Favorite dog bone bowie?

Joss

Joss

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All,

I am in the process of commissioning a dog bone bowie, and I would like to see your favorite examples of this style of knife. This will help me refine my thoughts (and it's a good excuse for some sweet knife porn).

Thanks!

JD
 
Joss,
Here's mine. It's the 2005 ABS Reno Raffle knife made by Dr. Jim Batson MS. Damascus, Fossil Ivory and gold, with silver sheath. It looks better in person. Jim Treacy

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Two words for you. Tim Hancock.

I've never seen anybody do one better.
 
Gold really? Impressive.

Those are probably the nicest ones I've ever seen - 1st is more a toothpick than a bowie, but dog bone nonetheless:

(All pics by Coop)
Hancock:
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Hancock:
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Newton:
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Hi JD,
All these dog bones are exquisite! If you want to check mine it out go to Bagwell score. Let me know what you think.
Thanks,
Nikoknife
 
I'm not crazy about Dog bone, but both Tim Hancock and Harvey Dean have that style figured out and make as good examples as you will find.
 
Wow! These are making my head hurt they are so nice!:thumbup:
Mace
 
That damascus Newton dog bone (from the collection of StephenF) is in my top 5 all-time bowies.

Roger
 
Joss - I love the modern, fancy Dogbone Bowie interpretations but am more drawn to the historical replicas. So, my contribution to your thread is limited accordingly.

Jim Batson, IMHO, does the best job of imparting authenticity in that area. One of the most famous dogbones is the 'Vicksburg' bowie made by Kimball. Here is the original from Voyles et. al.'s book, The Antique Bowie Knife:



And here is Batson's recreation of it:



Following is a link to some picture in my image files of various antique bowie and related knives. I photographed theses displays at a show a couple of years back. There are a few dogbones and one in particular with a handle that is shaped like what most people imagine when they hear the word 'dogbone.' You'll recognize what I mean when you see it. Good luck in your quest!

http://www.fototime.com/inv/5074E989AC73E5F
 
Buddy - thanks, this is a lovely example. The only thing that throws me off is the guard, which looks (to my eyes) out of proportion small compared to the rest of the knife.

Interesting to see that line up of historical examples. All I can say is that I believe we have refined our tastes...
 
That damascus Newton dog bone (from the collection of StephenF) is in my top 5 all-time bowies.

Roger
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I had the good fortune to handle that knife in person and it is in my top 3 all-time bowies (along with one by Fuegen and Hancock).:thumbup::cool:

If I were Joss I would go with Newton or Hancock.

Marcel
 
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