I like big Blades and I cannot lie

zmbhntr

zmbhntr

̿' ̿'\̵͇̿̿\з=(•̪●)=ε/̵͇̿̿/'̿''̿ ̿
Gold Member
Joined
Jul 28, 2014
Messages
2,514
I completely understand that large knives are not always practical, but to me they are by far the most fun knives to use, and to me that is a big part of what this hobby is about. My in-laws are leaving town tonight, so in celebration of that, tomorrow I hope to setup a little chopping area in my back yard and do some back-to-back chopping comparisons with some of my favorite 9"+ knives. My plan is to chop 2x4's and 2x6's so that I have very consistent wood in order to best compare the chopping qualities of each knife. I realize that chopping 2x4's is not really a true test of chopping prowess, but it is a start. Usually when I'm in the woods using my knives to chop larger wood I don't have a pile of knives with me to do comparisons with, nor do I usually have the time to do them. This is the start of what I hope will be a long term performance test of my large knives. If all goes according to plan, tomorrow should be fun.
:D:thumbup:

  1. MOAB
  2. Keffeler Sasquatch
  3. 1311
  4. NMFBM
  5. BG WTF
  6. Carothers Light Chopper
  7. ASH-2

 
Last edited:
nemesis said:
Pics aren't working for me
Click to expand...

Hmmm, it looks like Photobucket just went offline. Hopefully it'll be back up shortly. I only posted one pic, but it's a nice one.
 
I love "Man must blow off steam now that family from out of town has left" sessions! Only thing that's just is good is sneaking out to pee off your porch while they are still there [emoji3]

That's said.. is there any doubt which will perform best? Guessing you put them in that order for a reason and I agree for the most part. #5 will probably place a little higher.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
Okay, I just signed up for imgur. First impression is that it seems like it has more options, but isn't as quick and easy as Photobucket.

 
Last edited:
cpirtle said:
I love "Man must blow off steam now that family from out of town has left" sessions! Only thing that's just is good is sneaking out to pee off your porch while they are still there [emoji3]

That's said.. is there any doubt which will perform best? Guessing you put them in that order for a reason and I agree for the most part. #5 will probably place a little higher.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Click to expand...

I put them in that order just because it was from larges to smallest blade length. It would certainly make sense that that would be the chopping performance order, but there is more than just blade length that is important in a chopping test. For instance, how does the knife feel in hand after many swings swings? There are different steels here that may have different edge performance and feel (doubtful with 2x4's but maybe). Similarly, there are G10, micarta, Res-c, and TeroTuf scales that will feel differently. I'm sure that there will be many things that I notice when performing the tests with the knives back-to-back. That's my hunch at least, but it should be fun regardless.
 
zmbhntr said:
Okay, I just signed up for imgur. First impression is that it seems like it has more options, but isn't as quick and easy as Photobucket.

Click to expand...

I'd kill...an ant..to have your collection ..LOL

btw you don't need to sign up, you just drag and drop the photo onto the wesbite and it uploads. Much quicker than Photobucket and the links don't break!
 
I am going to say MOAB, then Keffeler. The WTF is not the thicker LE version.
 
you have to respect a guy who's collection makes the nmfbm look like the runt :eek:

I have no doubt that the busses will perform exceptionally. I am curious to see how the Carothers will hold up at "60.5" hardness 3v.
 
zmbhntr said:
I completely understand that large knives are not always practical, but to me they are by far the most fun knives to use, and to me that is a big part of what this hobby is about. My in-laws are leaving town tonight, so in celebration of that, tomorrow I hope to setup a little chopping area in my back yard and do some back-to-back chopping comparisons with some of my favorite 9"+ knives. My plan is to chop 2x4's and 2x6's so that I have very consistent wood in order to best compare the chopping qualities of each knife. I realize that chopping 2x4's is not really a true test of chopping prowess, but it is a start. Usually when I'm in the woods using my knives to chop larger wood I don't have a pile of knives with me to do comparisons with, nor would I usually have the time to do them. This is the start of what I hope will be a long term performance test of my large knives.If all goes according to plan, tomorrow should be fun.
:D:thumbup:

  1. MOAB
  2. Keffeler Sasquatch
  3. 1311
  4. NMFBM
  5. BG WTF
  6. Carothers Light Chopper
  7. ASH-2

Click to expand...

"You call that a knoif?"
 
The carothers will hold up fine. The HT is excellent. The knife is a little on the light side, so physics dictates it will not perform as well as the heavier blades. But it is a great allarounder.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top