BRab
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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If you missed the first 2 parts, here's the link: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...ting-the-BK2-to-the-test-so-you-don-t-have-to...
As promised, I had to give my BK2 one final test before retirement. Here is how the knife looks before the test
I started with some thin-wired steel mesh
not a problem for the BK2
Next up, some nails
I chopped through about 8 of them
Then some metal wire. I would say this wire is a little thinner gauge then chain-link fence.
Next up is an old metal hinge. I chose to baton the knife through it.
I saw this old refrigerator and decided to go through the door with the knife. I had to really beat on the butt of the handle with a 2x4 to get it through
I made a hole in the door with three cuts
I then went back to the concrete block I used in the first test, and I finished going all the way through the block
Here is a closeup of the concrete block, you can see that it has some good size rocks. The BK2 was making sparks when chopping through the block.
I found this bolt and decided to baton through it. The diameter of the bolt was little more than the thickness of the BK2's spine. It took a lot of beating with a 2x4 to baton through it.
At this point I felt the need to pry something, so I went back to the heater from the other tests and pryed the side of the heater from the top.
There was a bolt holding the 2 together, but the BK2 popped it off easily.
I went back to the lawn mower from the previous test and proceeded to baton through the front of it.
awesome pic:
Because this metal was so tough, I destroyed the 2x4 I was using to baton the knife, I had to beat the knife as hard as I could to get through the body of the mower, but the BK2 held up well.
As promised, I had to give my BK2 one final test before retirement. Here is how the knife looks before the test
I started with some thin-wired steel mesh
not a problem for the BK2
Next up, some nails
I chopped through about 8 of them
Then some metal wire. I would say this wire is a little thinner gauge then chain-link fence.
Next up is an old metal hinge. I chose to baton the knife through it.
I saw this old refrigerator and decided to go through the door with the knife. I had to really beat on the butt of the handle with a 2x4 to get it through
I made a hole in the door with three cuts
I then went back to the concrete block I used in the first test, and I finished going all the way through the block
Here is a closeup of the concrete block, you can see that it has some good size rocks. The BK2 was making sparks when chopping through the block.
I found this bolt and decided to baton through it. The diameter of the bolt was little more than the thickness of the BK2's spine. It took a lot of beating with a 2x4 to baton through it.
At this point I felt the need to pry something, so I went back to the heater from the other tests and pryed the side of the heater from the top.
There was a bolt holding the 2 together, but the BK2 popped it off easily.
I went back to the lawn mower from the previous test and proceeded to baton through the front of it.
awesome pic:
Because this metal was so tough, I destroyed the 2x4 I was using to baton the knife, I had to beat the knife as hard as I could to get through the body of the mower, but the BK2 held up well.
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Thanks for looking.
