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One of my other posts discussed the use of fixed blades as an emergancy can opener.
My thinking is this, the classic Ka Bar in 1095 steel can open tin cans with little damage to the edge. It dulls it in my experience but little more.
The way I do it is to pierce the can near the edge of the lip with the knife tip. The way I make the initial penitration is to place the tip on the lid and apply ever greater pressure until it pops through the lid. I then push the edge at an angle through the can lid using the knife edge to 'saw' through the can lid. I try to use the first 2" at most. Anyone else have any methods?
I have done this test with the following blades:
Classic Ka Bar 1095 steel
M2 Nimravious
Puma Cougar ATS-34
Custom Doug Mondt 10" fixed blade in CPM 10V (Paul Bos Heat treat)
Ontario Marine 1095 (tip bent though
crappy blades)
On the above, only the Ontario rubbish upset me, the others dulled signicantly but no sign of anything worrying, perhaps very slight edge fracture in the Puma, nothing resharpening did not fix though and when I say slight, I mean SLIGHT!
As in the other post, this is my 'abuse' test that shows about as far as I expect any of my fixed blades to go in an emergency. Oh yes I always have a Leatherman and SAK as well, but you never know!
Hard use tools for hard using people I say!
Anyone else had to use a knife of any type to open a can and been happy/disapointed with the results? Any tips?
Please don't turn this into a 'Mr Stamp abuse' thread or howls of the right tool for the right job! This is intended to be a fun post with a slightly more serious user aspect side. Nothing more.
My thinking is this, the classic Ka Bar in 1095 steel can open tin cans with little damage to the edge. It dulls it in my experience but little more.
The way I do it is to pierce the can near the edge of the lip with the knife tip. The way I make the initial penitration is to place the tip on the lid and apply ever greater pressure until it pops through the lid. I then push the edge at an angle through the can lid using the knife edge to 'saw' through the can lid. I try to use the first 2" at most. Anyone else have any methods?
I have done this test with the following blades:
Classic Ka Bar 1095 steel
M2 Nimravious
Puma Cougar ATS-34
Custom Doug Mondt 10" fixed blade in CPM 10V (Paul Bos Heat treat)
Ontario Marine 1095 (tip bent though
crappy blades)On the above, only the Ontario rubbish upset me, the others dulled signicantly but no sign of anything worrying, perhaps very slight edge fracture in the Puma, nothing resharpening did not fix though and when I say slight, I mean SLIGHT!
As in the other post, this is my 'abuse' test that shows about as far as I expect any of my fixed blades to go in an emergency. Oh yes I always have a Leatherman and SAK as well, but you never know!
Hard use tools for hard using people I say!
Anyone else had to use a knife of any type to open a can and been happy/disapointed with the results? Any tips?
Please don't turn this into a 'Mr Stamp abuse' thread or howls of the right tool for the right job! This is intended to be a fun post with a slightly more serious user aspect side. Nothing more.
