My new MMHW Bowie, Not a Khuk but nice

ArchAngel

ArchAngel

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I have wanted a MMHW bowie for some time. A couple of weeks ago I managed to snag one done up custom by Ted for someone else and they needed cash, so I got lucky.
It is just shy of 18" long x 2 3/8" wide at its widest point. The blade is about 12 1/4" long and the handle is 5 1/2" long. It weighs in at 2 1/2 lbs. The balance point is 2" in front of the guard.
I spent some goodly amount of time reprofiling the edge to a thinner 20 degree per side profile. It was a bit steeper before that and I thought 20 was a good edge profile for this blade. I love this beasty! It makes me look more closely at the Rose now! :rolleyes: I love bowies almost as much as I love khuks. This is a bowie with a slight khuk gene in it. When the snow gets a little less deep I will test it out for real. I chopped some little stuff in the cellar after sharpening, but have not given it a true test, YET!
I think it makes a nice counterpoint to my khuks. ;)
 
Congratulations, you have got yourself a gorgeous knife...thanks for sharing. It does look somewhat like a Rose. How did you reprofile, using a belt sander or by hand? And did you convex the edge? I'm really curious how long this took and what was involved, if you'd care to share that.
 
I actually kept the traditional grind that was on it. I do not have a belt sander at home and my place of work where I used to do all of these fun things after work got bought by a big corporate type company than bans all home projects and does not allow you on the property after your regular hours. Soooo I did it at home. I have an Edge Pro professional that I use for some projects but for this one I used my Spyderco Sharpmaker with a selection of triangular oilstones that go from course to fine then Arkansas ones, then the diamond sleeves, then the regular ceramics. It is a longer process than with the EdgePro, but I do not have as much luck with long and deep blades on it. It also relaxes me to sharpen this way. I use this time to unwind my mind after a tense day at work. That is about it on the how. It took about three hours this way though! :eek:
It was at about 25 degrees per side when I started and I went down to the 20 degree angle. It slices much better now and is still strong enough to chop.
 
I've always wanted one of his khuks. Somebody had one on another forum for 100 bucks and I didn't have the $$ at the time. One day. :)
 
I met Ted and his brother at the Pomona Great Western in 1985. Bought an EMT axe from him and about 10 or 15 custom projects in the intervening years. Mr. Frizzel makes a nearly unbreakable product, and doesn't charge an arm or leg for it.

He used to produce a video which showed him tearing apart a 50 gal oil drum with his EMT axe. Lots of fun with tool steel. :D
 
I have a MMHW drop point bowie I like, and I used to own a survival bowie, but for the record almost all of my HI Khuks except for the 12" ones would outchop my MMHW blades. The MMHW's are awesome looking though. However my 17" MMHW Survival bowie in no way came close to being as good of a chopper as my 17" BGRS. In fact the BGRS makes a better machete too, and it was about 1/3 the price of the MMHW knife. I DO like MMHW and will probably buy another in the future.
 
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