Knife Making - SOG Recon Bowie

[@millerknives1157]

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[@danbigboss6484]

I dont have a smart phone or facebook or instagram but i would like to order a MACV-SOG bowie from you with my specs. where i can get in touch with you ?

[@millerknives1157]

Here is my take on the Bowie knives which were issued to MACV-SOG Special Forces groups during the Vietnam War. These knives were always sterile to avoid them being tracked to units and countries. These mostly came in 6 inch variants, however there were some manufacturers that offered them in 7 inch blades. The one I constructed was based off the classic 6 inch recon fighters.

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[@wendalledgeman2798]

SUH-WEET

[@ix57ey]

What steel have you used?

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

Interesting history, a great design and a fantastic production by you. Best wishes from England

[@nomanapt3403]

where you been ? you are my biggest inspiration

[@c-rod1403]

Where are you? Its been three years

[@shaff04]

Legend is back🔥

[@buttercatcatwiththebutter7837]

Omg I remember watching you years ago but then I couldn’t find your channel. I thought you deleted it. Thank goodness you showed up in my recommended

[@johnmutton799]

Well done sir! And great handle shape. That is one great looking blade!

[@kevdogk4592]

Incredibly skilled, thank you MK.

[@bradymcphail9690]

Sir that is a special knife. Outstanding!

[@psychoalert6551]

WOO, YEAH BABY, THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN WAITING FOR, WOOOOO

[@ldawg4192]

What a beaut!! welcome back chief 💯

[@HadirulHaiqal]

The return of knifeman

[@TomSuveg]

Awesome work dude 👍👍

[@pancake_mast5350]

He’s returned

[@james6167]

Forgot you existed till this.. Great job!

[@nealfry2230]

" I've Always wanted to Go Steady with Heroes Hayden Panettiere, honestly."

[@PerIncommodusVeritas]

Hello, the knife is absolutely perfect!!! What kind of belt sander do you use please, specific type and model please. Many thanks and good luck with the knives!❤

[@vincent12345]

Welcome back 🙏

[@richardneagle3177]

Spectacular piece 👌

[@o0FranklySpeaking0o]

That last upward cut had me going "hand hand phewwww"

[@papasmjordeig]

Aw hellll yeah, i was so sad because i thought you were gone

[@guyparadee3105]

That is a beautiful knife...😁

[@jfu5222]

Video opens to fire extinguisher buried in the corner. You're a legend Miller! What could go wrong?

[@indragremory]

Welcome back legend

[@JohnDoe-jp4ys]

OMG you're back. :o

[@funnyman5017]

2021 just got better.

[@gvbjr.6693]

Obviously both are an art form!!

[@Wrecks22]

Now that's a knife!

[@angelafrazier1256]

Ahhh! He’s back 😍

[@d.b_arts]

This knife is stunnningg

[@Daddy53751]

Love that work!!! I was hoping you would gun blue the blade though.

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[@kennycampbelljr5896]

Looks good.

[@Makeitcount-ik7sd]

How did you come up with the dimensions for the grip? definitely the most distinguishing characteristic of this pice. Love your videos hope u make more.

[@karljones499]

Awesome knife, my man!

[@GSBupi]

私が今見た素晴らしいビデオ

[@piggy59873]

beautiful

[@gtcam723]

Beautifully done! What did you use for a blade steel? Has me thinking of making one but having the blade finished in nitride or something like that. May have to give it a go

[@millerknives1157]

Hey mate for this I used 1080 steel nice and easy for me to heat treat haha

[@Don-dj6bd]

Where have you been 😭

[@chrillestefable]

Great Job!!!

[@azuliusgaming6760]

He lives!

[@creativechannel1141]

wow nice

[@Brandon-butterb1]

Holy hell he is is back from the dead

[@matipre]

Great job man!

[@Pikehunter62]

Nice I like it.

[@matthewclubb6883]

when will you do another video

[@doolinmoranphotography4461]

This should have gone viral 😩

[@gvbjr.6693]

Stock removal versus foraging I’m intrigued to know your opinion

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

Foraging for steel is a bad idea unless you're genuinely broke and have no other choice. You'll be better off just buying nice clean new steel. Old springs and whatnot often have all kinds of tiny cracks in them, and you don't really know what the heck you're dealing with in terms of heat-treat.

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

All teasing aside, the biggest advantage of forging is that you can get different/more complex shapes out of a given piece of steel. With stock removal you can only make a knife out of the shape that's already there... you can't stretch it out or push it into wide curves, etc. Despite what anyone on TV or the web tells you, you are *not* making O1 or 10xx or any other modern steel any better by heating and hammering on it repeatedly. In fact, every step of the way you're taking a chance on making the steel worse. A bar of modern steel is as "forged" and "grain-refined" as it's ever going to get the day it leaves the mill; a human's spindly little arm and teeny little hammer cannot accomplish anything that huge rolling mills didn't. All that stuff about edge-packing and drawing out/compressing the grain comes from the deep dark past when folks were using bloomery steel or wrought iron.

[@jawbaw6471]

@@dogslobbergardens6606 --- Agreed. I have known this for decades.

[@pandegeneration3985]

So cool

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[@stevensobba1785]

Excellent craftsmanship! Did you build the grinder? What size belts?

[@fasmola]

I would like to know about the grinder too!

[@riaanbooysen6934]

Hi. I like the SOG RECON bowie. Do you sell???

[@EslayerTM]

ayy your back! though why did you make it where your sub count is hidden outta curiousity?

[@sammy2840]

Love it

[@froggyman9588]

Missed you

[@stephenjohnson1221]

where do you get your grinding belts from.

[@beanieBros69]

Hey man you probably don’t know me this is my third device but I have been watching your videos for six years I’m 12 now but when are you gonna post content again it’s been a year I hope evrything ok

[@stephanemady]

Bravo

[@josesalanis4448]

Bellisimo 👏👏👏👏👏

[@darrengriffiths2372]

Im lving the nife sir wow wow that would look mazing with a leather tooled sheath bro👍👍up to u lvly work mazing proud to hang that up on the wall be safe lv out to u all

[@greedlike]

Vanished?

[@TILLMANc2]

How much for that one mate?

[@gabrielignaciocamusio479]

EXCELENT

[@sotdoang9812]

How is making knife..?

[@CB-yu2tn]

Make a boltcutter!

[@karthikswaminathan8636]

Hey can you make splinter cell blacklist karambit ...... when people think of karambits in video games they always assume it's CSGO .... SC blacklist has a Frankensteiny karambit double edged serrated

[@sunnehz5517]

Yesssssssss

[@steffniko4055]

I want one ! 😅

[@stueypooy22]

Nice one! Where's my dive knife tho, ya gronk.

[@robertomazzoni1955]

Bellissimo. Ottimo lavoro bravissimo. PS. Io la lama mi sarebbe piaciuta in pochino più lunga 10 cm.

[@sexypyromaniac]

Only just realised your an aussie!

[@alfredozr6520]

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[@0nan-Son-of-Juda-Brother-of-Er]

I think it's a half gram heavy on the back end

[@weeraphatkongpoo394]

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[@libertyforever836]

Fighting/Combat knife. Too short to be called a Bowie.

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[@Enikies]

you watched too much diresta dude.

[@scottmccarroll2618]

It’s obvious you have no idea how to cut with an angel grinder but I did like the way you filed your plunge lines

[@stansmith1911]

Ok, this is a very nice knife. But it is nothing like a Bowie. It looks more like a marine issue fighting survival knife. I have made many Bowie knives of all styles. Again this is a very nice knife in all points!

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[@geraldstamour1312]

Knife turned out hella dope, @millerknives1157! Now you've gotta stitch up an equally dope sheath to go with it!