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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2007 19:29:07 GMT
It's good to have you aboard, 293. You're getting some very nice cuts on those milk jugs with your various blades. Veering away from the thread topic for a moment, how do you like that Windlass D Guard Bowie? I've thought of adding one to my knife collection before, but I've never seen any reviews of it.
Thanks!
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Post by themaster293 on Dec 31, 2007 19:37:34 GMT
The d-guard has performed very well for me. The only thing that after all I've put it through, the grip twists SLIGHTLY. Not to much, but enough no point out. BUT I put it through everything that Paul put his Celtic G2 through. But overall the blade cuts through everything I put in front of it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2007 19:42:45 GMT
How are the grip and guard attached? Is there a nut, or is the tang peened?
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Post by themaster293 on Dec 31, 2007 19:45:30 GMT
The tang is peened.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2007 19:53:33 GMT
Hmmm...I was going to say that, if it was threaded, you could squeeze some epoxy down inside the grip and take care of any movement. Being peened, though, would mean grinding off the peen, filing a tiny bit off the blade shoulders, using the epoxy, and then repeening the tang. I have the equipment to easily do this, but you're mileage may vary, depending on what sort of tools you have. On the plus side, one of my peened Windlass swords developed some movement in the grip area too, but it seemed to stop at a certain point and hasn't gotten any looser, despite a lot of cutting. Your bowie might be the same way. Only time will tell. Many thanks for all the info.  |
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Post by themaster293 on Dec 31, 2007 20:00:00 GMT
Thats the way the bowie is, the grip only moves a little bit, in fact, not enough to bother me.
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