AntDog
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Today I spent all day at an outdoor woodland park by a river. I did some fishing with the family. We caught a couple of catfish. Then came time to build the fire...
On my hunt for wood, I whipped out the basic 9 and cleared a good path through a bunch of waist high weeds with NO problem. I found several long logs about 5 - 7 inches in diameter and dragged them back to camp. I then found a bunch of smaller ones .5 - 1 inch in diameter. I started in on the biggest log first. It took about 32 solid chops to make it through a solid 7" log! I was impressed. I cut the log into 3 sections with no problems. I tested the edge and it shocked me when it still shaved hair off my arm! I hacked up another 2 logs in the 5" diameter range, and chopped up all the kindling. I tested the edge again and I had to push hard, but it still shaved.
During the work, I was impressed by the comfortable handle. It really is easy on the hand. I did not detect ANY hotspots while chopping. This is the only knife handle that has not put a blister on the side of my thumb while chopping. I was very impressed on how easily the blade bit into everything I chopped with it. The knife is very easy to control, and sure is a great tool to have around a campsite.
When I got home I washed all the tree gunk off the blade and inspected it for any kind of damage. There were large scuffs on the blade coating, and the edge had rolled slightly in 2 different spots. I have almost destroyed other knives treating them the same way.
All things considered, I'm convinced this thing will chew up iron and spit nails! As Busse Combat says - they truly ARE nuclear tough. I recommend the Basic 9 highly to anyone looking for a very tough large knife.
On my hunt for wood, I whipped out the basic 9 and cleared a good path through a bunch of waist high weeds with NO problem. I found several long logs about 5 - 7 inches in diameter and dragged them back to camp. I then found a bunch of smaller ones .5 - 1 inch in diameter. I started in on the biggest log first. It took about 32 solid chops to make it through a solid 7" log! I was impressed. I cut the log into 3 sections with no problems. I tested the edge and it shocked me when it still shaved hair off my arm! I hacked up another 2 logs in the 5" diameter range, and chopped up all the kindling. I tested the edge again and I had to push hard, but it still shaved.
During the work, I was impressed by the comfortable handle. It really is easy on the hand. I did not detect ANY hotspots while chopping. This is the only knife handle that has not put a blister on the side of my thumb while chopping. I was very impressed on how easily the blade bit into everything I chopped with it. The knife is very easy to control, and sure is a great tool to have around a campsite.
When I got home I washed all the tree gunk off the blade and inspected it for any kind of damage. There were large scuffs on the blade coating, and the edge had rolled slightly in 2 different spots. I have almost destroyed other knives treating them the same way.
All things considered, I'm convinced this thing will chew up iron and spit nails! As Busse Combat says - they truly ARE nuclear tough. I recommend the Basic 9 highly to anyone looking for a very tough large knife.