I just finished this Bowie (pics)

WOW!!!!! Way cool. I see the domed pins ended up being the usual piece of cake. See ya soon.

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Gaucho has finished testing this knife,He said that he didn't take it easy on it either.It did pass all the way through the leg of lamb with no problems !!!! YEAAAAA!!!
He will be posting up his review in a couple of days for everybody that is interested to read...
Bruce

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Bruce Evans Handcrafted Knives
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Bruce, you just couldn't hold yer water, could ya?!
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Its true, this bowie impressed the hell out of me today. It eagerly cut through everything I put in front of it, including the leg of lamb
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. And with nary a scratch on the blade to show for it, I might add.

I will post an indepth review just as soon as I get out from under a few meetings this week- if anyone is still interested, that is...

Congratulations, Bruce. Your EDS is nothing short of world class
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Mario

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Gaucho

Tuvo muy mala suerte...se callo en mi cuchillo.
 
Sorry Mario,I couldn't hold it in any longer.But your review will let them know exactly how you feel about the Bowie.
Bruce

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Bruce Evans Handcrafted Knives
The soul of the Knife begins in the Fire!!!!!
Member of,AKTI#A000223 and The American Bladesmith Society
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"If anybody's interested..."
Of course we're interested
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I don't know if it is the bowie, the test results or the lamb...but I'm drooling!
I think it is the....

BOWIE
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I am glad to hear the EDS passed Mario's "lamb shank" test, though I not really surprised. Last Fall, I tested the EDS against Ontario's Frontiersman but got sidetracked and never finish writing it up. It really wasn't much of a comparison because the EDS just outclassed lighter Frontiersman in the slashing department, probably as much because of the weight as much as the design. The only thing I worried about was the thrusting accuracy of the EDS because of the dropped handle (relative to the other bowies I have) and it did fine. In thrusting, the weight of the EDS just carried the point through and hit the target and plywood backing with an authoritative "THUMP!"

In slashing a magazine taped against a plywood board, the EDS on one of the slashes went through the magazine into the board! On another slashing test, I taped a magazine around a piece of plywood 5/8"deep x 2" wide and slashed it. The EDS cut through the magazine and half way through the plywood piece. No damage whatsoever to the blade.

Anyway, sorry I never finish writing it up. I have photos though though you may not be able to see much.

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=135433&a=9403605&f=0

Anyway, I look forward to Mario's writeup.

Yeah, that Evans guy does an "alright" blade...
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Sing,

Thanks for posting your results. They confirm my findings, and prove that Bruce is consistent in his heat treatment.

I knew that this bowie was going to be a slasher from the blade profile, but just how well it slashed was still amazing.

BTW, I talked to Jim(Keating) yesterday about the results. He had liked the small bowie of Bruce's that you lent him last year, and was very excited about the EDS and how it performs. We decided that the most appropriate place for the review is MAAJAKs Modern Knives e-zine. As soon as its up, I will post a heads up link here on BFs.

Peace and good training,

Mario

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Gaucho

Tuvo muy mala suerte...se callo en mi cuchillo.
 
WOW !!!! this is great,I was wondering about Sings results.I have also been wondering what Mr.Keating had said about his smaller knife that he got from Sing....Now I really can't wait to see the review...
Bruce

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Man, I guess I think of Bruce's knives as show-pieces...not to say that I thought they weren't of high-quality...just that I figured somebody putting out the money for that quality just wanted it as a collector's piece.

I am intrigued (borderline disturbed
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) by all this talk of "testing" of big knives like this. What the heck are you guys expecting? I hope I don't ever run into any of you when you're in a bad mood.

Don't get me wrong, it's interesting. I guess it just seems extreme, all this talk of speed and slashing, etc.

But don't mind me, I'm just young and dumb
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Nick

Bruce, it is really neat to see such good words on your work...what a pat on the back!
 
Hi Nick,

Bruce's work are "showpieces" but they're highly functional ones!
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The way I look at it if were to want something for "show," why spend all that money. It'll never be tested or called to service. Why not a cheap Pakistani pieces where you don't even know what steel is used (is it steel?!) or what the temper is?

The value of the piece, for me, is in its functional beauty, made by a bladesmith who knows what his blades can achieve if need be. Not something that sits there as an "art piece" though this piece can certainly do that.
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Not expecting anything. Some folks like to drive fast cars. Some folks like to get on a water ski. Some folks like to ride horse. Some folks like to run. Some folks like to climb cliffs... What are they expecting? I suspect they do these things because it's what interest them and brings them a sense of "liveness" for whatever the reasons.
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sing
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Hey Nick,I have always looked at making my knives like this:
First and formost my knives have to perform the given task they were designed for..Then dress them up so they look like art pieces.This gives the owner of the knife a piece that he can show to his friends and still work with it,I have found that even people that don't like knives don't think nothing bad of a knife that looks really nice and classy,instead of the knives that look like they were meant to do bad things,and they look at them and back away from you like you are evel or something.
I think of my knives as beautiful woman,Think of it like this when you go to the beach or lake the woman that usually catch your eye are the ones that have all the curves in the proper places,and thaose that have the lumps and bumps in the wrong places don't get the second look.But weather butiful or not you don't want to make a woman mad because deep down they do have that protective streak and they can be really tough when they have to be.
What fun is that classic car if you cant drive it,or that classic gun if you cant shoot it.
I know that you have heard this before:If you polish a turd all day,at the end of the day you still have a turd !!!
These tests may sound extreme to some people,but in reality I would rather have one of my knives put through the toughest test possiable and make sure that it will pass it than just put it through some light weight test and then just know that it is ok.
This way I know that if my knives were called upon to save someones life then they shouldn't fail no matter how pretty they look.Heck even tht A.B.S. Does there own form of chopping and slashing tests (2X4 chopping,and rope cutting)
A knife is just a knife no matter how pretty it looks and I look at the future when the great grand kids get the knife handed down to them and they don't think of it as a show piece and take it out and use it,Will it hold up for them or will they put it up and say man that thing isnt worth crap for cutting and your reputation gets tarnished and the collectors of the future start not wanting your knives....
I think i am just rambling on now so I better shut up and get to work in the shop.Hope this came out like I meant it to sound.
Bruce

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Bruce,

That was beautifully said and I think it clearly expresses the sentiments of all serious makers and users.

Mario

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Gaucho

Tuvo muy mala suerte...se callo en mi cuchillo.
 
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