The Take-Down Bowie Knife
Teaching You How to Make a Take-Down Bowie From Start to Finish
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Level up your knife making with the most efficient and informative online maker's course available!
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Learn knife making skills that took Kyle years to learn
Advance Your Knives
Learn all the details in making a Take-Down Bowie Knife that will make your Bowie a piece of art.
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Kyle shows, you don't need expensive tools and equipment to make Mastersmith quality knives.
The Take-Down Bowie Knife Includes:
✓ 27 Videos/14+ hrs of Content
✓ Access to Private Community
✓ Mentorship from a Professional
01 Sketching The Bowie Knife (38:03)
02 Material Selection (10:28)
03 Forging the Blade (45:11)
04 Rough Grinding (42:17)
05 Heat Treating: Hardening and Tempering (18:03)
06 Straightening and Final Grinding (52:04)
07 The Performance Test (17:00)
08 The Plunge Cut and Convex Edge (39:54)
09 Hand-Sanding the Blade Bevels to 320 Grit (18:12)
10 Final Grinding on the Blade (48:50)
11 Etching the Maker's Mark (21:19)
12 The Perfect Guard Fit (41:05)
13 Constructing The Front Spacer (14:22)
14 Fitting the Tang in the Handle Block (39:49)
15 Threading the Tang (27:43)
16 Constructing the Pommel and Pommel Nut (42:15)
17 Fitting the Handle (17:05)
18 Take-Down Construction: The Line-Up Pins (43:13)
19 Shaping the Handle (53:56)
20 Bedding the Handle in Epoxy (30:58)
21 Final Shaping on the Handle (23:50)
22 Final Shaping on the Front Spacer (16:49)
23 Shaping the Pommel (31:15)
24 Shaping the Guard (39:44)
25 Embellishments: Cutting Grooves (15:38)
26 Hand-Sanding (1:36:24)
27 Sharpening and Final Assembly (36:10)
The course is great! I really appreciate the detail Kyle goes into. I’m fairly new to knife making and only recently bought a 2x72 grinder. That being said, I’m happy to have a resource that would continue to teach me for months/years to come.
-Adam
The Take-Down Bowie Knife Online Course is an incredible tool to learn from. Not only do you get 27 different instructional videos, you also get the support of all of the Royers to help take your knife making to the next level. Kyle also hosts a Private Facebook Group for course members, he has personally made a few videos directly answering our questions. I couldn’t ask for a more personal better source of information than Kyle Royer’s Take-Down Bowie Knife Course.
-Ben
Three things I have learn from his course.
(1) I'm so far away from being able to make my knife as perfect as Kyle's, that is why I have the course.
(2) It is possible to make these quality knives over time.
(3) I have already improved on making some of my other knives on parts I had trouble with before.
If you are serious about making museum quality knives to sell, this is a must course. It will put you more on the fast track. Plus many things I already knew but not to the level Kyle teaches.
-MA Knife and Rods
You can tell this online class was well thought out. Everything is done extremely well from the content ( which I feel Kyle does not leave anything out), videography, audio and the ease of the website. Everything is top notch. This online course would be beneficial for the beginner to someone with years of experience. Tons and tons of great information. Highly recommend!
-Erik
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"The Take-Down Bowie Knife Course embodies everything I do. The raw foundation I use on this knife is the same even if you’re making a $100,000 sword." ~ Kyle Royer
$985
INCLUDES:
✓ 27 Videos/14+ hrs of Content
✓ Access to Private Community
✓ Mentorship from a Professional
$172
6 monthly payments of $172 ($1,032 total)
INCLUDES:
✓ 27 Videos/14+ hrs of Content
✓ Access to Private Community
✓ Mentorship from a Professional
Frequently Asked Questions
The course we sell is an online course only, no downloads are available.
Unlimited Access for the Lifetime of the Course
You get unlimited access to the course and all updates for as long as the course is available online.
If I ever take it down, I’ll email you and give you at least a 1 year heads-up.
People ask if they get lifetime access to the course. The answer is no, I’m not committing to lifetime access because, honestly, the logistics of that sounds pretty ridiculous, especially if you live longer than me.
However, you do get access for the lifetime of the course… plus you get all future updates for free!
You will have access to my private email to ask any questions or get feedback on work. For more general questions, take advantage of peer mentoring by posting questions to the community Facebook group.
Once you get the course, you will get links to almost all the tools Kyle uses in this course.
But for now, some of the big tools you will need.
1. Forge
2. Accurate Toaster Oven, Home Oven or Heat Treating Oven
3. Anvil
4. 2x72 Grinder
5. Buffer
6. File Guide
7. Small Lathe
8. Vice
9. American Measurements
10. Drill press
