NMFBM, BWM LE and Basic 9 review....

Great read Peter ,how is the edge holding on the basic 9 compared to the other two.:thumbup:thx...kelly
 
Looks like great times. I have not had a good chop with my FBMLE for a while. I think I need to get it out and use it.
 
The ASM edge on the Basic 9 holds up very well .... it is a tough design for an edge ....as it grew dark and the rain kicked off I decided I would quickly split another log to lay across the fire to help keep it going and to shield the embers from the rain ....

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This was the last of the logs which I had been using as a baton .... so I had to split it by banging the flat of the log down on the breeze blocks of the fire pit I made .... doing this technique is easier when you are not in a rush .... I put a bit of "umph" into this and the knife clean sailed through the log and the belly caught the stone of the breeze block knocking a small chunk of it off ... the contact point of the edge with the stone just put a small mark in it ....a slight bit of rolling/flattening of the edge pinnacle ... this will easily come back into alignment with a bit of steeling and sharpening and allowing for the force it hit the stone with is a tribute to the toughness of the edge. Many steels with an edge as sharp as I had on the Basic 9 would have taken a bigger "dink" out of the edge ... just goes to show that M-Infi is every bit as good as Infi when it comes to this sort of thing. Infact I have'nt noticed any difference at all between the two .... I would be happy if all my Infi knives were as tough as the Basic 9 .... even the coating is as tough as old boots ... :D

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Bigfattyt said:
Looks like great times. I have not had a good chop with my FBMLE for a while. I think I need to get it out and use it.
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Yes I know what you mean, I need to show some "fun" to my FBM (none numbered LE) Mil Overrun, leave one of them out and you start to feel guilty ... :D :D... AND I must get my BWMCG stripped and convexed so it can play at the top of it's game too ...:thumbup:
 
I doubt there are many in the UK .... RoyalM might have one .... maybe one or two others ....
 
PeterPHWS said:
You cannot beat "fire gazing" whilst enjoying a nice glass of wine and wodering how much longer the fire will last ... :D :cool:
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I was enjoying whiskey by the fire last night, but the sentiment is the same. :thumbup:

Great review, thanks.
 
Thanks Jimmy .... the B9 is actually the old one I had .... yours I am going to keep as is and take the oppertunity of going for a slightly sharper/higher re-profile on the old one as I need to re-sharpen my old one anyway ... it has seen a fair old bit of use .... and see how they compare .... many thanks tho' for parting with a spare ... they will both see plenty of user time with me ... they are one of my favourite knives ...:thumbup::cool:
 
Cool, the asym edge is awesome for chopping. You could probably go pretty steep and still maintain the edge strength. Although I'm not sure you'd need to.

I'll be interested in the results.


The crinkle coated 9s have a more usable choil.








LOL, Technically it was an extra, I still have a spare:foot:
 
Excellent write up Peter. For as fast as I read it they do take a long time to write up and organize so thank you. I was not into the big knives in the heyday of the Basic line so its great to see it get some press, especially as a lighter weight knife that can hang with the big boys.

Thanks.

Edit: Read it a second time and answered my own question.
 
Thanks for this, makes for a very interesting read, and nice pictures.
 
My scales are just cooking scales but they show the B9 as 14 oz's .... maybe others have a more accurate figure ....
 
Thanks for the write up, just what I needed!

I'd love to get a NMFBM but as they very hard to get hold of I have been looking at the bushwacker limited edition. Im guessing I wont be let down even though it's lighter and smaller.

It comes with a saber grind, did you reprofile it after usage, or did you do it straight away for performance? Would it make a massive difference if I kept the saber grind?

Thanks :)
 
Nice review Peter,
You have successfully made me feel contrite that I didn't order a NMFBM when it came out.
 
crusty jugglers said:
Thanks for the write up, just what I needed!

I'd love to get a NMFBM but as they very hard to get hold of I have been looking at the bushwacker limited edition. Im guessing I wont be let down even though it's lighter and smaller.

It comes with a saber grind, did you reprofile it after usage, or did you do it straight away for performance? Would it make a massive difference if I kept the saber grind?

Thanks :)
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I could be wrong here but I think the NMFBM CG had a convex grind with a V edge applied and the NMFBM LE was fully convexed right to the edge .... but whichever way .... there is no massive difference in terms of sabre grind v convex grind .... the benefits of a convex edge over a V edge are a little more noticeable in terms of how long they can stay sharp .... especially if you have a high or acute V edge ... a more robust obtuse V edge does last a bit longer but is not quite as sharp at the beginning.

I stripped my CG model straight away and took the convex grind to the edge as per the LE version .... so I am not entirely sure if the CG had a sabre grind ....
 
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