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    Ask American Bowie project - 1 layer for every US citizen

    It's big, and bold to boot. Beautifully executed by Jerry. Read below how he built the blade billet and what the knife is all about. Pretty impressive, IMHO. "The American Bowie….A 13 inch blade, one for each of the colonies America started out with. The client wanted a layer for each man...
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    Jerry Fisk American Craftsman Bowie

    Wow, this was a fun project. Dude (code for anonymous) contacted me, said he was going to sell this knife and would I shoot it since it was never properly photographed. Said the knife had been published in a book which he would include. Everything arrived (including sheath, authenticity...
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    Jerry Fisk Silver Gold Sendero

    You may have seen this one if you followed threads about Jerry Fisk's annual 'Scoundrels and Scalawags Symposium.' Jerry said, "It is only the second NLT marked field knife I have marked so. All in all my thought is that it is the best Sendero that I have made. Fully engraved with deep relief...
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    Russ Andrews Exhibition Bowie

    Close up of Damascus:
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    Boot knife kwaiken {The Bootken}

    That is very cool!
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    Russ Andrews Exhibition Bowie

    For a man whose shop just burned down in January, Russ Andrews is kickin' it! Link: http://www.customknifecollectorsassociation.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=3059&referrerid=49 The knife & sheath shown below has a new owner who has also had to deal with some pretty big challenges. His area...
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    Jerry Fisk Glad Hand Bowie

    About this custom order Jerry said: "He could not afford gold or deep relief engraving. So it was a smaller budget but I still gave him more than he paid for. He does good things for other people often that we see with no thought of return to himself and I thought it should be revisited back...
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    Jerry Fisk Big Bowie headed for China

    Jerry made this bad boy for a collector in China. I read somewhere that as the market for very high end custom knives has cooled off a little in the US, it has also picked up in China. With this blade's destination in mind I opted for a somewhat different background. Edged tools and weapons have...
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    Jerry Fisk ~ "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" Bowie and "Sunrise" Gamemaster

    Here are two of Jerry's latest, both featuring historic materials and built upon themes very much in the minds of many Americans these days. The first one is a spectacular large Bowie style knife featuring 24 kt gold inlay engraving and beautiful wood scales from a Horse Chestnut tree planted...
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    How to make a good custom knife image and forum post

    Here is a simple basic example below. Note your eye is drawn to the blade toward the tip and from there it's a very easy trip for the eyes to move toward the nice softly lit handle. So lots of folks would find there eyes sweeping back and forth from the bright area of the tip set against a dark...
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    How to make a good custom knife image and forum post

    I was recently asked to explain how I approach making, then posting a successful custom knife photograph. Here's part of my reply. Keep in mind there are lots of ways to skin a cat and this is simply my way: My strategy is information, information, information (like in real estate; location...
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    Mike Williams Gunstock War Club

    Thanks guys. Chuck, thanks for your clarification. In my (admittedly incomplete) research I did find one brief mention of the design pre-dating the arrival of muskets in NA but no additional info or visuals. However, the the design must be very old. It's a shape found in nature and of course...
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    Mike Williams Gunstock War Club

    Surely the war or fighting club in one form or another has been around for many thousands of years. Ancient artifacts feature stone skull crushers and it is likely that flint, bone, antler and metal versions evolved from those crude and primitive tool/weapons. In collecting circles pipe hawks...
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    JR Cook - feather Damascus and walrus

    This is JR Cook's CKCA Mini Show knife and it's a beauty! The Custom Knife Collectors Association Mini Knife Show is held each year on Thursday evening before the BLADE SHOW in Atlanta. Members get a chance at knives by 5-7 top makers made just for the show and specially priced - one of several...
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    Jerry Fisk blends WTC I & II steel with Geo Washington tree...seriously

    Thanks to Jerry for asking me to shoot this remarkable creation and tip 'o the hat for the patron who made it possible. Per Jerry: "The Damascus was made from steel from tower one and two of the trade center and has a sun rise pattern. The blade has 342 layers, which is a missing man weld [like...
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