Turkish Twist Damascus Bowie with Karelian Birch

Product Description for Turkish Twist Damascus Bowie with Karelian Birch

Maker: Philip Dunn (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 104967
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 11.20 in.
Cutting edge length: 10.50 in.
Total length: 16.70 in.
Blade height (at heel): 1.59 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.25 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.25 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.09 in.
Item weight: 19.30 oz.
Shipment weight: 39.4 oz.
Blade: Turkish twist damascus forged from carbon steels
Bolster: Twist pattern damascus fittings
Handle: Karelian birch wood
Sheath: Tooled custom leather sheath
Description: South African bladesmith Philip Dunn is from the Deep South Peninsula of Cape Town. His passion is knives, daggers, and pattern welded steels. He strives to make tools that are not only function but have tremendous beauty. Philip became a member of the Cape Knifemakers Guild in 2016 and qualified for the Knifemakers Guild of Southern Africa in 2020.
This bowie features a hand forged Turkish Twist damascus blade. Five separate bars of twist pattern damascus were combined, set in opposing directions, creating this dramatic and high performance blade. By combining carbon steels, Dunn ensures this bowie will have exceptional toughness and edge holding. The Turkish twist pattern is a very complicated pattern and requires a truly skilled smith to pull off. The high contrast pattern is immediately captivating and shows a lot of movement in the steel. The extended swedge stops just short of being fully sharpened. Because this knife is forged from carbon steels, we recommend camellia oil to oil the blade and natural wood handle.
The handle is shaped from a large piece of presentation grade Karelian birch wood. This beautiful stabilized wood has a swirling grain structure that nicely complements the damascus blade. The guard, spacer, and pommel are all made from matching twist pattern damascus.
To keep the knife close at hand, a hand tooled leather sheath is included.
Exceptional fit and finish throughout!


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