My first Mastersmith Bowie w/ Paul Long leather!

[John M Cohea]

A little while back I talked with J Neilson and told him that if he wanted that we would work any future sheathwork I did for him on a trade basis.He agreed and ask me what I wanted.
My wishes were simple. A stag bowie, 7 to 8 inch W2 blade with hamon, and wrought iron fittings.I fully expected to work off at least some of the sheaths before receiving the bowie, so I was surprised when J sent me an email recently asking if this piece suited me!
Just as I ask for, stag, mulitple quenched, 7 1/2" W2 blade with hamon, wrought iron fittings with a mosaic damascus spacer, 12 1/2 OAL.J calls this one the "Mississippi Bowie". The fantastic sheath by Paul is a trade also.Needless to say, I LOVE this package:thumbup::thumbup:!

 

[Jos]

Very nice knife, beautiful sheath.:thumbup:

Kind regards,

Jos

 

[Dusty One]

Outstanding work on all..........

 

[JoeMason]

Very nice package.

Joe

 

[Kevin Jones]

So you are now a collector in addition to being a fine maker. :thumbup:

Beautiful knife/sheath combination.

 

[xaman]

That's beautiful, congrats John!

 

[John M Cohea]

So you are now a collector in addition to being a fine maker. :thumbup:

Beautiful knife/sheath combination.

Yeah Kevin, I guess I am! Funny thing is I never considered myself a collector until I counted and realized I had almost a dozen handmade knives, none of which I made.That and the fact that I found myself trading my sheath making services for knives!

 

[ChapmanPreferred]

That is out of this world. Nice trade.

 

[D lisch]

Very Cool John Trading is a fine way to go and you are a good guy to work with.

 

[RogerP]

That's a fine bowie from a talented maker - congrats John. Sheath is typical Paul Long excellence.

Roger

 

[kamagong]

That's a beautiful knife you have there. Congratulations.

 

[Paul Savage]

I owe I owe I owe its off to work I go....Great looking package John, you gotta be real happy with that set. Congrats are in order. Paul

 

[Mark Knapp]

High class, Man.

 

[JParanee]

Great knife and as usual from Paul Superb leather


Congrats

 

[John M Cohea]

Thanks everyone! J is one of those guys that seems to fly under the radar,but makes a superb knife and can fit most budgets as well, and everyone, maker's and collector's alike, know that Paul's work is top shelf!

 

[Doug C]

WOW, you are an excellent trader, John.
Congrats on your Mississippi Bowie ! :thumbup:
I wonder if we'll see any more Long sheaths today ?
Fine leatherwork, Paul !

Doug

 

[J. Neilson]

Nice knife John. Paul's sheath work always makes my stuff look better. The leather dresses up the piece a lot.

I'm glad your liking her, keep cutting up stuff!

 

[SharpByCoop]

J, Paul, John: Most excellent.

So gratifying when a package all comes together!

Congrats!

Coop

 

[wagglebee]

The whole package is just stunning! :thumbup:

 

[Steve Nuckels]

I really like J"s work and that is no exception, very nice sheath too!


Steve
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