Extreme testing 1

[harm]

shoot.so wood gets wet from the inside first when it rains?

 

[Cliff Stamp]

What planet is that happening on that the wood dries from the inside out!

It used to be on usenet that people would read a group for a few weeks before posting, now they don't even read the threads they respond to. Splitting with wood for firestarting to get dry wood is done mainly due to rain or ice which makes the outside of the wood very difficult to near impossible to burn but can leave the inside still dry.

Even if the wood is of consistent moisture content all through, splitting makes it much easier to burn, especially if the wood is fresh as it simply won't burn at all for some types of any size. A fresh pine log will just sit on the fire and you can watch the water boil out of it. You get little to no heat from that wood, however if you split it and dry it out next to the fire it is a lot more productive.

In regards to the violin and SUV, are violins promoted as being designed to serve as backstops for SUVs. No. Would knowing which violin make a better backstop be useful for those who bought violins as musical instruments. No. Are tactical knives promoted as being able to be used for impacts, chopping, prying, hammering, etc. . Yes they are. It this information useful to people, yes it is.


-Cliff

 

[Chris Meyer]

In response to Protactical's comments;

It has already been explained for you, but dry wood gets wet on the outside when it rains.

I fail to see the justification for criticizing Allen for torture testing knives that he purchased with his own money, so that the rest of us can have an idea just how much abuse our own knives could take if we needed them to. He gave reasoned explanations for his tests and even asked others to suggest new tests. He then shared the results with us. If you equate his posts with garbage TV, then it would be polite to simply ignore them.

I was not aware that violins were considered tools and/or weapons, knives usually are. (Of course El Kabong did use his guitar as a club.)

Tools and weapons are certainly subjected to torture testing before they are marketed, at least by reputable makers/manufacturers. As an example, I am providing a link to an Army Times video that shows H&K's XM-8 rifle being subjected to dust and water before firing. XM-8, dust & water tests

If you are not interested in reading AllenC's posts, no one will mind if you don't.

 

[IntheWoods]

Yeah great work Allen.

 

[inspira]

Hmm. Bake the knives in an oven for half an hour, then dunk em in iced water.

Check damage.