D-type bowie
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Now that sir is a thing of beauty what’s the spec on blade length, width etc...?
I can’t zoom in enough in the pic but are the spent casings?
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I can’t zoom in enough in the pic but are the spent casings?
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Yer sorry should of put dimension up! handle about 5 inch (tapered tang) blade 7 inch by 2 inch and 7mm thick at guard, convex grind with distal taper, think hand axe with some ability as a knife
and yes the threaded nuts are 303 case's seemed kind of fitting!I really like that, my only criticism is ... it’s not big enough! 
I’ve been looking at Bowie’s a lot recently and love this shape but would like to see a longer version (maybe 14 inch) but following the same shape!
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I’ve been looking at Bowie’s a lot recently and love this shape but would like to see a longer version (maybe 14 inch) but following the same shape!
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I have made them with 12 inch blades not in this style mind, the idea with this is to just compact the mass and weight make it a bit more handy but got to say a big bowie dose make a fine camp knife as long as the guard is not made up as a fighting knife.I really like that, my only criticism is ... it’s not big enough!
I’ve been looking at Bowie’s a lot recently and love this shape but would like to see a longer version (maybe 14 inch) but following the same shape!
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I have made them with 12 inch blades not in this style mind, the idea with this is to just compact the mass and weight make it a bit more handy but got to say a big bowie dose make a fine camp knife as long as the guard is not made up as a fighting knife.
I know what you mean, I’m doing a bit of trial with a repro early 1900’s style Bowie to see how it will perform in the field as a multi purpose knife, chopper, camp blade etc... and the guard is a bit of a pain!
Also had to completely reprofile the edge geometry and all I had to do it was my Lansky, to say it was a painfully tedious experience would be an understatement!!!
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Could you not find some thing bigger?I know what you mean, I’m doing a bit of trial with a repro early 1900’s style Bowie to see how it will perform in the field as a multi purpose knife, chopper, camp blade etc... and the guard is a bit of a pain!
Also had to completely reprofile the edge geometry and all I had to do it was my Lansky, to say it was a painfully tedious experience would be an understatement!!!
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looks like it should make a good heavy camp knife, but guard dose look to be a bit more than you want, how thick is the blade? truly a beast! how you finding it?
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Could you not find some thing bigger?
I’ll be honest better than I was expecting once I sorted the edge out.
It’s shaving feathersticks no problem and no worries for chopping or battening.
The size is an issue for any kind of carving work and it makes sense that over time people have gravitated towards mora sized knives.
It’s 6mm at the spine so you could say it has some heft to it.
I was watching Alec Steele on YouTube the other day and he forged a Bowie with integral guard that looked superb, I suppose I can dream!
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Glade your getting on with it, I tend to make really thick stuff (4-8mm) and as long as its thin in the right places they cut just fine, I'm not really one for carving I'll make the odd peg but mostly like many I split duty's between a heavy and a light blade, had a go at some food prep with it yet?
You will find that knives have been ‘Mora size’ for a couple of millenia, Even slightly shorter than that in Paleo times.
It seems the average length historically is around 4-5 inches.
Bowie was a fighting knife. First half of 1800’. The iconic WW2 era KaBar is a version.
I tried once to only have a KaBar during a week long forest trip with fishing.
I struggled.
Cutting soft white bread - interesting!
Ok to use to chop thin and medium twigs though.
The family supposes that Bezin Bowie had a blacksmith make that knife in the style of an "Arkansas Toothpick."
The knife was given to brother Jim Bowie. He lost his life in the Battle of the Alamo, Feb.23 - March 06, 1836.
Very interesting articles in Wikipedia regarding Texas history.
The knife was given to brother Jim Bowie. He lost his life in the Battle of the Alamo, Feb.23 - March 06, 1836.
Very interesting articles in Wikipedia regarding Texas history.
I have made them with 12 inch blades not in this style mind, the idea with this is to just compact the mass and weight make it a bit more handy but got to say a big bowie dose make a fine camp knife as long as the guard is not made up as a fighting knife.
That’s a cracker!
Very Seax like!
Wonderful look, how did you acheve that ‘stippled’ effect?
Made from a file?
But a big bowie is not much different to using a "billy" or perang and there good woodland tools.
The Bowie family claims that Rezin(?) Bowie had the first one made by a blacksmith in the form of an Arkansas "toothpick."
He gave the knife to brother Jim Bowie who lost his life in the Battle of the Alamo, TX, Feb.23 - Mar.06, 1836.
He gave the knife to brother Jim Bowie who lost his life in the Battle of the Alamo, TX, Feb.23 - Mar.06, 1836.
Right so the toothpick was a FS style dagger and the clip point was some thing coming out of Sheffield at that time? am I right in thinking a lot of the classic style or early bowies are UK exports?
Battle of Alamo Mission, Mexican Texas.
Texas belonged to the Mexican republics (and Spain before that, since 1500’)
Morakniv/Frosts make a blade like that, used by many pro fishermen.
Superb to fillet large fish with.
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