Chopping with the BK-9.... and others

[beanbag]

I've been thinking about chopper thickness recently and decided to do a comparison of a few of mine. Here is a quick video that my son whipped up for me.

I used the Gossman Big Boar Tusker which is 1/4" thick,
the Becker BK-9 at 3/16", and
the Farmer Camp Bolo at 1/8".

They all did a great job.

If chop count is important to you, here it is:

Gossman- 23
Becker- 27
Farmer-18

To be honest, I'm not that sure this video is proves much of anything except that all three of these knives are good choppers.

[video=youtube;uASBzer2wLY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uASBzer2wLY&feature=player_embedded[/video]

 

[Stark Knives]

Good video!

Erd

 

[Guineaman]

Nice video, I LIKE TO CHOP!!!

 

[beanbag]

I LIKE TO CHOP!!!

You like to chop?

Well, I LOVE to chop!!

 

[thrillbilly]

Dang! That Farmer SAILED thru the mulberry! Impressive...


but how well does it baton? I would think the Gossman & Becker would baton a bit better because of the blade thickness. Another comparo test!?

 

[beanbag]

Dang! That Farmer SAILED thru the mulberry! Impressive...


but how well does it baton? I would think the Gossman & Becker would baton a bit better because of the blade thickness. Another comparo test!?

When it comes to batoning with the Farmer Camp Bolo, the answer is..... anything bigger than a few inches, I just don't. I get no joy out of watching thinner blades twisting through wood.

On the other hand, I've batoned a bunch with both the BK-9 and the Big Boar Tusker, and they both excel at it.