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Here's a test for ya knives !!!

spyken said:
you need thin stock (1/8" and below) blades to do equally well.
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Yeah I did the same thing on a cottonwood branch with my Ritter Grip. It slid right through without much pressure at all. I think it has to do with thickness and sharpness more than the grind.

Edit: Ran out and tried it again with my Howling Rat and had similar results. The difference is that the Howler has a considerably beefier edge geometry and consiquently took more pressure to push through.
 
baldtaco-II said:
Brilliant. I can't help but wonder how they'd look fried. It was the first thing I thought too.
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Well...it's official...I have gone over the edge:)

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My kitchen now smells like maple syrup & burnt coffee.

I need to go cut somethin' now.


Cliff
 
LMAO !!!! Now we're talking fibre.....

Okay - my pathfinder and RC-4 did fine on 1" mulberry (grows like weeds here). Could not pushcot through 2nd year growth 1.5" locus wood though. Ended up having to chop it. The 5" pathfinder worked well for this!
 
pitdog said:
There have been a couple of recent threads about different blade grinds such as convex, scandi, sabre etc...........No chopping now !!!!.........
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BRAVO, Pitdog!!:thumbup::thumbup:

This is the first test I do on any knife and I know immediately if I will sell it off, try a regrind or keep it as-is. I include this test in my reviews (which I am very behind on) and put the most stock in it but give it the least coverage in deference to what I think others like to see and know about a knife - how it batons and makes fuzz sticks. If it passes this test. it will make fuzz sticks. Ironically, those that fail this test most miserably pass the baton-test with flying colors, but that seems to be what a lot of people are interested in knowing. Some convex knives I have will slice like nobody's business, particularly my BRKT Canadian Special and Kephart, my Breeden Pathfinder and PSKK and a couple of my design by Bryan - with my convex edge on his flat-grind, etc. I have owned (and do own) some beautiful knived that make this task more work than necessary. I don't own a "chopper" yet but am shopping, however, in the meantime, I have several three to four-inch blades in convex and Scandi that will slice 1 1/2" branches or saplings easily. My A-number-one, top performer in this department is my Muskrat Man Bushcraft with a "modified" (high) Scandi, somewhere beteen a Scandi and Sabre grind, with an acute convex edge, which is basically a "secondary" edge stropped on at a higher angle than the original grind. It still stands up to hard use yet slices like nothing else I have owned. That one is in L6 if it matters but I thought it was O1 for months.

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Here it is (green canvas) pictured with one of mine mentioned above (natural canvas) made by Bryan Breeden and the ubiquitous Mora - something of a "standard" when I am making such a comparison. The only other purpose this Mora serves is as a size reference in photos.

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An anomoly, this little cutie has a thicker edge than I like but it still passes the test, even though I had to cut the "tail" from a different angle but, overall, the cross-cestional edge geometry of this MLK Nessy Shorty makes such a task easier than can be accomplished with many larger knives - and even my Wetterlings "Mini-Axe." I did reprofile this one from its original convex + secondary edge bevel to a "full-convex" but could have made it just a bit less obtuse for even greater cutting ability but it's a lot of work and the little bugger works pretty darned well as it is. Tiny knife - Big performer.
 
pitdog said:
Wow. That MM Bushcrafter looks great !!!:thumbup:
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You have now entered the twilight zone!!!..........what did you do with the real pitdog? :D

Just messing with you. There seems to be a dramatic change in your taste for knives in the past few weeks.

That bushcrafter is nice as well as the Breeden.

Brian
 
spyken said:
you need thin stock (1/8" and below) blades to do equally well.
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For the most part, I believe this myself and simply don't get along with anything much over 5/32, depending on the knife, however, given the proper attention, which basically means thinning the blade, a thicker knife CAN cut like this. My BRKTs mentioned above are both in the neighborhood of .170" thick but only right up at the spine so, effectively, they really are "thinner" blades. Not all BRKTs I have had are like that as i have had some with thick but narrow blades which were too thick near the edge to cut like I like. Overall, I agree - 1/8" is about max for my tastes. The MMK and Breeden shown ) plus the one in my avatar are 3/32". The MLK is 1/8".

pitdog said:
Wow. That MM Bushcrafter looks great !!!:thumbup:
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Pitdog, I have found "Bushy Nirvana" in that piece and I don't lavish any compliment upon a knife that is not heartfelt. The damned thing has ruined my excuse for buying more knives but at least I can now admit that I just like messing with new knives and I don't need a "need" to buy more and play with them. That said, I have four or five new ones "sans handles" on the way.
 
Jeff H said:
Pitdog, I have found "Bushy Nirvana" in that piece and I don't lavish any compliment upon a knife that is not heartfelt.
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In my mind, my perfect bushcraft knife can be explained like this: The Koster bushcraft blade shape and length, with the Bark River Aurora handle. It is a combo that I really want together. So much so, that I am probably going to make on myself.

However, the MM bushie looks almost exactly like what I have in mind :thumbup:

Brian
 
briangandrews said:
......However, the MM bushie looks almost exactly like what I have in mind :thumbup:

Brian
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Brian,
I have thought about getting an Aurora many times and may yet. The overall size has always been what held me back. That said, you realize I have not owned and Aurora and have not felt one in-hand so I can't offer a comparison on the two handles, but what I can say is that the MMK handle id the single most comfortable and versatile handle I have ever wrapped my mitts around. Kaleb really nailed it in that dpeartment. Now, back on topic, the edge, or the way this thing cuts is one hundred percent on par with the way the handle feels.
 
briangandrews said:
You have now entered the twilight zone!!!..........what did you do with the real pitdog? :D

Just messing with you. There seems to be a dramatic change in your taste for knives in the past few weeks.

That bushcrafter is nice as well as the Breeden.

Brian
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Maybe I've seen the light !!!:D
 
pitdog said:
Maybe I've seen the light !!!:D
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Once you've tried a nicely thinned out flat grind, you'll be back. I have a Swamp Rat Bog Dog that does this kind of cut very nicely, and with a more acute edge than a scandi, it takes much less force. And it's 3/16 at the spine.
 
just like to say i've done that with a spyderco tenacious. their lowest priced knife, the only one made in china, has shown itself to be one of the sharpest production knives i've ever used. i'll do it again later and bring a pic back.
 
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