Jerry fisk bowie

Profile of a Master Bladesmith. A personal history

Keep up with Garden and Gun. Jerry Fisk has made just about every type of knife imaginable. Edward Nickens. The ornate blade was commissioned in to celebrate the heritage of the bowie knife, the most famous knife style in America. Many historians agree that James Bowie, a Louisiana planter and the famed Alamo martyr, had the original bowie knife made in the early s, by a Washington, Arkansas, blacksmith named James Black.

Jerry fisk bowie

So I can use it hard, abuse it if need be and often times play with a new technique. This is so when I am talking with you I can be honest and say what they will and won't do. I hear a lot about "You can't use a pretty knife", or "That's and art knife, not a user". So, this year I decided to make a nice bowie for the Micro show attendees to use if they wish. They can chop wood 2x4's in half, they can cut soda pop cans, bottles of water or rope or anything else that we cut in our Micro show Knife Rodeo that we put on. After using my knife they can decide for themselves if they want to use theirs or not. This one is Damascus, walrus ivory, engraved with gold inlay. I want them to test the engraving as well. The folder I have carried for the last 14 years is engraved. I put it through all types of work and the engraving holds up well. But it is not for me to just say, it is for me to put one in peoples hands and let them see for themselves. That's what it is all about. I made the damascus with a Dog Star pattern and have the center of the star set to where the sweet spot is on the knife so they will learn this is where you get the most good from the 'whumf' when you cut.

All of my blades jerry fisk bowie field grade to ornate pieces are tested to insure they perform in the manner for which they are designed for and made as strong as the design allows. Orders placed by pm EST will be shipped the same day.

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Jerry fisk bowie

Keep up with Garden and Gun. Jerry Fisk has made just about every type of knife imaginable. Edward Nickens. The ornate blade was commissioned in to celebrate the heritage of the bowie knife, the most famous knife style in America. Many historians agree that James Bowie, a Louisiana planter and the famed Alamo martyr, had the original bowie knife made in the early s, by a Washington, Arkansas, blacksmith named James Black.

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If the desired knife gets a temper line I can make them straight [standard] or use the clay coating method and give it a nice wavy line of some sort. In a separate room off the workshop, Fisk rummages through a storehouse of historic materials while Bob pages through a binder of documents supporting the provenance of each piece. Shipping Policy. Profile of a Master Bladesmith. This will give a gray type finish on the blade that actually helps retard the rust and looks really nice. All of my blades from field grade to ornate pieces are tested to insure they perform in the manner for which they are designed for and made as strong as the design allows. View Cart Continue Shopping. Then finer sand paper and finer till you got it polished. Photo: Dan Winters The tip of a Damascus sword with twenty-four-karat-gold raised flames on the cutting edge. Mudd treated John Wilkes Booth after he shot Lincoln. I was about 15 when we finally got running water in the house and an indoor bathroom. When I was in sixth grade, my class took a field trip to the old Washington Blacksmith shop where James Black forged a knife for Jim Bowie. Jerry Fisk has made just about every type of knife imaginable. They have uncovered traces of buildings and a possible forge site and are now raising money for professional archaeological studies.

This Bowie is based on the last Bowie knife that James Black made. You will find that not only does it excel in the field as a good mid-size Bowie but it also works well in the home kitchen.

The blade contains metal collected from leading Arkansas industries—from a chicken house, a cattle fence, and an old skidder used in the timber business. They can cost tens of thousands of dollars. When I was asked once, why I make knives, I said, " Fisk bought it before it could go to auction. The only way to do this is to sit down with a three cornor file. Every knife has to work from the word go, he says. Most of my pieces are created using natural materials for handles. I have spent a full week on doing nothing but gain twist fluting a handle in ivory and working about 10 hours each day. Orders placed by pm EST will be shipped the same day. The family raised cows and pigs on the side, and the boys were expected to pitch in. Along the St. Each generation will have its own stories of the piece and the memories it holds for them.