Best blade grind for Bowie knife?

[Steven65]

Bill Siegle is the maker. He has been making knives for over 30 years in Oregon and specializes in camp/wood working tools. The steel is zone tempered 5160 which works well for this application. 5160 is a carbon steel primarily used for suspension and springs on all manner of vehicles. It holds up well to repeated impact, holds a good edge, and is corrosion resistant. I have a few of his knives and they work great. The knife I linked above is one of a kind. He tends to make his knives individually, so the shapes and designs are constantly changing. He likes to experiment and is always coming up with new knives.

Here is his sub-forum on Bladeforums, where you can see the types of knives that he likes to make:

Siegle Knives

Designer and builder of quality, affordable cutting tools meant to be used. http://www.siegleknives.com

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N2s

You beat me too it! ^^^

For many reasons mentioned above you should avoid Elmax and consider 3V or one of the established carbon steels that have been suggested.

My advice, for what it's worth, is to start with a knife maker who makes the genre of knife you want to buy regularly, and has a deep knowledge of the kind of use and performance you want.

Choose a maker like Bill Siegle who has been making large camp/bowie style knives for many years. He knows what works and what doesn't.

Let us know what you choose........

 

[Steven65]

One of my custom bowies is made out of 52100 and it has been through hell and back.. It was in my edc rotation while I was working and now it is still in rotation since I have retired.. It's design is based on the Charlie Och's special ops bowie that I had tweaked for my needsView attachment 3071543

I have a number of Charlie's SF Bowies, your homage here is a winner! Love it!