NMFBM and CG FBM playing in the woods

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After last weeks impressive first date with my NMFBM, I decided that this time I am taking two mistresses on a date.

Headed to the woods with NMFBM and CG FBM to chop some wood.
The FBM is in process of face lift, I stripped the coating, and the scales are held in place with screws (I'll be replacing them with thicker ones soon).
The edge is factory with some stropping, but not at all comparable to the NMFBM edge.

Chopping with the FBM was not too comfortable on the hand. The thinner scale stock plus the .25" blade stock makes for a thin handle for that kind of a knife, that leads to movement in hand and pinky bite. No such thing with the NMFBM, it has perfect for my hand size handle with the smoothed scales and 0.27" stock blade.
When the FBM gets new scales and convexed edge it will be a real mean wood chopping machine, no question about it.

The NMFBM impressed once again, it is trully potent blade. I did not get pinky bite what soever on either hand. Handle thickness is just right for my hand so no slipping or movement, just very easy to hold steady in hand.
Before I'd swing the knife up and then down, this time I let it do work on the down swing and chopping on that pretty big three was not at all tiring on the hand.

I think
Got real nice cardio workout with those two today guys, the NMFBM is a monster chopper.

[video=youtube_share;F9dfIBHLlyk]http://youtu.be/F9dfIBHLlyk[/video]
[video=youtube_share;GDRZi2KijXA]http://youtu.be/GDRZi2KijXA[/video]
 
Awesome vids... thanks for sharing. You can't go wrong with either of those blades :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
 
Fun vids to watch man, thanks for sharing.
 
Cool vids!!! Thanks for sharing man! Nothing like a good chopfest with chunks of INFI :)

I have to say though, just about every time I see people complaining about discomfort when chopping, they are wearing a glove. I've been advised to wear one several times by people and when I do, every time without fail, it's uncomfortable and I get the famous Busse pinch. Granted some handle designs/configs etc. are more susceptible to it but I dunno it just seems to be a common thread when wearing gloves.
 
RobStanley said:
Cool vids!!! Thanks for sharing man! Nothing like a good chopfest with chunks of INFI :)

I have to say though, just about every time I see people complaining about discomfort when chopping, they are wearing a glove. I've been advised to wear one several times by people and when I do, every time without fail, it's uncomfortable and I get the famous Busse pinch. Granted some handle designs/configs etc. are more susceptible to it but I dunno it just seems to be a common thread when wearing gloves.
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Rob,
I am not sure it is the glove, I have used my ASHBM and NMFSH with no gloves and did not like how they feel in hand. They were the reason to get gloves. The FBM has the original scales and the handle is a bit on the thin side for me. My ASHBM is too thick for me, and my NMFSH as well. All these tend to move in my hand and that gives pinky bite , especially the ASHBM. The NMFBM has the perfect handle size for me, it also works better with no gloves on.
 
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