Bladeforums BEST BOWIE 2014 - Voting CLOSED - Finalists Selected!

Kevin Jones said:
Knifemakers, please don't be bashful of posting/nominating examples of your own work.
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O.K.--Here's one that I thought turned out nicely:

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Gary
 
Here's one by Butch Sheely that deserves consideration. I have held this one and it's as clean up close as it appears here.

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Gary
 
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All the knives in this thread are awesome knives that y'all should be proud of. The knives in the pics above though.....wow
 
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There are already some OUTSTANDING entries early on.

Here's one I did earlier this year that I'll submit.

#1: John Doyle- Damascus and Koa bowie

 
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I love this thread because I have such a soft spot for Bowies. There are so many that I would nominate but they have already been mentioned. My tastes tend to lean more towards less embellished pieces. Stuart's piece pushes all the right buttons for me as do most of Nick's and Sam's bowies. I hope we see entries from Tad Lynch, E. Scott McGhee, Mr. Hanson, Giedymin Kapuscinski, Rick Marchand, Claudio Sobral and Will Morrison.

Of course I'm no match for you guys but just for giggles I'm going to post one of mine for your consideration and quick dismissal.




Here are my nominations:

1-McGhee


2-Sobral


3-Morrison


4-Kapuscinski


5-Lynch
 
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Just for yuks, I'll post the only bowie I made this year, the Shinjuku Scoundrel:

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Sure wish I'd gotten a pro pic of it though!
 
Thanks for the submissions gents - wonderful stuff as always.

STeven and Ford1911 - would you be so kind as to edit out the photos from the posts you quoted? This is THE one thing that can mess up voting for the finalists, as some will vote for the knife in the original post and some in the re-quote, and votes can get lost.

By all means discuss and share your impressions of the knives posted - that's a big part of what makes the thread fun - but please keep the pics out of the quotes.

Thanks gents.

PS - great to see some makers posting up some pieces they liked from the past year - good stuff - don't be shy.
 
My favorite thread of the year. Here's a couple of mine for consideration.

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Thanks to all who participate

Bing
 
i4Marc said:
Of course I'm no match for you guys but just for giggles I'm going to post one of mine for your consideration and quick dismissal.
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I call bull$h17 on this statement - that knife EMBODIES a Bowie knife, to me. Super clean lines, beautiful without being overdone, classic form, elegant and deadly at the same time. It definitely needs to be in this thread!!!

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Matthew Gregory said:
I call bull$h17 on this statement - that knife EMBODIES a Bowie knife, to me. Super clean lines, beautiful without being overdone, classic form, elegant and deadly at the same time. It definitely needs to be in this thread!!!

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I couldn't agree with you more, Matt ! :cool:
KILLER Bowie, Marc !

Doug
 
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sheathmaker said:
This is gong to be a tough one for me this year, but I've already started my personal filtering process. I'm considering only the traditional Bowie styles as I interpret traditional. With what has been posted so far John White, Kyle Royer, Lin Reah, Terry Vendeventer, Mike Quesenberry, and Dave Lisch, and the Tembo are in the running.

Sam and Nick, and Dave Mirable have always done work that impressed me and this is no exception, but with my personal criteria tightened up this is how I see it so far.

Paul
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I don't know Pap might be the year of pure viceral aesthetics vs ginger bread ......don't leave the dark horses out :)
 
Here are my two nominations.Thanks again Roger for putting this together. Always look forward to this thread.


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Southland Bowie #3


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Raptor XL
 
Thanks for the nod Selem. Man a lot of great bowies so far. Its about now I am wishing I would have spent a bit more on pro photos this year. there is one or two I did get shots of so I will add this fighting dragon stag bowie

and I also like this one
 
Todd Begg Razorback;





 
1. Brion Tomberlin NagaBowie

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2. Sam Lurquin Damascus Bowie

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3. Jason Knight Damascus Fullered Bowie

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4. Rick Marchand D-Guard Bowie

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5. Erik Markman Damascus Bowie

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6. Tad Lynch Integral Damascus Bowie

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