Here is an inspirational knife by a inspirational guy. Greg Thomas aka Dime Nickle.
Sigurd & Fafnir Seax tribute.
Gregs homemade wootz and carving
Sole authorship

Read more about it here:

http://pub53.ezboard.com/fprimalfiresfrm24.showMessage?topicID=8.topic

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid83/p1434bfda1b4640af4eca385b95db981c/fad8787c.jpg

Anybody check this out?

81 hits and not one comment? Did I post this in the wrong spot?

Nope:) Interesting links-there seem to be more and more makers interested in the methods used long ago...my lack of knowledge in metalurgy and bladesmithing usually stops me from commenting, I just lean back to enjoy and learn;)

I especially like the sole authorship aspect-making your own steel is something special.

I missed this one somehow.

Nice work!

I finally hopped over to Swordforums to look at the close-up pictures of the carving and the wootz. I especially like the carving. The whole knife shows how the Bowie wasn't really a new idea in the 19th century doesn't it?

Roger

I was talking to knife maker Bruce Gillespie the other day and he brought up the fact that the clip point "Bowies" of yesteryear, were all imported from Sheffield. The Norse influence of the seax may well have played into their interpitation.
I think, if one were to read the words "Big butcher knife" like in the original news article of the sand bar fight that brought the Bowie to fame without seeing said knife. The minds eye would see the blade style that one used the most often or preferred to use for most chores. The universal pattern for what we call a "butcher knife", most always has a clip point. Altho the original Bowie may have more resembled what we most often call a chef knife, "Butcher Knife" may have been used by an over-zealous newspaper reporter trying to sell papers. Butcher does sound more ominous than: "While preparing a salad and cucumber sandwiches with "large Chef Knife" for a small swaray he was hosting, Col. Bowie was set upon by a band of....."

I love to talk about Bowies. Contridictions, corrections and other thoughts and views are always welcomed, Roc

I like this too,

I posted a Link on the new Belgian forum to get interested folk this way.
Achim wirtz from Wuerselen is working wootz too

Jan

We love to see Achims work and to read his thoughts and ideas. He use to post here often and I learned a lot from him. Hope he comes back around soon.