I'm thinking about one of these knives for a vehicular knife (read: extraction/entry tool; prybar; etc). I'm sure the blade is plenty strong, and useful for prying and digging, but can it cut? The extremely straight edge and one sided grind, with the thick blade make me wonder if the knife would be unusable for tasks like cutting a small tree to make a walking stick or splint. Any observations? Maybe I'll just have to buy a TacTool and a Machax for my truck.
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Can the TacTool cut?
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I was pleasantly surprised when I got mine. One of the sharpest knifes out of the box that I have seen. You wont be disappointed.
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Dennis Bible
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Dennis Bible
Thanks. It's not the quality of the edge that I'm really worried about, more the geometry of the whole blade. While I wouldn't expect to use the blade like a machete or a kukri, I'm not sure the blade is beveled far enough up to provide decent performance in general cutting tasks. It's only beveled on the front, right?
Burke,
What will serve as your "acid test" for cutting ability vis-a-vis the TacTool? It's blade body is beveled on one side but the edge is honed like a normal blade on both sides. I think it does just fine given the design parameters but I'm not sure how to answer your question without knowing what you'd like it to be able to cut.
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What will serve as your "acid test" for cutting ability vis-a-vis the TacTool? It's blade body is beveled on one side but the edge is honed like a normal blade on both sides. I think it does just fine given the design parameters but I'm not sure how to answer your question without knowing what you'd like it to be able to cut.
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-=[Bob Allman]=-
I did NOT escape from the institution! They gave me a day pass!
BFC member since the very beginning
Member: American Knife & Tool Institute; Varmint Hunters Association;
National Rifle Association; Praire Thunder Inc.; Rapid City Rifle Club;
Spearfish Rifle & Pistol Club; Buck Collectors Club (prime interest: 532s)
Certified Talonite(r) enthusiast!
Like I said above, things like cutting a small tree to make a walking stick. I'm sure the blade does fine on things like cloth and webbing, with the serrations, but on materials requiring more "cutting depth" I guess is how I'd put it, like cutting a small tree down or slicing up rubber hose, tasks that require more than the initial slicing action of the blade, I don't know whether or not it would perform effectively. I guess what I'm trying to say could be expressed simply by the following:
Given: Full flat grind on thin blade cut real good.
Given: Becker TacTool is thick blade with partial flat grind.
Hypothesis: Thick blade with partial flat grind maybe not cut so good.
The converse of this line of reasoning of course is that a full flat grind on a thin blade breaks real easy (machete). I'm wondering, really, about the balance between cutting ability and durability on the TacTool. It seems very mission-specific; because of this, will I find it useless for the chopping tasks I would use, say, a Cold Steel LTC Kukri for? Will it perform about the same? Will it be slightly less efficient? Much less efficient, but still usable? Virtually unusable?
I'm sorry if I've been too verbose; I'm really just curious about this knife given its unusual design. I might get one anyway just to see what it's like. It certainly seems to fulfill a unique niche. Thank you also for your replies.
Given: Full flat grind on thin blade cut real good.
Given: Becker TacTool is thick blade with partial flat grind.
Hypothesis: Thick blade with partial flat grind maybe not cut so good.
The converse of this line of reasoning of course is that a full flat grind on a thin blade breaks real easy (machete). I'm wondering, really, about the balance between cutting ability and durability on the TacTool. It seems very mission-specific; because of this, will I find it useless for the chopping tasks I would use, say, a Cold Steel LTC Kukri for? Will it perform about the same? Will it be slightly less efficient? Much less efficient, but still usable? Virtually unusable?
I'm sorry if I've been too verbose; I'm really just curious about this knife given its unusual design. I might get one anyway just to see what it's like. It certainly seems to fulfill a unique niche. Thank you also for your replies.