EDC Bowie

Here is an example of a very cool knife from Sage Blades the creation of Dylan Farnham. His site came to my attention through a posting on MAA James A Keating’s website. http://www.jamesakeating.com/maajak1.html

Initially I went to the Sage Blades site to buy a JAK designed Dao and ended up buying this Bowie knife instead. I’m definitely going to go back and order a Dao too. The EDC (every day carry) Bowie resembles a design I created and have on order from another maker. Mine is different is several areas but the concept/question is the same, how to carry a Bowie style blade in a compact package. No matter how big a Bowie you have in hand, the working part is only the last 4 inches or so. Some people may argue that point with me, but in my opinion, more blade length just increases the ma-ai not the actual techniques. I’m not going to share what the differences are in my design until I have a working knife in hand to show you.

From point of contact to delivered knife was less than three weeks and part of that was spent in communicating back and forth. This is incredible service! During our communications I expressed to Dylan my past experience with a “custom” knifemaker who shipped me a dull Bowie. With an electronic wink and a nod he let me know this one would be sharp, and sharp it is. Both the primary and secondary edges are hair shaving sharp. The G-10 handles are finely fitted and contoured to the full tang blade. What you cannot easily see in the photos is the precise bevel on the top of the scales which makes them very comfortable in the hand. The sharply recurved tip will deliver a very nasty back cut with a flick of your wrist. The curvature of the tip does tend to detract from the thrusting somewhat by moving the centerline of the tip to your left when you extend your arm. That is not a huge problem, the curve simply makes this knife that much more suitable for cutting or ripping techniques. That is part of the individuality, or personality, you find in custom knives. Gently curving like the grip on a 19th century dueling pistol, the handle of the EDC is both ergonomic and provides great leverage for executing comma-cuts. Remember what Frank Lloyd Wright preached, “Form follows function.” With the EDC Bowie you could almost say that “From defines function.”

So travel the world wide web to Sage Blades and you will find some extremely neat forms which will suit any edged function you desire. This knife will provide you with a stout, first-class, line of defense against any and all bladed attackers.
http://www.sageblades.com