Forged in Fire, whiskey, and Gil Hibben

[jkf96a]

Quite a while back I got the idea for a knife based off of my Forged in Fire episode. I used some W2 from my fellow competitor Rob Singleton. I was able to get a white oak whiskey barrel lid from Linda Hibben, the legendary Gil Hibben’s wife. I also had parts of the busted Qinglong Ji from Michael Kerley.

The final outcome was this Bowie, featuring a hamon, the barrel wood, and a Damascus guard that includes Mike’s busted spear. I have a stand in mind that will have more barrel wood and some forged parts.

This one will be available at the ICCE show in Fort Worth at the end of March.

 

[opaul]

Those are some clean lines. To my eye the blade and craftsmanship are much to nice to be mated with oak. Please don't take the comments the wrong way - it's a beautiful blade but I do think the plain oak doesn't do the rest of the knife justice. I picture a brute de forge type knife with an oak handle.

 

[jkf96a]

Those are some clean lines. To my eye the blade and craftsmanship are much to nice to be mated with oak. Please don't take the comments the wrong way - it's a beautiful blade but I do think the plain oak doesn't do the rest of the knife justice. I picture a brute de forge type knife with an oak handle.

I’m with you there. That’s part of why I didn’t go more complex. Has to be the whiskey barrel, but that makes part of it plain.