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Competition Bowie
- Thread starter LongRifle
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...but here's where all the pictures, descriptions, and comments are, so I figured it'd interest those here. 
I had the opportunity this past weekend to put my bowie through its paces on a fallen southern pine that needed to be segmented. Anything over 4 inches was done with a saw, but I had a lot of branch clearing to do before I got to that big stuff, and out came the cold, hard steel! SAILED through this stuff! Heavy enough out front to have lots of authority when it hit, but still balanced enough that I could control it and make it hit where I wanted it to. It was rare that anything not greater than 1.5" needed more than a single swing. Cleaned that little tree down to its trunk, and I was having so much fun that before I turned my attention to the big stuff (soon as you pull out a saw it actually, officially, becomes 'work') I pulled over a couple pieces of cut firewood (old ash) and did some baton-splitting (using a baton to split, not splitting batons) on that. The blade geometry is such that it just kind of walks its way, very casually, down through the wood. I don't think my baton (another, smaller piece of firewood) ever came more than four or five inches off the spine--I just didn't have to hit it very hard at all.
The 1065 held up great---took exactly three swipes per side on a medium-fine kitchen steel to get it scary again, and it had move a lot of wood! Not a roll, chip or blunted spot anywhere. The handle was very comfortable--not a hot spot to be found on my hand, and the guard is exactly the right size to keep your fingers off the blade but also not get in the way of cutting. Par excellence all the way. Thank you very much again, Matt, for this new cutting tool of mine! It's rapidly becoming a favorite.
Warren
I had the opportunity this past weekend to put my bowie through its paces on a fallen southern pine that needed to be segmented. Anything over 4 inches was done with a saw, but I had a lot of branch clearing to do before I got to that big stuff, and out came the cold, hard steel! SAILED through this stuff! Heavy enough out front to have lots of authority when it hit, but still balanced enough that I could control it and make it hit where I wanted it to. It was rare that anything not greater than 1.5" needed more than a single swing. Cleaned that little tree down to its trunk, and I was having so much fun that before I turned my attention to the big stuff (soon as you pull out a saw it actually, officially, becomes 'work') I pulled over a couple pieces of cut firewood (old ash) and did some baton-splitting (using a baton to split, not splitting batons) on that. The blade geometry is such that it just kind of walks its way, very casually, down through the wood. I don't think my baton (another, smaller piece of firewood) ever came more than four or five inches off the spine--I just didn't have to hit it very hard at all.
The 1065 held up great---took exactly three swipes per side on a medium-fine kitchen steel to get it scary again, and it had move a lot of wood! Not a roll, chip or blunted spot anywhere. The handle was very comfortable--not a hot spot to be found on my hand, and the guard is exactly the right size to keep your fingers off the blade but also not get in the way of cutting. Par excellence all the way. Thank you very much again, Matt, for this new cutting tool of mine! It's rapidly becoming a favorite.
Warren
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Warren?!?!? You're not supposed to actually USE these knives!
Sheesh, what were you thinking!?!?!?!?!
HeeHeeHee
VERY COOL! It's nice to hear that Matt's knives work as good as they look!
I'm still pissed you got it and I missed it though!
Nah... sounds like it found a perfect home
Thanks for the review Warren!
Sheesh, what were you thinking!?!?!?!?!
HeeHeeHee
VERY COOL! It's nice to hear that Matt's knives work as good as they look!
I'm still pissed you got it and I missed it though!
Nah... sounds like it found a perfect home Thanks for the review Warren!
NickWheeler said:
Every once in awhile a madness overtakes me.
Plus, I've pretty much gotten to the point where I don't have many of my old cheap 'beat on' knives, so the poor expensive ones have to do my cutting chores.
I'll say, though, that what I paid here was not at all expensive for what I received.
Edit to add: Tell you what, Nick--if I ever sell it (HAAAAAAAAA HAHAHA HA HA!! *wiping tears from eyes*) you'll be the first one I contact.