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
Topic: Let's build a bowie for TEOTWAWKI (Read 6159 times)
