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Stay with me now and follow the bouncing bowies.
At Blade a couple months ago, John White's table was easily one of the most impressive. I immediately snagged the long, slender stag bowie in the middle of the photo below:
I was also craving the broader-bladed recurve bowie immediately above, but it was spoken for by a fellow forumite, so I was out of luck. Or so I thought. John pulled this not-quite-finished blade from under the table:
As a bonus, it would have the same type of blade finish as my knife, and John even had another nice, dense, dark, palm-filling hunk of stag for the handle. This had the makings of an impressive pair. Didn't take me long to say I'd take that one, too - with delivery to be whenever John could fit it in. Things are moving along nicely, indeed:
We are going for a full take-down assembly on this one - should be pretty sweet.
As an aside, I think makers should consider displaying partially completed pieces at shows. For one thing, it can be really instructive to those who only ever get to see the final product. And for a second, as this tale demonstrates, it can be a great way to make a sale. This is probably the third or 4th knife that I have purchased from seeing the unfinished blade alone. And for a third, it can give you something to have for display and discussion on your table throughout the show, should you be fortunate enought to sell out early.
Have a great weekend, everyone.
Roger
At Blade a couple months ago, John White's table was easily one of the most impressive. I immediately snagged the long, slender stag bowie in the middle of the photo below:
I was also craving the broader-bladed recurve bowie immediately above, but it was spoken for by a fellow forumite, so I was out of luck. Or so I thought. John pulled this not-quite-finished blade from under the table:
As a bonus, it would have the same type of blade finish as my knife, and John even had another nice, dense, dark, palm-filling hunk of stag for the handle. This had the makings of an impressive pair. Didn't take me long to say I'd take that one, too - with delivery to be whenever John could fit it in. Things are moving along nicely, indeed:
We are going for a full take-down assembly on this one - should be pretty sweet.
As an aside, I think makers should consider displaying partially completed pieces at shows. For one thing, it can be really instructive to those who only ever get to see the final product. And for a second, as this tale demonstrates, it can be a great way to make a sale. This is probably the third or 4th knife that I have purchased from seeing the unfinished blade alone. And for a third, it can give you something to have for display and discussion on your table throughout the show, should you be fortunate enought to sell out early.
Have a great weekend, everyone.
Roger
