Bose Knives

[ken erickson]

As you can see its about the length of a typical Wisconsin bratwurst. (As Ken E. and Ken C. will tell you, measurements in Wisconsin use bratwursts for length and Old Milwaukee beer cans for diameter).

Stay safe,

Hard User

And our calendar only has four pages, Brats on the grill, up at the lake cottage, Rifle season for deer, Packer season, and snowmobile season.

Enjoyable review Mike, Congrats to you and Tony on a fine knife.

 

[mendezj]

Cool, great idea. I have always wanted to test ivory stability by shoving it in a microwave. .

Wait until you see the new Bose Turkey Slicer (220V), natural bone and ebony handle.

 

[SharpNJ]

Wow, who knew Bose knives were such workhorses!

 

[Dr Bill]

Mike - nice knife!

Nice review too. Although I did have to get out my dictionary and thesaurus to figure out some of those technical terms.

And, I must say - that is about the saddest bratwurst I've seen. Pleas turn in your cheese-head hat!

 

[waynorth]

Mike, I am going to send all my knives to you for sharpening and testing!!
I've tried and tried, but cannot duplicate your results in my "lab"!

 

[gajinoz]

Mike, I am going to send all my knives to you for sharpening and testing!!
I've tried and tried, but cannot duplicate your results in my "lab"!

You're obviously not using a large enough hammer. This is a common mistake.

 

[KnifeHead]

Sure Mike, but can that Bose knife do the "deer butthole procedure"? I dare you to try that, my friend, but it might be a good idea to get some tips from Vince first. He can cut and shoot pix at the same time.

 

[Mike Robuck]

If it has anything to do with smuggling the knife across a border, I'm gonna pass no matter what Vince says.

 

[danlberry]

Hi everyone,

This is my field test and review of the Tony Bose “Real Deal” Zulul Spear. I’ve had this knife since yesterday, which for a self-proclaimed knife expert such as myself, is plenty of time to put this knife through its paces.

Moderators, if this is the incorrect sub forum for this type of content, please move it to the appropriate area. (But if you do I’ll whine like a 3-year-old-standing in line at Disneyworld on a hot summer’s day, assert my Freedom of Speech rights on a private forum, and accuse both of you of being either a liberal conservative, or conservative liberal.)

First off, folks as you will see, I’m a “Hard User” of my knives. Your results will vary.

OK, on with the specs: this knife is made of metal, prolly steel, and some sort of dead animal, toenail, teeth, or horn.

As you can see its about the length of a typical Wisconsin bratwurst. (As Ken E. and Ken C. will tell you, measurements in Wisconsin use bratwursts for length and Old Milwaukee beer cans for diameter).

The Boses are deservedly well known for cutting the cheese. In my example here I’m using a Maytag Blue, which ranks third on the Stinkwell test meter at 58 SW behind Stilton and Gorgonzola. (Apologies for the photos but it was hard to perform testing with one hand and shoot with the caffeine induced other hand.)

Holy bananaville! The cheese melted as the Zulu cut it. (Note, if you do this at home, don’t lick the blade clean after testing.)

After cutting the cheese, it only took a couple of swipes on my Lansky Sharpmaker diamond edge rod/hone to get the knife back to hair poppin’ sharp.

Next up, a cayenne pepper from our garden.

Before:

After five chops:

(Note if you do this test at home wear rubber gloves, or avoid using the bathroom until after you shower.)

I have more tests in mind, but my real work calls. (If you guys paid me I would review knives full time, but need you to send me knives as well.)

With the holidays around the corner, I plan on conducting further tests on the Real Deal Zulu, including slicing fruitcake, opening presents, shaving Santa's back, etc.)

Stay safe,

Hard User

That's just hilarious!

 

[VCM3]

Sure Mike, but can that Bose knife do the "deer butthole procedure"? I dare you to try that, my friend, but it might be a good idea to get some tips from Vince first. He can cut and shoot pix at the same time.

I sense Kerry wants a pic. of this particular procedure. The man has a curiousity about this stuff tha fascinates me
I'll see what I can do.

BTW,you do know,that the Peee sak's connected to - the - a - nus .

-Vince

 

[strykersng]

I know these are not customs but I just received them both for my 40th...


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[strykersng]

I know these are not customs but I just received them both for my 40th...


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[rprocter]

Inspired by Mike's rigorous testing of his Bose 'Foodie' knife, i tried mine as a 'Fruit' knife. as my helper and i made the curving cuts, i found out that the thinly ground blade can flex without breaking. this is my first ever attempt at cutting up this type of fruit. i think the knife (and helper) performed very well.

roland

 

[Peregrin]

Nice present! Happy 40th!

 

[waynorth]

Cute!! The pumpkin also!!

 

[KnifeHead]

Inspired by Mike's rigorous testing of his Bose 'Foodie' knife, i tried mine as a 'Fruit' knife. as my helper and i made the curving cuts, i found out that the thinly ground blade can flex without breaking. this is my first ever attempt at cutting up this type of fruit. i think the knife (and helper) performed very well.

roland

Roland...very nice images and nice work on the pumpkin. That seems to be a pretty good test of that particular blade.

 

[KnifeHead]

Here is a knife that probably wouldn't be your first choice for carving pumpkins...a Reese Bose 5 1/4" Stag Beaver Tail. It's made with ATS-34, SS rattail bolsters, NY Knife Co. shield, and sumptuously figured stag. What's not to love. :thumbup:

 

[Bastid]

Kerry. As always, thank you for letting us get a chance to see all of these, before they go out to their new homes. You da bomb!

 

[wagglebee]

Kerry, that is awesome!

 

[KnifeHead]

It's a handful of awesome. You'd need some pretty darn stout pockets and a belt to carry that "pocket knife"