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How much hard use is too much hard use

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Well the title says everything, what's the hardest thing you have ever used your knife for and either broke it or was on the edge of breaking it now I don't wanna hear some one go "well I tried to cut through a tree stump with my buck 110 and it didn't work and I broke it" that should be a obvious no no, I wanna hear the unobvious stores and uses
 
Usually when I start chafing... oh wait we are talking about knives. Uh, I have yet to break a knife. My CRKT M16-12Z has some major chips in it from trying to whittle hardwood. Other than that, I'm responsible with knives, and don't try to take on more than they can chew. When I need really hard use, I use the Strider, ZT0350 or a fixed blade.
 
K.O.D. said:
Usually when I start chafing... oh wait we are talking about knives. Uh, I have yet to break a knife. My CRKT M16-12Z has some major chips in it from trying to whittle hardwood. Other than that, I'm responsible with knives, and don't try to take on more than they can chew. When I need really hard use, I use the Strider, ZT0350 or a fixed blade.
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LOL Well done.

For me, "hard use" generally begins at the point where I'm using a knife in a manner other than what it was designed for. For instance, trying to pry something open, so I decide to use a folding knife.
 
Speaking of buck, I lent out my 119 to one of my friends and he chipped it big time in several spots trying to saw though bone and again trying to chop through a large tree branch. Re-profiled, resharpened, and good as new in my eyes. It obviously wasn't the right tool for the job. I've since persuaded him to get a large camp knife, hatchet, and machete.
 
I have whittled wood with most of my folders.

Most will develop blade play afterwards so to me this is about as hard - use I'll go. Not that I even whittle wood, I did it to test my sharpening skills.

Higher quality knives will do better I think.

Hogue after whittling, blade now wiggles but sturdy.
Spyderco southard, whittled fine.
Chris reeve sebenzas, whittled fine.
Cheap gift shop knife, wiggles and downright scary to use.
Kershaw scallion, does ok whittling, cheap blade steel though.

I never pry with a knife, just seems wrong.
 
Most hard use I've ever done wasn't really hard use. It was just a really fragile knife that had to take care of a big task; cutting a couple of zip ties with a Caly 3 CF.... Other knives could've handled it better, but it was all I had ATM
 
As long as you don't hurt yourself there is no such thing as to much hard use depending on circumstances.
I've hammered a folder through paneling with a rubber mallet (just expect the lock to fail when handling it.)
worked on a vehicle with a short (unknown at the time) and manged to discover it with a folder. while not intentional abuse I recommend taking caution.
Ive had to cut some steel cables before with a folder (Carrying a multi-tool with wire cutters is recommended)
I've used knives for prying before (much prefer a prybar but you make do.
 
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