Most indestructible knife

Slice O Life said:
When it comes to knives, you will never find one that dominates on category overall. For my vote though, I've seen the Gerber Strongarm and some ESEE knives put through hell and back.
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All tools are easy to break. The real trick is learning how to use it to obtain useful results, without unduly wearing or damaging the tool.

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Slice O Life said:
This question comes up a lot, I feel like it is because at a deeper level, we still have our caveman brains. Back then, breaking your knife could be the difference between life and death. Before modern techniques, and when we simply used stones, perhaps this was a needed thing to keep on our minds. Now that we live in the future, even if you do break a knife, chances are you are not in a survival situation. Having a knife gives us a sense of pride, and having a knife that we know is tough as nails, gives us a sense of confidence. Most likely you are going to be cutting rope, paracord, animal flesh, cardboard, food prep items, box tape, packaging, and perhaps some wood. Most knives that are designed to be of hard use will take on any of these tasks quite easily. In fact, my Small Sebenza 31 was even able to baton through wood with no real issue.

A couple things you can do if you are concerned with the toughness of your blade.
- Get one with a warranty.
- Get one with thick blade stock.
- Get one with reliably tough made steel, heat treated to optimal toughness.
- Think twice, before you cut or chop once.
- Say to the material that your blade is going to process, that your blade is coming out as the opposite gender and if it breaks your blade it is considered a hate crime.
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This is an astute post. I’m a good example of this. I’m very gentle with my knives, never pry, never put a lot of stress on the tip, am constantly inspecting my knife edges with a loupe. And yet I’m fascinated by huge, overbuilt knives. 🤷‍♂️
 
luethge said:
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The SP53 is probably the most bang for the buck too. Sub $60 on Amazon. It’s butt ugly and will give you blisters.. nothing that gloves don’t fix though.
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One of the Best beaters I've ever used.
some day I'm going to make a prettier version!
 
I've started testing the new cold steel recon scout in 3v, I chopped a 2x4 to death and then the water bottle slice with ease, then an aluminum soda can. It rolled the can slightly and sliced the rest of the way like butter. So far I am impressed beyond any steel I've tested. Initially when building the new handle I tried to drill the tang and it ate bits quickly the only one that barely dimpled the surface was carbide and it didn't last long, needles to say I gave up on doing the hole and went hidden tang.
 
HexY3co said:
I've started testing the new cold steel recon scout in 3v, I chopped a 2x4 to death and then the water bottle slice with ease, then an aluminum soda can. It rolled the can slightly and sliced the rest of the way like butter. So far I am impressed beyond any steel I've tested. Initially when building the new handle I tried to drill the tang and it ate bits quickly the only one that barely dimpled the surface was carbide and it didn't last long, needles to say I gave up on doing the hole and went hidden tang.
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Good to know. I have the Recon Scout also, haven’t done anything with it. Cold Steel 3V seems good so far. I have a CS Kukri in 3V also. That is one massive, impressive blade
 
DocJD said:

His "tests" are highly inconsistent and unrelated to any reasonable knife use ...but he did seem to fall in love with the 4 Max Scout and stopped short from the full crazed treatment .

Still , a very tough folder and I've seen prices below $50 USD . :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:
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Beat me by 10 minutes. I bought one after watching his video. I don't give him much stock but for $40 at the time I figured why not. I like it
 
Cold Steel Warcraft Tanto Medium 5.5
 
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