• The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
    Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
    Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.

  • Today marks the 24th anniversary of 9/11. I pray that this nation does not forget the loss of lives from this horrible event. Yesterday conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was murdered, and I worry about what is to come. Please love one another and your family in these trying times - Spark

Bush-beating, Koyote style...

mneedham

mneedham

Joined
Jul 8, 2006
Messages
2,776
Got the new Koyote Bush Beater out for a little work today. I split some firewood into kindling first, I found the geometry to be a little different than I am used to. I came down on the first strike very lightly, and the blade didn't bite, it bounced back. I felt the edge (yep its sharp), and swung again with more force and the blade went straight threw the wood and split it. It seems to chop more like a hatchet than a knife. So I split more fire wood and than went and chopped down three small pine trees. I would say that this blade is a good a chopper as I own. Each swing draws a good sized chunk of wood off the tree and blade really penetrates, with no binding. I also gave it a good toughness test, beating it on piece of oak for a few minutes with real force and saw no edge damage. I am very impressed with this knife, it is a no BS, big, tough chopper. Feels good in the hand too...

mike747.jpg


mike749.jpg


mike751.jpg


mike752.jpg


mike753.jpg
 
Awesome! I admit that I spent a lot of time looking at various camping and game hatchets in the convex for these. You can still feather a stick with it, though :)
 
koyote said:
Awesome! I admit that I spent a lot of time looking at various camping and game hatchets in the convex for these. You can still feather a stick with it, though :)
Click to expand...


Chrisof,

After that beating on the oak, it can still feather a stick:thumbup: That test, in my opinion, separates the men from the boys. I have had several expensive high-tech blades that don't pass that test. My post probably wasn't clear, this blade is very sharp but when it came in contact with the firewood, it behaves a little more like a hatchet. It splits amazingly well, the same way it hacks through a tree. I am assuming that's a function of the geometry that you were trying to give it. If I was recommending a blade for this purpose this would be it.
 
mneedham said:
Chrisof,

After that beating on the oak, it can still feather a stick:thumbup: That test, in my opinion, separates the men from the boys. I have had several expensive high-tech blades that don't pass that test. My post probably wasn't clear, this blade is very sharp but when it came in contact with the firewood, it behaves a little more like a hatchet. It splits amazingly well, the same way it hacks through a tree. I am assuming that's a function of the geometry that you were trying to give it. If I was recommending a blade for this purpose this would be it.
Click to expand...

Yeah- I was a bit worried by my weirdly obtuse convex on that blade style at first. I knew what I wanted- a solid enough hatchet effect to wedge and chip the wood out when chopping while minimizing edge wear. splitting wood you should barely have any actual edge stress at all, it's going to be almost entirely splitting pressure on the grind.

Of course, a convex zero grind is going to be happiest with lots and lots of stropping I personally vastly prefer to sharpen with a slack belt, but if it's not in bad shape a ceramic hone should be fine. Most of the time there's a slight secondary anyway.
 
Vicious.

Cross between a machete and a sword. I know a Masai warrior who would approve.
 
koyote said:
Yeah- I was a bit worried by my weirdly obtuse convex on that blade style at first. I knew what I wanted- a solid enough hatchet effect to wedge and chip the wood out when chopping while minimizing edge wear. splitting wood you should barely have any actual edge stress at all, it's going to be almost entirely splitting pressure on the grind.

Of course, a convex zero grind is going to be happiest with lots and lots of stropping I personally vastly prefer to sharpen with a slack belt, but if it's not in bad shape a ceramic hone should be fine. Most of the time there's a slight secondary anyway.
Click to expand...

Cool... I'd like to see some more people review this blade, has the makings of a truly awesome big camp knife, IMHO.
 
Random has one...... there's a few others floating around, and two being delivered this week. Christian has an actual seax, but the blade is very close (the seax is a hair thinner on the convex grind and has a full dogbone handle)
 
Rotte said:
Vicious.

Cross between a machete and a sword. I know a Masai warrior who would approve.
Click to expand...

Rotte - It would make a great weapon, you could chop a pedophile in half with a single stroke:D

koyote said:
Random has one...... there's a few others floating around, and two being delivered this week. Christian has an actual seax, but the blade is very close (the seax is a hair thinner on the convex grind and has a full dogbone handle)
Click to expand...

Maybe some one will take a minute to comment...
 
Man that thing looks awesome! Now I'm really wanting a bigger blade again...and just when I was going the opposite direction too.
 
mistwalker said:
Man that thing looks awesome! Now I'm really wanting a bigger blade again...and just when I was going the opposite direction too.
Click to expand...

I still want a little K blade like the one christof wears, except as a horizontal belt carry. I think I also need one of those Alaskans too.......

11x11x said:
bad a$$ I want two.
Click to expand...

I just wonder if I'll look stupid with my Farmer Golok on one hip and my Bush Beater on the other:p
 
the little maple one? I'd really want some sort of retention on that one going horizontal.

The Alaskan is also the Camp Knife Challenge knife (well, a different one, but that's the design)- and let's just see how many pieces it comes back in :D :D
 
koyote said:
the little maple one? I'd really want some sort of retention on that one going horizontal.

The Alaskan is also the Camp Knife Challenge knife (well, a different one, but that's the design)- and let's just see how many pieces it comes back in :D :D
Click to expand...


Christof - This one, but with darker wood. Retention is good...

2uo5nac.jpg


With the Alaskan, I have faith.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top