Hudson Bay knife on a diet

[David Mary]

The first run of Hudson Bay Bowies is still in progress. The total run included six in AEB-L and six in 15N20. I’ve made a few in each steel and sent them out and have about half left to get out the door. All but one AEB-L version ended up being claimed.

You know me. I can’t help tinkering. So in that one unclaimed blank, in between working on existing orders, I did some grinding, and I found a ginormous fighter.




That is all for now.

 

[SharpBits]

You never know what’s inside a blank fighting to get out!

 

[David Mary]

The swedge is fully sharpened and six inches long. It’s pretty much a full sized knife all on its own.

 

[adluginb]

That design might have to be on the next run!

 

[carnifex knifeworks]

I love AEB-L!

 

[downriverfirepower]

That is awesome!!

 

[cbach8tw]

Cool design, if the blade was more upturned would that make it a Persian fighter? Just some random thoughts.

 

[David Mary]

Enough of an up turn and sure it would. Down turn, drop point, remove the belly, seax, add belly to the spine, Smatchet, etc. In other words, any change you can make, once you make enough of it, will make any design require reclassification. Knife design tinkering.

 

[jbmonkey]

weirdly I'm sad a Hudson bay blank is gone from existence, and at the sad time excited to see a new David creation developing and where it ends up.....

 

[David Mary]

It's an emotional roller coaster, but the ticket was free.

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

that's a nice looking cutter

 

[SharpBits]

You should do a raffle with this as the prize. A raffle for a 2x72 grinder fund.

 

[David Mary]

I need more than just a 2 x 72 to get a 2 x 72. And I’m not a raffley kinda guy. Besides it’s spoken for.

 

[David Mary]

It’s getting G-Carta of some kind.