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Ed Fowler
Willow Bow Ranch
PO Box 1519
Riverton, WY
307-856-9815
    
  • 120 minutes
  • $20.00
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    "Ed Fowler's Knife Talk,
    Volume 1 - 52100 Wootz
    WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF THE FORGED BLADE
            I have devoted the past 36 years to the development of our version of Excalibur, The High Endurance Performance Knife. Many have contributed to the knowledge you will see and hear in this video some through books, phone calls, conversations and friends who have joined me in the pursuit of the best knife we can make. All of the information you are about to view is proven by Rex and I through many hands on experiments and laboratory testing of each and every event that follows. Forging a high endurance performance knife is an art based on science that is subject to empirical evaluation. You will view the result of thousands of hours and hundreds of blades that have been tested to destructon in our quest to reveal what works.
    Take care friends,
    Yours truly,
    Ed Fowler
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  • 121 minutes
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    • "Design, Construction, and Function
    of the Using Knife" with Ed Fowler
    Video Review by Zack Burkett Blade Magazine
            The format of this tape is more like a seminar held on Ed's ranch than it is a "class". It begins with a look at the scenery, then you meet Ed, his horse and his dogs, then you go into his shop and he shows you how to forge a blade from a 52100 steel ball bearing. This is a video for the serious bladesmith because converting a 3-inch ball bearing to a blade billet requires a power hammer. On the other hand, it also gives the knife enthusiast insight on the making of a high-performance bade. Fowler also assumes the role of western philosopher with ease, just as he does when you talk with him.

            Knifemakers who use stock removal will find the grinding demonstrations are complete enough to make a blade from bar stock. Heat treating and tempering are clearly explained, not only as to how but also why and to what end. Fowler is a believer in guards and makes his case strongly before going on to show how he crafts them. He is equally strong in his opinion of sheep horn as the best knife material for a working knife.

            One of the most interesting sections is how Ed made a special knife for a friend who had badly injured his hand. Fowler then goes on to show how to make a handle properly fit a hand. After the knife is finished and the sheath is made, he even takes you out to the corral to show you how to use the blade. Ed's video is like a trip to his old shop in Wyoming. It is a trip well worth taking.

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