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Thick is where it's at! If you miss you can beat them with it! I have a NMFSH that's .375 and it is hands down my Grail!

Ken
 
Can anyone shed some light on the grind? What would you say it's optimized for? Would this be ok with moderate wood carving? Apple peeling, even moderate food prep? Would this work as a companion knife to a hatchet or hawk, or big blade? Does the grind make up for the spine thickness? I like the look and idea of it, but I'm just unfamiliar with the billed grind combo. Thanks Rats!
 
It's supposed to be thick behind the edge, stout where it needs to be, fat where it needs to be, and hollow where it needs to be.

As for the exact map of the grinds, I'll have to wait until I get one in hand to give my opinion in on that.

I COULD GUESS that the primary bevel from tip to belly would be flat, from There to the handle would be hollow ground and the edge would be convex across the board.

This is 100% speculation, as I'm not paid to make kickass knives. MAX and RATequila are.

No matter what though, if you buy one and for some reason dont like it you can sell it to me.
 
Aias said:
Can anyone shed some light on the grind? What would you say it's optimized for? Would this be ok with moderate wood carving? Apple peeling, even moderate food prep? Would this work as a companion knife to a hatchet or hawk, or big blade? Does the grind make up for the spine thickness? I like the look and idea of it, but I'm just unfamiliar with the billed grind combo. Thanks Rats!
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the answer is...yes

all kidding aside, it'll be great for splitting firewood or forcing open a jammed ammo crate...

slicing cardboard-- or what I was doing today-- slicing up old auction signs for the dumpster would likely prove an adventure with that Max, railroad spike like profile got wedged...otoh,my ScrapMax loves jobs like that...

but I'm buying one or two in comp finish to find out for myself first hand
 
PeteyTwoPointOne said:
the answer is...yes

all kidding aside, it'll be great for splitting firewood or forcing open a jammed ammo crate...

slicing cardboard-- or what I was doing today-- slicing up old auction signs for the dumpster would likely prove an adventure with that Max, railroad spike like profile got wedged...otoh,my ScrapMax loves jobs like that...

but I'm buying one or two in comp finish to find out for myself first hand
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Thanks... I kinda figured as much, I just wasn’t sure. I watched the video too, and get that it’s girth splits and mass supports prying, but the more mundane edc tasks are what I’m curious about... as well as light, small camp and trail fixed blade duties
 
Aias said:
Thanks... I kinda figured as much, I just wasn’t sure. I watched the video too, and get that it’s girth splits and mass supports prying, but the more mundane edc tasks are what I’m curious about... as well as light, small camp and trail fixed blade duties
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Yah, I mainly slice things with my blades.

And any task where that spine will get buried in rigid or semi rigid media will be an issue-- this is without me having used one <yet>...so take it fwiw.

Slicing things like cord, burlap feed sacks, etc...>>>no prob.

I know..."Thanks! Now tell us something we don't know...":rolleyes:

Well, there's a stark dichotomy with this model, just like effenoam effenoam touched on above ^^^^ .... it seems like it's too thick to slice, yet it does .... it's unusually proportioned, yet we're attracted to it .... I don't think I want one, yet I think I'll dive in the trough, etc.

I'm gonna embrace <literally> the Mega-ness and use it's thick mechanical advantage to bust stuff up with a deadblow hammer, personally...that's my plans atm.
 
Aias said:
Can anyone shed some light on the grind? What would you say it's optimized for? Would this be ok with moderate wood carving? Apple peeling, even moderate food prep? Would this work as a companion knife to a hatchet or hawk, or big blade? Does the grind make up for the spine thickness? I like the look and idea of it, but I'm just unfamiliar with the billed grind combo. Thanks Rats!
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The grind on it is actually optimized for all of the above I have peeled a potato or two with it and it works nicely.
 
VashHash said:
I feel like it would be good for throwing too.
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yup <in Doug Marcaida voice> "it will keeel" with whichever end it hits with ;)

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