BRUTUS (A.K.A. DH Potato 4)

Big E thought it was a big knife, and he would be right, it is a mammoth blade. Me and Trade were pretty fond of it, but other than that I think most thought it too big. And that's okay, to each their own. Jeff Randall did surprise me by commenting on how nice the edge geometry was. This after the man single handedly attempted to destroy a forest with every bladed instrument in a 1 mile radius. Dude is a chopping machine.

Weight wise, it was very different compared the 9. If I had a suggestion, go with the 9 unless you are stubborn like me or fighting zombies.
 
DerekH said:
Big E thought it was a big knife, and he would be right, it is a mammoth blade. Me and Trade were pretty fond of it, but other than that I think most thought it too big. And that's okay, to each their own. Jeff Randall did surprise me by commenting on how nice the edge geometry was. This after the man single handedly attempted to destroy a forest with every bladed instrument in a 1 mile radius. Dude is a chopping machine.

Weight wise, it was very different compared the 9. If I had a suggestion, go with the 9 unless you are stubborn like me or fighting zombies.
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Or as Ethan so eloquently put it, you personally could use a Junglas. ;)
 
I sure would buy one. I like it a LOT. A chopping beast. A knife version of a big ole Kukri. Thick enough blade but not too thick. I have seen some Kukris that are 5/8" thick, which would be OK if you are built like Ahhhnold. I just think it would be tough for us mere mortals to chop for very long with a 6 lb blade.
 
Holy Crapoly. That thing is a monster. It made my 11" Himilayan Khukuri feel self-conscious. And it is 5/8" thick. That thing looks like it could take down an elephant. Dont miss whatever you are swinging at, the Brutus may dislocate your shoulder :D
 
certainly will be fun to SPLIT wood with, and limb stuff - that's the #1 use i get for my khukris... it's just more fun too, but with the Bonecutter model that i helped resurrect, the little 16 inch guy cuts like a 18 inch large khukri, and the 18 inch is "forgetddaboutit" powerful, and while i have access to larger models, like 20+ inch AKs, some of those really need some edge work to make them shine. mostly they're to have. there's a point where an axe is just better.

that said, a large big knife is just a fun thing to have and use. the limbing i mentioned before? 5160, thin edge, good heat treat, and this thing turns green wood into mulch... i took down several 4-5 inch nuisance maples for a friend, and suggested they get the some paper waste bags for the trash dudes, and maybe some shears :) before they came back, i had completely delimbed the trees top to bottom, almost at a walking pace, and then using a tree as a base, just turned the branches into 6 inch chunks, with hardly any effort. the shears were used to tenderize the rest, it was like chopping onions and resulting in a mound of GREEN. the tree got turned into 2 foot chunks, which some dude scampered off with. all told, it went FAST. plus, no noises. delicate city people and their noise ordinances .

however, one of these days, imma get some Stihl or such chainsaw, cuz nothing says bulk processing like a powertool. well, not unless you get one of those THINGS that attaches ot a bobcat - it feeds logs through what amounts to a giant apple corer, and instantly splits them. cut, split. cut, split. turns a wood lot into a log lot.

oh, on the hole migration: drill the holes after HT? yeah, Derek would probably just put micarta on after, but it might safe shaping effort. thickness can be achieved with pretty liners.

also: no gut hook? :)
 
Bladite said:
however, one of these days, imma get some Stihl or such chainsaw, cuz nothing says bulk processing like a powertool.
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A little off topic here, but I have a 40 horse Husqvarna with an 18" bar on it, and that bastard eats.
 
cody1 said:
Hey Fellas, Here is why I handled Brutus for Derek. I can't explain it but the holes moved in HT. I used the BK9 as a template for the holes. During the final polish I tried to put the scales on to marry them and the holes didn't line up. Not wanting Derek to be without the blade for the camp out I put a handle on. Here is the build. I had to get a little creative because of the size of the handle. Normal scales were too small. I would have preferred not to do all the extra work for nothin but that's the way it goes. I won't try and copy a factory handle to fit injection scales again. Learning experience!
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I just read an article called "Heat treatment of tool steels" by Ed Tarney, Crucible Service Centers, Syracuse, NY. It was emailed to me by JayGoliath. The article was interesting, but a bit over my head:). Anyway, it had this to say:

"The heat treat process results in an unavoidable size increase in tool steels due to the changes in microstructure. Most tool steels will grow between about 0.0005´´ and 0.002´´ per inch of original length during heat treatment. This will vary somewhat based on a number of theoretical and practical factors."

Unfortunately, I can't link to the article. Maybe this is the culprit? Again, the blade turned out beautifully and I really like the handles. Take care.
 
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