A Real Survival Knife !

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pitdog

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I've just spent about 2 hrs splitting wood with my axe and Chopweiler and had to post this.

I've had my Swamprat Chopweiler for 2-3 years now and during the colder months use it every day. Many people don't like to batton but I still find it the easiest way to make small kindling. I deliberately included a couple of the knots I'd beat the Chopweiler through in the pic, believe me I smash this thing with all might strength using a monster baton to get through some of the gnarlier stuff.
Anyway to get to the point in all my time with this knife I have still yet to sharpen it. Other than a quick strop on my pant leg that's it. For some reason today when I'd finished my chopping I decided to test the edge...this thing still shaved hair of my leg !!!!!:eek:

I've never been one to buy into all the hype over some knives but the edge holding and toughness of this blade blows me away. If ya want a top survival knife that will never let ya down you won't go far wrong with one of these !

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By pitdog2010 at 2010-09-22
 
No shiny custom in a velvet-lined case can compare to the beauty of a well-used and abused knife.
 
I agree Pit---

It is not hype..

The Busse Family knows how to make a sharp and tough knife
 
Thanks for the run down Pitdog. I need to get one of those. I have not been a fan of SR77 in a few knives I have used. If you have used SR 77 next to the SR101 how would you rate it. I have wanted a Chopweiler an I believe I will have to give it a try after hearing of the performance.
 
Flatsman007 said:
Thanks for the run down Pitdog. I need to get one of those. I have not been a fan of SR77 in a few knives I have used. If you have used SR 77 next to the SR101 how would you rate it. I have wanted a Chopweiler an I believe I will have to give it a try after hearing of the performance.
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The SR77 performed better than I'd expected but it doesn't hold an edge like SR101, it also rolled more easily on the knife I had !
 
Nice. I just got my first Chopweiler not too long ago and am itching to take it out. I really like the pattern that was left on the blade due to way the coating wore on yours. :thumbup:
 
I'm not unhappy with it, but my Scrapyard SOD pretty much sits on a shelf these days. Its seen a lot of action in the past and I'm happy with it. I just don't see the need for 1/4" thick knives anymore. Give me a 3/16" thick mid-sized blade to carry and I'll be perfectly happy and do as much baton splitting as anybody else.
 
kgd said:
I'm not unhappy with it, but my Scrapyard SOD pretty much sits on a shelf these days. Its seen a lot of action in the past and I'm happy with it. I just don't see the need for 1/4" thick knives anymore. Give me a 3/16" thick mid-sized blade to carry and I'll be perfectly happy and do as much baton splitting as anybody else.
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Now that you've tested it and know what it will do just save it till TSHTF on some level...that's mainly what I do with my Fallkniven A1 now after putting it through hell for a while. It's a great knife, quicker in hand than I expected, excellent geometry, and chops really well...it's just a bit large for regular carry. However it's definitely one of the knive I want handy in a bad event. May have to check out a S.R. knife myself one day.
 
Flatsman007 said:
Thanks for the run down Pitdog. I need to get one of those. I have not been a fan of SR77 in a few knives I have used. If you have used SR 77 next to the SR101 how would you rate it. I have wanted a Chopweiler an I believe I will have to give it a try after hearing of the performance.
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Rusts easier but holds an edge way better from my experiance.
 
kgd said:
I'm not unhappy with it, but my Scrapyard SOD pretty much sits on a shelf these days. Its seen a lot of action in the past and I'm happy with it. I just don't see the need for 1/4" thick knives anymore. Give me a 3/16" thick mid-sized blade to carry and I'll be perfectly happy and do as much baton splitting as anybody else.
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You ought to give the SwampRat RatManDu a try then. It has the same steel as Pit's chopweiler, but in a thinner, more nimble package. It is an outstanding midsized knife IMO. It still easily handles batoning, but performs better for cutting tasks.
 
D'day Pit

To help get my head around the edge retention you are talking about, can I ask a question?

How much cross grain batoning and actual cutting has the knife seen over this time?

I ask this because IMO battoning along the grain really isn't a test of edge retention, as it's the thickness of the steel acting like a wedge that is splitting the wood, not the edge "cutting" it's way through.



Kind regards
Mick
 
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