Making a Damascus Bowie Knife for the Bowie Challenge

I feel very honored to be able to participate in the 2021 Bowie Knife Challenge!
Please check out the knives from my fellow participants and vote for the best knife!!
PLEASE VOTE HERE: forms.gle/Wnme...
Instagram: / rvd_knives
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The Participants:
Aleeknives : / aleeknives
B.Kohn Knives: / @bkohnknives
Black Beard Project: / blackbeardprojects
Brackin Blades Forge: / brackinbladesforge
Encik Alee: / encikalee
Faraway Forge: / farawayforge
Fire Creek Forge: / firecreekforge
Green Beetle: / greenbeetle
HANS: / hansworkshop
House / Work: / housework123
Mystic Mountain Forge: / mysticmountainforge
Old Hickory Forge: / oldhickoryforge
Red Beard Ops: / redbeardops
RvD Knives: / rvdknives
Sperber-Knives: / @sperber-knives
The Rivers' Experience: / @theriversexperience9383
Tyrell Knifeworks: / tyrellknifeworks
Wengels Workshop: / @wengelsworkshop
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The Steel was made by Stahl_Schwabe out of 1.2003 & 1.5634
Video of the making of the steel: • Forging Random pattern...
Check him out on Instagram: / stahl_schwabe
#rvdknives #BowieChallenge #BowieKnife

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you all for watching! Please remember to also watch the other challenge-videos and vorte for the best knife here: forms.gle/Wnme5w9BDVkC7qW2A

[@SLAVIKTELY]

Knife looks amazing. Congratulations. Well done.

[@Nanoaiello]

why didnt you enter the challenge , you would've been great!

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you :) Always great to get positive feedback from you

[@SLAVIKTELY]

@@Nanoaiello Because to this day I don't have a shop. I bought a house and currently settling down.

[@Nanoaiello]

@@SLAVIKTELY oh thats a shame , but i'm glad you got a house!

[@Joshuardereck17]

@@SLAVIKTELY maybe do some vlogs how you set up your new place 😊

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

It's beautiful! Do I see some Kyle Royer influence here? 👍🏻 Great job!

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you :D I definitely watched some of his videos in the past, I think he makes the best bowies out there.

[@TyrellKnifeworks]

@@rvdKnives I totally agree! We asked him to participate but he declined. 🤷‍♂️

[@rvdKnives]

@@TyrellKnifeworks hmm ok...speaking for me, I think he's miles ahead on terms of perfection and quality

[@RedBeardOps]

Dude that knife came out awesome! Beautiful work!

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you! I like yours too!

[@2011musashi]

Your bowie is beautiful, I already made one similar. Congratulations.

[@johnthemainguy9059]

I love that the blade is sharpened all the way to the heel. Nice work. 👍🏼

[@nooneanon6491]

It's nice to see a normal sized knife for once. Good work!

[@sudo_nym]

Almost like an Arkansas Toothpick! Cool job, man!

[@guillermoalfaro2714]

Hey man I'm so impressed how you make it with the minimum of tools and you did a beautiful knife 🔪 nice job buddy blessings 🙌 🙏 👏

[@vprojekte]

Wie immer - astrein! Dir zuzusehen ist wie meditieren. Und ich möchte nicht wissen, wie viele Stunden Arbeit darin stecken. Mach weiter so! Danke!

[@rvdKnives]

Vielen Dank :) 👍 Freut mich, dasses Dir gefällt! War übrigens kürzlich ein erstes mal an nem LR Event mit meiner Tikka ;) War super cool

[@Aleeknives]

Super sweet build! Loved the guard and fittings! That damascus bar sounded like it was still hardened when you started grinding on it! Makes for a tough build bro

[@garetkonigsfeld2]

Nice job love the green handle. Thanks for sharing 👍.

[@denisgagne7572]

Just finished watching all the videos. RvD gets my vote. Best knife built with basic tools!!

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you very much!

[@mikekooz475]

So much work on that one little handle bolster. (I think that is what to call it?) I love that element.

[@oneshotme]

Beautiful and good luck in the comp!!!!!! Enjoyed the video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you!

[@oneshotme]

@@rvdKnives You're welcome!!

[@phutthipongsatolong5881]

Beautiful design Suitable for soldiers to carry for fighting.

[@FireCreekForge]

Nice detail, great end result.

[@daveticino1]

Beautiful Bowie knife ! 🤩👌👏👍

[@BlackBeardProjects]

Sweet!! Great materials choice! And very nice classic guard design 👍Also, we used the same exact method to add details to the spacers! Cheers!! 🍻

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you! Yeah, I think we even used exactly the same tool 😅

[@brentbogy9894]

Great craftsmanship and attention to detail

[@LeandroGoretta]

What a good knife! Nice.

[@A-Non_kma]

Such a beautiful blade! I love your attention to detail.

[@michaelssmith3182]

UNFORTUNETLY I did not get to vote for your Bowie, but it is definitely the NICEST of the 18 Bowies if that is any consolation !!!

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you very much ;) 🥳

[@jerrieyum]

Amazing craftsmanship and skills 👍🏾💯. Super elegant too. I want one!

[@Nanoaiello]

just one word comes to mind .....Beautifull!

[@jaroslavtomasevic4794]

A little bit of Kyle Royer - all I need... :)

[@henkvandebeek7921]

Looks really great. Still more to watch but strong contender

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you :)

[@fabriceperrin9761]

Great job ! Your knife is just awesome 😉 It's always a pleasure to see your videos .... good luck for this challenge 🤞

[@reubencdebaca2408]

This knife was on the short list to win, but others made their own billet, so I had to cut this one. Still one of my favorites, though, great job.

[@no1fibersplicer525]

What material is the handle? Is it a wood burl? It just looked really hard made me wonder if it was a fossilized material. Beautiful blade sir

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you! Yes, its stabilized wood burl.

[@weswerblades6497]

Absolutely fantastic Build!

[@ericmoore2236]

Great job Sir 👍 love the craftsmanship 👏

[@BigggRoss]

Now That's a knife!

[@tatepishepard]

knoife* 🙂

[@outbackladas]

Beautiful knife, the handle looks amazing as does the pattern in the blade 👍 Regards from Down Under

[@patrickbeaton6697]

niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice, enjoyed the vid as well, an voted for yours, good luck

[@edmondndrecaj4377]

I've seen a few of these challenges last couple of days and as of now you have my vote what a beauty definitely learning working on blade #5 next one I would like to tackle a Bowie from some spring steel I have, maybe one day Ill enter a challenge like this

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you! Good luck with your knifes. Just keep at it :)

[@mostafadelborde8273]

Absolutely amazing Bowie 😍👏👏

[@jasonkies3924]

This is really beautiful knife !

[@russellfox6619]

Beautiful knife mate, really love your file work!

[@tonylyons5487]

Well done thanks for sharing it with us all

[@tctc8578]

That’s incredible - you are a master crafter, well done 👍👏

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you :D

[@aquasquishy9278]

Beautiful handguard, great knife!

[@tatepishepard]

100% pure awesomeness

[@buzzbladz7142]

Extraordinarily Beautiful Knife. You also got my vote.

[@bobbyhempel1513]

Absolutely beautiful

[@neilyakuza6595]

Beautiful knife, but why did you throw out the ferric chloride?

[@rvdKnives]

It was the coffe I threw out ;)

[@rizzdz5162]

Absolutely amazing

[@richardabbott5601]

Great looking knife

[@donmoreno5408]

How do we enter to get into that challenge?

[@robertguerrero8009]

Very nice, thanks for sharing, good luck...

[@TheHeavensHell06]

Wow juz wow!!!!!

[@marckohler9994]

Wow! Ganz geil Roman! Gruess Marc

[@rvdKnives]

Hey Marc ;) Merci! Hoffe, dir goht guet ;) Lg, Roman

[@CalebStewartPhoto]

exceptional work!

[@bulldogblades7274]

I dig it bro nice work

[@philochristos]

Beautiful!

[@lihuensaavedra6752]

Este desafio esta muy complicado, muy bella pieza

[@huntintrailmetals9343]

Sweet blade brother

[@PPworkshop]

Tolles Messer. Viel Erfolg bei der Challenge...

[@rvdKnives]

Danke :)

[@loanngirod6054]

Bonjour le couteau est magnifique félicitations . Où est ce que vous avez acheter le bluing ?

[@rainervolk666]

Echt klasse, gefällt mir gut das Design. So ähnlich wird meins dann auch aussehen wenn ich mir eins mache. Bin schon gespannt auf die nächste Challange und drücke dir die Daumen. Gruß Rainer

[@earthman4222]

Effing gorgeous.

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you !

[@antoniobenedito1]

ficou linda esta faca parabens /socorro sp brasil

[@markmatt9174]

Hey Guys; going to post this in all the videos. Have to say lived these builds & was a HARD choice since we only get 1 vote. Would be better to have a 1, 2, and 3 choices since many channels have fewer subs but did great builds. That way there could be a bit more of an average top choices & determination of top 5 kind of challenge. @Tyrell Knifeworks got my vote but @Green Beetle, @Red Bears Ops, @Wengels Workshop were all right there at great builds for a 2 or 3 place fight.

[@ClenioBuilder]

👏👏👏👏

[@Miguel-b6q9q]

Ficou top parabéns!🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@sperber-knives]

Ein, ziemlich geiles Teil!

[@rvdKnives]

Danke dir :)

[@chopper549]

awesome work! but the handle is not finished, it's square as block..

[@Гашек-ш4н]

Огонь 🔥🔥🔥

[@SukhwinderSingh-yb1vn]

I love this knife

[@DoggGwin]

Very nice!!

[@renepicard4225]

great job beautiful

[@mustafaunal1834]

Nice.

[@smrettpecca]

What do we vote for? for a nice looking knife, or will it be tested on Grizzly Bones? :D

[@sorto3701]

Cool

[@DBCraftWorld]

I can see similarity to Kyle Royer "The Take-Down Bowie Knife Online Course" knife, but The handle you made is much more cool than his! Fantastic job Man! Knife looks amazing (big thumbs up anf +1 Sub from me! ) Regards, David

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you. Yea, I might be influenced a bit by him. However, his qualitiy is on another level

[@DBCraftWorld]

@@rvdKnives He is an elite, but You made fantastic job either

[@MrGeroth]

Nice

[@haohaojiang-m7u]

不能推荐一下锉刀BU

[@terryjennette8988]

You didn't make a knife you just cut it out of steel,I haven't seen but 2 knives made in this challenge!

[@rvdKnives]

Then next time you cut something, just go ahead and use a raw bar of steel ;)

[@izcrpizcrp5797]

Ferric cloride is very bad for environment, and should not be dropped in the sink :-/

[@rvdKnives]

I did not drop it in the sink...😖

[@ianbrown_777]

@@rvdKnives Waste of good coffee though... a bit of milk, a little sugar and a few seconds in the microwave - would've been fine!

[@rvdKnives]

@@ianbrown_777 Haha :D True, bit it would have been very very strong

[@18deadmonkeys]

Impressive file work. Nicely done!

[@brunao83]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏