Shiva Ki Fighting Bowie

RAN said:
Hey Joe

me and a buddy cast eels when time permits..been looking to put together a nice striper rig..have you checked out Zeebaas reels...pretty trick but beaucoup $$$$$
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Would love to try one of the Zeebaas reels but I thought Van Staal's where expensive till I saw one of those. They look to be awesome and I think matched to the right rod would be a great Striper rig. What kinda rods you like
 
JParanee said:
Joe we get a good white Marlin run off Maryland and I usually fish The white Marlin Open either on my boat or one of my buddy's. Sounds like you should invite me down there the fishing is better. Here is a nice white on the back of my boat
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That's a nice looking white. Your part of the world is known for them. We caught one about that size in Cuba back in '99. The whites in Mexico generally aren't a whole lot bigger than the sails, but the sails are usually a bit larger than the ones we get in South Florida. The are not the 100 plus lb Pacific monsters, be they are usually at least in the 40 range as opposed to the 25 and up you typcially see in Key West. The number of fish that the see in Mexico is what is overwhelming. We are talking numbers that approach what you see in Guatemala and Panama and what you used to see in Costa Rica, but without the whole "roughing it" bit. You fly into Cancun and you have all of the conveniences of home, but with lower prices...lol.
 
JParanee said:
Would love to try one of the Zeebaas reels but I thought Van Staal's where expensive till I saw one of those. They look to be awesome and I think matched to the right rod would be a great Striper rig. What kinda rods you like
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Hell.....most of the good fishing gear will give you sticker shock. I should get you guys the name of the folks that built our custom rods. Our old ones were Biscaynes, but I'm not sure who built the current ones. That is the advantage of living in Florida if you like saltwater fishing. You can get someone to build you about anything.
 
jdm61 said:
Hell.....most of the good fishing gear will give you sticker shock. I should get you guys the name of the folks that built our custom rods. Our old ones were Biscaynes, but I'm not sure who built the current ones. That is the advantage of living in Florida if you like saltwater fishing. You can get someone to build you about anything.
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Joe we gotta work real hard most days up here for our billfish would love to get cut loose in some water thats thick with them.
 
I think that is a BAD lookin knife....and you got some SERIOUS guns dude:D

I remember reading about Shiva's blades being exceptionally sharp.

Peter
 
Fish much!? :cool:

You got it.
Very nice snag.
I'm with Joe M on the handle but I've never handled his fighting Bowies so just send it over and I'll give it a try. :)
Shiva must have a little pile of that nice reddish curly maple.

Seriously mean cutter!:thumbup:

Raw meat 3X a day,every day.
If ya' get a skull for the lanyard,don't forget the tritium eyes.


Doug :D:D
 
Hi Joe,

As with all Shiva Ki knives they are laced with mystery and snake-oil hoopla. That's why I like them. :)

Shiva has a really cool sense of style and curves. He went way off on this one, and it shows innovation, yet practicality. The ridge on the handle: Could you show (or explain) how the hand and thumb fits that? I expect the thumb to find a hold on the underside (or upperside?) of the ridge, giving added purchase.

Only Tai has as much Karma in his blades. ;)

Congrats!

Coop
 
Love the blade shape and the contoured handle. Gorgeous wood. Really not stuck on that metal spike / subhilty thing. Sheath looks pretty decent to me - for a using knife I think it more than fits the bill.

Roger
 
Overall I like the Bowie, the rolled in belt edges Shiva puts on his knives really cuts well and holds up to hard use (or at least the few ive worked with do). Keep us updated when you do some serious cutting with the blade, im interested to know how the handle works out when your using it hard. Back to work for me...
 
That's a cool looking knife.
I seriously thought of ordering Shiva Ki's Gator Hunter last year.
Like Van Staal spinning reels too but prefer Charlton Mako fly reels even more. :)
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I plan on getting the big 9700B and 9550 reels. :thumbup:



Sag.
 
To hell with the knife, let's talk about fishing...LOL

Joe, that smallie is a killer, we have good small mouth fishing here but nothing that large, I was a meat fisherman in the 80s out of St.Marks Fl... Grouper and snapper, actually made good $$ fishing. We averaged 500-600 lbs per day, two days a week and sold the fish retail through our own seafood market. My reel of choice was Newell. Miss it some but now, I'd rather make knives and bream fish :)
 
Guys gotta get to work Will post some replies tonight. Thanks to everyone and we should all go fishing
 
I've noticed in other pics and in your pics that his cutting edges look quite thick. Is that the case, and if so does it hinder its performance?
 
Nice knife and fish(es) both. I have a similar piece with a 12.5" blade. It's .24" thick at the ricasso with about a .06" edge. The edge on the clip is about .08".

I found the handle very interesting. It seems a lot of thought went into it. With my index finger in the groove, the ridge fits right in first joints of my second and third fingers and fades out as it passes above the tip of my pinkie. The handle is quite thick where the index finger fits, and provides a broad support with the second joint of my index finger lining up with the ~subhilt.

The thumb is supposed to wrap around the end of the scale as shown and the handling seemed considerably better this way, compared to resting the thumb elsewhere.

I haven't used the knife hard but don't imagine the choked up grip would be very comfortable for extended use. I don't think that's what it was designed for. Gripping behind the groove is comfortable.

Dave
 

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JParanee said:
Guys gotta get to work Will post some replies tonight. Thanks to everyone and we should all go fishing
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Joe that Would be awesome
Like Coop I Enjoy the emotions Ki's knives conjur
as for a striper stick I'll take a Lami Arra 1204 (if my wife is listening!) ..what sucks about NYC is we live in apartments the size of shoe boxes..so i use my buddies kit who has a nice spread out on long island

You heading to Blade?
 
SharpByCoop said:
Hi Joe,

The ridge on the handle: Could you show (or explain) how the hand and thumb fits that? I expect the thumb to find a hold on the underside (or upperside?) of the ridge, giving added purchase.


Congrats!

Coop
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Hi Coop Dave posted some pics of a very nice larger version of this knife but I went to the trouble of getting one of my kids to take pics so I will post them
First of all I am not saying that I want all my bowie handles like this but on this particular knife I think it goes well and like dave said It seems that alot of thought was put into it.

Saber Grip I really like the way your finger catches on the sub-hilt like a trigger and it seems to really let you know where your edge is. Haveing your hand in this position seems to make the blade really come alive and for me this is the position I like best alot of control and and the knife is very well balanced here. I think that this would also be the best grip with this handle design to fasilatate a back cut from.
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This is what I would call the chopping or hammer grip great for power strokes like choping or big slashes adds about an inch to the knife also
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The choked up grip I can only see as being good for utility work sharpening tent or any other kind of wood poles basic woods survival type work. Not a bad idea for a knife ya might need to survive off
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Reverse grip which I only use to draw the knife . This is the way I draw all my sheath knives and again the little sub hilt really lets you know your grip and instantly lets you index your edge. Any one who has cut alot knows if you do not strike your target with the edge where you wanted it to be your cut will twist the knife in your hand and you will not be effective in your stroke . knowing where your edge is is critical. One of the first things I will do with a blade is cut some cardboard tubes. Not that they are hard to cut but I want to see How I can control the knife and make clean 45 degree angles or what ever I am looking for
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Thanks Coop
 
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