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Well I recently ordered this knife for larger tasks that my bk-2 campanion couldn't accomplish. When compared to the CS kukri machete that seems to be so popular, it has a much thicker spine, came w/ great fit and finish (was hair-popping sharp out of the box) and seems to have a much better heat treat/steel (1055 @ ?? vs 1085 @ 52-54hrc) . Overall, I definitely feel the extra $25 was worth it...
After testing it out, my only real complaint is Kabar's choice to use a hollow grind with a v-shaped secondary bevel... when hacking away at larger logs, it has a tendency to bite in and get stuck. I'm curious as to whether anyone has put a convex grind on one... since a large portion of the blade is hollow ground, is seems like quite a daunting task. I don't have much in the way of tools at my disposal, so I was thinking of using a dremel with a sanding band to get the initial shape in before using the sandpaper/mousepad method.
Thoughts, comments, suggestions would be very much appreciated
Picture to show how much of the blade is hollow ground:
After testing it out, my only real complaint is Kabar's choice to use a hollow grind with a v-shaped secondary bevel... when hacking away at larger logs, it has a tendency to bite in and get stuck. I'm curious as to whether anyone has put a convex grind on one... since a large portion of the blade is hollow ground, is seems like quite a daunting task. I don't have much in the way of tools at my disposal, so I was thinking of using a dremel with a sanding band to get the initial shape in before using the sandpaper/mousepad method.
Thoughts, comments, suggestions would be very much appreciated
Picture to show how much of the blade is hollow ground:
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