So much for it being advertised as a strong knife. I mean they claim it can cut through rope and meat and hold 200 lbs... But they obviously didn't want to show what can happen to their blade. :grumpy:
Ok ok ok... So theres a chance that I wanted to see just how far I could push this knife. I started by stabbing into plywood and then prying. Then I tried to chop down a 4" diameter tree with it. But I couldn't get a good enough swing on it. So I went out and found a fallen oak tree and started batoning with this little thing. I ended up getting it through some of the 2-3" branches, then I used it to split the wood for firemaking. The knife exceeded my expectations, it still locked up tight. After 2 months and a ton more EDC usage as my hard use "abuse knife" I noticed the blade wasn't exactly straight any more. I bent the blade over by about 10 degrees caused by the batoning I assume. I figured no big deal Ill just bend it back. I put it on the work bench and tried using a rubber mallet, no dice. So I put it in the vice and use a piece of wood as a buffer and use a hammer, no dice. So I put the blade down on the work bench itself and hit it straight up with the hammer. It didnt move with a medium strength hit. So I ramped it up to about an 80% swing and it moved! But not enough, So I gave it another whack and my little mini just couldn't handle it. I ended up doing the shown damage.
I know that this is insane abuse to any knife never mind a little EDC folder. But I was impressed I plan to buy a new one and keeping this one in my showcase as a memorial to the little knife that could.
Ok ok ok... So theres a chance that I wanted to see just how far I could push this knife. I started by stabbing into plywood and then prying. Then I tried to chop down a 4" diameter tree with it. But I couldn't get a good enough swing on it. So I went out and found a fallen oak tree and started batoning with this little thing. I ended up getting it through some of the 2-3" branches, then I used it to split the wood for firemaking. The knife exceeded my expectations, it still locked up tight. After 2 months and a ton more EDC usage as my hard use "abuse knife" I noticed the blade wasn't exactly straight any more. I bent the blade over by about 10 degrees caused by the batoning I assume. I figured no big deal Ill just bend it back. I put it on the work bench and tried using a rubber mallet, no dice. So I put it in the vice and use a piece of wood as a buffer and use a hammer, no dice. So I put the blade down on the work bench itself and hit it straight up with the hammer. It didnt move with a medium strength hit. So I ramped it up to about an 80% swing and it moved! But not enough, So I gave it another whack and my little mini just couldn't handle it. I ended up doing the shown damage.
I know that this is insane abuse to any knife never mind a little EDC folder. But I was impressed I plan to buy a new one and keeping this one in my showcase as a memorial to the little knife that could.
eventually. Next time, post it as a review so we can actually gain something from it. Im sure it was fun though.
