My first Bowie, celebrating 12 months of knife making

bloody_pawprint said:
Wonderful job! What a blade of beauty, yet screams "use me!" at the same time. She looks like she needs to be taken around the block a time or two [emoji6]
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Thanks bloody_pawprint, appreciate your comments. Don't know what I will do with it yet being my first big knife, probably just keep it for a while till I master the handle build. Cheers, ICS


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HSC /// said:
well done, how much is it? :-)
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Thanks HSC, appreciate your comment. Haven't made a Bowie before and It's the first for the handle design too. As a relatively new maker, I don't know much about pricing yet, so I wouldn't know what it might be worth, I would be just guessing. Cheers, ICS


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threefeathers said:
What a tremendous skill you have. The more you nurture it the better we all are through you skills.
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Thank you three feathers, appreciate your comments very much. As strange as it may seem, I am building a forge and I called it TwoFeathers Forge. As for skills, I am very much on a steep learning curve, I have some great reference points here in Australia, they keep me right between the lines. Cheers, ICS


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Scott Hanson said:
That's a very nice knife and you did a fantastic job on the handle, very innovative design.
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Thanks Scott, really appreciate your comments. I like to think there's a lot more out there to be discovered yet, it was something I dreamed up and it worked a treat. Cheers, ICS


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Beautiful knife without a doubt and you have great skills. I do have to comment though on how the stag does not fit the knife properly on the left side. That would keep me from buying the knife. I have never seen that on a finished knife before.
 
shaving sharp said:
Beautiful knife without a doubt and you have great skills. I do have to comment though on how the stag does not fit the knife properly on the left side. That would keep me from buying the knife. I have never seen that on a finished knife before.
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Thank you shaving sharp, I really appreciate your comments. I am sure as I get some years under my belt, I will learn what really counts. At this point though, I just work with what I have and like my skills, some things are far from perfect. I also don't mind being a bit "asymmetric" for want of a better word. Thanks again for your feedback, it really is important to me. Cheers, ICS


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Dago Red said:
Man, I'd say great knife if I just saw it, good lines, great piece of a doer and cool treatment w that spine.

You saying only 12 months though!? That makes it really impressive.

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Thanks Dago Red, really appreciate your comments. No doubt I hope to get better over time, I am really inspired by the knives I see on this forum. Cheers, ICS


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linuxology said:
wow 12 months eh? :eek: :thumbup:
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Thanks linuxology, my twelve months was up towards the end of 2016 but it's taken me some time to build it. Looking forward very much to my second twelve months. Cheers, ICS


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Beautiful work. Great idea for the handle.
Guess it was a busy year :)
 
I am quite impressed, especially given the amount of time you have been doing this (I was a slow learner at first, because I wanted this to just be a fun hobby for the first several years. Then, I got a full case of the knifemaker's sickness, and decided to become dedicated with the idea of doing this as a true professional now and if I live long enough to retire. So, there was a leap in growth due to pressure from my good friend and sometimes mentor JD Smith. He hasn't been a teacher, or I would be better, but he gently pushed me to take it and myself seriously. You don't need the push I did, you are already taking things seriously).

I love the handle. I do think that, if you had not rebated it, and instead drilled it or made scales and matched them in profile, you would have been better off with this particular piece of antler. Your idea for the channel milled into the handle material is a good one. It has been around for a long time, too.

If you go to Bob Engnath's website, which is still maintained even though he has passed on, there is a section about handle making and styles. He describes this method. You can find a lot of practical advice and good knife patterns at that website, too. fyi. :)
 
ICS said:
Thanks bloody_pawprint, appreciate your comments. Don't know what I will do with it yet being my first big knife, probably just keep it for a while till I master the handle build. Cheers, ICS


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Well you did an excellent job nonetheless! Keep it, use it, or gift it to a friend are a few ideas. Maybe sell it here, as I'm sure there are plenty of people (including myself) that would love to put this one to use.

Again, excellent work, and only 12 months in! [emoji1]
 
Wow what a stunning knife. I like it just fine as is and wouldn't change a thing. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing.
 
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