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Southwest bowie april 2015
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04/06/15 04:46 PM
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Jerry Fisk
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This is a Southwest style bowie with a 11 inch blade that I just completed and will hand deliver to the client. The wood is another piece of the Horse Chestnut. The Damascus is a modified version of my Trail of Tears pattern. The engraving I did with scroll work and leaves in both stainless and gold. It is sharp enough to cut government red tape, well, almost. Hope you like it.
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Re: Southwest bowie april 2015
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04/06/15 08:20 PM
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Re: Southwest bowie april 2015
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04/06/15 10:06 PM
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Pitchfork Predator
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Beautiful. Is there a story behind Horse Chestnut? How do you inlay the gold?
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Re: Southwest bowie april 2015
[Re: Jerry Fisk]
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04/06/15 10:56 PM
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Jerry Fisk
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Pitchfork, George Washington planted 13 of these trees between his sisters house and his mothers house. One was planted for each colony. This is part of the last tree and it was planted for the Georgia colony. It had to be cut down in the year 2000. I did the Trail of Tears with the Washington wood cause I am sure ole George is shedding a few tears over how this country has changed.
I remove the base metal, dovetail the sides of the shape, then pull up burrs from all four directions so that when I hammer the gold in it gets under the lip of each bur plus the dovetailed sides. The only way to get it out now is to chisel it out a bit at a time. It will not come out in one piece even with the chisel. That's one thing you should ask when buying engraving that is inlay, Did they dovetail? Not everyone does. without dovetails you can hit it on the side and it pop out or just snag. I have seen others were it did come out. Not good. I never know what a person will do to my knife so I build it as strong as possible. Engraving such as this one will take 25-30 hours per inch. I make my own chisels etc.
Last edited by Jerry Fisk; 04/06/15 10:57 PM.
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Re: Southwest bowie april 2015
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04/07/15 01:04 AM
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Kev®
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Awesome work sir, I'd love to hang with you in your shop for a few weeks! Drewl.
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Re: Southwest bowie april 2015
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04/07/15 03:21 AM
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"Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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Re: Southwest bowie april 2015
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04/07/15 01:19 PM
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Now that's a work of art; I really like that style of Bowie too.
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Re: Southwest bowie april 2015
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04/09/15 01:59 PM
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hectic
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Awesome Work...
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Re: Southwest bowie april 2015
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04/10/15 06:57 PM
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BIGDOG1956
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These knife are a total master work of craftsman ship.
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Re: Southwest bowie april 2015
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04/11/15 06:16 PM
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I wish I have the right word to appreciate this awesome work of art. Keep it up Jerry.
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Re: Southwest bowie april 2015
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04/17/15 02:46 AM
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bobsumner
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Re: Southwest bowie april 2015
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04/17/15 03:14 AM
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True piece of work from a true artist. Very impressive sir. Thank you for posting and thank you for back stories
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Re: Southwest bowie april 2015
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04/17/15 01:19 PM
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Another beautiful knife! I bet with that wood, plus the hours you have invested, make this a pretty pricey piece. And I'm sure it's worth every penny! Outstanding work, sir.
Mmmm Hmmm
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Re: Southwest bowie april 2015
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05/08/15 12:01 PM
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Wow. What a tribute to one of our fore fathers and the tree. Literally. The custom hand work is amazing, the historical factor is intriguing and the over all craftsmanship is nothing short of exquisite. Well done sir.
Last edited by Mr. Clean; 05/08/15 12:02 PM.
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