A little fun with a Military

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Todd21969

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Put these pics up in a thread in general. Figured I would put them up in here too.

Military vs Oak

Push cuts with side prying around the diameter until I could push it over.

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Push cut the remaining core. And its down..

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And just because the Military's tip is soooo fragile ;) . Batoned down the center of the stump.

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Cured my winter cabin fever a little. Can't wait for hiking this spring.


Edit to add.... No I wouldn't have tried to use the warranty should something had happened. Just would have ordered another..next day shipping. :)
 
Peter1960 said:
Was this a living young tree? If yes ... :mad:
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Oooh we could have fun with this one..

Have you ever eaten a hamburger? Poor cow..If yes ... :mad:

Have you ever eaten a steak? Poor cow..If yes ... :mad:

Have you ever eaten fries? Poor potato..If yes ... :mad:

Have you ever eaten bacon? Poor pig..If yes ... :mad:
 
Todd21969 said:
Why yes it was. But seeing how I own 10 acres of them, I will cut, chop, mow, and build to my hearts content. :eek:
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If you own 10 acres I'd have to imagine you have better tools for felling trees then?
haha, just had to ask. Looks like it might have been a fun little task though.
 
Yes I do. When on my own property I have many choices.

However they don't weigh 4.4 oz and fit in my front pocket.

Not to mention that I also hike on public land quite often. I like to carry tools that can , in an emergency, provide a means to build shelter. Without being cumbersome on my person, not draw undue attention , fit my states 4" blade limit, and not scare the fellow hikers I may come across. A chainsaw doesn't fit all those criteria. And somtimes I just don't feel like having my Fallkniven F1 on my belt or in my day bag.

So the Military seems able to fill that role.
 
Todd21969 said:
Yes I do. When on my own property I have many choices.

However they don't weigh 4.4 oz and fit in my front pocket.

Not to mention that I also hike on public land quite often. I like to carry tools that can , in an emergency, provide a means to build shelter. Without being cumbersome on my person, not draw undue attention , fit my states 4" blade limit, and not scare the fellow hikers I may come across. A chainsaw doesn't fit all those criteria. And somtimes I just don't feel like having my Fallkniven F1 on my belt or in my day bag.

So the Military seems able to fill that role.
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Yeah, I hear ya. Like I said, looks like it was probably a fun little test of preparedness.
But the hiking on public land part might be where you'd see some relevant criticsm, if you were to drop a live tree there. No need to get defensive about it though, just saying. I used to work for the department of natural resources and saw it all the time. Nobody likes seeing cutoff or spiked stumps by all the trails or sites. But I'm sure you'd agree.

Anyway, have you tried a Spydersaw? I've got one and it works decent for its size, but it'd still be plenty of work to go through that small tree.


Just curious, after batoning the Military repeatedly, did you notice the liner lock getting wedged in further across the tang and harder to diengage?
 
It wasn't battoned repeatedly, just a couple of hits.

And no, no change in the lock-up. No loosening of the pivot either.
 
Todd21969 said:
It wasn't battoned repeatedly, just a couple of hits.

And no, no change in the lock-up. No loosening of the pivot either.
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Ah gotcha. Yeah was just looking for some experience related input and try to judge my own use on that...
Good to hear though, that it didn't effect anything.
 
Ha wow, I guess be careful when showing fellow knife enthusiasts the fun you have with your knives. I've worked in and out of paper mills in the past optimizing processes to turn a few innocent trees into various consumer products you all are most likely using today. Don't hate me.. ;)
 
hank_rearden said:
lemme get this straight: your military was suffering from cabin fever?
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Nope, I am. Was the first day in a month that it reached above 32 degrees. And we still have over 2' of snow on the ground :(

SpeedHoles said:
Ah gotcha. Yeah was just looking for some experience related input and try to judge my own use on that...
Good to hear though, that it didn't effect anything.
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It handled it like a champ. I figured a knife designed to be used as a personal knife for Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines should be able to handle more than just paper cutting or sandwhiches. ;)

I did feel some slight flexing of the scales while push cutting. It had no effect on the body screws, or the pivot.
 
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