Ethan Becker
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Hey everybody.....
This one is really for Tom Gannon.....His metal to metal thread got me to thinking about the possible need to go knife to metal......55 gallon drums are ubiquitous in the military arena and they have about the same thickness as auto bodies for potential rescue scenarios.....Sooooo a legit target for the BK-2........The old burn barrel at the shop literally collapsed and so Moose and I took a fresh one and did the mods with a BK-2 and a store bought maul(the mauls I use for fieldcraft stuff just did not have enough heft).....
The barrel head took several moderate blows before we got penetration. I wanted to have a second drain hole which I opened up at the side
We checked for edge damage....No chipping and very little edge roll...
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Then I opened up a couple of breathing holes in the side
A final check for edge damage showed a small area of rolled edge...Actually a slight peening is a more accurate description....No chipping to speak of....Nothing a minute with a stone wont bring back to shaving sharp
It still would make marginal shavings.....
So another thanks to brother Gannon......Good time with the Moose and good little test for the BK-2.....
All Best.....
ethan
This one is really for Tom Gannon.....His metal to metal thread got me to thinking about the possible need to go knife to metal......55 gallon drums are ubiquitous in the military arena and they have about the same thickness as auto bodies for potential rescue scenarios.....Sooooo a legit target for the BK-2........The old burn barrel at the shop literally collapsed and so Moose and I took a fresh one and did the mods with a BK-2 and a store bought maul(the mauls I use for fieldcraft stuff just did not have enough heft).....
The barrel head took several moderate blows before we got penetration. I wanted to have a second drain hole which I opened up at the side
We checked for edge damage....No chipping and very little edge roll...
.
Then I opened up a couple of breathing holes in the side
A final check for edge damage showed a small area of rolled edge...Actually a slight peening is a more accurate description....No chipping to speak of....Nothing a minute with a stone wont bring back to shaving sharp
It still would make marginal shavings.....
So another thanks to brother Gannon......Good time with the Moose and good little test for the BK-2.....
All Best.....
ethan
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That is some serious testing. 
