My Bravo 1.25 copy

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thatsaknife

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This is a Bravo 1.25 copy I made.
Its much thinner at 1/8inch and has a flat bevel instead of convex.
Its the longest knife ive made at 5inches but it feels ok in the hand.
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And you feel the need to tell us your are copying Bark River knives because????
 
Because I make knives for myself occasionally as a hobby and usually copy some or all elements of a knife that I like the looks of.
Being that this is Blade forums I thought I would post it for others to see.
I will gladly delete if inappropriate
 
thatsaknife said:
Because I make knives for myself occasionally as a hobby and usually copy some or all elements of a knife that I like the looks of.
Being that this is Blade forums I thought I would post it for others to see.
I will gladly delete if inappropriate
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I guess if you don't sell them but why not make something with your own twist. Sure lots of knives borrow elements of various makers but to be proud of just copying another knife almost exactly? I guess I just don't get it :confused:
 
Well it has my twist of using thinner stock and of costing next to nothing.
Here is a knife I made that was mostly my own design
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It has a reasonably large handle and a thin 1/16th inch thick blade a little over 3 inches long.
Now I am sure that people will look at it and say that it looks alot like such and such knife so it probably was an unintended copy.
 
And you aren't calling it a copy. You are clearly talented. I could never produce anything close to what you have done.

I guess your thread title proclaiming the copying of another persons works just sits wrong for me. And this is the second one you've made. To each their own though.
 
Yes I have copied a Bravo1 a bravo 1.25.
I have also copied a Bushlore or Woodlore I think its called.
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Its just for fun and I would never spend the money to buy a genuine Alan Wood knife although his knives are top class.
 
Nothing wrong with making a copy as long as you admit to it. How many Loveless copies are out there? Plenty.
 
Apec said:
Nothing wrong with making a copy as long as you admit to it. How many Loveless copies are out there? Plenty.
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True but no one calls them copies. They are 'loveless designed' or 'loveless inspired'.

Just poor choice of words from the OP. A copy would be him trying to pass it off as a real bark river.
 
I like it better than the Bark River, actually.

I'm not saying that to poke a hornet's nest, either. Over the years, I've noticed that thumb ramps feel like they get in the way when I try to choke up, so I like the smooth spine.

Barkies also look like the handles aren't wide enough. If I'm right, yours has a wider handle.

I would actually say it's not a "copy" at all, because yours makes small but important changes to the Bravo pattern.
 
You flatter me.
I cannot say its better than a Barkie because I have never owned one. BRKT is a better built knife I'm sure
I suppose because I made it for my hand I was able to make the handle a bit wider and thicker. beefier.
I said "copy" in my OP in order to make it clear where the design came from
 
Nice work . Wish I had the skill and time to copy (oops) , make a replica of some of my favorites. :)
 
I agree that it might be better received if you just said you made a Bravo 1.25 inspired knife rather than a copy. You have modified the design to suit your likes so it is your creation and from the looks of it you did a great job of it! When you think about it just about every custom knife is inspired by others designs. :thumbup:

I have owned a couple of Bravo's and feel that it has one of Bark River's best handles. I find many of Bark River handles to be on the small size and many people feel that the Bravo 1 handle is too wide and thick but it fits me better than most production handles. To each his own.
 
craytab said:
I guess if you don't sell them but why not make something with your own twist.
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Why? Why in the hell you'd have to add or take away from design which works perfectly as it is?

craytab said:
Sure lots of knives borrow elements of various makers but to be proud of just copying another knife almost exactly? I guess I just don't get it :confused:
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Maybe because in this case it's not all about design but more about craftsmanship? Being able to make something with your own hands?
 
Nice work.

While the Bravo series are awesome, the design isnt exactly groundbreaking or unique.

As long as one isn't trying to pass off a copy as genuine, then why the huge problem with someone customizing a known design to their liking ?

Its their knife to use. So why should they settle for "close enough" out of pure brand loyalty ?

Thx.
 
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craytab said:
And you aren't calling it a copy. You are clearly talented. I could never produce anything close to what you have done.

I guess your thread title proclaiming the copying of another persons works just sits wrong for me. And this is the second one you've made. To each their own though.
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I'm kinda with cray-cray on this one...I think you should stop calling your knives copies and start just calling them your knives. They are more than nice enough knives to deserve that, for Scagel's sakes.
 
Scurvy092 said:
True but no one calls them copies. They are 'loveless designed' or 'loveless inspired'.

Just poor choice of words from the OP. A copy would be him trying to pass it off as a real bark river.
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Totally acceptable words to describe the knife he made for himself. Cant get any more straightforward than that.

Perhaps the poor choice is in the interpretation.

We are here to appreciate knives. The OP is excited about his. Chastising someone because they wrote something in a way we dont like is not conducive to that. Would you rather him lie about it ?

Let a guy enjoy his own handmade knife.

Thx.
 
marcinek said:
I'm kinda with cray-cray on this one...I think you should stop calling your knives copies and start just calling them your knives. They are more than nice enough knives to deserve that, for Scagel's sakes.
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Also, this.

With work like yours, you could definitely come out with some legit stuff.
Those knives have some potential.
 
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