Junglas destructive testing video

Nice, this would not have passed the ABS MS test (it couldn't anyway because full tang knives are not allowed). Still, it is very impressive and probably could be tweaked to do so if Rowan were of the mind to :)

The blade shall be bent by force applied to the handle. A leverage device such as a pipe may be used as long as it does not pose a safety risk. The use of such a device is at the sole risk of the applicant and at the discretion of the supervising Master Smith.

The applicant will then bend the blade ninety (90)degrees. The supervising Master Smith will signal the applicant when the ninety (90) degree angle has been reached.

The blade is allowed to crack at the edge on bending but not beyond approximately two thirds (2/3rds) the width of the blade. However, if any part of the blade chips or any part of the blade or tang breaks off, the applicant fails.
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Of course, nobody said this was applying for an ABS, and I'm not trying to put down the performance of the Junglas. It did awesome, I just thought I'd put it out there that performance like that is the kind of thing that a mastersmith routinely gets and will go for :D
 
I cannot imagine putting that much lateral force on a blade without using a cheater bar. That performance is beyond anything most of these Junglas knives will ever see.
 
We could, and have done blades that will bend over 90deg without the edge cracking over 1/2 the width of the blade. However, it takes allot more time. Therefore allot more cost. That is not our goal. Our goal, is to build a very well made tool, that will last a lifetime if taken care of properly, and that the average guy or gal can afford and use.;)

Shon
 
Rowen Mfg. said:
We could, and have done blades that will bend over 90deg without the edge cracking over 1/2 the width of the blade. However, it takes allot more time. Therefore allot more cost. That is not our goal. Our goal, is to build a very well made tool, that will last a lifetime if taken care of properly, and that the average guy or gal can afford and use.;)

Shon
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Yep, above and beyond performance :thumbup:
 
Awesome scene,1095 at it best!

I don't understand why some people have problems with 1095. Anybody ever done a head count on how many standard Ka-Bars have been made during and since WW II, and how many of them are still serviceable? I don't know how high that number is for sure but I've put several of them of varying years of manufacture through hell with no real failures, and I personally know where seven are that were issued in and used during WW II and Korea and I wouldn't be afraid to field any of them today... and they're stick tangs! Hell, I'd love it if they made a full tang version with the same over-all shape....or if ESEE did.
 
Rowen Mfg. said:
Our goal, is to build a very well made tool, that will last a lifetime if taken care of properly, and that the average guy or gal can afford and use.;)

Shon
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From what I've seen with the Rowen made knives I have you guys have definitely met your intended goal very well.

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Very cool!:thumbup: Thanks for sharing.

I have had customers tell me about putting their ESEE knives through some serious paces (batoning through hard gnarly oak etc.) & being very surprised that they came through with flying colors.... no edge rolling & still sharp!
 
That was incredible! It would have been cool to see if it would have returned strait after being bent at 90 degrees...I imagine it would be bent some but definetly not to the point of it being un useable.
 
is this a true strenght test though?

would you bend you machete like this in a real situation???
 
Dizwolf said:
No, that is kinda the point.
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+1. I think it’s a good test so that when you’re batoning and you hit a knot and the blade bends 5 degrees you don’t crap down both legs. People tend to think all knives break at a 10 degree bend or something. Gas station folders might, but not this blade.
 
+1. you are right...

i went backpacking with the boyscouts last time... and I offered my knife to one of the scout masters to split a piece of log for their fire and he did not want to use it... he said he did not want to break it...

i told him that's what the knife (RC6) is for :D
 
t-k-c said:
Very cool!:thumbup: Thanks for sharing.

I have had customers tell me about putting their ESEE knives through some serious paces (batoning through hard gnarly oak etc.) & being very surprised that they came through with flying colors.... no edge rolling & still sharp!
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Yeah...I may not be a customer yet...sorry, but I can tell you those stories too, and give you pitures even :) , They make some damn tough knives !

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What a Bummer!!! I've tried to get it to work on my computer both from here and the ESEE site...and all I get is a blank windows media player screen.
 
kyhunt said:
Me too.Nothing happens.
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i'm uploading it to youtube for you guys. hopefully the r.a.t/rowen folks won't mind otherwise i'll take it down. give me a few minutes.

eta: can't upload it. youtube says there's an unknown error around the 91% mark. tried it three times. sorry.

eta2: had to fiddle with it using a video editor. here you go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BWZKIla9bU
 
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Good performance for a thru hardened knife. Witha diferential temper, he would have had to work harder to break it, if he could. How thick is that knife, 1/4" or 3/16"?
nothing wrong with 1095, 1075/1080, 5160, L-6, they all make a good tough knife if the heat treatrment is up to snuff.

it also begs a question: those makes that use the high dollar CPM stainless steels, how many destruct tests do they do?
 
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