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Hello everyone, it’s time to introduce the CKCA Cancer Research Benefit Bowie for 2012. I’m
very proud to announce this year’s contribution from your generosity will go towards research
in the fight against Pancreatic Cancer.
I’m also very proud to be working with two of my favorite and most well-known and skilled knifemakers
in the world today, Tim Hancock and Larry Fuegen. About two years ago while considering CKCA member
knifemakers to contribute to our cancer benefit projects Tim and Larry came to mind as the perfect team to
collaborate on a very special Bowie and sheath. Of course they were more than happy to contribute to such a
worthy project. As a result we have a Bowie that fully represents each maker’s talents and skill. Tim did the
design and blade and Larry did the handle, fittings and sheath.
I always enjoy a little history behind a custom knife as it adds all the more interest.
Our 2012 CKCA Cancer Benefit Bowie and Sheath has just that. Anyone who follows Tim Hancock knows of
his “Sister Bowie” series of knives of which our 2012 Bowie is #5 of the series and called “The Angel Basin Bowie”.
These Bowies have been inspired by Tim and Larry Fuegen’s trips into the rugged, beautiful, historic and
dangerous Superstition Mountains of Arizona. I suggest that anyone who has not been exposed to these beauties
to read up on them in Blade Magazine and the David Darom Book “Tim Hancock, the Western Bladesmith”.
http://www.customknifecollectorsassociation.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=14
Tim Hancock writes:
"The Bowie that we are making is a part of what I call my Sister Bowies all of them have some form or old relic
Iron that I picked up on one of my excursions.
There has been the Flagstaff Bowie, Tombstone Bowie, Superstition Bowie the Reavis Ranch Bowie and now
The Angel Basin Bowie. Angle Basin is one of the most beautiful locations in the Superstition Mountains. A few
years ago Larry and I mounted up and packed back in to Angel Basin and had a fantastic time. We were attempting
to clear an old trail that headed up a canyon north of the Basin. It was more than we could accomplish and quite a
dangerous trip in many ways. At one time while cutting trees from a portion of the trail on a very steep section of
the canyon wall one of my mules decided to head back down the trail and made a u turn on what was about like a goat
trail so narrow that we opted to not tie her up due to the difficulty of getting past the animals ahead of her. At any
rate she set off a chain reaction. Larry's Paint Horse spun around on a large bolder an came crashing down on his belly
just as Larry slipped past him to catch retreating mule. About the same time I snapped a dry limb and a portion of it
shot out and impaled me under my chin like an arrow from a bow. Thankfully none of the stock fell of our precarious
perch and I only bled for a while.
We called it a day and headed to a different area to explore some Sinagua Indian dwellings, to complete the excitement
Larry caught his gloved thumb cutting him quite deep on branch he was pushing out of his way as we rode up an over
grown rocky crag of a trail heading home. It was a grand trip! And now from it comes The Angel Basin Bowie!!!"
Chuck Ward has provide our Benefit Bowie photography, promotional materials and raffle supplies for three years
and we can't thank him enough.
This Year Buddy Thomason has graciously taken on the tasks and our Bowie and Sheath are on the way to him. We
will of coursebe supplying more information and photos over the next 9-10 months of this project.
A huge thanks to all of you who have supported CKCA Cancer Research Benefit projects over the last 3 years as we
are helping to make a difference in the fight against cancer.
The carved wood handle is Mesquite that Larry brought from the mountains and the damascus blade is forged with
relic iron in it from the Superstitions. Unfortunately, for Larry and Tim, they haven’t found the legendary lost gold,
so the 18K gold was purchased for the band and spine name plate. Thanks Tim, Larry & Buddy:
I got my first chance to actually see and handle this magnificent Bowie & Sheath at the CKCA Banquet the other night and it's absolutly perfect.
TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE @ http://www.customknifecollectorsassociation.com/Projects/2012_Benefit_knife.html
very proud to announce this year’s contribution from your generosity will go towards research
in the fight against Pancreatic Cancer.
I’m also very proud to be working with two of my favorite and most well-known and skilled knifemakers
in the world today, Tim Hancock and Larry Fuegen. About two years ago while considering CKCA member
knifemakers to contribute to our cancer benefit projects Tim and Larry came to mind as the perfect team to
collaborate on a very special Bowie and sheath. Of course they were more than happy to contribute to such a
worthy project. As a result we have a Bowie that fully represents each maker’s talents and skill. Tim did the
design and blade and Larry did the handle, fittings and sheath.
I always enjoy a little history behind a custom knife as it adds all the more interest.
Our 2012 CKCA Cancer Benefit Bowie and Sheath has just that. Anyone who follows Tim Hancock knows of
his “Sister Bowie” series of knives of which our 2012 Bowie is #5 of the series and called “The Angel Basin Bowie”.
These Bowies have been inspired by Tim and Larry Fuegen’s trips into the rugged, beautiful, historic and
dangerous Superstition Mountains of Arizona. I suggest that anyone who has not been exposed to these beauties
to read up on them in Blade Magazine and the David Darom Book “Tim Hancock, the Western Bladesmith”.
http://www.customknifecollectorsassociation.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=14
Tim Hancock writes:
"The Bowie that we are making is a part of what I call my Sister Bowies all of them have some form or old relic
Iron that I picked up on one of my excursions.
There has been the Flagstaff Bowie, Tombstone Bowie, Superstition Bowie the Reavis Ranch Bowie and now
The Angel Basin Bowie. Angle Basin is one of the most beautiful locations in the Superstition Mountains. A few
years ago Larry and I mounted up and packed back in to Angel Basin and had a fantastic time. We were attempting
to clear an old trail that headed up a canyon north of the Basin. It was more than we could accomplish and quite a
dangerous trip in many ways. At one time while cutting trees from a portion of the trail on a very steep section of
the canyon wall one of my mules decided to head back down the trail and made a u turn on what was about like a goat
trail so narrow that we opted to not tie her up due to the difficulty of getting past the animals ahead of her. At any
rate she set off a chain reaction. Larry's Paint Horse spun around on a large bolder an came crashing down on his belly
just as Larry slipped past him to catch retreating mule. About the same time I snapped a dry limb and a portion of it
shot out and impaled me under my chin like an arrow from a bow. Thankfully none of the stock fell of our precarious
perch and I only bled for a while.
We called it a day and headed to a different area to explore some Sinagua Indian dwellings, to complete the excitement
Larry caught his gloved thumb cutting him quite deep on branch he was pushing out of his way as we rode up an over
grown rocky crag of a trail heading home. It was a grand trip! And now from it comes The Angel Basin Bowie!!!"
Chuck Ward has provide our Benefit Bowie photography, promotional materials and raffle supplies for three years
and we can't thank him enough.
This Year Buddy Thomason has graciously taken on the tasks and our Bowie and Sheath are on the way to him. We
will of coursebe supplying more information and photos over the next 9-10 months of this project.
A huge thanks to all of you who have supported CKCA Cancer Research Benefit projects over the last 3 years as we
are helping to make a difference in the fight against cancer.
The carved wood handle is Mesquite that Larry brought from the mountains and the damascus blade is forged with
relic iron in it from the Superstitions. Unfortunately, for Larry and Tim, they haven’t found the legendary lost gold,
so the 18K gold was purchased for the band and spine name plate. Thanks Tim, Larry & Buddy:
I got my first chance to actually see and handle this magnificent Bowie & Sheath at the CKCA Banquet the other night and it's absolutly perfect.
TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE @ http://www.customknifecollectorsassociation.com/Projects/2012_Benefit_knife.html
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