HI New Designs Mountain Bowie

Just one more quick comment. I have to say that I think this may rank among one of my favorite knives of all time--and I have some Chris Reeve blades, a few Busses, etc. I convexed the edge tonight and just worked with the blade. This knife is incredible.

The sheath needs a little work. There's a weak point on one side that is thin as paper (can see light through it) and there are some really rough areas, but a little sanding, some filling, and maybe a lacquer job will make it really pop. I'm also thinking about doing some knot work with the tassel.

But that blade... The balance, the feel, the geometry--all very nice. Surprisingly, the tip is in perfect alignment with the handle, and the spine tapers toward the end, so it would actually make a reasonable stabbing weapon, too.

Highly recommended. Top notch.
 
Bladite said:
I've handled an Outcast at a show... Didn't do anything for me.
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Ditto I have one. The OutCast chops cuts, slices, hacks well enough but it does not have "IT". Whatever "IT" is. The OutCast is a perfectly functional camp knife but I am looking for something more like the Brute maybe a BK7 or BK9. The Hi Mountain Bowie looks like it may be another option. Would like to handle one
 
Found some more Manufacturers using the 5160 steel that HI has been using since the start!!

Bugei is releasing a Katana called the Raptor....'sposed to be an "affordable" cutting sword.
$399.00

I am even More Happy with the Everest Katana after reading the page from Bugei....



"Each blade is made from through-hardened 5160 steel. To keep costs down the steel is homogeneous 5160 (in other words it is not folded) and there is no hamon. It is less traditional, but the sword was made to be a high performance cutter first and foremost. And while the blades don't have hamon, careful consideration was still given to the overall blade geometry to ensure the blades would be traditionally shaped so they would remain both sharp and durable on targets ranging from soft tatami to more difficult cutting targets."

The above is from the Bugei Web Site

And This from the Cheness site: "An example of the price/time factor is the spring steel blade. The steel used in the spring steel blades are so resilent that it is very difficult for the shapers to adjust any forging mistakes out of the blade. (curves, kinks, warps)... As a result, the blade needs to come out of the forging process without mistakes.... otherwise, it becomes unusable and is scrapped or has to go back to the forge. It is because of this high forging tolerance requirement that adds time to the forging/re-forging process that makes this blade more expensive (not just based on the raw material cost)."
 
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DocH said:
Found some more Manufacturers using the 5160 steel that HI has been using since the start!!

Bugei is releasing a Katana called the Raptor....'sposed to be an "affordable" cutting sword.
$399.00
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Interesting find Doc.!;)
 
Really neat knife! Wouldn't mind a couple of inches more blade, but very cool as-is. :)

John
 
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