Pictures of my Ed Fowler knife!

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ThomasH

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Okay folks,

I finally got my pictures back, of the Ed Fowler knife that I got for Xmas. I got them scanned onto a Kodak PhotoCD, which is pretty cool. I can print out my own 8x10s, and screw around with the color balance, brightness, composition, etc.

I'm sending a set to Mr. Fowler, and asking him for some more details about my particular knife.

(I've changed this first picture to a "link". It is a picture of the knife in it's scabbard. Click on it to see the picture!)

Ed Fowler Knife Picture #1

Well, I hope that worked. I've got three more I'd like to link up. Unless I hear some objections, they'll be here soon!
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Thomas


[This message has been edited by ThomasH (edited 23 January 1999).]
 
Oh, I'm soooo sorry.
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I guess that was sort of a tease!?

Okay here's the second and third picture, since you "insist"!
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Ed Fowler Knife Picture #2

This is a really wonder-full knife. It cuts very well, and is very comfortable to hold and use. I've found about 8 different positions for my hand that work for different duties, scraping, fine work, hacking, etc.

Ed Fowler Knife Picture #3

And I love the scabbard. It holds the knife securely, yet it just pulls right out, and sticks back in. These pictures, by the way, show the knife in close to "life-size".

Thomas


[This message has been edited by ThomasH (edited 23 January 1999).]
 
TomW - ya gotta be kiddin' me! I _love_ the knife! I'm tempted to say all those foolish things when one crosses a "knife knowledge" plateau, like, "This is the only knife I will ever need/own/carry for the rest of my life." or "This is the best knife in the whole world...", etc.

It really does fit my hand exceptionally well, and is extremely practical. I don't work on a ranch, but I carry a knife all the time and use them everyday for one thing or another. I still used a kitchen knife to dice green onions, and a razor knife to cut some photo mat board, but for everything else, I used the Pronghorn. Stripping and cutting wire, whittling, trimming cords, opening boxes, and carving a wooden wedge to fix a friends table-top.

I've never tried to resharpen a edge like this, a "Moran" edge, but heck when the time comes there's a lot of metal there! -grin-

Thomas
 
Hi ED! I haven't talked to you in a long while!
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Now that I see your middle initial, does it stand for a name like a famous fixed blade knife maker? Maybe that is where the other name came from, eh?

And HELLO folks! Gee wiz it's hard to get a comment out of this forum. Do you all like this knife? Do you like the pictures? What the heck is the knife laying on? Do you like the temper lines on the blade? What do you think of the sheep horn handle? Does anyone else own an Ed Fowler knife? Doesn't anyone have any comments?? Don't be afraid, I won't "bite"! Say you like it, and why. Say you hate it, and why. Ask me some questions about it!

And here is the final picture I took, I think they came out very well, considering I threw the knife down early one Sunday morning, and snapped four pictures. Most of the credit goes to my old Pentax MX and 50mm 1.4 lens, and the rest belongs to Ed Fowler. I just got lucky!
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Yes, that is my own hand there. I guess you can tell I don't work on a ranch like Mr. Fowler. (His pictures usually show a very rough dirty hand with a broken nail or two!) But I do use this knife every day, and I am quite impressed. I probably can't drive it into a tree and stand on it, but that's okay, I couldn't do that with the folders I carried either!

Thanks again bro! Wicked cool knife there, a-yep!

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Tom,
The knife looks great. It really does, very practical and the handle seems to be right on in the ergo department. You got a good one, that is for sure.

What kind of steel is it?

That sheep horn scale really accentuates that blade, that is for sure. So does the guard for that matter.

How long did you have to wait for this? It must of killed you waiting for this one to come in the mail.

Congrats on your piece, it's a winner!
Regards,

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~Greg~

 
Hi Kodiak,

All the blade steel info is from Ed Fowler's brochure, and a few articles I've read in "knife" magazines. I don't know Jack!

Ed says, "The blade was forged from a 3" diameter ball bearing. The steel is known as "Bearing Quality" 52100 Steel, or 52100 E. This is a high carbon steel in a very pure form. Bearing quality steel is subject to strict quality control, and this results in knife steel that is as good as it gets."

Ed hammer forges the blades, and feels that his skillful working of the steel "sets the table for sophisticated thermal treatments, that result in an ultra fine grain structure that brings new dimensions to the world of high performance knives."

I have little reason at this point to disbelieve anything he says! He continues to describe how he makes the blades, explaining how they are "carefully heat treated three times, using a differential hardening technique, personally developed by me for this steel. Triple tempered to push the steel to the limit, these blades are easy to sharpen, yet hold an edge better than any I have tested."

I presume you noticed the hardening lines on the blade in those fantastic photos!
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Feel free to look at them all again!!

Now as to how long I had to wait, I'm ashamed to say that it was a gift from my dear, dear older brother (do I hear someone choking?!). I was having a less than spectacular holiday season, but then Christmas came and I opened the box from him.........and there it was! I was moved.

Thanks for your kind words!
 
I have a lot of respect for Ed Fowler's knife knowledge. He tests and uses his knives, and disigns them to be used.
That is one beautyfull knife, I wish you luck with it.

Jan Dirk
 
Thomas,

Your pictures are great! Taking good knife pictures is extremely difficult.

I am glad you like your Fowler knife.

Larry

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KnifeArt.com
 
Tom; what a beautiful knife; were I lucky enough to own something like that, I am not sure I could bring myself to actually use it.

One question, what is the material just behind the guard, between the guard and the horn?? Walt
 
Hi Doc! *or do you prefer Walt?*

I just talked to Ed himself today!! I had thought they were some pieces of smoky quartz, but Ed explained that they are also part of the sheep horn! I believe he explained that he cut them from the butt end of the handle and turned them down, and then put them side by side, so the patterns in the horn matched as much as possible. He was very apologetic that they don't match perfectly, but since they come from different widths of horn, the patterns inside have grown, and don't line up. Uh, Ed, it's okay, honest!
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I know what you mean about not using it, but I feel obligated to, somehow. I can feel that it was made to be used, and used hard. It wasn't made to look at alone. So I wear it and use it, even though I feel like I'm shooting tuna fish with some Italian "Golden Eagle" Grade VIII Trap Shotgun!!

It's now my carry knife, and I find ways to use it everyday. I don't know what to say about how I got it, my older brother is a friend of Ed's, and he asked if Ed could put me on the list for a knife, since Hap (my brother) wanted to get me something for Xmas. But instead of putting me on the three or four year waiting list, he just sent me the knife!

I "hate" it when I owe my brother this big a favor. I may have to be nice to him for _years_!!!!

Thomas

Mr. Welch, don't you want to know about the two strips of thin black material (between the guard and turned horn, and the tuned horn and the rest of the handle)?
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KnifeArt,

Thanks for the kind words, I'm surprixed how well the pictures came out, myself. I take a lot of pcitures, but only when I really love the object do they seem to have a life of their own.

I couldn't believe how well the lighting worked out, since it was a cloudy, rainy Sunday morning (Dec 27), so I had to shoot on my covered porch instead of out where the light is. But I found and angle to lay the knife at that caused the light to accentuate the grain of both the leather of the scabbard and the metal of the blade.

And the knife is _sooo_ comfortable to hold, I just had to take one with the knife in my hand. I'm sure I looked pretty silly with my head looking through the viewfinder, my left hand over my head on the shutter release, and my back hooked to the side with my right hand holding the knife in _just_ the right position.....

If you would like to take copies of the pictures for your site, or link to the copies on my "web page", go right ahead. (You should tell me if you link to them, so I'll know to warn you if/when I have to remove them.)

Thanks again!
 
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