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If you ever wondered about John's heat-treat...wonder no more !
Not sure if any of you saw this thread I posted in the Survival forum yesterday...
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=817072
Well today I went back to get some more of the stuff and took my JK Knatchet to do the job.I realise John no longer makes the Knatchet but this will apply to all his heat treat.
Let me first say that when I designed the Knatchet it was never meant to replace an axe. It was first and foremost intended to carry out most camp related tasks from slicing up foodstuff ( This is a thinly ground edge from 3/16" stock )to whittling fuzz sticks and pot stirrers. Given the design it could also replace a large knife or small hatchet and perform some small scale chopping duties.
So back to today, for those not familiar with Fatwood it is damn hard stuff. The resin in the wood hardens between all the wood fibres creating something that looks like wood but chips like a cinder block. Not sure exactly how hard it would be on the Janka scale, I guess it varies, but this stuff today was super tough. It seemed to take me forever to get through and there was more pieces than the in the pic, that piece was just the largest.
I had fully believed that there would be at least a little edge damage and that I would have to stone it out when I got back home......there was nothing, nada, not even the slightest micro ding !
Had to share this, hope ya don't mind John !
By pitdog2010 at 2011-02-04
Not sure if any of you saw this thread I posted in the Survival forum yesterday...
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=817072
Well today I went back to get some more of the stuff and took my JK Knatchet to do the job.I realise John no longer makes the Knatchet but this will apply to all his heat treat.
Let me first say that when I designed the Knatchet it was never meant to replace an axe. It was first and foremost intended to carry out most camp related tasks from slicing up foodstuff ( This is a thinly ground edge from 3/16" stock )to whittling fuzz sticks and pot stirrers. Given the design it could also replace a large knife or small hatchet and perform some small scale chopping duties.
So back to today, for those not familiar with Fatwood it is damn hard stuff. The resin in the wood hardens between all the wood fibres creating something that looks like wood but chips like a cinder block. Not sure exactly how hard it would be on the Janka scale, I guess it varies, but this stuff today was super tough. It seemed to take me forever to get through and there was more pieces than the in the pic, that piece was just the largest.
I had fully believed that there would be at least a little edge damage and that I would have to stone it out when I got back home......there was nothing, nada, not even the slightest micro ding !
Had to share this, hope ya don't mind John !
By pitdog2010 at 2011-02-04
