The Intimidator from Black Bear Knives....
8 3/4" closed
15 3/8" open with a 6 3/4" blade of S30V steel that is .165 thick
Asymetrical grind and G10 handle slabs, stainless lock bar.
I watched this video link in their for sale ad and decided to get one.....
[video=youtube;NKHsj1Jp67k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKHsj1Jp67k[/video]
Here are some photos of me trying it out.....
First I cut a some sucker growth out of a plum tree, then a 2" green branch out of a Juniper....
Its a BIG knife....
I had recently replaced my fence and had this stub of a gate post laying around, its a 4 X 6 Redwood post that is very seasoned, but not at all rotten with a few knots in it also.... the cement anchor would hold it nicely while I chopped on it....
shot after a bit of chopping....
one of the knots....
I would check knife every so often for looseness, lock up etc....and after about 2/3 of the way through
I detected some slight side to side play...I just tightened up the torx pivot screws which made it SOLID again
and continued chopping....
almost finished....
got it!!
fold it closed and it is still a big knife...
after all the chopping, just a bit dirty...
after some cleaning BUT NO sharpening....
Yes, its still SHARP!!
Happy owner....
Its an excellent chopper/lopper for a FOLDING knife....green limbs are easier than the dry post for sure, but that is true with any chopper,(less shock with the wet woods) the pivot torx screws loosening up was not surprising with all the whacking and shock it was taking.
this would be an excellent portable trail clearing tool for sucker growth and limbs...if I was going to do a LOT of chopping/slashing/cutting with it I would carry the proper torx bit in case the pivot screws loosened up, but when everything is snug this thing is SOLID.
Well done with this one Black Bear Knives!!
thanks for taking a look......
8 3/4" closed
15 3/8" open with a 6 3/4" blade of S30V steel that is .165 thick
Asymetrical grind and G10 handle slabs, stainless lock bar.
I watched this video link in their for sale ad and decided to get one.....
[video=youtube;NKHsj1Jp67k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKHsj1Jp67k[/video]
Here are some photos of me trying it out.....
First I cut a some sucker growth out of a plum tree, then a 2" green branch out of a Juniper....
Its a BIG knife....
I had recently replaced my fence and had this stub of a gate post laying around, its a 4 X 6 Redwood post that is very seasoned, but not at all rotten with a few knots in it also.... the cement anchor would hold it nicely while I chopped on it....
shot after a bit of chopping....
one of the knots....
I would check knife every so often for looseness, lock up etc....and after about 2/3 of the way through
I detected some slight side to side play...I just tightened up the torx pivot screws which made it SOLID again
and continued chopping....
almost finished....
got it!!
fold it closed and it is still a big knife...
after all the chopping, just a bit dirty...
after some cleaning BUT NO sharpening....
Yes, its still SHARP!!
Happy owner....
Its an excellent chopper/lopper for a FOLDING knife....green limbs are easier than the dry post for sure, but that is true with any chopper,(less shock with the wet woods) the pivot torx screws loosening up was not surprising with all the whacking and shock it was taking.
this would be an excellent portable trail clearing tool for sucker growth and limbs...if I was going to do a LOT of chopping/slashing/cutting with it I would carry the proper torx bit in case the pivot screws loosened up, but when everything is snug this thing is SOLID.
Well done with this one Black Bear Knives!!
thanks for taking a look......
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