chopping with the seal pup

RescueRiley

RescueRiley

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Working the overnight tonight and am home with the kid during the day a little cold to take him outside 11 degrees f so I decided to play indoors and put my seal pup through another test had a 1x2 inch piece of wood laying around from some long forgotten project its about 4 feet long decided to see how the sog did as a chopper....with out a batton I managed to hack through the entire piece in about 90 secs without much effort...I was very impressed. Than I used the severed piece to baton it the blade through the rest of the wood and split it into kindling...Still shaving sharp only marks are to the finish, Despite the tactical design flaws this thing seems to be the real deal so far I'll have to wait till I can bugout for a few days before I can really put it to the test.
 
RescueRiley said:
Working the overnight tonight and am home with the kid during the day a little cold to take him outside 11 degrees f so I decided to play indoors and put my seal pup through another test had a 1x2 inch piece of wood laying around from some long forgotten project its about 4 feet long decided to see how the sog did as a chopper....with out a batton I managed to hack through the entire piece in about 90 secs without much effort...I was very impressed. Than I used the severed piece to baton it the blade through the rest of the wood and split it into kindling...Still shaving sharp only marks are to the finish, Despite the tactical design flaws this thing seems to be the real deal so far I'll have to wait till I can bugout for a few days before I can really put it to the test.
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With a blade of that geometry and a stick of thoise dimensions, a couple wedges cut out of the sides and a little foot-n-hand pressure does the trick to snap it the rest of the way off. A couple things to remember in the wild: swinging a blade around and missing your target can make you the next target in line. Second, you will be cutting a lot of green wood with the bark on. With a nice sharp hollow-ground blade like that, you can cut a small limb or sapling pretty deep and have all the control you need. Slice down, slice up and meet the first slice, cutting out a wedge and repeat if the stick is too thick. Ringing the bark and the layers just under help too. Cutting and breaking the stick on the dotted line will produce more cut wood/poles and you won't have gashes in your legs :) IMHO, to slash or chop well, the blade needs some weight for efficient cutting and control--- as in not bouncing around.
 
Thanks... This was done under pretty controlled conditions
and i had things positioned in such a way to keep my self out of the way...also despite the light blade I actually provided only initial momentum and let the blade do its thing THe momentum was very mild and controlable. ALthough I do agree this is by no means An ideal chopping tool ...I'm just attempting to see what a "jack of all trades knife the seal pup truly is" so far food prep, battoning and chopping or satisfactory...Though none ideal.
 
I thought you were chopping up seal pups....


I was going to ask for a skin or two.
 
I need some seal skin. I imaginr the seal pup would be a crappy chopper. I have a seal 2000 and a Sog Tigershark. The tigershark is a good chopper and the seal 2000 is an ok chopper but a pup seams a bit small and light to chop with.
 
Like I said earlier it is less than ideal...I wouldn't want to build a log cabin with it but it'll do in a pinch that's all
 
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