Thin bladed bowie for edc

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mrstang01

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I'm in the market for a light weight bowie for edc. Most of the blades I'm seeing are sharpened chisels. Short of going custom, is there a blade readily avaliable that meets these requirements?

Thanks

Michael
 
Agreed, you can find a lot of good customs on the exchange, just have to narrow down your needs. The first production I can think of that would be a good one until you are ready to get a custom would be the Buck 119, or the KABAR Mark 1 which is carbon steel, but could meet your basic needs, or the Becker knives, the clip pointed one is #17. What blade length are you looking for? When you say EDC, I assume 4-6 inches.
 
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Have you considered the Buck 102 Woodsman? The 4" blade seems to suit your needs, and the larger 119 is a renowned classic. The Spyderco Street Bowie is also a good option, though I haven't handled that one.

Cobalt said:
Cold steel machete bowie 1/8" stock. Dirt cheap
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That would be quite the EDC!
 
Kwon Kwang said:
Have you considered the Buck 102 Woodsman? The 4" blade seems to suit your needs, and the larger 119 is a renowned classic. The Spyderco Street Bowie is also a good option, though I haven't handled that one.



That would be quite the EDC!
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haha. I know.
 
Couple good selections so far. EDC-ing a Bowie requires not only thin, but light and carryable.

The Buck 119 is nice. It's 8 ounces for a 6 inch blade, and I love their 420HC. The sheath is comfortable to carry. $50 range.

The Ka-Bar 1236 Bowie is also 8 ounces, little over 6 inches of blade. Just as easy to carry in its leather sheath, stacked leather handle with the finger grooves makes for a nice comfortable user. Also around the 50-Dollar mark new in the box.

I carry a Camillus OVB Fisk Bowie from the old Camillus USA. It's just a dream to carry. The sheath is a miracle of leather with a frog stud for retention. The blade is over 7 inches, but you'd never know it by carrying it. It weighs in at only 10 ounces. I have two of them, and will probably get a couple more... there are a couple handle materials that I don't have and I'd like to pick them up.

When I got the first OVB, I didn't want to use it. But Fisk told me "It was made to work, Vel... Go Forth!"

Well, who am I to argue.
 
Take a look at SOG knives. They have a few bowie type designs that might fit your criteria.
 
This bear and son Bowie has served me well for years! Thin and fairly light
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Made this one in the '80's from an old piece of discarded Sandvik machine hacksaw blade in full hard M2 steel @ 65-66 HRC.
The edge retention is fenomenal and the blade has also proven to be strong enough to hack down small trees without breaking.
Light, nimble & cheap to make (although grinding an edge will take some time)
The knife is still in my collection.

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Specs:

Overall length: 36,0 cm (about 14 inches)
Blade length: 23,0 cm (about 9 inches)
Blade thickness: 2,53 mm
Handle: unknown hardwood glued to the tang, wrapped in thick nylon sewing thread, then several coats of boat lacquer.
Guard: aluminum
Weight: 294 grams
 
mrstang01 said:
I'm in the market for a light weight bowie for edc. Most of the blades I'm seeing are sharpened chisels. Short of going custom, is there a blade readily avaliable that meets these requirements?

Thanks

Michael
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Linder makes some good ones
 
Charlie Mike pegged it: Spyderco Street Bowie.

.157" thick 5.05" VG-10 blade, Kydex sheath.

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Spyderco also has the new, smaller Street Bowie if you want that size but not the higher price of the Beat.
 
Eickhorn GEK EDC is an option, though I believe it's now discontinued. It does, however, look like Boker has picked up the design and should be putting it out sometime this year.
 
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