Chopping with a Military?

[Mr Blonde]

Well, light chopping I mean. When fondling my brand new Military,I found that the ergonomics of the handle make me hold the knife in a hammer grip at the end of the handle very comfortably. It makes for a hold that seems to invite light chopping. I know chopping is not something you should do with a folder, let alone that the military probably is too light for this. Yet, has anyone used their military for light chopping? How did the knife hold up?

 

[dogboye]

Well, what would you call light chopping?

I have used my Military several times to 'whack' branches off a wild cherry tree in my front yard. Up to about 1/2 inch in diameter, which results in a clean cut with one chop. So, I'd call that light. Or maybe not even light chopping, but something less?

One thing is for certain: you can get some real blade speed on the Military if you grip it back near the end of the handle.

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"Absolute safety is for those who don't have the balls to live in the real world."
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[David Rock]

Here is a link to another thread in which you will find the information you desire:

http://www.bladeforums.com/ubb/Forum20/HTML/001332.html

And here is another:

http://www.bladeforums.com/ubb/Forum20/HTML/001388.html

Happy chopping,
David Rock

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Stop when you get to bone.

 

[Mr Blonde]

Wow, thanks guys. That's exactly what I've been wondering about, glad to know the knife will hold up.

 

[dogboye]

Oops, operator error resulted in a mis-fire. Good thing I can operate guns better...

[This message has been edited by rockspyder (edited 21 December 1999).]