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Post by jimiowa on May 6, 2009 10:23:44 GMT -5
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Post by jabba on May 6, 2009 12:22:50 GMT -5
Those links want me to register...
No thanks.
Jabba
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Post by jimiowa on May 6, 2009 13:35:45 GMT -5
Those links want me to register... No thanks. Jabba Sorry Jabba, I was not aware you had to be registered to view. Since I have wanted to make knives for many years I registered when I found this site. I have a couple books (should be here next week)ordered and am looking into setting up my shop so I can make a few(Grinder & Forge are the big hold ups right now but I'm working on that), though it will be a long time before I could aproach the level of those I have been linking to. I don't know how to post the picture or would. Maybe Scott can find time to do so? |
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Post by dovehunter on May 7, 2009 7:20:15 GMT -5
Hey, don't worry about it. We all know what Bowie knives look like. Otherwise they would be Bowie knives, right?
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Post by jimiowa on May 7, 2009 7:34:39 GMT -5
Hey, don't worry about it. We all know what Bowie knives look like. Otherwise they would be Bowie knives, right? Yes your right about that, but there is a vast difference in the execution of workmanship. They can vary from quite crude to fine art pieces worthy of the worlds finest art museums. |
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Post by bounce on May 7, 2009 9:01:35 GMT -5
The two that were won at are spring shoot that were home forged and hand made would be all the quality & fancy I would ever need in a nife. I have a Museum knife and all it's good for is irritateing Two Moon's when he watches me chop wood or open a can of bean's with it.
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Post by jimiowa on May 7, 2009 11:16:50 GMT -5
The two that were won at are spring shoot that were home forged and hand made would be all the quality & fancy I would ever need in a nife. I have a Museum knife and all it's good for is irritateing Two Moon's when he watches me chop wood or open a can of bean's with it. And Bounce I think I know you well enough to not beleve you would do such a thing just to irritate Two Moons! ;D ;D |
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Post by twomoons on May 8, 2009 8:34:36 GMT -5
Yeah, with an $1800 dollar knife dated to Per civil war!!!!
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Post by klsm54 on May 8, 2009 12:47:06 GMT -5
Here is the knife that Jim started the thread about.....   |
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Post by jimiowa on May 8, 2009 13:35:24 GMT -5
Scott Thanks for posting the picture!! I really need to learn how to do that.
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Post by dovehunter on May 29, 2009 18:49:55 GMT -5
Scott Thanks for posting the picture!! I really need to learn how to do that. Now that Scott has shown me how to post pictures I'll show of my newly acquired skills by posting my "Bowie Knife"  Granted, it doesn't look any more like a Bowie than what I think of as a Bowie, but it is a nice knife. I have probably had it for 40-yrs. It was one of the first I ever bought (back when you could still buy these things pretty cheap. As you can see it's a German PUMA which I had always understood to be top quality for store-bought knives. I have found that it takes and holds an edge very well, probably the best of any knife I currently own. |
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Post by jmarriott on May 29, 2009 20:16:38 GMT -5
jimiowa
Thats a fine looking bowie,,, I like the handle but think it would not really fit the hand well. Maybe i am full of crap also.
dovehunter
What a fine piece of steel. I love older puma and marbles knives. Grandfathers puma whitetail hunter is still as sharp as new.
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Post by jimiowa on May 29, 2009 22:20:11 GMT -5
J Marriot, That knife would fall into the class of an Art Knife.
Not likeley to ever see field use, it;s too purty.
I do think it would be servicable if one were inclined to use it.
I do think the hex handle would be more useful and comfortable than maby knives I see where the scales are too square.
Dovehunter, that's a nice knife, the Puma's were a top of the line factory blade.
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