Fancy cowboy bowie I recently finished. 9 1/2 overall length with a hand rubbed 5 1/2 inch blade of 440C. Mother of pearl handle with an antique sterling ferrule and planished (hammer whipped) stainless guard. Tooled sheath with a titanium and jade belt stud.
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Cowboy / Dress Bowie
- Thread starter aablades
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Gorgeous knife. Lean and keen, like a Bowie that size should be.
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Fancy and plain at the same time, the lines are clean and she shines like show room new car, very nice work sir.
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That is really a great looking knife, but you know what looks out of place to me? Your makers mark. Somehow those two As just don't look like they belong on that blade.
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Very, Very Nice Al.
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very nice knife. just the kind of knife I'd add to my collection.
if you get a chance, also check out the photo instruction thread running in Gallery too.
if you get a chance, also check out the photo instruction thread running in Gallery too.
Thanks for all the kind comments and one questionable comment (Mr. Montgomery). I have been making custom knives for 10 years or more. Each and every one of them has been marked with AA in approximately the same area of the blade, as I beleive most makers do. If you have other ideas as to what and where to mark my knives I will certainly entertain your input and suggestions !!!
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Beautiful. Simple and elegant. I love it.
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VERY nice work, Al! 
I have been admiring this for a couple days myself. It's a real good looker, and I can see your experience in this work.
Can we talk? Keith's remarks are never cryptic. Nor should they be. My FIRST reaction when I looked at this was similar. And not because you are marking your work--as well you should. This knife is more a period-style bowie and has a VERY classic look to it. Your mark, by contrast, has a very modern font. It's one of those things that just grabs my eye and I end up fixating on it.
You keep on keepin' on, but I would also think a more diminutive or similar-themed mark may be most befitting of this beauty. This is coming from a collector's eye--and aren't we a target??
That background has shown some mighty fine Winston's in the past, am I correct?? Nice once again.
Thanks for showing us!
Coop
I have been admiring this for a couple days myself. It's a real good looker, and I can see your experience in this work.
Can we talk? Keith's remarks are never cryptic. Nor should they be. My FIRST reaction when I looked at this was similar. And not because you are marking your work--as well you should. This knife is more a period-style bowie and has a VERY classic look to it. Your mark, by contrast, has a very modern font. It's one of those things that just grabs my eye and I end up fixating on it.
You keep on keepin' on, but I would also think a more diminutive or similar-themed mark may be most befitting of this beauty. This is coming from a collector's eye--and aren't we a target??
That background has shown some mighty fine Winston's in the past, am I correct?? Nice once again.
Thanks for showing us!
Coop