Simple No-frills Bowie?

The Svord 6.5" Ranger was a disappointment, very dull out of the box, won't even cut paper. For something this "crude" but expensive it really is inexcusable. Not sure if I want to tackle putting an edge on it or sending it back, considering it was labelled "razor sharp out of the box".
 
hgoat said:
The Svord 6.5" Ranger was a disappointment, very dull out of the box, won't even cut paper. For something this "crude" but expensive it really is inexcusable. Not sure if I want to tackle putting an edge on it or sending it back, considering it was labelled "razor sharp out of the box".
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Call up the company and ask them if such results are normal, or if it's a defect and thus covered by the warranty.
 
Greetings!
I bought a Svord Ranger also and it was not very sharp, but no big deal to me. It has a convex edge and was very easy to sharpen with some 2000 grit sandpaper attached to a mouse pad. I bought a leather strop to put an even finer edge on it, but haven't gotten around to that yet. (Given the nature of the knife and the kind of use I might put it to, I'm thinking I may not want a 'razor' edge on it, but rather more of a utility edge.) All in all, I'm very pleased with its basic no-frills utilitarian construction/nature/look.
The sheath actually turned out to be more problematic; I had to take it to a shoe repair place and have them add to the loop so it would fit over a 2 1/2 inch gun belt.
 
I say stay with the Sp-10, or the BK 7, change the scales and it is nice.
 
HGoat, are you used to convex edges? They can seem dull especially looking at them but will cut forever and be tough as can be.

I took my Svord and laid down the 200 grit wet dry paper and whithin a couple minutes it was hair scraping. A few more it was shaving. Etc. It went that way even though you can't see a nice pretty edge on it like you can with a "V" edge. It is deceptively sharp and can slice one even being fairly careful.

Another nice knife is the Buck Hood punk in 5160. A bit prettier, nicer built but not as character. The Svord's L6 steel compares well to the Buck's 5160. Both tough as hell and great cutting devices.

Joe
 
Bark River Rogue is available now in a variety of handle materials.

It's a reproduction of an actual bowie, and a working quality tool with a lifetime warranty, unlike most wall hangers you'll see.
 
MatthewSB said:
Bark River Rogue is available now in a variety of handle materials.

It's a reproduction of an actual bowie, ....
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It is a very nice knife.

But everything that has been mentioned so far is a reproduction of a knife claiming to be a Bowie. Unless you are talking about a reproduction of the Forrest knife, or one of the Searles knives (ala the BRK Searles Hunter), "reproduction of an actual Bowie" is kinda meaningless.
 
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marcinek said:
But everything that has been mentioned so far is a reproduction of a knife claiming to be a Bowie. Unless you are talking about a reproduction of the Forrest knife, or one of the Searles knives (ala the BRK Searles Hunter), "reproduction of an actual Bowie" is kinda meaningless.
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Maybe, unless you base yours on a piece sitting in a museum and proven to be from the time in question:

The Rogue is done in the early natchez style and ours is sized from an vintage example in the Arkansas State Museum that has been credited to early bowie maker, James Black.
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(from http://www.barkriverknives.com/index/knife-series/historical-series/rogue-bowie-a2/ )

I think that most "reproduction" bowies look like something from those late night TV knife infomercials.
 
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