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Good morning Bladeforums - Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.
It's time again to kick off our annual Bowie festival here on the forums, so I hope you have been keeping track of some of your favorites of the year.
The rules are no doubt well known to all by now, but a recap for anyone new to the event:
What types of knives are included?
This thread is about celebrating the quality and diversity of the genre, and the talented bladesmiths and knifemakers who have kept the bowie alive. This is NOT an attempt to define the bowie knife in either historic or contemporary terms. While I appreciate that people have strong feelings on the subject, no-one is in possession of a conclusive, exhaustive and universally-accepted definition. As with all past years, bowies, fighters, camp knives and generally any fixed blade that meets the size requirements are welcome to be included amongst the nominees. Both stock removal and forged blades are equally welcome. Daggers are excluded, as are Khukuris and traditional Tantos.
Requirements are:
1) Blade length 6" and up.
2) Knife must have been made or first shown on Bladeforums in 2014.
3) Must be a custom knife.
PLEASE DO: number each knife in each post, starting with the number 1.
PLEASE DO NOT quote earlier posts and reproduce the images contained therein (this really messes up the voting for finalists.
Nominate as many as you like!
Here are a couple to get started:
1. Sam Lurquin Tsavo - Paranee Project
Nominated as a series.
Bowies can be complex. They can be ornate. They can be fancy. This is not that kind of knife. Elemental, visceral, fierce - this is very much that kind of knife. An impressive rendition of the contemporary fighting bowie.
2. Kyle Royer Pearl Bowie
A gentleman's bowie needn't be either small or delicate. If the most dire of circumstances should prevail at the opening of the Opera, one's blade should look at home with one's tuxedo, yet be very ready to throw down.
Finding a pair of pearl scales big enough for a bowie is a rare event these days. Kyle certainly put these to good use.
3. Russ Andrews Subhilt Bowie
This model has become a signature piece for Russ, and looking at this 2014 example, it's not hard to understand why. Deceptively simple in description - what isn't stag is Damascus - but devilishly difficult in execution.
4. Mike Ruth Jr. Johnny Reb
The case could be made that no knife makes the bowie statement more definitively than the D-Guard. You almost can't say the words "D-Guard" without immediately following with "bowie". Go ahead and try. This terrific piece by the younger Ruth is a great example of the genre. It's easy to make these look big and clunky. It's hard to make them look sleek and fast.
That's enough to get the ball rolling - as always, I look forward to your nominees!
It's time again to kick off our annual Bowie festival here on the forums, so I hope you have been keeping track of some of your favorites of the year.
The rules are no doubt well known to all by now, but a recap for anyone new to the event:
What types of knives are included?
This thread is about celebrating the quality and diversity of the genre, and the talented bladesmiths and knifemakers who have kept the bowie alive. This is NOT an attempt to define the bowie knife in either historic or contemporary terms. While I appreciate that people have strong feelings on the subject, no-one is in possession of a conclusive, exhaustive and universally-accepted definition. As with all past years, bowies, fighters, camp knives and generally any fixed blade that meets the size requirements are welcome to be included amongst the nominees. Both stock removal and forged blades are equally welcome. Daggers are excluded, as are Khukuris and traditional Tantos.
Requirements are:
1) Blade length 6" and up.
2) Knife must have been made or first shown on Bladeforums in 2014.
3) Must be a custom knife.
PLEASE DO: number each knife in each post, starting with the number 1.
PLEASE DO NOT quote earlier posts and reproduce the images contained therein (this really messes up the voting for finalists.
Nominate as many as you like!
Here are a couple to get started:
1. Sam Lurquin Tsavo - Paranee Project
Nominated as a series.
Bowies can be complex. They can be ornate. They can be fancy. This is not that kind of knife. Elemental, visceral, fierce - this is very much that kind of knife. An impressive rendition of the contemporary fighting bowie.
2. Kyle Royer Pearl Bowie
A gentleman's bowie needn't be either small or delicate. If the most dire of circumstances should prevail at the opening of the Opera, one's blade should look at home with one's tuxedo, yet be very ready to throw down.
Finding a pair of pearl scales big enough for a bowie is a rare event these days. Kyle certainly put these to good use.
3. Russ Andrews Subhilt Bowie
This model has become a signature piece for Russ, and looking at this 2014 example, it's not hard to understand why. Deceptively simple in description - what isn't stag is Damascus - but devilishly difficult in execution.
4. Mike Ruth Jr. Johnny Reb
The case could be made that no knife makes the bowie statement more definitively than the D-Guard. You almost can't say the words "D-Guard" without immediately following with "bowie". Go ahead and try. This terrific piece by the younger Ruth is a great example of the genre. It's easy to make these look big and clunky. It's hard to make them look sleek and fast.
That's enough to get the ball rolling - as always, I look forward to your nominees!
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