Making the "Mowie" Knife (Lawnmower Blade Bowie) Part 3: Testing the Knife

Part 3: Testing the Knife
The Mowie Knife is finished and there's nothing left to do but test it out. Enjoy!
Making the Mowie Knife Parts 1 & 2:
• Making the "Mowie" Knife
You never know what might be available to you after the apocalypse so here's how to make a big, Bowie style (or "Mowie") knife from a lawnmower blade. Or you can just think of it as a fun way to make something useful by upcycling some steel scrap.
This is my second really big knife from a lawnmower blade and it's a project I've been wanting to do for a while. I wanted a big, bold chopper/camp/fighting knife with a nice sharp edge and plenty of belly for skinning, butchering and just about any other task you can ask of a big knife.
This is not exactly a "bushcraft" knife, but it would definitely serve you well in the bush, on the hunt, in a survival situation, after the apocalypse or just about any other place/time you can think of. (Though probably not a great choice for EDC!)
Tools used on this project included: Homemade forge, metal files, sandpaper, Harbor Freight belt sander, bench vice and belt grinder... and more.
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[@stevenrobertson6656]

Chicken looked worried and made a sharp exit !

[@FargoFX]

😂 Chickens can be fast and quite nimble when they need to be. You should see them make fools of us when we try to catch them. Now THAT would make a great video!

[@bennyhill3642]

Nice!

[@kaylamarie8309]

That is one awesome knife!🙂

[@marktyler1807]

That knife turned out to be a beast!!

[@FargoFX]

Mark Tyler 👍

[@JustinTopp]

Congratulations on 1000. Subscribers 👍

[@FargoFX]

Thanks! Sorry I'm so late with the response! I'm staring down the barrel of 10K now, maybe I'll put together a big special for July 4 and 10,000 subs. I gotta push though if I'm gonna make it to 10,000 by then.

[@KuronoCthulhu]

Very nice blade. Loved the series on this piece.

[@FargoFX]

Thanks!

[@JustinTopp]

You can use the knife kinda like a seax knife

[@gregmundo6107]

Execelent craftmanship my kind of knive hat off to u , I’m a fan also I do some creation of my on, greg

[@FargoFX]

Huge thanks!

[@iKostanCom]

Hi there. First of all thank you for sharing this project. Overall looks like a good knife. However, it has some unfinished look. Thanks.

[@digschopper9321]

What's the finished thickness of that blade?

I love cooking and I love knifes, I want to make my own knife for that shit. I will try to do the backyard forge and see what happens.

[@OUTDOORS55]

Who needs a log splitter! 😳

[@FargoFX]

OUTDOORS55 😂 To be honest, I had to put a lot of muscle behind those wings… It gets the job done in a pinch, but I still favor a splitting maul if I have the option.

[@hollyshomestead9556]

Good action shots! (Watch out chicken!)

[@FargoFX]

Right? A few of them were hanging around I kept imagining the knife flying out of my hands and... well... you know.

[@hollyshomestead9556]

Ha! I bet!

[@Floris_VI]

FargoFX nice ending as well :)

[@scottecooke]

Nearly 1000 SUBS mate. You are growing fast now. It did hold that edge well. Love the name "Mowie knife".

[@FargoFX]

scottecooke Thanks, my friend. 👍

[@Floris_VI]

Cool man!

[@FargoFX]

Floris Videler Thanks!

[@anuronironworks6164]

Surprisingly nice steel outta that mower blade! I have a few of those sitting around here somewhere, I'll have to try a mower knife as well. Great blade and video man!

[@FargoFX]

DrewTube Thanks. 👍 Yes, the steel does seem pretty decent… Makes me curious what kind of steel it actually is. It definitely hardened well with that oil quench. I don’t know what they commonly use for mower blades, probably some kind of tool steel I would guess.

[@JustinTopp]

Sick knife as always, I was sad when I got the notification when I was in school and I couldn’t watch it lol. Keep it up

[@FargoFX]

GuardedDig2 😂 thanks!

[@CarolinaChrisOutdoors]

Chicken feed..... looks like it'll cut..... and chop!!!!! Nice!!!'

[@FargoFX]

Carolina Chris Outdoors Thanks! Although, truth be told, I’d vastly prefer an axe for splitting wood. My right bicep is still complaining.