CS Kukri Machete on KT

[Kiah]

Noss has posted his test of the CS Kukri machete on his site. It took a beating. While being way too flexible for prying or standing on, it performed every other test surprisingly well. It passed the test that broke the Busse FFBM. In the end it was still in one piece (though it did have a major tear from being bent square and straightened).

Anyone broke one of these under normal use? I've shyed away from cheap machetes since my Tramontina threw large chunks out of the blade on hardwood. This has got me wanting to pick up a couple CS's. Is the SF Shovel made alongside these, from the same steel?

 

[G. Scott H.]

I wasn't too surprised by the edge not chipping, given the fact that it's made of soft carbon steel, but I was impressed with the amount of hammering it took on the spine. I figured it would take a lot more damage to spine and edge during that part of the testing. I've had one for about a year with no complaints. :thumbup:

 

[Kiah]

I wasn't too surprised by the edge not chipping, given the fact that it's made of soft carbon steel, but I was impressed with the amount of hammering it took on the spine. I figured it would take a lot more damage to spine and edge during that part of the testing. I've had one for about a year with no complaints. :thumbup:

Yeah, 1055 should stand up to quite a bit of abuse at that hardness. Still shocked me though. It made it through the tubing that snapped the Battle Mistress. He tested the RD-7 the same night, and is going to post the vids in a couple of days.

 

[eatingmuchface]

it did take quite a beating, and I love mine and have had no problems with it.

"It passed the test that broke the Busse FFBM."
just to be clear, the kukri went through the tubing once, then was bent on the side tang impacts, then broke.
the Busse took all the side tang impacts, then went through the tubing twice (almost) and broke.

just so there is no confusion.

 

[Kiah]

just to be clear, the kukri went through the tubing once, then was bent on the side tang impacts, then broke.
the Busse took all the side tang impacts, then went through the tubing twice (almost) and broke.

Eh. Guess I need to watch the Busse vid again. Though the machete may very well have went through it a second time. It wasn't tried.

I'd love to see how the machete fared against an LTC, though I'm not ready to volunteer mine for the test.

 

[eatingmuchface]

what is the LTC made of?
I think the kukri could have doen it one more time maybe...
but the busse also hit a weld and noss kept banging!
they're both tough no doubt.

 

[longbeachguy]

what is the LTC made of?
I think the kukri could have doen it one more time maybe...
but the busse also hit a weld and noss kept banging!
they're both tough no doubt.

I don't know if all LTC's are made of Carbon V, but that's what mine is made of.

My guess is it wouldn't be as tough as the 1055 knife, although is harder and has better edge retention. Dubious benefits in a knife such as this.

 

[Kiah]

what is the LTC made of?
I think the kukri could have doen it one more time maybe...
but the busse also hit a weld and noss kept banging!
they're both tough no doubt.

Carbon V on mine. Haven't used it though. Just got it.

I want to see an INFI machete. :thumbup:

 

[Elen]

Eh. Guess I need to watch the Busse vid again. Though the machete may very well have went through it a second time. It wasn't tried.

Yes, the test on the FFBM was a bit different. If the kukri machete had been tested in the same order as the FFBM (that is, side tang impacts first, then batoning through steel tubing), it would not have gotten to the steel tubing, as it failed at the side tang impacts. Further, the FFBM broke when it was batoned against a weld in the steel tubing. That was pretty rough stuff. :foot:

But what I was going to say is 1055 is tough steel - basic low carbon steels worked just fine as swords for hundreds and hundreds of years, and there was a reason for that. That stuff is very tough. :thumbup:

 

[noss4]

Yes, I did the last tests out of order then what I would normally. I did however put it through all of them. I was not able to get a clean break. On the side tang impacts the machete just bent 90 degrees and held it but did not break.

The CS Kukri machete did not perform the same way the Scrapper 6 and FFBM did during the body weight test and the side impacts since it was only 2.5mm thick and does posses the same lateral strength of the scrapper 6 and the FFBM. The machete test does show a very thin blade can be very tough and can hold up to the same punishment as a thicker blade.