Opinions of Camillus OVB Fisk Bowie.

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bowieman77

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Gentlemen can you all please weigh in on the quality, and collectability of the OVB Fisk Bowie. I have one in the yellow fiddleback maple handle. I just got into collecting bowies and I am far from being an expert. It's just that I just really wasn't impressed by this piece. My Marble Trailmakers feel so much more substantial than this piece. Any info or thought you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
 
Well, I'll throw in my .02
I think the OVB Fisk bowie is a top notch quality knife, both in design and materials. I don't think the collectablility is all that great being that there was 500 made of the maple, 500 of the desert ironwood, and an unknown to me quantity of the bubinga and one more I believe. Then there was the Southwest model with at least two woods also. So, there are more than a few out there. Mr. Fisk designed a wonderful knife to be USED, and I hope to be lucky enough to use mine one day. I think a genuine Fisk bowie in more in line for the collector, though Mr. Fisk certainly makes them to be used also.
So, buy one. They are great, and will surely perform great. You will benefit by looking quite stylish in the process too.;)
 
Amboyna is the other wood used in the other OVB Fisk,I got my fiddleback Maple OVB right here at BFC.
They are users.
Getting a real Fisk is a dream of mine.
Wait list is only 7 years.They can be had on the secondary market.

Doug:)
 
I'm using mine, (11" desert ironwood) chopped some firewood last summer with it... I say use it and forget about collectability... I really like the steel, holds an edge forever and is tough.. I hit a hard knot in some pine and the edge rippled a bit but it did not chip.. It's an excellent blade in my opinion...
 
It's a fine knife and I'm proud to own one.
I know Jerry designed the knife to be a user, and I'm not sure where he said it or in what context, but I believe he said the OVB should be able to pass the ABS Master Smith test. Now that's saying something for a production knife.

I have cut freehanging rope with it, but not 2 by 4's or bent mine 90º, I don't put my knives through that type of treatment.
 
One in Desert ironwood and one that Matt Lamey reprofiled.
I've used the reprofiled one on some really hard, dry wood in Wenatchee one summer, trying a side by side with my SH SH II... Did get one tiny chip in the OVB, but it seemed to sharpen right back up and ya can't tell... Matt thought maybe they got the steel too brittle, but I've since kept it in the kitchen as my primary cutter... It has a wonderful rainbow hued patina! And I'd still take it camping anytime!
 
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