Let's build a bowie for TEOTWAWKI

[Lamey]

I can sure appreciate the amount of work/time you put into everything, including the sheath!  Good work, be PROUD>.... very PROUD!

[tradtusker]

What a great looking blade! Thanks for sharing!

[LEOPARD]

That's a beautiful knife! Well done and thanks for sharing!  

[amar911]

Darcy,

When I saw today that this knife was in the first of the four St. Jude auctions this year, I thought it ought to be in the hands of my son Michael who has been my hunting companion around the world since he was a little boy. He is now a professional oil painter with a child of his own. His paintings often include knives, and yours appeared to be perfect for some future project, especially since this monster knife deserved a higher bid than what it had received up until near the end of the bidding. I waited to see if someone else wanted it as much as I knew Michael would, but the bids had stopped, so I decided to place mine and get the knife for my son to use in a painting.

I expect your knife will ultimately appear in several of Michael's paintings over time. A beautiful clay bean pot I got in the auction a couple of years ago is in a second painting that Michael just finished. I personally tend to carry and use smaller knives, with the largest knives I own being ones I have bought over the years in the St. Jude auction as collector pieces. Your giant Bowie knife will probably serve mostly as a collector piece and a prop for painting, but if I can get Michael back down to Oklahoma with his Shrew Classic Hunter for a hog hunt sometime, I hope for him to be wearing this knife while I carry my 52100 Bowie knife made by Doug Campbell that I got in last year's auction.

I'm excited to be getting the knife, as is Michael after I telephoned him tonight to tell him about it. You definitely put a lot of time, effort and expense into building it, and the kids at St. Jude will appreciate your donation, as do I and everyone else here on TradGang.

Allan

[D.Ellis]

Thanks very much Allan for the kind words, and I hope the knife is well recieved. Like you said, the kids are the big winners here.
I look forward to seeing this knife in a painting........that's exciting for me. I have a brother who paints(coincidentally, he was a patient at a childrens hospital about 30 years ago), so artwork like that is close to my heart.
I can't wait till next years auction, and this one's not even over yet.........I have plans for the next knife donation..........something with more universal appeal.
Thanks again. Will be in touch.    
Darcy  

[amar911]

Darcy,

I want you to know that the Bowie is extremely appealing, just not something I would carry around on a routine basis. I know it would be VERY useful for a variety of purposes in a wilderness camp setting where there was a need for clearing brush, light chopping, preparing foods, providing a means of finishing off an animal, etc. Then, there is the painting of beautiful and interesting objects that my son will be doing with your knife sometime in the not too distant future. Michael is already asking when he will get the knife. He just finished a second painting with the St.Jude bean pot I won a couple of years ago, and a tomahawk I put together for him using a hawk head forged by Craig Barr and a hickory handle. I don't think that painting is on his website yet, but you can see lots of his past work there. He is very good, even at only 30 years old. Here is a link to pictures of his work. It's only for viewing, not for the sale of his work, which goes through galleries and other channels. I just wanted you to have an idea of what he does so you might imagine what different kinds of paintings your knife might show up in.  www.michaeldevore.net

Thanks again for your donation. I always enjoy seeing your work here on TradGang!

Allan