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In case anyone was worried SR101 wouldnt be a good steel for a large chopper,, what with all these Battle Grades being offered,,,
Let me say,, from my short time with a large hunk of that steel,,, Im SOLD
I love me some INFI,, and will continue to buy,, but while the Battle Grades are offered,, get some!!!
First I really wanted to see how the 1111 would chop head to head with my Gransfors Bruks Small Forest Axe. I love that axe and will never sell it,,, its an ergonomic beast,,, old world perfection..
I didnt get too many pictures of the side by side, but I will say on a 2 piece of Magnolia,, the 1111 was only 5 hits behind the axe, but was far easier to control and get precise strikes.
As far as splitting wood,, well the whole reason I decided to try a large chopper, was because as much as I love and appreciate a good axe,, sometimes the wood just isnt even and wont stand up on its own. Ive used the technique of setting the log on its side, and hammering the axe in while hitting the log against another log,, but again,, you need a flat surface for the edge to really bite in and even then,, it doesnt always split 100%.
Obviously battoning and splitting with the 1111 was a breeze,,, knots/ hard wood,, twists,, no problem.
You can see here,, clean one chop through a fairly thick, fresh branch,, just with a quick snap cut
Onto chopping a larger piece of some Magnolia I had cut down to make room in the driveway..
This stuff is pretty hard,, and fresh too. This piece is just under 3 in diameter.
You can see how clean it chips out,, nice wide cows mouth.
Got through it pretty fast,,
The only damage anywhere was to my hand,, that Res C is GRIPPY! Virtually zero shock transferred to my hand.
At this point it would slice reciept paper no problem..
After some stropping it would slice magazine paper no problem,, and although it wasnt popping hairs,,, it would shave them.. Keep in mind this is the factory edge..
This was an accident,,, but a cool looking ghetto photoshop,, you can see that its cutting smooth,, not tearing.
Needless to say, Im hugely impressed with SR101 so far. Im far from the first to say, but I believe it's edge retention is better than INFIs,, and although not as tough,, I have no concerns whatsoever with it in that department.
Cheers :thumbup:
Let me say,, from my short time with a large hunk of that steel,,, Im SOLD
I love me some INFI,, and will continue to buy,, but while the Battle Grades are offered,, get some!!!
First I really wanted to see how the 1111 would chop head to head with my Gransfors Bruks Small Forest Axe. I love that axe and will never sell it,,, its an ergonomic beast,,, old world perfection..
I didnt get too many pictures of the side by side, but I will say on a 2 piece of Magnolia,, the 1111 was only 5 hits behind the axe, but was far easier to control and get precise strikes.
As far as splitting wood,, well the whole reason I decided to try a large chopper, was because as much as I love and appreciate a good axe,, sometimes the wood just isnt even and wont stand up on its own. Ive used the technique of setting the log on its side, and hammering the axe in while hitting the log against another log,, but again,, you need a flat surface for the edge to really bite in and even then,, it doesnt always split 100%.
Obviously battoning and splitting with the 1111 was a breeze,,, knots/ hard wood,, twists,, no problem.
You can see here,, clean one chop through a fairly thick, fresh branch,, just with a quick snap cut
Onto chopping a larger piece of some Magnolia I had cut down to make room in the driveway..
This stuff is pretty hard,, and fresh too. This piece is just under 3 in diameter.
You can see how clean it chips out,, nice wide cows mouth.
Got through it pretty fast,,
The only damage anywhere was to my hand,, that Res C is GRIPPY! Virtually zero shock transferred to my hand.
At this point it would slice reciept paper no problem..
After some stropping it would slice magazine paper no problem,, and although it wasnt popping hairs,,, it would shave them.. Keep in mind this is the factory edge..
This was an accident,,, but a cool looking ghetto photoshop,, you can see that its cutting smooth,, not tearing.
Needless to say, Im hugely impressed with SR101 so far. Im far from the first to say, but I believe it's edge retention is better than INFIs,, and although not as tough,, I have no concerns whatsoever with it in that department.
Cheers :thumbup:
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Your hands will toughen up with more use. 
