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All this talk of Bowies got me wishing I was at the AG Russell show .... then today I saw the pic's of the custom KZ's .... that just about finished me off ....
So I decided to make my own Bowie ... my BWM CG seemed the obvious choice .... it is light and versatile and is more or less shaped perfectly to give it a sharpened clip .... so here it is ...
The clip is VERY sharp .... designed to be functional so I can use it clearing weeds and brush ... a task the BWM is just about perfect for ... the clip easily slices free standing weeds ....
and can go through fairly thick branches ... it cut the limb the knife is resting on in the pic below and did the side branches ....
I worked the main edge a little on my wetstones using a dipping circular technige which rolls the knife down the curve of the convex edge ... then finished with stropping it .... the freehand stone technique for a convex edge worked better than I expected ... it is tricky but finally I think I am getting there .... handy for field sharpening on a convex grind ... the BWM was biting nice and deep clearing off some limbs that were blocking off parts of my garden ....
So I then decided to have a go at some larger logs and prep a fire ... the midges were going nuts so getting a "smoky fire" going seemed a good idea and let me burn off the green hedge trimmings I had cut earlier ....
The BWM CG has always been a great chopper for it's size and weight and working with it today was a real pleasure .... to see how the clip point held up to being batonned I picked some nice long sections to put it through ....
As a tip or technique I try and keep the blade facing upwards to give a flat striking surface for the baton ....
The baton was taking the hitting of the clip fine ... and the clip's edge was unaffected .... still as sharp as it was at the beginning ... "Infi magic"
So I decided to make my own Bowie ... my BWM CG seemed the obvious choice .... it is light and versatile and is more or less shaped perfectly to give it a sharpened clip .... so here it is ...
The clip is VERY sharp .... designed to be functional so I can use it clearing weeds and brush ... a task the BWM is just about perfect for ... the clip easily slices free standing weeds ....
and can go through fairly thick branches ... it cut the limb the knife is resting on in the pic below and did the side branches ....
I worked the main edge a little on my wetstones using a dipping circular technige which rolls the knife down the curve of the convex edge ... then finished with stropping it .... the freehand stone technique for a convex edge worked better than I expected ... it is tricky but finally I think I am getting there .... handy for field sharpening on a convex grind ... the BWM was biting nice and deep clearing off some limbs that were blocking off parts of my garden ....
So I then decided to have a go at some larger logs and prep a fire ... the midges were going nuts so getting a "smoky fire" going seemed a good idea and let me burn off the green hedge trimmings I had cut earlier ....
The BWM CG has always been a great chopper for it's size and weight and working with it today was a real pleasure .... to see how the clip point held up to being batonned I picked some nice long sections to put it through ....
As a tip or technique I try and keep the blade facing upwards to give a flat striking surface for the baton ....
The baton was taking the hitting of the clip fine ... and the clip's edge was unaffected .... still as sharp as it was at the beginning ... "Infi magic"
