bae
11-8-11, 7:36pm
Yes, you *could* go to Home Depot or Wal-Mart, and buy a cheap knife, with poor tempering and a lousy edge profile, and then use it in frustration for a few years before you give up and buy a new one.
Or, if you have a friend who is a talented smith, you can have him whip up something like this:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sPihDbDGYMk/TrnI-_wN2zI/AAAAAAAAEKw/MeuynD-xRtc/s640/bowie1.jpg[
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J_V-VeKvQws/TrnJVDMd7bI/AAAAAAAAEK4/_WNV2grimCM/s640/bowie7.jpg
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-T6KnQhzHSNQ/TrnJXHsA7hI/AAAAAAAAELA/12NJjx9FiG8/s640/bowie10.jpg
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5X3gYygngIk/TrnJjT91zgI/AAAAAAAAELQ/UZKL7eByZDU/s640/bowie35.jpg
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-30fGHmbt2O4/TrnJyIg4NiI/AAAAAAAAELg/O7ehB1ej_LE/s640/bowie-in-sheath.jpg
I've been using this almost every day for a couple of years, and it's holding up very well. I suspect my great-grandkids will be using this one.
Or, if you have a friend who is a talented smith, you can have him whip up something like this:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sPihDbDGYMk/TrnI-_wN2zI/AAAAAAAAEKw/MeuynD-xRtc/s640/bowie1.jpg[
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J_V-VeKvQws/TrnJVDMd7bI/AAAAAAAAEK4/_WNV2grimCM/s640/bowie7.jpg
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-T6KnQhzHSNQ/TrnJXHsA7hI/AAAAAAAAELA/12NJjx9FiG8/s640/bowie10.jpg
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5X3gYygngIk/TrnJjT91zgI/AAAAAAAAELQ/UZKL7eByZDU/s640/bowie35.jpg
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-30fGHmbt2O4/TrnJyIg4NiI/AAAAAAAAELg/O7ehB1ej_LE/s640/bowie-in-sheath.jpg
I've been using this almost every day for a couple of years, and it's holding up very well. I suspect my great-grandkids will be using this one.