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Now that's a knife there mate. Very nice.
If it is made to the same standards as the shrew hawk I may have to order that one.
YEAH BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! love those BIG knives!
You can make a big knife do a little knife's job, but you can't make a little knife do a big knife's job.
Thats not a knife its a short sword. But its a beauty.
Nice sword, Ron!! It sure looks good, but I like my knife to be shorter than my bow, and I don't want to give up my Classic Hunters and Lil' Favorites! :thumbsup:
Allan
Nice Hog sticker! :thumbsup:
I think Jim would approve Ron.
Nice job!
God bless,Mudd
I hope to have some sheath pictures next week. The Sheaths that Art Vincent is making will have the double belt loop on the back to allow the knife to be carried low on the belt or high under the arm on a shoulder strap.
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Hmmm, I think that would be just right for peeling apples for apple pie up at Shrewhaven Lodge. It might even be big enough to gut one of those legendary bucks from Armstrong Creek and if nothing else, big enough to scare the Ghost of Armstrong Creek away. :scared:
Damn you Ron!!! I gotta get one. I saw that in your "companions of the hunt" thread and wondered why you weren't selling them. What kinda wait we talking when ordering one?
Very Nice
Ron: Love both the knives you make and Your Bows. Own Only 2 Bows though, need many more.
Don
Izzy, I sent you a PM :readit:
Beautiful!!!!! :eek:
Cold Steel?
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Ron,
That is an impressive knife in every sense of the word. I like the historical note on your website about the origin of Bowie knives. What has been done to the blade to give it that antiqued look? Is it a bluing of some type from using bluing salts? I did see this statement on your website: "We age our blades with a chemical that gives them the mottled appearance of being color case-hardened which helps to resist rusting somewhat." The finish produces a very nice rustic (not rusty) aura, similar to your other knives and your hawks. They all look like period pieces from the mountain man era. Very nice!
Allan
Thank you Alan. As for the finish on the blade, it's a "mystery".. :readit:
I do know that over time and with use, the mottled look will wear off to a dull gray. I think the dull gray gives the knife an old time look not unlike the blades carried by mountainmen and hunters of yesteryear.. :campfire:
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Good lookin' blade Ron :thumbsup: . I'm a sucker for Bowies, I've got about a dozen of 'em right now. Recently I've switched to colleting hawks. My wife just doesn't understand. :clapper:
Well, whatever the process is that Carlton uses to get that finish on the blade, it sure looks good, almost like case hardening, as Carlton says in his write-up on one of the knives on your website. Dull gray would look good too, especially if losing the pretty mottled finish meant the owner had the opportunity to be out in the field using the knife enough to change its appearance. The older I get, the more I want to try to wear out my equipment before I wear out myself.
Allan
Yet another fine lookin' Blade !!
Hows it throw Ron?
QuoteThe older I get, the more I want to try to wear out my equipment before I wear out myself.
A very quotable statement Allan... :clapper:
Quote
Hows it throw Ron?
Very good...
ONCE!... :biglaugh:
Ron,
Sooo awesome. I have a hankering for a big knife. I saw the companion thread that Izzy was refering too and I was wondering the same thing. I gotta have one of these things. I will put it through it's paces when I do. If I can get away with it, I will have that knife at my next deployment to the sand box. I'm sure the locols will love it. Looking forward to the sheath.
That's a nice knife :thumbsup:
Margly
Art sent this picture this morning of the first sheath he made for the Bowie. He has the walnut handled model to use as a temp-let
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Looks like a must have for every bowhunter!
Mity Fine Lookin' Rig!!
Finally got to see Art's work in person at K'zoo, he has an amazing way with leather.
Eric
Daddy Like!!!!!!!!
Nice mate ! I love the ability to wear high ride or low ride with any sheath .
Your onto something with that chopper !
looks like you need a back quiver to carry it very nice
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If you miss with your bow, do you throw that at them? lol Nice knife!
Great looking knife!!!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
The sheath is wonderful also.
Ron, you got a picture of the sheath? That leather guy must be sitting on the knife point instead of whittling on leather.
Art :bigsmyl:
NICE Ron, real sweet.
QuoteRon, you got a picture of the sheath? That leather guy must be sitting on the knife point instead of whittling on leather
Art :bigsmyl:
Art, you gifted people are sure slow in some areas...the picture you sent me is on page 2 of this thread... :rolleyes: ... :biglaugh:
Can I just say....OOOOP's. I start books from the back page too...goes with being in a damn hurry. :rolleyes: :knothead:
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It can be carried on the belt in the conventional way or carried high under the arm with the shoulder harness.
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The back side showing the lower belt loop
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I like big knifes Ron and it is a looker. I have a couple large bowies and maybe in the future an other.
It's a sonic boom waiting to happen! Looks good as well!
Watch for an article on this knife in an upcoming issue of Backwoodsman Magazine
While this knife can be very handy in the woods, brushing out blinds, butchering game ect., it can also serve as a means of settling disagreements between gentleman... :bigsmyl:
Here's C L Matteo, the blacksmith and I researching the various uses of different blade designs ...
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nice!!!!!!!!
A classic thats for sure... in my opinion they should be numbered...i want one...Question, Ron.Would we be able to have a choice of woods for the handles, to match our bows? This Ray...
That's a good idea and might be a possibility ... :cool:
I dont care for their bows but I like the Bowie.
QuoteI dont care for their bows but I like the Bowie.
:biglaugh:
QuoteOriginally posted by reddust:
I dont care for their bows but I like the Bowie.
Wow. :confused:
I guess I should have said the Shrew longbow I bought from them several years ago I did not like,but the knife is beautiful.
yikes tuff crown Ron! guess he didn't see the last picture showing the 2 LARGE dudes with knives that run the complaint department!
Reddust, just kidding with ya man, Ron has THICK skin and i'm sure he took no offense.
You can skin a mouse with a Bowie knife, but you can't cut firewood or quickly finish off a big angry wounded Australian wild boar with a three-inch blade.
This home made bowie came in handy several times in Australia this past July. I made the handle from the antlers of a 6x6 bull elk I killed with my longbow.
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Ron whats the price on the pig sticker.
Ron whats the price on the pig sticker.
Here's the link
http://www.shrewbows.com/bowieknife/
That is a great knife.
I like that it has a single guard rather than a double guard. Will have to send the link to a friend of mine in Canada. He's what you would call a Bowie aficonado/collector, and he's going to be drooling when he see's this.
Jim would be proud!
That'l make a nice little neck Knife
looks great!
QuoteThat'l make a nice little neck Knife
Bowie, Skinner, Neck knife
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NICE LOOKING BOW THERE IN THE MIST OF OTHER HUNTING TOOLS....
Ron, will you be at Denton Hill this year?
QuoteRon, will you be at Denton Hill this year?
Ken I don't have any plans for Denton at this time. Why don't you come to the Compton Rendezvous? :archer:
Very nice!
:thumbsup:
Damn that's serious medicine!
Bowie knives had a variety of blade styles. We've made a knife with a little longer clip point. Out of curiosity, which one do you like best, the shorter one on the top or the longer one on the bottom?
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The longer one on the bottom! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
F-Manny
That's tough. I think I like the shorter one on top better cause it looks more traditional to me. Although I wouldn't kick the longer one out of bed for chopping cookies :D
The bottom one.
Bottom one for me as well, man I'd love to have one of those!
why choose can't a man carry two????????
Bottom one for me. Is that the style you are selling now?
Another strong vote for the Bottom one.
The bottom 1. I think the longer clip would make it better balanced, less tip heavy.
Eric
I think I like the bottom one better too.
BOTTOM,BOTTOM,BOTTOM.....
Yes.
:thumbsup: for the bottom one.
I just ordered one...stag handle. AWESOME!!!!
QuoteOriginally posted by Ron LaClair:
Bowie knives had a variety of blade styles. We've made a knife with a little longer clip point. Out of curiosity, which one do you like best, the shorter one on the top or the longer one on the bottom?
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The bottom one :thumbsup:
Margly
Top one would be my choice since I have one simlar to it without the guard. A stout knife with heft but doesn't split some kindling the size I tackle without help. I'll give the knife a whack with a billet to drive through stubborn wood. When cutting pizza my hand is forward where the back and clip point make the transition the same area where the billet is struck.
Offer both
Rusty
Ron - is that knife period correct to any certain era?
Bottom.
The bottom one !
Rik ... nice work mate ! Nice work ....
QuoteRon - is that knife period correct to any certain era?
Roger, neither knife is an exact copy of early bowies, but then as now knife styles varied.
Here's an example of some of the big Bowie styles from the 1840-1850 era. These are double finger guard knives which was popular back then but there were also examples of knives with a single guard or no guard at all.
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Here's another example of what was called a "Gentlemans Bowie", and was what the well dressed gentleman carried under his coat. Not really something you'd take to the woods, but I'm showing them because of the similar blade style with the long clip to the above knife in question.
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Man you have some knives....just when I think I have pawed through all your stuff, a few more pop up that I have never seen.
Well, I may live on the side of a hill in Horseshoe Bend Idaho, and I may hunt with a longbow instead of buying my meat in a store, and I may be happier sleeping on the ground in an old tent than spending time at home, but I am still a gentleman, and MAN do I need a knife just like that top gentleman's bowie in the photo above.
A nice, slim, easily carried Bowie. A must-have for a well-bred Idaho Gentleman.
(Alright, alright, I admit it, I am not very civilized, and I am not much of a gentleman, but I still love that knife!)
Is that the one crocodile dundee carried?
QuoteWell, I may live on the side of a hill in Horseshoe Bend Idaho, and I may hunt with a longbow instead of buying my meat in a store, and I may be happier sleeping on the ground in an old tent than spending time at home, but I am still a gentleman, and MAN do I need a knife just like that top gentleman's bowie in the photo above. A nice, slim, easily carried Bowie. A must-have for a well-bred Idaho Gentleman. (Alright, alright, I admit it, I am not very civilized, and I am not much of a gentleman, but I still love that knife!)
This one has my initials on it but maybe I can persuade C L Matteo to make one like it.. :dunno:
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I believe that knife would prove quite popular. Is that a bone handle?
Actually that knife has elephant ivory handle slabs. It was made over 30 years ago when ivory was more prevalent.
Here's a knife that we'll be offering soon that has a long slim design. The top knife in this picture was inspired by a mountainman of the mid 1800's by the name of Seth Kinman. He carried a knife with a blade shape like that. The handle was different with a birds head shape on the end. The blade was engraved with the words "Grizzly Dissector" The knife in the picture has handle slabs of white bone.
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ok now i'm drooling!!!! that top knife is out of this world!!!!!!!!!!
QuoteOriginally posted by adkmountainken:
ok now i'm drooling!!!! that top knife is out of this world!!!!!!!!!!
Ken, no doubt. That top one is killer. I'm digging that buffalo guillotine in the middle as well.
Yikes!
Here's what a little fancier one will look like. It's a unique style with a 10" blade and 14 3/4" overall.
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Who has one of those wonderful bowies?
And do you use the shoulder harness?
Thanks for your feedback, I need a new knife! :)
F-Manny
:thumbsup: That is a good looking blade. I live 8 miles from where the origional Bowie knife was made according to history.