Not all knives are as tough as Marks !

[pitdog]

Found this on another forum !

 

[kilua]

wow, thats sad ... did they say how it happened?

 

[pitdog]

wow, thats sad ... did they say how it happened?

Battoning Pine branches !

 

[PB Wilson]

Were the branches petrified? Damn that's a shame.

 

[fixer]

Damn that's a shame.

unless i'm mistaken, that's a $40 Buck. meh. no big loss, only a few million more out there.

 

[coaldigger]

Pine is not something to "Play With" it will Destroy a blade like nothing

 

[NoahL]

Well that certainly would have sucked. Pine is tricky because it's a "soft" wood but it's also really springy. Springy is not always good to your knives.

Still, now that person has an excuse to get a real knife

 

[TheGame]

I find that odd. Was just out batoning with my 119 a few days ago. Should get some Pine to see if that will happen to mine. Thanks for posting this Pit.

 

[knifeman65]

Hey guys, is it just me or does that edge show a lot of chips on it. Maybe the blade was "stressed" from something that it was used for in the past. Who knows? I never batton with stainless steel...come to think of it I don't use stainless blades very much anymore at all.

 

[m. wohlwend]

Hey guys, is it just me or does that edge show a lot of chips on it. Maybe the blade was "stressed" from something that it was used for in the past. Who knows? I never batton with stainless steel...come to think of it I don't use stainless blades very much anymore at all.

I think Buck makes those from 420C ??? I also think that yellow pine is much tougher that say white pine. I do hate to see the demise of a knife, but it can happen. Bet if it had been made of 1095 or 5160 it would still be in one piece...

 

[knifeman65]

Bet if it had been made of 1095 or 5160 it would still be in one piece...

That's for sure. I really like A2, O1, 5160, and 1095 full tang knives...I don't think you can go wrong with any of them (properly heat treated of course).