed
Mike Quesenberry, handle
Steven Rapp, sheath
Jim Small, engraving
Jane Tukarski, scrimshaw
Terrill Hoffman & Eric Eggly, photography
My sincerest thanks to all involved, I have received cash donations to help the guys pay for materials, like gold, so the craftsman don't have to incur a huge out-of-pocket expense. If you would like to help with that please let me know. I would like to thank Greg and Steven for cash donations.
The damascus has been made and the blade forged from it, Mike Quesenberry is ready to work on the handle.
Here's the working drawing for that knife.
More soon.
We are building this knife for four reasons, other than to help stop poaching. They are all equally important in my mind. First, to show that people that work with legal ivory care about elephants. Second, to show that the use of legal elephant ivory can help save elephants. Third, to show that there are alternatives to an ivory ban that can actually help stop the poaching of elephants in Africa, not just give Americans the feeling that they are doing something. And forth, it gives us a leg to stand on in the debate over the ban, instead of just tearing down the other side, it shows we are willing to come to the table and do something to solve the problem.
This knife will be on display and silent auction at the Custom Knife Collectors Association Booth at the Blade show.
It's going to be a very nice Bowie with some some of the best knife-makers and craftsmen (and ladies) in the world working on it, they are;
Russ Andrews, damascus, completed
Dave Lisch, blade, completed
Mike Quesenberry, handle
Steven Rapp, sheath
Jim Small, engraving
Jane Tukarski, scrimshaw
Terrill Hoffman & Eric Eggly, photography
My sincerest thanks to all involved, I have received cash donations to help the guys pay for materials, like gold, so the craftsman don't have to incur a huge out-of-pocket expense. If you would like to help with that please let me know. I would like to thank Greg and Steven for cash donations.
The damascus has been made and the blade forged from it, Mike Quesenberry is ready to work on the handle.
Here's the working drawing for that knife.
More soon.
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