John White MS Dogbone Bowie

[Jim Treacy]

This is a Dogbone Bowie that I recently got from Mastersmith John White. It has a 10 1/4" 6-bar Turkish Twist blade with Damascus and Sterling Silver trim with a Walrus Ivory handle.

This is the first Dogbone Bowie that John has made, but it is an exceptional knife. His fit and finish is second to none. John has posted a Work in Progress thread on Bladeforums.com to show how much work went into making this knife.


I received the knife a few months ago and after seeing it in person I asked John to make me a sheath for it. He would need the knife to fit the sheath, so before I returned it to John I had Jim Cooper photograph it.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i165/jjtjr/John%20White%20MS%20Dogbone%20Bowie/WhiteDogboneBowie.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i165/jjtjr/John%20White%20MS%20Dogbone%20Bowie/WhiteDogboneDetails.jpg

John had the knife at the Arkansas Custom Kniofe show so many of you got a chance to see it in person. He also had Chuck Ward photograph the knife. It is great to have two first class photos of a great knife.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i165/jjtjr/John%20White%20MS%20Dogbone%20Bowie/MyJohnWhiteDogboneChuckW.jpg

Thanks John for a beautiful job.

Jim Treacy

[Kevin Jones]

Had the opportunity to handle this beauty on a few occasions and it's an outstanding bowie on many levels. Hard to believe this was John's first Dogbone Bowie.

[Bob Betzner]

Jim, that's a very, very nice one!!

Bob

[Jon Klein]

I also had the pleasure of seeing this knife in Arkansas. Without question one of the nicest, if not the nicest Dogbone I have seen. We all know what a great maker John is and this knife is an excellent showcase for his talent. Jim you are very fortunate to be the owner.

Congratulations and thank you for letting John share this fine knife with us.

Jon

[Stuart Branson]

My oh My... that is tremendous. I could just stare on and on at this one. This pic says it all.. What amazing finish.



http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i165/jjtjr/John%20White/WhiteDogboneDetails.jpg

[John White]

Thanks, guys, and thanks to Jim for suggesting a Dogbone for his order. It was a pleasure working with Jim, and a pleasure making this knife.

John

[J R Reeves]

What a beautiful piece! I wouldn't think that it could get any better than this. John you continue to amaze me with your tremendous talent. Chuck, you did a fantastic job representing this wonderful bowie. Any collector would be proud to own this knife.

[Roger Pinnock]

Just a superb piece is every respect.

Roger

[Bob Betzner]

Sorry, Buster, I just gotta bump this super dogbone back into first place, it is so beautiful!

[Bob Starkey]

Awesome knife Jim. I'm glad I got a chance to see it in Little Rock.
Bob