"Ruins"- large bowie

[J. Doyle]

I just finished up this large bowie knife. I'm naming it "Ruins". The wide ragged bands in the blade, the pitted layered texture of the wrought iron fittings and the random "creeping" texture all remind me of ancient crumbling ruins. The knife has a bit of a medieval vibe to it, IMO. The blade is 11" long. Almost 16" overall.

 

[Bruce McLeish]

I'm diggin it.! Mucho coolo!

 

[Sean Jones]

Outstanding! I agree on the medieval look. Very cool.

 

[MTBob]

Oh Wow! Another of your amazing knives. And, I just say to myself - how the hell did he do that?

 

[bladegrinder]

Nice, Mad Max enters the art world !

 

[Doug Lester]

Love the straight layered damascus. The carving on the handle is interesting. What is the wood you used?

Doug

 

[J. Doyle]

Thanks guys. I appreciate the comments.

Love the straight layered damascus. The carving on the handle is interesting. What is the wood you used?

Doug

Thanks Doug. The wood is African blackwood.

 

[KenH]

Good job Doug - I've been planning to "someday" do a billet of layered Damascus as you did. I can see it looks just like I thought it would - GREAT

 

[Doug Lester]

I doubt that J. Doyle's first name is Doug but I'm sure he understood. Just say'n.

 

[Smallshop]

Excellent different looking knife!

 

[stabber]

Looks Fantastic ! Great work

 

[J. Doyle]

Thanks again guys.

 

[MarcWeitz]

freak'n great looking blade..

 

[knuckle_heavy_knives]

You continue to set the standard