"Tribute knife" by Ed Fowler

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Here is something special. If you dont love this one from Ed, there is no hope for you! :) This is called his "Tribute knife". Made to honor several makers from history that have been a source of inspiration to him. Ed brought it to Blade and there were many of us fawning over it after the first look. It is truly a beautiful achievement.
Hope you will enjoy.
Thanks, David

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Wow,I have always been an admirer of Eds work.That is an outstanding example of it right there!:thumbup::thumbup:
 
Great knife.
As good as the picture is (and it is a GREAT picture), it still doesn't do this knife justice.

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v-man said:
Great knife.
As good as the picture is (and it is a GREAT picture), it still doesn't do this knife justice.

V
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I think Ed would agree that he's a better knife maker than photographer.
David that's a great knife and I can't think of anyone who deserves it more than you.
Congratz!
 
that looks like the same knife he made during his Blade article on grinding.
I'm very happy for both of you, that is a sick knife indeed!
 
2knife said:
This is called his "Tribute knife". Made to honor several makers from history that have been a source of inspiration to him.
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Hey David and Friends,

I hope you'll forgive my ignorance (and I in noway mean this disparagingly) but how does that knife achieve that? Another way to ask might be, what's different?

Is it the stubby clip/swedge? The subtle up-swept spine? The slight semi-recurved edge? Seems like he does that a lot, maybe not with the front bellying out and dropping down so much though? Is it actually dropping below the ricasso a bit? Or is it just that the edge near the ricasso is lifted up making it look that way?

It's intriguing the way the widest part of the blade is across where the spine and clip meet and the edge bellies out.

It looks like if a line was drawn from the top of the ricasso at the guard to the blade tip, it would show a pretty typical Ed profile. Which brings me back to, is there more than just the clip/swedge that's different?

As are all Ed's knives, that's a cool looking piece!

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Thank you for the comments. Lorien, you are correct- and i need to renew my subscription! Phil, Ed will have to say the thoughts that went into this- i can only say what are my own impressions. I do like the added blade width and the flow of the knife. The spine has a nice sweeping line to it, followed through to ricasso and handle. The clip is a more pronounced "Bowie" style, compared to this one made last year- with some similar ideas:
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Phil: the clip is inspired by a my favorite bowie an early Huber, rather than having sharp lines it is blended to the convex lines of the blade, the tip is very stout, the swedge is not sharpened.

The concave spine and entire top line of the knife was inspired by Michael Price Senior. As was the complex convex blade geometry that does not show up well in the photo but readily appreciated by the touch. The blade is a reverse taper from ricasso to tip providing strength to the tip as well as flow of cut from the ricasso to the mid third of the blade. This was also inspired by Michael Price Sr.

Rudy Ruana also made an early knife with some of these thoughts. During cutting and chopping tests these variables come to prominence. Naturally I put them together my way.

The sheep horn is absolutely deluxe to my eye and hand, It is not an easy knife for me to make and a real challenge all the way.

Thus the knife is my tribute to their thoughts that have come to me over the years through knives they made. What to they have in common? To my eye - an appreciation of nature.
 
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