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Crewman as tool
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averageguy
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All the Becker knives are plenty stout. You should recall however that knives are primarily cutting tools.
Generally people regard the Busse / SR line of knives as more suitable for the tasks you mention. These "knives" are generally ground to a very thick edge which allows them to withstand tremendous abuse.
You will notice that the highly skilled knifemaker members of the ABS create tools optimized for cutting but that are also able to perform various harder use tasks. These knives are generally ground / forged to an edge that is significantly thinner than a Busse / SR.
The geometry of the BK7 and BK10 falls in-between an MS knife and a Busse product. These are real knives that will stand up to hard use.
If you are going to be hammering concrete a knife may not be the ideal tool.
A Busse / SR product may serve you well in this instance. These tools are a compromise between a knife - an axe - and a prybar. The term "sharpened prybar" is regularly applied to these types of tools.
The Becker Companion - discontinued but still available - is very "Busse like" in its geometry and I would consider this model a sharpened prybar. Here you get everything but INFI and more suited to the tasks you describe.
I suspect Camillus discontinued this model because "knives" like these aren't very popular unless they carry a logo like Busse or Strider.
Generally when people spend real money on a knife they are looking for a superior cutting tool. Prybars - hammers - and axes can be had fairly inexpensively at the local hardware store and perform the tasks they were designed for more effeiciently.
Generally people regard the Busse / SR line of knives as more suitable for the tasks you mention. These "knives" are generally ground to a very thick edge which allows them to withstand tremendous abuse.
You will notice that the highly skilled knifemaker members of the ABS create tools optimized for cutting but that are also able to perform various harder use tasks. These knives are generally ground / forged to an edge that is significantly thinner than a Busse / SR.
The geometry of the BK7 and BK10 falls in-between an MS knife and a Busse product. These are real knives that will stand up to hard use.
If you are going to be hammering concrete a knife may not be the ideal tool.
A Busse / SR product may serve you well in this instance. These tools are a compromise between a knife - an axe - and a prybar. The term "sharpened prybar" is regularly applied to these types of tools.
The Becker Companion - discontinued but still available - is very "Busse like" in its geometry and I would consider this model a sharpened prybar. Here you get everything but INFI and more suited to the tasks you describe.
I suspect Camillus discontinued this model because "knives" like these aren't very popular unless they carry a logo like Busse or Strider.
Generally when people spend real money on a knife they are looking for a superior cutting tool. Prybars - hammers - and axes can be had fairly inexpensively at the local hardware store and perform the tasks they were designed for more effeiciently.
silenthunterstudios
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Will probably need to wrap the handle with tape or paracord. The handle on my Crewman is not as slippery as the handle on my Combat Bowie was, but it's a little slick. Other than that, no problems whatsoever.
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Mine's a little tank....I love it.
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Got mine recently but had to send it back to Camillus after I had moaned about the poor quality grinds. There was 5mm difference on the flat bevels and it was irritating me.Camillus seem to have good customer service though so I'll reserve my judgement on the crewman till the replacement arrives.