Images of Jimmy Chin knives

Top pic is my personal favorite...I like "smallish" knives what can I say??lol

That takedown bowie is SWEET!!!! Dude should have no worries on selling them at blade!!
 
I'm glad to see this thread sparking some useful debate.

I also think Jimmy Chin's knives showed enough variety, though I might not count using a mosaic pin:)

Honestly, in terms of the subtle but significant differences in clip grinds, guards, and construction techniques on the various bowies I think there is plenty of variety. I mean, seeing the grinds, finishes, and construction techniques does anyone doubt the guy could put together a nice 4" hunter???

It is just my guess, but I figured the ABS "variety clause" was to prevent people from presenting 5 "easy" or "simple" knives, not to promote variety for its own sake. And, as has been mentioned already, many master smiths stress "simple and clean."

And when I mentioned an award, I was thinking more about the clam shell bowie than the entire set.

As for the Brazilians making kitchen knives, oh well. I think they purposely do both Gaucho type knives and ABS bowie styles, and do them quite well. I have a feeling people like Luciano Dorneles use their knives pretty regularly and hard, so I am confident in the utility of their designs. Aesthetics, of course, are much more subjective.

John
 
Yeah.. well... I got curious about the way the Brazilians were mentioned at first in this thread... and if the author could please clarify his statement that would be nice, so we don´t get wrong ideas. You see, we are not native English speakers and some jokes and subtle expressions don´t get to us in the meaning first intended.

I think Jimmy´s knives are GREAT. I see variety there, though I don´t quite like his handle designs. A matter of taste, f course, but I can definetly see a gifted smith there. Pitty he can´t make it to Atlanta! He surely deserves to be there.
 
1Bigdog said:
Unless the camera is distorting the shape of the blades, none of them, including those identified as being Bowies, even have the proper shape of a Bowie knife (in my personal opinion).
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So what is the proper shape for a bowie knife. I ask this because I have antique and modern bowies that show a huge diversity of shapes. If you think that bowies have a certain characteristic shape, I have to strongly disagree with that.
 
gaussian said:
Ron, or anyone else who might know - did Jimmy get his JS stamp with these?
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The knives were not submitted for JS testing. It was deemed improper procedure to move forward without the JS applicant present, opening a whole can of worms that the ABS did not, (rightfully so, IMHO) want to open, as there were other applicants that were not able to present themselves in person with their knives to submit for judging.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Thanks for the info STeven -

On the one hand, I agree that opening the door for exceptions is probably not the best idea.

On the other hand, based on the info from Ron, the Chairman of the ABS had granted an exception for Jimmy. And I really feel for him having done all the work with the expectation of being able to have his knives presented. My understanding is that all the knives did in fact sell, in which case he'll have to create another set of JS test knives, a lot of work.

At any rate - I'm sure he'll get there eventually and I look forward to seeing more work from him.
 
leatherbird said:
I just wish there was a Buy It Now price on the Take down Bowie.It's so simple,and unique.It's beautiful.

Doug:)
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Roger,being a good friend of Ron,intervened on my behalf and I got first shot at the clamshell takedown.I have a small bike shop,had to leave,ended up being gone all afternoon and evening,arrived home late to find 6 Emails from Ron,I was too late and it went to a collector in AZ.
The good news.Jimmy will be making more in this style.:thumbup:
Belated thank you's to Roger and Ron.:thumbup: :thumbup: :cool:
BTW,the knives were a big hit at Blade.


Doug:)
 
leatherbird said:
Roger,being a good friend of Ron,intervened on my behalf and I got first shot at the clamshell takedown.I have a small bike shop,had to leave,ended up being gone all afternoon and evening,arrived home late to find 6 Emails from Ron,I was too late and it went to a collector in AZ.
The good news.Jimmy will be making more in this style.:thumbup:
Belated thank you's to Roger and Ron.:thumbup: :thumbup: :cool:
BTW,the knives were a big hit at Blade.


Doug:)
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Do give us a peek at yours when you get it. I like Jimmy's work a lot as it stands now and think he shows great promise for the future.

Cheers,

Roger
 
Keith Montgomery said:
So what is the proper shape for a bowie knife. I ask this because I have antique and modern bowies that show a huge diversity of shapes. If you think that bowies have a certain characteristic shape, I have to strongly disagree with that.
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The implication by many here is that a Bowie can have any shape.

What crap.

Look at your antiques, I will bet they do not look like kitchen knives.
 
Actually, many of the antique bowie were designed around the Mediterranean dirk. Many people think that style looks like a kitchen knife. I just recently saw a photo of a Schively bowie that looked a great deal like a butcher knife.
 
Also, didn't one of the eyewitnesses at the Sandbar fight describe Jim Bowie's bowie knife as looking like a big kitchen knife?
 
I have heard this may times as well.

Something to ponder: Kitchen knives get used about 100,000 times more often than so-called bowies and fighters. This means their designs usually work pretty darn well.

Aesthetics are another thing entirely.

John
 
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