{"id":2284,"date":"2018-02-13T09:42:44","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T09:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tacticalreviews.co.uk\/wp\/?p=2284"},"modified":"2020-03-16T19:12:22","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T19:12:22","slug":"knife-review-spyderco-bradley-bowie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tacticalreviews.co.uk\/?p=2284","title":{"rendered":"Knife Review: Spyderco Bradley Bowie"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s not something I’ve been able to properly define, but there are some knives that just look ‘right’ from the moment you first see them, and the Spyderco Bradley Bowie (designed by Gayle Bradley of course) is one of those. Many knives have specific purposes and their design reflects the requirements of those; the Bradley Bowie manages to make itself a truly general purpose knife, just as happy preparing camp food, dressing game, battoning wood, or on manoeuvres carried by service personnel.<\/p>\n

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The Blade and Handle Geometry:<\/h3>\n

Most knife specifications have a basic description of the blade geometry, but in this section I will be taking a more detailed look at geometry and balance.
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Using a set of gauges and precision measuring equipment including a Vernier protractor, callipers, fixed radius gauges and the unique Arc Master adjustable radius gauge (the one that looks like a crossbow).
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These measurements have been tabulated and are presented along with a few reference blades (8″ Chef’s Knife, 5.5″ Santoku and the popular F\u00e4llkniven F1).<\/p>\n

Key aspects such as the primary bevel angle, grind type, blade depth, blade thickness, length, weight are detailed, along with balance information.
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The ‘Balance relative to the front of the handle’ tells you if the knife will feel front heavy, or if the weight is in your hand (a positive value means the weight is forward of the front of the handle). The ‘Balance relative to the centre of the handle’ indicates how close to a ‘neutral balance’ the knife has in the hand.
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In the case of full convex grinds the approximate centre of the grind is used for the primary bevel angle estimate.<\/p>\n

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The blade is made from PSF27 steel.<\/p>\n

New for 2018! BESS Certified sharpness testing:<\/span><\/h3>\n

The BESS ‘C’ scale of sharpness, developed by Mike Brubacher (Brubacher Edge Sharpness Scale) will now become part of Tactical Reviews’ knife testing process. Initially this will be used to verify the sharpness of the factory edge and allow the knife to be brought to a minimum standard sharpness before testing a blade’s cutting performance.<\/i>
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