Had to "hard use" my CQC-8 last night

ebidis

ebidis

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I was hanging out with a friend last night, we were standing under a tree in the front yard shooting the ****, and this annoying branch about 1/4 inch in diameter was hanging down, and it hit me in the face. It could have put my eye out! I grabbed the branch, pulled out my 8, and swish! No more annoying branch. Thanks to my quick thinking, my cat like reflexes, and my Emerson, no one lost an eye, a tooth or worse.

You can see the marks left on the blade from the death defying cutting task, but thankfully, no permanent damage. Eat your heart out Cold Steel! :p:D





Now I know that Emersons aren't really "hard use" knives, because people keep telling me that the liner locks are flimsy, and the steel sucks. So I was surprised that the flimsy liner lock didn't explode, or that the obviously inferior 154CM steel didn't disintegrate, or that the chisel edge didn't deflect the blade off in an odd direction and maim the neighbors cat. Is it possible that the internet commandos could be wrong? :eek:

Well anyway, It's good to know that when the chips are down, and there is a potential eye threatening hazard, or other monumental EDC task which threatens the very fabric of society, that Emerson will pull you through. :thumbup::D

Seriously though, I had just stropped the edge the night before, and after cutting the twig (and various other things) the razor sharp edge remains, so I guess the steel isn' too awful. :)
 
i use some of my emersons very hard and on tasks i normally wouldn't use a folder on and they have done fine and no worse for the wear. maybe the kind of cutting i do ain't hard enough to suffer from failing properly built liner locks?
 
You're lucky the knife didn't fail and injure you.

I wouldn't try to repeat that abusive use again. Save your weak Emerson liner lock for opening mail. 😀
 
Yeah man... you got lucky this time. You should stop using that faulty piece of suspect equipment and send it to me for proper disposal. ;)
 
Wow! With heroics such as that, you should get an honorary OBS membership! ;)

I had to put my 15 to hard use yesterday opening a box of chocolates. Man, I was sweating bullets!
 
I see a new model coming.... The Emerson HSTP (High Speed Tactical Pruner) "Known to the baddest shrubs on Earth!"
 
netguy1999 said:
Wow! With heroics such as that, you should get an honorary OBS membership! ;)

I had to put my 15 to hard use yesterday opening a box of chocolates. Man, I was sweating bullets!
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Your lucky the knife didn't burst into flame in your hand. Your livin' hard and fast my friend. ;)
 
Balls of steel my friend, balls of steel.

You dodged a bullet on this one, next time you might not be so lucky.

;)
 
This epidemic of attacks by tree branches has gotten out of control. You're lucky your weren't a victim. Good thing for the cqc8. Unleash that beast
 
Your thread, and I just got back from watching that Deadpool movie, inspired me to see what my ETAK was capable of, instead of just cutting tape on new knife boxes..soo I went into the backyard and whittled a few sticks ,chopped into this fallen log with it and it came out a champ, was a little dirty though.
 
You're lucky the sloppy fit and finish didn't give you a life threatening blister. Those things can get infected! :rolleyes:
 
CookieRawwr said:
Your thread, and I just got back from watching that Deadpool movie, inspired me to see what my ETAK was capable of, instead of just cutting tape on new knife boxes..soo I went into the backyard and whittled a few sticks ,chopped into this fallen log with it and it came out a champ, was a little dirty though.
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You were CHOPPING? :eek: With a flimsy liner lock? :eek:

It's a miracle your even still alive. ;)
 
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