I bent my SOB

[Noxious Fumes]

^^^^ cool

 

[dingy]

we need a pic of bending S.O.B.

 

[Hard Knocks]

Just wondering, were you doing a bend test while you were batoning? I'm thinking it would be much different subjecting a short blade like the SOB to a 45 degree bend than the longer blades posted by Dave and Voracious1.

It's my first infi with that thickness. I read that at 59-60 Rockwell, infi can bend up to 40 degrees and can still go back to zero. Any pictures?

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1193931-Need-a-sheath-for-INFImandu

 

[knife chop]

Just wondering, were you doing a bend test while you were batoning? I'm thinking it would be much different subjecting a short blade like the SOB to a 45 degree bend than the longer blades posted by Dave and Voracious1.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1193931-Need-a-sheath-for-INFImandu

No, I wasn't doing a bend test at all. I mentioned on one of my post that I noticed it bend while batoning so kept hitting it hard.

 

[kjd2121]

So if you are hitting the knife on the spine how does it bend 45 degrees? Confused

 

[Lycosa]

I'm confused also^ but, as Garth said, you are covered.
rolf

 

[Andy the Aussie]

So if you are hitting the knife on the spine how does it bend 45 degrees? Confused

..... reading the Op's statement the blade got down to a knot in the wood and it would appear it has decided to follow the path of least resistance AROUND the knot and not through it. Hence the bend.

 

[Thomas Linton]

..... reading the Op's statement the blade got down to a knot in the wood and it would appear it has decided to follow the path of least resistance AROUND the knot and not through it. Hence the bend.

Don't blade the blade. Operator error.

 

[Andy the Aussie]

I don't think there is blame being attributed anywhere mate. The operator was doing what he wanted with the knife (one of the reasons we are all so fond of Busse/INFI is the performance and time and time again we are challenged to beat on 'em and such) and the fact that a short stout blade like the SOB did not break under such lateral force is a testament to its quality.

I personally would probably have not been using an SOB for this task (horses for courses and such) but at the end of the day there is no real bad outcome here.

Andy

 

[richstag]

This is funny. A baseball bat and a knife. Carrying all that along sounds about as cumbersome as say.......



.....oh I don't know.....





......an......





......

 

[Lycosa]

It's kool-aid time.

 

[richstag]

^ hahaha UNC!