An afternoon with the 'chax (PIC HEAVY!)

[clich]

Holy hell! I thought I was through only one that did that forearm technique. I used it to skin a squirrel with a machax and was so proud of myself for thinking of it. Dammit. leave it to moose to rain on my parade. but if you tie a loose knot in the lanyard the whole knife becomes abduction extension of your arm. awesome pics


Edit nevermind you have yer knot.

 

[thrillbilly]

Great post Thrillbilly!
Love the pics.....artsy fire/burning fuzzies!
Cheers
Balding

lol thanks BE.....you made any leather on a 4 yet?

Holy hell! I thought I was through only one that did that forearm technique. I used it to skin a squirrel with a machax and was so proud of myself for thinking of it. Dammit. leave it to moose to rain on my parade. but if you tie a loose knot in the lanyard the whole knife becomes abduction extension of your arm. awesome pics


Edit nevermind you have yer knot.

Moose posted pics awhile back of the forearm lanyard technique....Im not sure where though. I saw them and tried it once or twice, then kinda forgot about it until his class. It's a great tip.

I dont have a knot, I use a 550 ''bead'' on my lanyards, so I don't have a loop dangling to snag on things when it's sheathed.

 

[RRR1977]

Looks nice with the coating sanded down a bit. Handles are sexy as well.

 

[cbwoods67]

Great pictures, thanks for sharing. Hopefully more people will realize the utility of the Machax.
I sanded the coating down on my ESEE-4 when I still had it. It's pretty surprising how much it improved cutting performance.

 

[K9-Handler]

Tulip sapling?

 

[Skystorm]

Lovee the looks of that 4, Every time I login here I learn something new, now I need to go try that forearm lanyard.

 

[thrillbilly]

Thanks guys, it was fun testing and working on it.

Tulip sapling?

I'm not sure....some sorta scrub tree.

Lovee the looks of that 4, Every time I login here I learn something new, now I need to go try that forearm lanyard.

Try it....u will like it, it works even better on the 9, because of the straight spine.

 

[gmoneyluv]

Nice update Thrill! That tree never stood a chance against you and the Machax!

BTW, I really liked the pics of the charred wood.

 

[thrillbilly]

Nice update Thrill! That tree never stood a chance against you and the Machax!

BTW, I really liked the pics of the charred wood.

thanks, fresh cut green sapling dont burn well, even when feathersticked...all I got was smoldering and smoke LOL

 

[clich]

I can't believe I missed the moose instruction . I was actually screwing around with the machax and my favorite about it is it is 3 knives in one. you have the ricasso for fine work, the recurve and belly for chopping but I couldn't figure out the tip, until I held it like your did in your pic and I figure out the lanyard trick. now I see its the ultimate survival knife

 

[thrillbilly]

I can't believe I missed the moose instruction . I was actually screwing around with the machax and my favorite about it is it is 3 knives in one. you have the ricasso for fine work, the recurve and belly for chopping but I couldn't figure out the tip, until I held it like your did in your pic and I figure out the lanyard trick. now I see its the ultimate survival knife

I may have to send it to you to repair my tip if I cant get it back sharp and pointy on my own! LOL rounded it just a hair, but I have some of it back, just need to work on it some more.

The 'chax is very versatile.....would be a GREAT knife to keep in a bush-plane or strapped to a BugOutBag

 

[clich]

I may have to send it to you to repair my tip if I cant get it back sharp and pointy on my own! LOL rounded it just a hair, but I have some of it back, just need to work on it some more.

The 'chax is very versatile.....would be a GREAT knife to keep in a bush-plane or strapped to a BugOutBag

Not a problem dude. as soon as I get up and running again ill make her scary sharp