Found a nail, ouch !

jimmyjones

jimmyjones

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I was bragging in straitshot's "INFI testimonial" thread about destructing pallets with my GW. I was board today and got the SH-E out of the saddle bag, figured I'd to some real mayhem.

It was splitting things up pretty good when wham, I found a nail that was driven in from the back side of the 2x4. It was a pretty wimpy nail, but well supported inside that hard old 2x4. Needless to say INFI isn't indestructible.

The SH-e has a factory assym edge, I was swinging right to left, putting the convex edge down. The INFI just yielded around the nail. The depth is the full thickness of the flat side of the edge ~ 1/4 way up the convex side. The local forces must have really been something. I figure if it had been one of my SS "hard use knives" I'd have a big chip, or worse.


After it happened I was thinking about VTW's (?) thread were he thinned out a FBM and intentionally tried th chop through a set nail. I didn't fair so well.

Here's some pix, I went back into work and found a microscope with a camera, took some close ups, but it was late and I couldn't seem to put them anywhere I could grab them from home, manana.

Here's some from my little camera.

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ouch !:eek:
 
Ouch indeed. That is going to be one hell of a stropping session to get that baby out! :D
 
Have you thought about sending it in to Busse for a shallow recurved edge... Just enough, maybe, to grind out the errr, custom "tooff"? :) Just an idea...
 
Easily fixed. :) I have had that happen on a few ocassions and the way I fix it is to put the edge on a stone, saw it back and forth until it flattens out, then re-profile it. Good as new. But perhaps a tad shorter in height. Let us know how you handle it.
 
Nails can be very hard. I used to have a buddy who thought he could cut nails with his Kabar. He too was amazed at how hard they can be. If you swung the blade with high speed, there is considerable force being applied. The damage to your knife isn't any big deal. The edge can be put back in working order in a jiffy if you know what you are doing. Busse knives are some of the best blades around, but they are not miracle workers for all applications/scenarios: they too have some limitations.
 
Custom "nail-eater" serration! :D

I hate nails in wood, especially the big ones. They eat up chainsaws, and sure will hurt any knife edge, including INFI.
 
Hey JJ, are you going to try a steel on this? I wouldn't think it could push that all the way back out, but it would get it closer to even. My $.02.:)
 
Meh, merely a flesh wound! :D

I had a similar one on my FBM recently, though not quite as deep. Straightened it right out with a little work. You can barely tell it was there.

-Dan
 
T-BAG said:
An instant fishing line cutter !!
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That was my first thought, but I like Jason's idea of adding a few for custom serrated satus. Honestly, though, sorry about the ding. Let us know what you do with it, even if you decide to just leave it as a beauty mark.
 
I was thinking more a wire stripper than a line cutter, but good suggestion. I steeled it for a while wasn't much metal to push back. It's less of a snag now.

I usually do what Tyrkon suggested, but on symmetric edges.

I've been thinking about Jaxx suggestion, have the shop grind it to a zero edge,the damage ends where the center of the new edge would be, add a little recurve, make it an "After Shock Boloette" to match my ASB.

Could get out the edge pro and play Grinducci :eek:
 
Go, GrindyJones, go! ;)

There was a pretty darned even impact to leave not a lot of deflected edge to steel back into place. Zero Edge with a slight recurve does sound nice. Either way, it's nice to seem 'em being abused properly! :)
 
Life is indeed cruel. Sometimes we just have to take it on the chin, and sometimes take one on the edge.
 
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