I would love a micarta grip

I agree

Yes and call it the 2017 or something...

I can only speak for my 1917...It has not been able to do real baton firewood splitting that tang snapped off like a toothpick. My Kukri plus and Trailer Master have split the same type of heavy baton splitting firewood for years now with no issues. I consider the 1917 a failure, unless of course it is custom built with a real full tang.

The frog is definitely handy

I hate the wait! Haha

Did you get it yet? Was thinking about ordering one from them but want to make sure they have authentic knives.

its a travel light concept. If you only have room for one

I got lucky with my edge

thanks

great knife

Thanks! You too my brother!

I think I might. Since these still work, I'd have them as just in case I screw up scales! Haha

its such a fun blade

The OWB is awesome

Thanks bro

It's a good one

they went with a more medieval style frog for sure

Absolutely

I just ended up customizing the whole grip and pommel

I've heard stories of people getting them less than sharp

@@DonnieBAllDay mine definitely won't cut paper or hair. But, for $109, I don't mind it. I think if I put it on the Work Sharp Ken Onion, in the finest grit belt, and then the leather strop, that's all it will take. BTW, I measure the spine thickness again (ruler not calipers, but I am a mechanical engineer). I measured a very clear 0.25" at the guard. Where the spine transitions to the swedge, I measured 5.5_mm. it seems to get thinner slowly from the guard to the swedge transition. I imagine people will get different results, since it's made by Windlass.

absolutely

The only problem with skinny tangs

I have both as well, yeah that Marauder comes sharp AF. Frontier Bowie still Badass but not near as sharp. Both are great. You can swing the Marauder around fast if needed though

I got lucky with mine I think because I hear this a lot

You're talking about two of my all timers right there! The Old War and Big Jim are both amazing!

I couldn't remember the name of the cutlas to save my life

nice!

absolutely

Shoe goo's a god plan

Wow no surprise to you see you here Steve 😁👍🏻

@@concernedaussie1330 I intend to make it to my brother's welder sometime in May . Then I'm going to build My 17 with A Grade 8 bolt And inner tube wrap and a bolt on knuckle bow. I got a Recon scout I plan on doing the same thing with that one.

@@redhorserider13-t4m the only thing about the tube wrap is it sucks for cooking 🤣🤣🤣. Can't keep the black stains off anything I touched.

The 1st thing I done when I picked it up was to prep my dinner. I pushed on only cause it came from you 😁.

I would only change the tang and grip

Don't judge a blade by how it's misused.

@DonnieBAllDay Yes, while the CS 1917 Bowie is nicer, the CS Black Bear Bowie Machete Knife can get the job done at a fraction of the cost and is more durable!

@@MrKaido93 absolutely

I met his guys at a Biker Build Off in Hartford. I was interviewed on the show and my tat was put on Indian Larry's website

It's fun to swing

Alot to love

You aren't lying

Hasn't failed me yet

Big time

Best part is you don't have to worry about picking the right one for that day

@@DonnieBAllDay exactly my guy, Bowie gang represent

One of their good ones

One I'll be keeping

@@DonnieBAllDay absolutely! Keep an eye on the notifications today

No need. I check your channel everyday. No bs.

Still awesome

eventually! Haha

The dbad Old War Bowie is far better than this and my dbad Big Jim being produced now might even be better than that

Steve Borg has a channel. His snapped at the tang and he did the same thing.

@@DonnieBAllDay I know that was the guy

yeah, you might have a bad one

I did a vid like a month ago I think where I made custom scales.

The thick blades are always gonna struggle with water bottles, especially the 1917 with that big fuller, see the cutting edge immediately goes to a thick rib so you are almost trying to shear thru with s profile that is almost pipe shaped. Now that Flat grind of the Natchez is Made for such a task, the test video I did for your Apocalypse Bowie I cut that water bottle with the blade dull. I did that cut before I sharpened it!😎👍🗡

@@redhorserider13-t4m I’ll have to test it out .

I think I did a bottle cut on my first 1917 review. Now I need to go back and look

@@DonnieBAllDay you did I think , but I’m sure it was only a girly LITTLE water bottle. Not a cock of the walk soda / coke bottle lol.

@@concernedaussie1330 Haha! You may be possibly correct

Not sure. Its unmarked

Sometimes it just takes a little bit

Fingers are overrated

Simplemente sigue funcionando

Smart

I'll look it up

The cutlas was the sword of choice for pirates

@@DonnieBAllDay Yeah, it seem that was appreciated by the navy - from both sides 😊 It must have been a good sword ...

the good thing about the bluing is how deep it is

Speaking of masks, I have something coming soon that will blow you away

@@DonnieBAllDay i just got a new trick or treat studios walking dead mask that is the best one they carry of twd masks. and the big chest piece rib cage guts body piece that covers the whole chest to waist so you can have a button shirt open. it is unreal. videos soon on that. zack got 2 and i just got 4 new zombie masks. this week.

@@MOUNTAINOUS immortalmasks.com/shop/emissary-siliconemask

Haha

@@DonnieBAllDay I'm glad I did not have to change my pants

good question... Hmmmm....

@@DonnieBAllDay Maybe they could call it the Bowie Bowie?

I personally use a 1x30 belt grinder

@@DonnieBAllDay Worksharp ?

@@lucianbrad4291 No. I have 2 different table top grinders, no work sharp

Price point for price point I would take the hawk

Prices up all over their site

I can see it

I can design one for you to have made. In my dbad collection I already have one with a similar blade shape so I dont see me designing one for selling

@@DonnieBAllDay yes I already own the D Guard version, great knife. Was hoping it may be a future project of yours

@@stevekarn5753 You never know. I could get antsy for one

I ended up just making customs for mine

I use Rem-Oil. Wipe it off if doing food prep, other than that, leave it on and never rust

But Tom is actually extremely important when Bush crafting. Then. When out in about when traveling late you aren't carrying multiple tools being multiple tools. Your knife has to be a one all do all.

@@DonnieBAllDay i never need to baton.dont understand why others need to. Was never done in the old days. I live in Norway and has really never needed to. Besides,we use axes up here in the North. But there is allways dry wood and twigs or whatever. Round wood burn you know🤔 outside,because of the huge amount of oxygen,the wood burns fast. If you dont split it,it burns a little slower. Much slower,I have other things to do than finding and splitting wood all the time. It was not a thing outdoorsmen used to do before KZfaq. And if you dont want do be botherd with finding dry stuff to light a fire, you dont need to split something larger than wrist size wood. In the winter here,we burn logs(whole trees). But relax,I have nothing against splitting the before mentioned wrist size wood, to make some kindling. You know,even in heavy rain,the water never goes deep into dry wood. Maybe just 1-2 mm ideep. A little flame and it just damps off. And in the winter,all the dead trees and wood is dry,so is all the twigs. We mostly have spruce, pine and birch trees, lots of others off course, but this is the main trees. Here where I live,it is mainly spruce and birch. Birch Bark and dry spruce twigs is everywhere. And dead standing trees, saw and axe is the tools here. But font worry,I love large and huge knives and machetes too. And I am a collector and user of knives,axes,tomahawks and alot of swords and guns😄 so I to,often go out when it is just some hours i am out there,with a large knife. It is easy and light. But for serious outdoors life and long trips and allways in the winter. You carry a saw, axe and knives and the means to sharpen and take good care of them,otherwise you freeze to death.

@@bushcraft_in_the_north Here in the old American west, batoning was an important trick for survival.

Barely pinched the tip of my pinky

@@DonnieBAllDay oh, It looked like it hit more