Some time ago I spoke with John about making a BIG Bowie for me, he said he would make one but it may take some time as he was going to do things that he hadn't done before, I said no problem as I wasn't in a rush. Well it was sure worth the wait and I think this one will be a strong contender...
John, African Blackwood is fine by me. I think maybe I have a few too many Desert Ironwood knives now and like a change. The knife is looking real nice and the file work is pretty awesome.
John, very, very nice knife and work,:biggrin: I love every thing about this piece........except for the screws holding the scales on. I understand that this may be a necessity with it being a complete take down and is not a criticism, just my opinion for what it's worth!
Awesome looking knife Mike, just what I asked for.
Guys this one will be coming over the pond to a work colleague of mine that has been admiring some of my Bowies now for a while and decided he wanted to start collecting just a few knives. He saw one of Mikes Bowies and asked if I could sort...
I saw one of John's hunters posted on the forums a while back and thought I gotta have one of those. I spoke to him and told him exactly what I was looking for and left it with him, well I have to say this piece has exceeded all expectations, a real beauty.
I will be taking this along with my...
Mike, that is a real nice knife. I love the Buffalo horn, not used enough on knives nowadays, the Damascus is really cool too. Got to have one of these off you in the New Year. I put the photo's up for you too.
Just stumbled across this thread on Google.
Yes Stuart is a very talented maker of knives I have several of his knives in my collection, he told me he makes knives how he likes and thinks they should be made.
When I have a few spare minutes I will take some photo's of his knives that I own...