Ed Fowler Camp Knife

[Jose Reyes]

This is one of two similar camp knives Ed made. The other knives are to give a reference of the size of this knife. It has a 10 1/2" blade, while the bowie and yearling have 6 1/2" and 3 1/2" blades respectively.

-Jose

 

[Jose Reyes]

Here's another image of the knife with a watch to give you a sense of the size.

-Jose

 

[flava]

A truly superb knife. How long did you wait for it? I like Ed Fowler knives more and more every time I see them.

 

[HJK]

Absolutely beautiful!

 

[tknife]

Simply beautiful. Ed's knives are amazing.

 

[Keith Montgomery]

Well I am sure everyone knows how much I like this knife. Ed's knives are my favorites and this one looks great. I tend to go for his smaller knives since I like to carry them in the city. It would be pretty hard to go unnoticed walking dowm the street with one that big on my belt. Beautiful just the same though.

 

[PhilL]

Originally posted by flava
I like Ed Fowler knives more and more every time I see them.

I fell in love with the look of Ed's knives from the first knife magazine I ever bought. Next I bought his book Knife Talk so I could see more pictures of his knives, plus to read more of his words. It helped me feel like I knew the man. As much as I enjoyed the book pictures just weren't enough I wanted to hold one in my hand, but I had no idea where to find one to look at. So, I made one out of wood as close to the pictures as I could get. I have to admit, it felt great in the hand. Then I went to my first knife show, and there was Ed behind a table with the knives I had been dreaming about laying in front of me. I asked if I could pick one up, and he said, "Sure!" It was sheer joy. So, my point is, if you like the look of Ed's knives it will not prepare you for how great they feel. To see Ed's beaming smile as you handle one of his knives is something not to be missed. I won't go into the performance of his knives, but I know I'll never own a better knife.

This one pictured here is very special.

 

[Tom Carey]

The big guy does have some heft to it. Ed and I tried to convice Danelle that she just had to have it.

Regards,

Tom Carey

 

[Jose Reyes]

Flava,

The wait was long but well worth it. To be honest, speaking with Ed over the last couple of years, it seemed that he really wasn't interested in making a knife this big. Luckily for me he was inspired to not only make one but three large camps, and one was destined for me.

This one is definitely too big to carry unnoticed. I'll try to post an image of it in the sheath, strapped to my belt.

Phil, I feel the same way about Ed's work. His knives are as pleasing to admire as any of the fancy art knives I have seen, and they're built with function in mind. You can spend hours just touching and eyeing the curves he grinds on his blades. Expect an E-mail from me with a couple of higher resolution pics of two camps, which are too big for me to attach to my posts. I know how skilled you are manipulating digital images and am sure you can do something with them. Unfortunately I was unable to take as many pics of Ed's knives as I had hoped, but if we're lucky, Dave and some of the other forumites will share their purchases here in the gallery.

-Jose

 

[Jose Reyes]

It's been a few days but here's an on the belt shot.

-Jose

 

[Stumpy]

Well Jose,that put's things into perspective.What a monster,but a beautiful one at that. You will have to put some bolts in the other pocket to level yourself out.

 

[PhilL]

Originally posted by Jose Reyes

Expect an E-mail from me with a couple of higher resolution pics of two camps, which are too big for me to attach to my posts.

Unfortunately, they were also too big for me to open in PhotoShop.
But, the good news is that Jose is coming to my office today for lunch and I'll be able to see that Fabulous Fowler in person. That belt shot puts it into better scale as to how big that bad boy is.

BTW Jose, lunch is on me.