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There is no question that he put time and effort into this knife. His knife captures the spirit of the Bowie knife. The profile of the blade, brass guard, natural handle material, and large size scream Bowie knife. You show that knife to anyone and they will say "Bowie knife". There are many knives out there labeled Bowie knife and they often do not look like a Bowie knife to me. I didn't need to look at that knife twice to know what it was. You now own a handmade Bowie knife. I hope you enjoy it.

Thanks for the comments Squawsach, and I agree. I've looked at a lot of "bowies" that just didn't have the "look" IMO. When he showed me the pics of this one, I felt the same way, "that's a bowie".

The smallest is on the way and I'm hoping to have it by Wednesday. It'll probably be next week, but I will post a pic or two of it for folks to have a peek at if they're so inclined. Then I'll figure how I want the medium one scaled. Problem I have now is, he wants some more stuff of mine and I just don't know how many of the knives I need, lol.

As far as enjoying it, I hadn't been this excited to get something in the mail for a long time. I've been packing it around for days, and the wife has even gotten mad at me, saying, "you're obsessed", lol. That comment right there tells me I've gotten my money's worth, lol.

It is a nice looking piece from the new set of pics, i like the brass liners.

Thanks Kirk. Yeah and the pics don't do the brass liners justice. In person the brass really makes that ivory pop.

I also liked the brass liners on your knife. I have used brass liners only once and they had the same effect. They provide a lot of contrast between the different materials in the handle.

Very D.H. Henry-esque design. Nice....

Ok, got the smallest of the group and finally found some time to post a couple of pics. I will say that when I first got it, it wasn't what I was expecting. When it arrived I looked at the 6 inch blade and thought, that would be a pretty nice hunting/field knife. I liked the blade design and size. Then I took hold of the handle and if it had another inch on it, it would be perfect for that. However, with a 3.5 inch handle, it's just too short for me. However, if you look at it for what it is, about a 1/2 scale bowie, it's just about perfect. I guess over the course of the week that I have had it in hand, it has kind of grown on me if I look at it that way. Will I use it, probably not, but it would certainly look very good in a display.

Now the question is, for the middle sized one, what do I do, ivory on it as well, or change it up and go with buffalo or sheep horn for scales????? I'm having a helluva time deciding. Either way, I think they would all look pretty cool together on the wall in a shadow box, but I just can't make up my mind, lol. Pics to follow and again, please feel free to voice your opinion, good or bad.