Mega Swamp Warden
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Mine snapped in half... 
Bwaaaaahahahahaha! Totally just kidding! That would probably be impossible without purposely doing it wth some kind of industrial machinery.
Mine have been doing great. It's hard to believe such a beast can have a thinner edge and more acute point than the original Swamp Wardens.
Bwaaaaahahahahaha!
Totally just kidding! That would probably be impossible without purposely doing it wth some kind of industrial machinery.Mine have been doing great. It's hard to believe such a beast can have a thinner edge and more acute point than the original Swamp Wardens.
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I don’t think you could break it by accident in the woods.
As long as you didn’t need to process a bunch of firewood, you could probably make due with one as your only tool living in the woods for years and never worry about it breaking (not recommended - I never leave home without several tools on my person - let alone on the trail where I have several more).
I convexed the shoulders off of mine and now it cuts beautifully.
It was “average Bussekin sharp” due to an average Bussekin edge angle (maybe 40 degrees inclusive I’d guess - now closer to 30-35 degrees inclusive on a freehand convex).
The combination of the thinner, convex edge and super-thick (SUPER THICK) spine, allows me to exert a great deal of force to the blade with my off-hand thumb, allowing for aggressive wood carving capability, although I haven’t tested long-term ergos.
It’s one of my favorite knives.
It’s the smallest knife I’d consider a “survival knife” and I tend to take it on shorter hikes where even if I do get injured, etc. I’ll be found within days, not weeks.
I carry it inverted in a great Buy Brown sheath, usually on this setup:
While it’s not really designed as a defensive knife imo, the addition of the pinky loop, while not quick to deploy, makes it more formidable AND gives it a decent amount of chopping power for its size too...
As long as you didn’t need to process a bunch of firewood, you could probably make due with one as your only tool living in the woods for years and never worry about it breaking (not recommended - I never leave home without several tools on my person - let alone on the trail where I have several more).
I convexed the shoulders off of mine and now it cuts beautifully.
It was “average Bussekin sharp” due to an average Bussekin edge angle (maybe 40 degrees inclusive I’d guess - now closer to 30-35 degrees inclusive on a freehand convex).
The combination of the thinner, convex edge and super-thick (SUPER THICK) spine, allows me to exert a great deal of force to the blade with my off-hand thumb, allowing for aggressive wood carving capability, although I haven’t tested long-term ergos.
It’s one of my favorite knives.
It’s the smallest knife I’d consider a “survival knife” and I tend to take it on shorter hikes where even if I do get injured, etc. I’ll be found within days, not weeks.
I carry it inverted in a great Buy Brown sheath, usually on this setup:
While it’s not really designed as a defensive knife imo, the addition of the pinky loop, while not quick to deploy, makes it more formidable AND gives it a decent amount of chopping power for its size too...
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Handiest piece of steel Ive had in a long time. Hybrid grinds are a work of art.
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Ive been tryin to kill mine since it came out.. been on my belt 24/7 through some extremly abbusive days at work and some serious batoning. Edge is juust starting to lose its bite. Ive turned some stubborn old "a knifes a knife" boys into sr101 believers to say the least .
Nice!!!
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