Aviator sawing abilities

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vdk

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Hi

Did anybody test the aviator's sawing abilities?
How were they?

Thanks

/vdk
 
aceofblades said:
They are actually designed to get pilots out of a plane. They may not work that well on wood?
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OK, I wouldn't suggest anybody to saw their way out of an airplane just to satisfy my test inquery :rolleyes:

Anybody cut some wood?

/vdk
 
Never tested it because I read in a few places that the saw was designed to cut the thin metal skin of a plane or chopper and not for wood. I gave the blade to my friend, who is a pilot, but seem to remember that a closer look at the saw portion confirmed what I had read.
 
It does make sense that it is designed to cut metal or fiberglass. This is too bad. I was hoping that it could cut wood or at least fine some info (pictures) about the saw.
 
It will cut wood, its still a saw after all ! Like pretty much all saw back blades you cant use it like a real saw, it will start to binde up after you get a about .25" or so in to the wood, if your doing well.
You can use it for notching and small sawing jobs, it might be specifically for fuselage skin but it works pretty much the same as all saw back knives do.
 
I have a Randall Model 18, which has more aggressive saw teeth than the Aviator and yes, you CAN saw wood with both. You can also use your Sebby to open a paint can once in a while (see the endless comments about knife-as-prybar). But if I spend that much for a knife with a specific design purpose, I figure to buy and use it for that purpose (I'm sure it'll cut you out of a car in a pinch, which may be a more practical reason to own one than waiting for a plane to go down with you in it). I can baton a knife to split wood when I'm camping. Or carry the Spyderco pocket saw (discontinued, but still available) for quite a bit less than the Aviator. I think Haze has it just about right with the specifics for use in wood.
 
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