KITH 2019
- Thread starter Chris Railey
- Start date
Gene Kimmi
KNIFE MAKER
Count me in. I've never made a bowie knife yet. I have 3 started, 2 damascus and 1 san-mai, that I haven't had time to finish. Are we thinking full tang or hidden tang? Or maker's choice? I've been thinking I'd design a full tang bowie to put in the line up.
Bruce McLeish
Well-Known Member
I'd vote for maker's choice.
opaul
Well-Known Member
Yes!
Sean Jones
Well-Known Member
Maker's choice for me also. I would prefer to try a full tang Bowie rather than a hidden tang. I think that's a little more in my reach skill wise.
tkroenlein
Well-Known Member
Gosh! I'm in you'll all have me. A Bowie sounds great. I've accumulated some wrought iron that's itching to live again. That wrought iron san-mai with s guard sounds like quite the adventure!
Chris Railey
KNIFE MAKER
How would everyone feel about this: Let’s keep this a maker’s choice event but we will issue a bowie challenge for those wishing to accept the challenge. For those who do not like making bowies they can still do any other knife with no worries. Everyone understands going in that for some, (like me) this WILL be a stretch of their skills so everything in the knife you receive may not be perfect but it will be the best the maker can do with the project. What say you?
Sean Jones
Well-Known Member
I think that's a good idea. I'll accept the challenge to make a Bowie. It will be a full tang.
Bruce McLeish
Well-Known Member
Bowie it shall be ! (At the very least , it will hopefully be a sharp , shiny thing with an s guard !)
Smallshop
KNIFE MAKER
I'm in,
Makers choice for me. I would love it if we knew our recipient sooner than later so I could query them on color choice, etc.
I am going to do my edc knife again as i have most of the bugs worked out. Still working on sheath design but think we have put that to bed also...I contracted a friend to do my sheaths and he's a much better leather worker than me...lol!
Here's the first of our new design...I made the stamps and he designed this simple belt sheath (Wicket and Craig top grade tooling leather)
Last years KITH sheath was not a work of art....lol. This year's will be much better!
While I would love to do the Bowie challenge...I just cannot this year.
Makers choice for me. I would love it if we knew our recipient sooner than later so I could query them on color choice, etc.
I am going to do my edc knife again as i have most of the bugs worked out. Still working on sheath design but think we have put that to bed also...I contracted a friend to do my sheaths and he's a much better leather worker than me...lol!
Here's the first of our new design...I made the stamps and he designed this simple belt sheath (Wicket and Craig top grade tooling leather)
Last years KITH sheath was not a work of art....lol. This year's will be much better!
While I would love to do the Bowie challenge...I just cannot this year.
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Randy Lucius
Well-Known Member
Maker's choice for me too. I haven't done a Bowie yet so I'm not confident that I could make one that I was happy with. I have some Alabama Damascus that will make a nice Hunter though. 
Chris Railey
KNIFE MAKER
I am going to try the Bowie but I will have a Gyuto on stand by in case its not up to standards.
opaul
Well-Known Member
I think the deadline to sign up is September 1.
Justin W.
Well-Known Member
Count me in!
Chris Railey
KNIFE MAKER
Done
Sean Jones
Well-Known Member
Never mind...just need to learn to read
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Jason Volkert
Well-Known Member
@Chris Railey count me in
Chris Railey
KNIFE MAKER
Done