The "Green Canyon" bowie...

[J. Doyle]

Maybe camp/wilderness knife is a better word for it as it?s not quite as big as most bowies.

This knife is made to be a camp/wilderness knife and this one was not for an order or show from the beginning. I made this one for me to keep.

I don?t usually name my knives but this one was inspired by a particular place. It?s named for Green Canyon lake and the small Green Canyon creek that flows from it. It?s one of our favorite local camping spots. The lake sits high in the Anaconda Range of the Rockies. It?s very remote, and very difficult to find. There are no roads or trails into it, not even an old foot trail. So it doesn?t get many visitors at all. That is evident by the nearly two foot long cutthroat trout that live in the lake.

It was on one of our many weekend visits there last summer that I decided to make this knife. I wanted a little bit bigger knife than what I usually carry for these kinds of trips but still small enough to still want to pack it in. And I wanted something that was very tough and would hold a good edge.

Let me add a bit about the sheath. This was my first attempt at making a sheath with a frog and a button stud. I think it turned out pretty good and everything fits nice though Paul Long I am not. The sheath itself actually has a loop stitched on the back so you could carry it on your belt without the frog. I borrowed the idea for the loop from one of my revolver holsters that has three slots in it. You use the left and middle slot for right side (strong side) carry or use the left and right slots for left side (weak side) cross draw, or use the loop to lash to your gear if you want. It?s pretty versatile for carry.


So here it is.

Forged from 1080+ steel (which I think should be named something else as it?s quite a bit superior to 1080, IMO)
Just a shade under 12? overall, 6 ?? tip to guard, 6 1/8? sharp
.210? at the ricasso with a really nice full distal taper
Rounded spine and ricasso edge
False edge, not sharp
Bronze guard and spacer
Coin-edged and blued steel collar
African Blackwood handle with carved and textured panel
Blued steel finial nut (made using John White?s machining methods in the ?Old Glory? thread, Thanks John! )

Excuse the lint and a couple oil smudges.















I threw in this pic of the lake where the idea of this knife was born

[DougCampbell]

I like that a lot John, very nice job, thanks for sharing.

[Jim T]

You "think" it turned out pretty good?????? Man, you are a master of understaement, John. Both the knife and the sheath are beautiful!

Jim T

[harding knives]

That is super clean and super awesome,,,,A Take down knife?

[xspook2158]

Awesome, knife!!!

WOW!!

Jeff

[Rog]

WOW, did I say WOW, well WOW. Looks like you got it down real good to me. Beautiful knife and sheath!

[Kostoglotov]

Nice knife

Really like the bronze and blued fitting

[allen n]

very nice john, the sheath looks awesome too

[J. Doyle]

Thanks for the kind words guys. I appreciate it.

[Doug Lester]

Sweet! Very sweet.

Doug

[Dana Hackney]

That piece is beautifully executed. Can you point me to John White's thread that you referred to?

Best regards,
Dana

[MLAZYB]

John, Great knives just keep rolling out of your shop. Please send some of that my way. I also like the story behind the knife.

Thanks for sharing
Bing

[Rick McGee]

Very Nice work. Check your messages.

[Rog]

I'm not satisfied with my blade finishes. I have so much to learn. How did you get that beautiful blade to come out like that?

[jim poling]

Very nice set John.

Jim