Piglet question (Fusion Battle Mistress Grooves)

[idahoskunk]

like my avitar?, it's a pic taken when i first met my wife :thumbup:


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[Ban]

I disagree. Removing material isnt going to make the blade more resistant to flexing. Like I said earlier, I think it's just a way of lightening the blade while reducing the strength as little as possible. That and making it look really cool

The CBTs on the blade similar to flutes on the barrel help stiffen the blade because there is more surface area for the same thickness blade. At the same time it also helps reduce some weight.

 

[idahoskunk]

i agree but you can't play it like a flute, still a washboard.

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[yoda4561]

Really on the FBM I don't think they decrease the weight, they increase it. They aren't ground below the main bevel like some of busse's other CBT knives, they are thicker than it by a fair bit. I'm guessing that there is a benefit in keeping the first half inch of the cutting edge thinner and using the cbt's to increase the strength of the blade without affecting the weight. Really on closer inspection it looks like they've added a bit more to the thickness on the cbt's nearest to the edge and reduced them close to the spine, so overall weight is probably so close it wouldn't have mattered. Overall I'd say it works but not enough to warrant the extra machining it takes to do it, which is why I'm guessing the FFBM's nor any of the other models out of the shop lately have had them. It does help reduce binding in the stuff I've chopped on, mostly bamboo.

 

[TVICK]

They have more edges to hit a striker with plus, they look really bada$$ so its one of those things where its all good.

 

[I'mGatMan!]

Directs the flow of blood after deanimating scum.

 

[Deadhead Archer]

How is that?

I figured it was just to reduce weight without compromising strength as much.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=419232 ; see Jerry's replies (starting on Post #47)

 

[Lycosa]

Tyrkon---Get a hair-cut!! Nice hat, though!

 

[MikeH]

Sketchbag: You are correct, both about rifle barrels and about blades. Given two blades of the same thickness, the unfluted blade will be more flex resistant. Flutes do make both blades and barrels more rigid per unit of weight. Given two blades of identical weight, the fluted blade will be more flex resistant because it will be thicker at the top of the flutes. A fluted barrel can be more rigid than an unfluted barrel only if it has a larger outside diameter.