The "Deer Guide" Bowie

[Karl B. Andersen]

I am finally able to come up for air for a few weeks.
This one goes out and then I can focus on the Arkansas Show a bit.
One for a nice fella designed like one on my web site called The Deer Guide.
A short 10" W2 blade with African Blackwood and fixed up with some wrought iron take-down fittings.
I hope it gets to clear some brush in the deer woods!

This one is a bit misleading. I truly do dislike when the finger radius of the handle material and guard are both shaped as one, and just create a 1/2 circle affair.
I think that's sort of a short cut, and I avoid that almost completely.
I like my handle material to be flat where it makes the junction with the guard.
This one is just like that.
It just doesn't appear that way in the photo.
Alas.

 

[SoCalRandy]

Looks good, Karl!
It seems like it would make for a really hard use bowie.

 

[OTK]

That's beautiful! I love the blackwood!

 

[canineforge]

Nice Karl. :thumbup: Look forward to seeing you in Little Rock.

- Joe

 

[Barry Clodfelter]

You knives are inspiring and so is your attention to detail! This one flows so nicely together.

 

[pap11y]

Very nice

 

[peterinct]

VERY nice Karl! A "short" 10" Looks like it would work great for chopping and brush clearing.

All the materials work together and the profile looks perfect!

Peter

 

[Burton Harruff]

Very clean work as usual.

 

[Karl B. Andersen]

I guess when I said a "short 10" " I meant that it was JUST SHORT of 10".
Thanks, guys, for the kind words.
This came together nicely and I would use twisted wrought iron for all my fittings if I could get away with it!
Nothing else approximates its look.

VERY nice Karl! A "short" 10" Looks like it would work great for chopping and brush clearing.

All the materials work together and the profile looks perfect!

Peter

 

[JParanee]

Great shaped blade and very well done

 

[Mink]

Beautiful yet under-stated looking piece.