Bill Bagwell, if you are not familiar, is probably one of the most recognized Bowie knife expert knife makers alive today. I was fortunate enough to have gone to college, Louisiana Tech University, the same time as Bagwell, and knew him as a student. This was before he started on his knife making career. He rode a Harley back then. He made me a carbon blade skiner with an ossage orange handle that Rhett talked me out of in 1993. I am very sorry I let that one go. Anyway, Bill Bagwell has way more orders to be filled than he has years left on this earth, so if you want a really great Bowie knife made by Bill Bagwell, keep you eyes open for one. His Damascus blades are legendary. Here is a 2 year old youtube of his methods and be sure to watch the end for his sharpening and cutting demo.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FqUL6slhtA