question concerning abuse regarding wood craft

[Cliff Stamp]

There is an arguement being made now concerning use of knives for wood craft that it is abusive when batoning if the handle of the knife goes off the horizontal centerline and that this can be expected to break even quality knives. Does this hold true for a Steel Heart or Battle Mistress?

-Cliff

 

[Jerry Busse]

There is an arguement being made now concerning use of knives for wood craft that it is abusive when batoning if the handle of the knife goes off the horizontal centerline and that this can be expected to break even quality knives. Does this hold true for a Steel Heart or Battle Mistress?

-Cliff

Not unless you're batoning with a nuclear warhead!!!

If you want to see some impressive pics of "Batoning off of the horizontal" look up the Swamp Rat D-2 abuse thread and look at the "chunks" of steel that were hammered out of the spine and still the knife did not break!!!

Flugin' Rats!!!!

I have never seen anyone else's D-2 survive anything even remotely close to this abuse. . . including my D-2 blades from the '80's. . . .

Of course the trick to our heat treat now is that I personally stand inside the oven in an asbestos suit and flip the blades like pancakes on a griddle. . . .It is this personal attention that warrants our blades to be nuclear tough. . . . .

 

[Crushenator 500]

Of course the trick to our heat treat now is that I personally stand inside the oven in an asbestos suit and flip the blades like pancakes on a griddle. . . .It is this personal attention that warrants our blades to be nuclear tough. . . . .

LMAO!!!!!!!

 

[Dunner]

That is hilarious .

 

[Cobalt]

Not unless you're batoning with a nuclear warhead!!!

Of course the trick to our heat treat now is that I personally stand inside the oven in an asbestos suit and flip the blades like pancakes on a griddle. . . .It is this personal attention that warrants our blades to be nuclear tough. . . . .

So that's your secret. Do you smoke the asbestos afterwards?

 

[Cliff Stamp]

Never doubted this of course, just wanted an example of a maker who was willing to say that you could actually do it and not expect his knives to shatter.

-Cliff

 

[RVO3VOM]

Not unless you're batoning with a nuclear warhead!!!

..........

Of course the trick to our heat treat now is that I personally stand inside the oven in an asbestos suit and flip the blades like pancakes on a griddle. . . .It is this personal attention that warrants our blades to be nuclear tough. . . . .

I almost swallowed my Copenhagen!

 

[KnifeAddictAK]

Got a spare suit? Party in the oven

 

[Jerry Busse]

Never doubted this of course, just wanted an example of a maker who was willing to say that you could actually do it and not expect his knives to shatter.

-Cliff

Are you talking about the off horiziontal batoning. . . .or me standing in the oven with my asbestos suit on?????

 

[Jerry Busse]

Got a spare suit? Party in the oven

Sure, just don't forget to slather barbecue sauce and honey all over yourself first. . . . that way if you don't make it out alive, we don't have to order lunch for the boys in the shop that day!!!

 

[KnifeAddictAK]

Sure, just don't forget to slather barbecue sauce and honey all over yourself first. . . . that way if you don't make it out alive, we don't have to order lunch for the boys in the shop that day!!!

 

[Cliff Stamp]

That's lame, I assumed you handled the blades bare handed and quenched them with your sweat, that is how all real men do it.

-Cliff

 

[Desert Dan]

I would have spit my berry smoothie all over my screen and keyboard, but thankfully, I had consumed it before I saw this thread.
Thanks for the insight into your production methods, Jerry. Outstanding!


Dan

 

[Jerry Busse]

That's lame, I assumed you handled the blades bare handed and quenched them with your sweat, that is how all real men do it.

-Cliff

Tried that. . . didn't work. . . had to put my beer down and I think we all know how I feel about that!!!!

 

[RVO3VOM]

Tried that. . . didn't work. . . had to put my beer down and I think we all know how I feel about that!!!!

Jerry - May you never be empty handed.

 

[Josh Muller]

having tried to mig weld a hole in a zippo lighter of mine only wearing a thin pair of boxers - no shoe's, no gloves, no helmet - i dont think real men live very long

*it didnt work (tore more holes in it then i repaired) *

 

[Progunner]

Here we observe a Busse in his natural habitat, note the glassy gaze as he is surprised by the bright lights. Caution must be used when approaching this sort of beast while he is taking in his "nutrients".

Jerry - May you never be empty handed.

 

[Peter La]

Jerry - May you never be empty handed.

Is this the before, in process, or the after pic?

 

[thatmguy]

All of the above Peter, all of the above.....

 

[KnifeAddictAK]

Some good times man