CS Recon Scout Fails Miserably

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Well hell, now that I've seen that "thread of the living dead" picture I'VE GOT TO GIVE THIS A BUMP! WTF, maybe it'll make it to the top of the general forums! It will drive the mods nuts!

For the record I didn't read the forbidden words in the Necronomicon that brought this thing back to life!
 
GASP! The "solid proof" videos didn't say that would happen! Of course, they said the one I bought would curt smoothly through 1000 pieces of cardboard before dulling. HA HA! One cardboard box put 3 nicks in the blade and dulled the rest of it.
 
aaaaaargh...zombie thread...

second resurected thread form the dead today; we need us a big, oozing zombie smilie. aaaaaargh...

thx - cpr
 
This thread was quite an interesting read... I'm glad it was resurrected... but now I'm going to sleep far later than I'd planned...
 
SMKW has the China Recon scout for $39 and they are sold out,a good price for one to try out or mod.
 
Masteroffajitas said:
That was on my list too. I'll stick to becker and RAT.
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While that's always a good choice, the newer SK-5 (i.e. 1085) Recon Scouts seem to have the stress-riser issue resolved. The handle material being Kraton is still a slight issue, but not for everyone.

The thread lives again!
 
5 degrees.
Small knife / big frozen LOG
Frozen wood baton strike.
Broken blade.

Duh.

I hope the boys in your group find another 'survival' class instructor before they learn any other bad habits that will get them killed.

You aren't showing 'Man versus Wild' videos to them too are you?

Now I'm not defending CS entirely because it could possibly be a bad HT or other issue, but to blame any knife company for ones own lack of common sense is wrong.

I live, camp and work in very cold environments, and I always take into account what freezing temps can do to objects, especially metal. Pushing the envelope is foolhardy and arrogant. It's pretty hard to get a warranty replacement when you're dead because of your own stupidity. And yes, I own some of the 'toughest' knives made. I still wouldn't smack them on the spine with a hammer in freezing temperatures.

By the way, I've made lots of fires without ever splitting wood with a knife.
 
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Why has this thread been drug back up yet again? It's over three years old.
 
Guyon said:
Why has this thread been drug back up yet again? It's over three years old.
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Because there is another thread discussing how nutinfancy's reviews are likable, so people follow from there and stumble upon this one ... can't say its a bad thing :) the thread can always be locked if its meant to be dead :)
 
IIRC, it was a situation similar to this which caused Bill Bagwell`s demise as resident knife guru at Soldier Of Fortune magazine....among his duties for the Battle Blades column, he torture-tested various knives. One knife broke after he hit it with a hammer, and he bad-mouthed the maker (while praising his own blades), generating a sh!tstorm of angry mail from irate readers and other knifemakers.....the general concensus was, if you hit the spine of *any* knife with a hammer, you run the risk of breaking the blade.
 
bearcut said:
5 degrees.
Small knife / big frozen LOG
Frozen wood baton strike.
Broken blade.

Duh.

I hope the boys in your group find another 'survival' class instructor before they learn any other bad habits that will get them killed.

You aren't showing 'Man versus Wild' videos to them too are you?

Now I'm not defending CS entirely because it could possibly be a bad HT or other issue, but to blame any knife company for ones own lack of common sense is wrong.

I live, camp and work in very cold environments, and I always take into account what freezing temps can do to objects, especially metal. Pushing the envelope is foolhardy and arrogant. It's pretty hard to get a warranty replacement when you're dead because of your own stupidity. And yes, I own some of the 'toughest' knives made. I still wouldn't smack them on the spine with a hammer in freezing temperatures.

By the way, I've made lots of fires without ever splitting wood with a knife.
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and maybe use an AXE instead of a slicing instrument.
 
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