Froe vs Nata vs destructo

jbmonkey said:
you don't want a talon. I have 3 versions of it. 1 standard. 1 made for a company. 1 that was a Joe Houser custom modified into a big thick plain edge knife. only the last one would do okay at best or batoning...but not as good as a froe would.

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Love that second one. Wicked. That’s one loooooong assed fuller!
 
I should note look hard at the froe sheath...it aint setup exactly for belt carry...not that ya can't get it to...but you'll want to add a dangler belt loop to it..if that your plan.
 
AntDog said:
Love that second one. Wicked. That’s one loooooong assed fuller!
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yeah, thank you. it is thick, heavy and badarse. it was a factory return for some reason...Joe ground it down and made it what it is...but didn't finish it completely. my friend Mike got it from him to finish it himself and didnt get around to it....... and I talked him into selling it to me. I love it as is unfinished in cosmetics, but it's all user....love Bucks 5160....
 
jbmonkey said:
yeah, thank you. it is thick, heavy and badarse. it was a factory return for some reason...Joe ground it down and made it what it is...but didn't finish it completely. my friend Mike got it from him to finish it himself and didnt get around to it....... and I talked him into selling it to me. I love it as is unfinished in cosmetics, but it's all user....love Bucks 5160....
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Hell yes, wish they’d put out everything in that steel. The way they heat treat it it’s flat out awesome. A real favorite of mine.
 
You might be able to score a knife from Bill Siegle. He makes great choppers out of 5160. He no longer takes orders but he often list knives on this forum.

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Noldy said:
Except for the missing belt loop, do you think it's a good sheath?
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its kinda lefty setup to me...but its a big tool and I wouldn't call it comfortable to carry. due to weight, size and banging around on your leg if using a dangler....I have one in my office I took out of my 4x4 recently...so here's pic with it by a Buck 104 compare, and a Buck 110 on the sheath to give ya some size perspective

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but if youre not going miles in the wilderness its useable for carrying.
 
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jbmonkey said:
its kinda lefty setup to me...but its a big tool and I wouldn't call it comfortable to carry. due to weight, size and banging around on your leg if using a dangler....I have one in my office I took out of my 4x4 recently...so here's pic with it by a Buck 104 compare, and a Buck 110 on the sheath to give ya some size perspective

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but if your not going miles in the wilderness its useable for carrying.
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Thank you very much !!
 
Noldy said:
Thank you very much !!
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now that I think about it...you could ask David Mary..who has a forum here to make ya what ya want...when he has an opening of course, in 8670 or some other super tough steel...plus he can make a kydex sheath for it.
 
Hey another question, about the Silky, there is a single and double bevel...
Wich one is better for batoning ?
I think single bavel is better a fine cut ?
 
Steely_Gunz said:
I don't have the Silky Nata, but I do have one that a late forum friend sent me years ago that is a beast of a hunk of steel. I'm not sure how the Silkys are made, but this one may loosen up a bit if used for baton duty regularly. Mine has a tang running about half way down the wooden handle held in with a pin through the tang and steel ring locking the handle toward the top/bolster area. Truthfully, I haven't used it much. I usually break it out for kitchen duty when thick hunks of meat need to be hacked to pieces. Still, the thick stock and chisel grind would make short work of processing wood if used correctly.
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The Silky is built with an interesting removable handle that essentially grips onto a jigsaw shaped tang - I added a bit of “Ranger band” (bike inner tube) to secure the handle and keep it snug in the sheath.
Noldy said:
Hey another question, about the Silky, there is a single and double bevel...
Wich one is better for batoning ?
I think single bavel is better a fine cut ?
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They suggest single bevel for light chopping/limbing, double for heavy chopping/batoning…
I got the small size double bevel for my son. He hasn’t put it to much use yet but the handle is very comfortable and it gets great reviews and is used widely in Japan.
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jbmonkey said:
now that I think about it...you could ask David Mary..who has a forum here to make ya what ya want...when he has an opening of course, in 8670 or some other super tough steel...plus he can make a kydex sheath for it.
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Him, or any number of makers. For what you are willing to spend, you could probably get a froe cheaper than the price of a highly finished knife, but exactly the tool you want.
 
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