Knife Demonstration... Must See!

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TKAZ

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I was watching this to see the review on a Maxpedtion bag but then near the end of the video he does a small knife demostration, just wanted to share.

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Enjoy.
 
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Sharpen a machete into superthin scandi and you can split amazing amount of bottles... Sorry, but Im too sceptical a-hole to be impressed by bottlecut test.
 
A.L. said:
Sharpen a machete into superthin scandi and you can split amazing amount of bottles... Sorry, but Im too sceptical a-hole to be impressed by bottlecut test.
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Not trying to change your mind about bottle cutting but Kiku Matsuda (the maker of the knife in the 16 bottle cut video) uses convex edges if that matters at all to you.
 
manowar669 said:
A smart man would use a saw or an axe.
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No, I get it. :) I enjoy the idea of being able to cut a 2x4 faster that a saw, or even a cain saw. Its a John Henry thing.

Iboschi said:
Nice! Tell me more about that chopper you used! Well done!
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The knife came from 1080/ 15n20 steel that I initially forged at Ed Schempp's shop. I then went to Michael Rader's shop an created a San Mai by putting 4140 in the spine and 52100 at the cutting edge. The blade was then forged to shape and finished as a hidden tang integral. The final layer count was around 200. The handle is horse trailer mat rubber.

I recently sold the blade and this is what he did with it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uerb8oyfjQ

Kaizen1 said:
That's a great looking chopper. Thanks for the video and welcome to the forums:)
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Thanks for your welcome.

A.L. said:
Sharpen a machete into superthin scandi and you can split amazing amount of bottles... Sorry, but Im too sceptical a-hole to be impressed by bottlecut test.
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Funny you should mention a scandi grind. I am now experimenting with a chopper with a scandi grind. I have been impressed with the feats that the bushcraft knives are becoming known for and i'd like to see if this can be applied to these choppers.

pinchfoot said:
Bruce Lee would say "bottles don't cut back"...
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My wife would agree with this. She hates that I do this to good water bottles. And I cannot rationally explain why we do this stuff. I can say that it does take a lot of technique to to a lot of water bottles in one swing. I applaud those above for making the attempts they have. it's impressive. Cutting water bottles has little to do with durability, but if you take the same knife and cut a 2x8, then cut 10+ water bottles it makes the maker feel like he did something right.

respectfully,
Jose Diaz
 
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