Bowie knives are renowned for their versatility as general purpose knives. You'll find that the blade can be used for a wide range of things, from skinning and cleaning game and fish to cleaning branches and much more. However, you will find a lot of uses that bowie knives are not suited for. These uses will not only damage your knife, but can possibly even break the blade, ruining your knife and possibly even leading to an injury, should sharp pieces of the blade come into contact with your unprotected skin.
Let's take the screwdriver usage as an example. Chances are pretty good that the tip of your bowie knife is going to fit well into the head of a screw, whether it's a flathead screw or a Phillips head. However, actually turning the screw requires that you exert pressure on the tip of the blade. Unfortunately, the metal is not designed for this type of use. Usually, what happens next is that the tip of the blade bends. You might even find that the tip snaps off completely is you are using significant force.
Pry Bar - If you think that your bowie knife would make a great pry bar, you're wrong. These knives are not designed with this use in mind. While you might have no choice in the matter, you should make this type of use a thing of last resort. If you do attempt to pry things with your bowie knife, you'll find that you can damage the tip or even bend the blade of your knife. This will require expert precision to repair and might even break the blade off.
Now that you know a bit about why you shouldn't use your knife for situations such as this, you should know a few other things. First, using your bowie knife in such a way will instantly void the warranty on the blade. As you've probably spent a pretty penny to purchase a high quality bowie knife, this is not a good situation to be in, particularly if an issue comes up for which you need that warranty protection.
If you do manage to bend the blade or damage the knife in some other way, and it is not covered under manufacturer warranty, you will need to find a skilled blacksmith or cutler to repair the knife for you. As these skills are not quite as common as they once were, this can be an expensive, time consuming process.
Let's take the screwdriver usage as an example. Chances are pretty good that the tip of your bowie knife is going to fit well into the head of a screw, whether it's a flathead screw or a Phillips head. However, actually turning the screw requires that you exert pressure on the tip of the blade. Unfortunately, the metal is not designed for this type of use. Usually, what happens next is that the tip of the blade bends. You might even find that the tip snaps off completely is you are using significant force.
Pry Bar - If you think that your bowie knife would make a great pry bar, you're wrong. These knives are not designed with this use in mind. While you might have no choice in the matter, you should make this type of use a thing of last resort. If you do attempt to pry things with your bowie knife, you'll find that you can damage the tip or even bend the blade of your knife. This will require expert precision to repair and might even break the blade off.
Now that you know a bit about why you shouldn't use your knife for situations such as this, you should know a few other things. First, using your bowie knife in such a way will instantly void the warranty on the blade. As you've probably spent a pretty penny to purchase a high quality bowie knife, this is not a good situation to be in, particularly if an issue comes up for which you need that warranty protection.
If you do manage to bend the blade or damage the knife in some other way, and it is not covered under manufacturer warranty, you will need to find a skilled blacksmith or cutler to repair the knife for you. As these skills are not quite as common as they once were, this can be an expensive, time consuming process.
About the Author:
Dylan Sabot is the owner of an online bowie knife store featuring the Cold Steel bowie knife. Additionally, Dylan is also the President of an online butane lighters store.
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