Let me count the ways...

Eric, I was hoping we weren't the only ones! I figured it would fill up quick too.

I'm glad I checked back in on this thread to see all the cool responses and the great pics! It's great to see that lots of people put 'em through their paces.

I don't know if I'd be so willing to use a SHBM, a custom, or a variant though. Those pics are some of the only ones I've seen of a SHBM actually being used.

I bet that was fun! :D
 
Here's a few shots of my very good friend Phil Rose, owner of Dura Tech, field testing his gear, "trying to break his E-Handled BM". :) You can see the blade sticking out the other side of the log.
 

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SevenEdges,
Your last pic, what happened to all the trees:eek: :confused:
You really put your Busse's to work!!!:D

Again nice pics, thanks.
 
Sorry about the trees Chip, we got a little carried away in the chopping department, and after a while the only thing left for us to do was shoot:D
 
Just thought I would dig these up to go with the other pics although these are of extreme low quality:D



Jeff
 
I've accidentally hit a new brick with a full power swing. I nearly puked....until I saw the edge. No chip at all, just a decent sized roll which was easily pushed back into place.

I've also purposely chopped into galvanized nails with very little damage (and no chipping).

Most recently I've been chopping out pitchwood stumps. Quite a job for a knife. I've hit rocks, lots of dirt, and have done a lot of prying (15* or so bends sometimes). No problems whatsoever so far :D
 
Originally posted by sevenedges
This one shows the chopping performance of four different knives.
Each knife was swung as hard as possible for the same amount of chops, IIRC it was 25 chops per blade.
Click to expand...

no wonder the beavers moved out of your state, no more trees left for them to munch on.

have you shown these photos to the serria club:eek:

nice pics:cool: :D
 
Andrew, don't give in man. You might break it one day but I doubt it.;)


Skunk, These pics are from whan I lived in California.
I'm back in Florida now.

We actually had some beaver action that day a few yards from the chopping site, in the river. I would say final score lools like this:

POP!! POP!!! KAABOOOOOMM!!!! (1)


Beaver (0) she gave up her pelt that day;)

No the seirra club hasn't seen these photos that I know of. At least there arn't any of them in my front yard right now:D
 
I did learn, not too long ago, that INFI is not a match for hardened tool steel.

I was in the process of making a sheath for my SJ, which had been returned by Jerry with a horrifyingly (that's more than scary) sharp symmetrical edge on it. I overheated the kydex on that particular attempt, and it was more or less welded together. So, being the big dumb goober that I am, I grabbed a Craftsman Screwdriver and tried to pry the kydex apart.

The kydex came apart alright, but in the process I managed to jam the screwdriver squarely into the edge of the SJ. Instant ding: not a roll, not a chip... but a big, honkin' 1mm chunk right out of the edge. Nothing to roll back into place when it's just plain gone, so off to the Lansky we went.

Conclusions:
* Infi is still a great steel. This was a HARD impact, and the damage was pretty limited. The knife would have continued to function just fine, indefinitely, with the tiny piece missing (I had to fix it for my own piece of mind.)

* A Craftsman Screwdriver is significantly harder than INFI in knife-blade form (like that's a surprise??)

* Patience is a virtue, especially when working with your own knife. :rolleyes:
 
[shudder]I would never think to do anything remotely harmful to prized possessions like my Busses.










Actually, I just don't have time to write you a book about it:p
 
OwenM,
no need to write about it, I think I've seen your name listed by:
Amnesty International
Greenpeace
Human Rights Watch

Something about torturing innocent pallets :eek: :D :eek:
 
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