EXCLUSIVE KNIFEMAKING INVITATIONAL | September 22-24, 2023: 5160 Steel Bowie
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****All Fees Are Non-Refundable****
Half-face respirator with P100 filters required. You may provide your own or purchase one through us for $55.
Craft a custom bowie from your choice of six unique designs! Grind your blade, customize with a variety of handle scales and bolster options, cut, sew and fit a custom leather sheath. For the first time ever, we'll teach you the secrets of heat treating 5160 and Damascus blades using our professional ovens, and how to achieve the perfect balance of edge retention and toughness.
- Choose your favorite of six unique bowie designs we've created just for this event
- Grind your own blade in 5160 steel on TW-90 3-wheel grinders
- Heat-treat your knife in our ovens
- Make it your own with your choice of handle scales (Arizona Ironwood, Maple Burl, Buffalo Horn or G10) and bolsters (Brass, copper or blued mild steel)
- Design and craft decorative file work
- Build and sew a leather sheath
- Quality instruction by John Roy and Dennis Cook; professional knifemakers with more than forty years' combined experience
- Take home your own handmade knife
- Lunch provided Friday and Saturday
- Includes an invite to a family bbq at our home on Sunday, September 24th - chow down and test out your new blade with a fun backyard cut test
HANDLE UPGRADES AVAILABLE:
Giraffe Bone +$85
Rams Horn +$65
Mammoth Ivory Composite +$120
Giraffe Bone +$85
Rams Horn +$65
Mammoth Ivory Composite +$120