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*Too Good To Be True Bowie*
Well I took a chance on a young maker who was on Instagram and EBay. Matthew Danitz and I began a dialogue through eBay and wound up agreeing to having him make me a 1095 Bowie. I provided handle materials and he forged the blade and assembled the Bowie in about 6 weeks time and delivered just before Christmas.
The day I received it, I took it out and did some chopping on a 3" poplar in my yard to see how it would perform and hold an edge. It was very thin at the edge with a very thin point so it was not a great chopper but held an edge well enough. I took the knife out a couple of days later and attempted to use it to trim back some gree branches on a pathway when it broke after a couple of swings. I sent Matthew pics and he offered a refund. I asked him to make a replacement instead and even offered to pay for the materials and steel needed to which he agreed and stated he knew his heat treat must be off and/or he made the edge too thin. I sent the knife back for him review as he got ready to make a replacement and then got a text stating that he would not make a replacement or refund the cost.
The transaction was done through EBay and I have started a dispute with EBay but sometimes I guess it is buyer beware when you use a new maker. Your experience may be different but I have only ever had one other knife fail when chopping green limbs. It was a SOG jungle canopy and they immediately sent a replacement.
Well I took a chance on a young maker who was on Instagram and EBay. Matthew Danitz and I began a dialogue through eBay and wound up agreeing to having him make me a 1095 Bowie. I provided handle materials and he forged the blade and assembled the Bowie in about 6 weeks time and delivered just before Christmas.
The day I received it, I took it out and did some chopping on a 3" poplar in my yard to see how it would perform and hold an edge. It was very thin at the edge with a very thin point so it was not a great chopper but held an edge well enough. I took the knife out a couple of days later and attempted to use it to trim back some gree branches on a pathway when it broke after a couple of swings. I sent Matthew pics and he offered a refund. I asked him to make a replacement instead and even offered to pay for the materials and steel needed to which he agreed and stated he knew his heat treat must be off and/or he made the edge too thin. I sent the knife back for him review as he got ready to make a replacement and then got a text stating that he would not make a replacement or refund the cost.
The transaction was done through EBay and I have started a dispute with EBay but sometimes I guess it is buyer beware when you use a new maker. Your experience may be different but I have only ever had one other knife fail when chopping green limbs. It was a SOG jungle canopy and they immediately sent a replacement.
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