Most indestructible knife

whereismyknife said:
As everyone has stated, there is no such thing as an indestructible knife. With a blade of 54, 55 hrc hardness and enough thickness, you can give joeX a toy to play with for days, but I don't think that would be a good knife.
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I'd expect a softer knife with that HRC would be more likely to survive what he's doing with the knives, but as you say, do I want one?
 
I think this category would go to CPK or Busse. I've handled my fair share of Tops, Bark Rivers knives and Spartan Blades, these brands have all been more than enough to get the jobs done. But everything I hear about CPK and Busse put them in their own league due to proprietary reasons. It was interesting to read Mike Stewart's take on how the industry has been changed by the invention of YouTube. I myself have fallen to the false notion of overbuilt knives being the best tool for the job. It leaves me feeling like the knife community is building a false sense of comfort through our large indestructible knives.
 
Another Shepherd said:
What if Joe X and Pete at Cedric & Ada colaborated?
What's the most indestructible knife that can make 100 rope cuts by Cedric & Ada standards?
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I think the video could go to the next level if Pete (Cendric & Ada) co-starred with Joe X, while playing his Uncle Randy persona. Have Advanced Knife Bro narrate it and you could have a Masterpiece for the Ages.
 
WillB said:
I'd expect a softer knife with that HRC would be more likely to survive what he's doing with the knives, but as you say, do I want one?
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Yeah, that's what I'm saying. He may spend days trying to break a knife-looking piece of metal and even fail anyway. In this case, are we going to call this thing that can't even cut fruit the best knife? I don't think that's in the job description of a knife. I love sturdy, durable blades. Thick blades look great to me, but I still don't expect that. When a knife comes out of basic tasks intact, it should still be able to cut something. It should not fall below 59 HRC.
 
Great read this thread is! I would be curious to see this broken up into two different categories... fixed and folding. I don't any folding knife could ever meet any truly hard use such as what this JoeX guy does, but it would be cool to see which ones made it the furthest. I love destruction videos of guns, would love to see more with knives too.
 
Bob Denman said:
Watching knives be destroyed would be like watching World-Class Models punch each other in the mouth; with brass knuckles... 😳
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More like guns being thrown against a brick wall, testing for toughness and durability 😫
NeverEnuff said:
Great read this thread is! I would be curious to see this broken up into two different categories... fixed and folding. I don't any folding knife could ever meet any truly hard use such as what this JoeX guy does, but it would be cool to see which ones made it the furthest. I love destruction videos of guns, would love to see more with knives too.
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The folding knife that made it all the way in the Joe X test was the Cold Steel SR1 Lite. The only issue was the pivot screw loosening up. For under $50, you can buy both this and the Mora Robust Pro (fixed blade that also made it through the Joe X test to the end). An indestructible duo (fixed and folder) which will perform very well as cutting implements. Ironic given how cheap both are, beating out very expensive knives in the over the top destruction tests. I own both and they are both superb in their own way
 
NeverEnuff said:
Great read this thread is! I would be curious to see this broken up into two different categories... fixed and folding. I don't any folding knife could ever meet any truly hard use such as what this JoeX guy does, but it would be cool to see which ones made it the furthest. I love destruction videos of guns, would love to see more with knives too.
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Cold steel folders withstands very well. You can check out the JoeX videos.
 
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Hultafors is blah, Mora is really too expensive?

Mora gang represent all day, g

Here, missing my Douk Douk, Mora Companion HD, and SAK Floral, are my toughest knives, not indestructable, but trust them well for many a task..
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Thicker version CTS-XHP Espada Large
RAT 2 D2 ingot
Mora 122 in their tool steel
Cold Steel GRIK in AUS8, underrated, slim, great ergos and blade shape, great for needing a piercig, slicing/cutting, prying tool that works so well.
Spyderco CruCarta PM2 -- this is a stand in for my micarta M4 Shaman, super tough, love particle tool steels like M4 and Cruwear.
Mora Basic in the tool steel, what to say? A great basic knife, cheap as dirt, hard to injure, beat this carbon steel in rain.
Benchmade 200 Puukko in CPM-3V, great lil knife.
Ontario SP1, 1075, indestructable
Cold Steel Rajah II in AUS10, thick cutting machine
 
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