A Lobster kicked my knifes AZZ

Shell hardness depends upon time of year and age of lobster. lobsters molt out of their shells and grow new ones, that's how they grow overall. I think the RC comment was a joke as well. I would have used the spine of the folder in a closed position to do the cracking or do what all the gulls do around here, bring it up to 50 feet and let it go, swoop down and pick up the pieces:D
 
357Wheelgunner said:
I think the 70-83 RC was a joke guys, there's no way that a lobster shell is that hard.....Besides, who ever took a piece of it and tested it anyway?
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Centuries ago in Japan , when the Samurai would go lobster fishing, they discovered that the lobster shell was too hard for their pointy swords , so they invented the Tanto to penetrate the hard , durable shell of the lobster.

70-83 RC is no joke , there have been reports of deep sea lobsters with an RC of over 100.
It is thought in some schools of though that the Titanic may have in fact , struck a flock of lobster which punctured the hull , thus sinking the ship. :(
 
A "flock" of lobsters. I'm loving this, but the Titantic was equipped with state-of-the-art anti-lobster devices fore and aft. Personnel writings from the head engineer confirm this.
 
Next time you go to Red Lobster look in the Lobster Tank. The really good Lobsters should have a small dot on their left claw indicating their Rockwell Hardness test.
 
357Wheelgunner said:
I think the 70-83 RC was a joke guys, there's no way that a lobster shell is that hard.....Besides, who ever took a piece of it and tested it anyway?
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I heard Cliff just made new claims, it is better than A2, Infi, and chips into many tiny sharper edges after testing again concrete block. But it is way better than D2 and could be compare to Frost tactical line on the home shopping network.:D
 
Halfneck said:
Next time you go to Red Lobster look in the Lobster Tank. The really good Lobsters should have a small dot on their left claw indicating their Rockwell Hardness test.
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I always test my lobsters, the softer the hardness the easier to roll the butter on the meat.
 
Just had some big 'ol 12 oz. lobster tails last week, and all I've got to say is...kitchen shears, brother, kitchen shears!!!
 
Yeah. That Nimravus has a pretty good butt on the end of it.....I bet mine would crack many a 'ster with nary a chip to the blade ((( :D )))

I'm wondering if you could bust the shell into small pieces and mix them with some epoxy. Maybe make lobcarta or something like Snody does with crackie trash.
 
It's hard for us knife nuts to take but sometimes a knife just isn't the best tool for the job. For lobster and king crab get yourself a pair of high quality, heavy duty kitchen shears. You'll never use anything else for crab or lobster once you try them.
 
rebeltf said:
Centuries ago in Japan , when the Samurai would go lobster fishing, they discovered that the lobster shell was too hard for their pointy swords , so they invented the Tanto to penetrate the hard , durable shell of the lobster.

70-83 RC is no joke , there have been reports of deep sea lobsters with an RC of over 100.
It is thought in some schools of though that the Titanic may have in fact , struck a flock of lobster which punctured the hull , thus sinking the ship. :(
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Hahaha! Dude you are so full of sh*t! Funny stuff though haha!
 
I have used my Strider AR folder at least a dozen times on Lobsters now & with no chips in the blade what so ever? & its S30-V? I think its all in the wrist guys!!! :jerkit: :D
 
Since the shell of the average lobster comes in at a hardness of RC 75-77, I would whole-heartedly suggest using a carbide glass/window breaker to crack the shell, that is if your folding knife supports this feature. Tactical knives featuring what the civilian market calls "glass breaker tips" (M.O.D.'s CQD, the Surefire Delta, and many Microtech models) are simply known in Spec-Ops circles as "TLCs," or Tactical Lobster Crackers if you will. My special friend, Gecko45, told me about it so I know it's true!

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A now I understand why the japanese waterstone company Naniwa has a lobster as logo and why their coarse stones are referred to as "green lobster stones". They are made from ground up Lobster shells!!!
 
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