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:thumbdn: Now normally I would never pop for a novelty knife like a Besh Wedge, but while researching the Blackhawk Tatang I happened to see that they offered a punch dagger with this particular style of grind, so my curiosity was aroused. I went to the Besh site and read their information on its purpose and development. I then looked through the resources available to me and found three manufacturers offering this grind, Blackhawk, Meyerco and Boker. Being most familiar with a Bowie style blade I opted for the Meyerco Besh Wedge Bowie.
Heres a link to the Meyerco site if youre interested:
http://www.meyercousa.com/tactical/...t-beshara-besh-wedgetm-fixed-blade-knife.html
While I have not had any real experience with Meyerco Knives, my impression has always been that they were the equivalent of United or Frosts. Nothing about this new knife has changed that opinion.
Meyerco info says the knife is 13 overall, mine measures out at 12.5. It is made of 3/16 stock and weighs in at about 12 oz. Without any distal taper this knife epitomizes the concept expressed by sharpened crowbar. Out of the box not one of the three edges resulting from the Besh Wedge grind was sharp enough to cut. I thought about trying to sharpen it. All three of the grinds which form the actual wedge in and of themselves are nice and clean and flat, very well executed, but the angles are way too obtuse. With only one bevel to sharpen Im not sure you could sharpen it without a major restructuring of the grind angles so I think Ill pass.
We did take a few experimental chops on the corner of a wedge of soft fir firewood, the edge of the knife was not dented and the coating wasnt scuffed, so I guess it surpassed my expectations.
It would not cut paper
It would not cut ham
Which leads me to wonder-?
A knife it am?
(My apologies to Theodor Geisel)
This knife is just a blocky chunk of steel with some angled grinds applied. The slabs are just chunks of material cut to the shape of the tang and bolted on. Forty-five or fifty years ago when I was an eight to ten year old, I would have been thrilled to have received this knife. I only paid about 50% of MSRP and I didnt have any great expectations, so Im not too disappointed. As a matter of fact when the weather gets nicer Ill probably unbolt the handle slabs and my grandsons and I are going to take it out back and use it as a throwing knife. I would think that this is all it would really be good for; either that or a tent peg.
Heres a link to the Meyerco site if youre interested:
http://www.meyercousa.com/tactical/...t-beshara-besh-wedgetm-fixed-blade-knife.html
While I have not had any real experience with Meyerco Knives, my impression has always been that they were the equivalent of United or Frosts. Nothing about this new knife has changed that opinion.
Meyerco info says the knife is 13 overall, mine measures out at 12.5. It is made of 3/16 stock and weighs in at about 12 oz. Without any distal taper this knife epitomizes the concept expressed by sharpened crowbar. Out of the box not one of the three edges resulting from the Besh Wedge grind was sharp enough to cut. I thought about trying to sharpen it. All three of the grinds which form the actual wedge in and of themselves are nice and clean and flat, very well executed, but the angles are way too obtuse. With only one bevel to sharpen Im not sure you could sharpen it without a major restructuring of the grind angles so I think Ill pass.
We did take a few experimental chops on the corner of a wedge of soft fir firewood, the edge of the knife was not dented and the coating wasnt scuffed, so I guess it surpassed my expectations.
It would not cut paper
It would not cut ham
Which leads me to wonder-?
A knife it am?
(My apologies to Theodor Geisel)
This knife is just a blocky chunk of steel with some angled grinds applied. The slabs are just chunks of material cut to the shape of the tang and bolted on. Forty-five or fifty years ago when I was an eight to ten year old, I would have been thrilled to have received this knife. I only paid about 50% of MSRP and I didnt have any great expectations, so Im not too disappointed. As a matter of fact when the weather gets nicer Ill probably unbolt the handle slabs and my grandsons and I are going to take it out back and use it as a throwing knife. I would think that this is all it would really be good for; either that or a tent peg.
