My new Bowie knife

[tylygan]

Hello everybody

my new Bowie knife, really simple, I made it with 1055 carbon steel, hardwood handle, 19" long.

Thanks!

[Forty Rod]

Who you gonna get to help you carry it? 

[Delmonico]

Who you gonna get to help you carry it? 

That's what the page is for, woops wrong era.

[Forty Rod]

How 'bout some guy who'll call you Bwana?

[Delmonico]

How 'bout some guy who'll call you Bwana?

No that's for the Holland and Holland in 577 Nitro Express.

[Forty Rod]

I like the knife except for the size, but I'm getting lazy in my older years.  I have an 8" Bowie that's too big for my taste.

[Delmonico]

I like the knife except for the size, but I'm getting lazy in my older years.  I have an 8" Bowie that's too big for my taste.

If I can't skin a deer with it or peel taters with it easily I don't really want it. 

[GunClick Rick]

They said just before they bled out all over the sidewalk

[tylygan]

I love big blade!!!!but I usually made bowie Knives with standard size§§§

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

I have some big blades and some smaller ones.  Here are some of my thoughts.

Over the years I have observed that bigger blades are usually left behind in favour of the smaller ones.  If its not on you it's useless.

I always have a pocket knife, usually a lock blade with pocket clip.  If the blade is less than about 3 inches, that too becomes almost useless.  (BTW; A large Valencia orange is 3 1/2 inch in diameter)

As the first two inches are for sticking and the two inches close to the hand are for carving, then the standard 4 inches of the common hunting knife found almost all around the world is about right for a belt knife.

I've read that 6 inches for a fighting knife is enough to get through most outdoor clothing and still do the required task. (I haven't stuck anyone yet, so this is theoretical!)

So there you are;
Always have a knife on you, generally a substantial folder.
A belt knife is best between 4 and 6 inches, depending on what you are setting out to do.

Thick blades, coarsely beveled, are also a problem as you can't carve with it.