- Joined
- Sep 30, 2012
- Messages
- 15,381
Just got back in from a camping trip with my wife and kids. We got rained on- A LOT, the car broke down in the woods, Got it home but its going to cost an arm and a leg to fix, But even with the issues we made the best of it and still was able to enjoy most of our time.
Now lets get on with the pictures and knife stories
Lets start with the NMFSH, Since It is what I started with. This thing as most of you know is one beast of a knife, It chops like an ax, but cuts small brush like a heavy machete. Its a sweet blade, taking nice sized branches in a single swing and just plowing thru wood with a vengeance! The NMFSH out chopped the Choppy but the choppy was right there with it, And didnt tire me out as quick as the meltdown... And i call it meltdown because 100 swings of that heavy metal and your arm starts to MELTdown!!!
I was not easy going on this thing AT ALL. I wanted to put Infi to the test and i did just that. I battooned (spelling?) chopped, cut. sliced. everything i could except throw it. The jungle green coating did not hold up as good as the black crinkle coat on the choppy, but i dont care anything about that. I tried to beat the knife thru some seasoned hardwood. It made it through without difficulty. I intentionally took it to some hard knots and used the tip of the blade to carve the knot out. Maybe a mistake. I noticed some edge damage on the tip after this. nothing too major and "IF" i had a belt sander i could prolly fix it in a minute or 2, but I honestly didnt expect the edge damage.
Next the TGLB, now this IS NOT MY KNIFE, so I didnt abuse this one, i carved a couple trap triggers and cut a few pieces of wood, then just took some Pictures and wrapped her back up. But the handle is very comfortable and the weight of the knife makes it so easy to carry around. The blade is great, long enough to do some of the big stuff, that i didnt try lmao, but also worked great at carving small triggers. An excellent blade, and I liked the competition finish a whole lot!
Last the Chopweiler. Now this was the most used knife. It did not chop quite as good as the NMFSH but it still did better than I though for its size! The handle is PERFECT the weight is great, And it worked for everything i could throw at it. I chopped LOADS of wood and still kept shaving hair off my arm, I took the choppy to the same knotted wood that damaged the tip of the NMFSH and cut the knot out completely and then chopped it up while the chopweiler laughed at it!
Click for pictures.... I couldn't figure out how to get them to show here unless i uploaded one by one.... and there's over 40 pictures...
Now lets get on with the pictures and knife stories
Lets start with the NMFSH, Since It is what I started with. This thing as most of you know is one beast of a knife, It chops like an ax, but cuts small brush like a heavy machete. Its a sweet blade, taking nice sized branches in a single swing and just plowing thru wood with a vengeance! The NMFSH out chopped the Choppy but the choppy was right there with it, And didnt tire me out as quick as the meltdown... And i call it meltdown because 100 swings of that heavy metal and your arm starts to MELTdown!!!
I was not easy going on this thing AT ALL. I wanted to put Infi to the test and i did just that. I battooned (spelling?) chopped, cut. sliced. everything i could except throw it. The jungle green coating did not hold up as good as the black crinkle coat on the choppy, but i dont care anything about that. I tried to beat the knife thru some seasoned hardwood. It made it through without difficulty. I intentionally took it to some hard knots and used the tip of the blade to carve the knot out. Maybe a mistake. I noticed some edge damage on the tip after this. nothing too major and "IF" i had a belt sander i could prolly fix it in a minute or 2, but I honestly didnt expect the edge damage.
Next the TGLB, now this IS NOT MY KNIFE, so I didnt abuse this one, i carved a couple trap triggers and cut a few pieces of wood, then just took some Pictures and wrapped her back up. But the handle is very comfortable and the weight of the knife makes it so easy to carry around. The blade is great, long enough to do some of the big stuff, that i didnt try lmao, but also worked great at carving small triggers. An excellent blade, and I liked the competition finish a whole lot!
Last the Chopweiler. Now this was the most used knife. It did not chop quite as good as the NMFSH but it still did better than I though for its size! The handle is PERFECT the weight is great, And it worked for everything i could throw at it. I chopped LOADS of wood and still kept shaving hair off my arm, I took the choppy to the same knotted wood that damaged the tip of the NMFSH and cut the knot out completely and then chopped it up while the chopweiler laughed at it!
Click for pictures.... I couldn't figure out how to get them to show here unless i uploaded one by one.... and there's over 40 pictures...
I have been cutting out knots with a chainsaw to use them in woodworking and sometimes the sparks go flying due to gravel inside the knot, this might be what messed with your edge.
We find out today if it is even worth fixing. So since the knife will be sitting for a few weeks to months, Could i just send it back to Busse and pay to get a "spa" treatment?
).