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beachmaster

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Hey guys, as a few of you know, I have been comparing a Becker Bk9 with an Ontario Sp5, Sp10, and Rtak II, as well as a traditional Khukuri in my YouTube Series, Battle of the Budget Choppers.
I have already compared these knives for chopping and batoning. Next I will do finite work to include making tent stakes and doing food prep.
Other than that, how would yall like to see these knives compared?
I was considering doing a machete type comp and finishing it up with an overall comparison which would award points for weight, value, and accessories.
 
A stock sheath comparison? Nothing great but just throwing it out there.
 
You seem to really like big knives. How about a big knife safety video.

I am thinking about doing a knife safety video on my channel, but it never hurts to talk about safety.

Jeremy
 
finite? infinite?

this is wrong tool

poor zathras, nobody listen to zathras
 
Not sure if you know this or not but one thing I learned from Moose (other than sleep with a gun and answer "yes I will shoot") is when working with large knives and doing small tasks; you can wrap the lanyard up by your elbow and hold the tip of the blade. The lanyard keeps the blade in line with your arm and freely lets you manipulate the tip of the large blade. Something you could add to the vid maybe?
 
I don't know if I am skilled enough for a decent try stick, but that was my concept with the tent stakes.
I planned on reviewing the sheaths in the overall review, along with weight etc.

Thanks for the advice guys!
 
Tankerwolf, I have never heard of that technique, but I do like choking all the way up on the blade like that, so I'll have to give that a try!
And big blade safety is a good idea, but I might not be the guy to teach it... Safety is always extremely important, but I am more often on the... Less safe side of the equation.
 
One of my fav things to do is one hit crit on saplings. I have a spot in the back that's solid 1"-3" saplings and its fun to blow off steam trying to slice clean thru in one to two hits depending on size. I know a bit of it is technique and angle but that can be sorted in editing. My non-knify friends always seem amazed when it works. Except my BFF, he just calls me a dork haha. Lovingly of course. I gave him my spare brand new 1249 in trade for a bench vise last week so he could get that feeling. A-hole still has yet to use it. I was pleased to see it riding proudly in his Durango sitting high, handle up between the front seat and center console.
 
granitestateofmind said:
Zathras can never have anything nice....
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yup

Tankerwolf said:
Not sure if you know this or not but one thing I learned from Moose (other than sleep with a gun and answer "yes I will shoot") is when working with large knives and doing small tasks; you can wrap the lanyard up by your elbow and hold the tip of the blade. The lanyard keeps the blade in line with your arm and freely lets you manipulate the tip of the large blade. Something you could add to the vid maybe?
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when moose said elbow, he was loosely speaking, for us dolphins, "second peen", mmm, humans don't have a word for that? :D

however, zathras, knower intimate of all tools still says "wrong tool for job, is still wrong tool"
 
See how well they cut small notches for traps, gut bluegill, and dig out a splinter.

That will tell you which one you're gonna want on your pack.......

Moose
 
Ncslice, that is one of my favorite things as well, and i was thinking of doing that for the machete section of the comparison.
 
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