Beating on Res-C

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v3romel

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Hi guys,

Just got my B6 today and love it! it's my first Res-C knife and I wanted to get some info on how manage it. What happens when you beat on Res-C with a baton? Does anyone have any pictures of "seasoned" Res-C? I don't want to mangle my handle up "too" bad.

Thanks guys.
 
Its pretty tuff. i have beat it pretty hard and it survived. Showed damage, but was fine for use. My old regulator was used to rescue my hatched when it got stuck in a log. I pounded it into the log to split it the rest of the way. i hit it with a very large baton on the res c pommel and it took several hits for it to get a hole in it from the impact. It was still very usable. I didnt even bother to send it in for repairs.
 
I have a Howling Rat I've used solely as a throwing knife for easily a thousand throws. While the tip has seen better days (I've sharpened it out a couple times) the Res-C is holding up like a champ. No problems there. I recognize that's a different type of abuse than batoning on the top of the handle, but I'm sure you're going to be happy in the end. If you work it hard and find you've damaged it remember your full lifetime warranty!
 
v3romel said:
Hi guys,

Just got my B6 today and love it! it's my first Res-C knife and I wanted to get some info on how manage it. What happens when you beat on Res-C with a baton? Does anyone have any pictures of "seasoned" Res-C? I don't want to mangle my handle up "too" bad.

Thanks guys.
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I think this is the best advice:

PeterPHWS said:
..... if you use the right techniques ... such as whittling the baton at the strike area before starting the job ... and wraping some clothing around the handle before hitting it ( a wool hat, a wool sock or even just pull up some weeds and wrap the handle ... your going to avoid damaging the grips.....
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I've had several Res C handled knives and my B9 is the first one I managed to damage.
I was splitting firewood with it.
I chopped into the center as if I was going to baton it but instead held the handle, turned to block over and "threw" it at my splitting block (holding the handle the whole time) so the spine connected with the splitting block and the weight of the piece to be split being the momentum.
Does that make sense?
Here's the damage,

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nice tat.
stjones said:
I've had several Res C handled knives and my B9 is the first one I managed to damage.
I was splitting firewood with it.
I chopped into the center as if I was going to baton it but instead held the handle, turned to block over and "threw" it at my splitting block (holding the handle the whole time) so the spine connected with the splitting block and the weight of the piece to be split being the momentum.
Does that make sense?
Here's the damage,

DSC01902.jpg
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Thanks high desert!!!
The knife is a straight up user and I love it!!!
Here's another "kiss" from last weekend out fishing with my son, father and brother.

It was time to light a fire to cook a late lunch lunch. There was some 4x4's laying by a fire pit and without "inspecting" them I simply started to baton through them.
The first one was effortless but the second one had a small knot that I really didn't think anything of.
I smashed and smashed with my baton but could NOT get through!! Adjusted the knife and smashed some more still to no avail.
I pulled the knife out and noticed the dents. I inspected the 4x4 and found a deck screw right were I was batoning!!!
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I've very slightly damaged 2 ResC handles. I was throwing a Howling Rat and an INFI coot when the unimaginable happened –*both knives hit the bullseye and the INFI coot sliced the HR handle as it stuck. I used a lighter to heat up the HR handle and mend the slice. Not quite as pretty but good as new otherwise.

I was putting together some Metro Shelves and was too lazy to track down a rubber mallet and decided to use my Camp Tramp instead. It worked out great and made short work of shelf assembly. It wasn't until later that I notices some slight ridges in the top of the handle where I was beating rather aggressively on the edge of the shelves. No real damage at all, as a matter of fact, gives a little more traction. I wouldn't hesitate to do the same thing again as the material held up well.
 
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