BladeGoblin
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- May 21, 2005
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I took my Sibert Scout out to the work bench and clamped the handle into a vise. Blade was facing me, with the edge down.
Next I picked up one of those thingamabobs....what do you call those....um...pipewrench!...this one's a big un'.
So I picked up the pipewrench and held it like a baseball bat and then ......believe me on this one......I swung for the fences. ~Twang~ went the blade, I hit that S30V blade like I was beatin' a rented mule.
Guess what? It only smiled at me and said "that all you got little fella?"
So I was a little irritated, I swung again, no damage except some scuffs on the blade coating.
Third swing, bingo...the blade had a slight bend in it about 1/3 of the way down from the tip.
Fourth swing, the blade broke and fell to the floor.
Cliff is this normal for an S30V blade? Do you think there's a faulty heat treat involved? Should I mail Shane Sibert and tell him?
Should I maybe have used an aluminum or wood bat or possibly one made from a cinder block, for my testing?
I'm going to reprofile the remainder of the Scout, using a wetstone and do some further testing on the blade. I will update, as my testing schedule permits me.
Next I picked up one of those thingamabobs....what do you call those....um...pipewrench!...this one's a big un'.
So I picked up the pipewrench and held it like a baseball bat and then ......believe me on this one......I swung for the fences. ~Twang~ went the blade, I hit that S30V blade like I was beatin' a rented mule.
Guess what? It only smiled at me and said "that all you got little fella?"
So I was a little irritated, I swung again, no damage except some scuffs on the blade coating.
Third swing, bingo...the blade had a slight bend in it about 1/3 of the way down from the tip.
Fourth swing, the blade broke and fell to the floor.
Cliff is this normal for an S30V blade? Do you think there's a faulty heat treat involved? Should I mail Shane Sibert and tell him?
Should I maybe have used an aluminum or wood bat or possibly one made from a cinder block, for my testing?
I'm going to reprofile the remainder of the Scout, using a wetstone and do some further testing on the blade. I will update, as my testing schedule permits me.
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