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01-31-2006, 08:36 PM
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SOG Bowie
Anyone familiar with Viet-Nam era SOG bowies? How was the blade grind done?I would really like to make one of these knives.I use paint stir sticks from Lowes to practice my grinds on (the large ones).I cant get the lines to work.
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02-01-2006, 06:25 PM
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I"m looking at one right now, but can't post pics at this moment. If it helps, here's a description:
Blade thickness: 5/16" at hilt
Blade length : 6 1/8" from hilt
Blade width : 1 3/16"
Bottom grind is very slight hollow . 9/16' at widest point. (maybe 14" wheel)
Top grind is flat, 5/8" at widest point. Cip is 2 5/8" long, center is 2 1/2 long and depression is 1/16". Top choil is 1 1/8" long and depressed 1/8".
Bottom coil is 3/4" long and depressed 3/16". Total knife is 10 5/8" long. I got hold of this one in 1976 from a Nam vet on trade. It's an awesome weapon and still scary sharp, the way I got it. I don't remember the steel type but it's in one of Levine's books.
No pics sucks, but I hope this helps a little. I'll try to post pics soon.
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02-02-2006, 06:40 AM
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Thanks rudy,Hard to believe that those knives were $9.95 in Nam and now go well over $1000.00 on E-bay
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02-02-2006, 06:26 PM
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I took some quick pics tonight, sorry but kinda in a hurry. I took this knife to a show in 1986 and was offered $1,200 by one guy and 1,500 by another. I couldn't believe it considering its far from pristine. (The pics make it look worse than it really is.) I knew right then that it would never leave my possession.
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02-02-2006, 06:40 PM
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I guaged it against my contact wheels and it seems to me the 10" matched up pretty well. I had the intention at one time to attempt this grind....forgot all about it till now. If time permits and my memory don't fail I'll try it sometime this year. If you try it, please post pics.
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02-02-2006, 08:31 PM
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Nice knife Rudy. Thats a keeper.
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02-02-2006, 09:58 PM
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I have tried the grind several times.That knife is what got me interested in knifemaking.Should I get it right I'll post the pics.On the ones I've tried I can't get the grind lines to match right.
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02-03-2006, 04:18 PM
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Now you got me analyzing it! After checking it out for a while, it looks to me that the top flat grind should be done first. Then bring the bottom hollow grind up into it. That would also give you the distal taper that only starts at about the middle of the blade.
Wadda ya think? If you do the hollow first, you destroy the grind line when you bring in the flat grind from above. Makes sense to me....anyone else?
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02-05-2006, 06:35 PM
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I have tried that and so far found that it seems to work best.also leaveing the spine flat as a traditional bowie style do the flat grind and then shape the humps in the spine,gave me the best results.I have a customer that really wants one made.I'll get it just want to get it right on a paint stir stick.Before I start grinding steel
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