Rat saves a horse

Very cool story. Thanks for sharing with us. Sure the horse is glad that you had that rat with you.

Garth
 
u812 said:
Don't think we have ironwood in TN. If it is I am for sure going back for it.
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some folks call hackberry = ironwood = osage orange....I have heard more than one oldtimer say that...but the bark don't look right for those

Most of us when we hear "ironwood" we immediately think of the beautiful desert ironwood a lot of knifemakers use for covers
 
I have a 1311 with me on patrol for just-in-case stuff like this. It works great when you have to dig your way into a corn field to get to a wrecked vehicle.
 
I am planning on going back for the wood. I am wanting to say that it was most likely Walnut.
 
You were put in the right place with the right tools to make a difference... Great job Jeff!
 
PeteyTwoPointOne said:
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U812, you posted that you thought a "higher power" was looking out for that horse-- I believe that 110%, and I also believe YOU were part of that plan
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I agree! I believe in God, and that sometimes He will use us for good in ways we would never have planned.

Well done Jeff! The world is a better place because of people like you going out of their way to help others!

Gene
 
u812 said:
I am planning on going back for the wood. I am wanting to say that it was most likely Walnut.
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Great job helping that horse, u812 :thumbup:

The bark looks like a dogwood tree to me although it could be walnut. Dogwood can be a pia to cut. I've made my hiking sticks from dogwood for a reason.
A pic of the leaves would help tremendously for the ID.
 
The bark leads me to think native dogwood. If so it makes great knife handles and short tool handles.
 
u812 said:
I chopped with it and my arm is feeling it right now. Nothing laying around there that would make a good baton.
I would like to go back and get that trunk. You can see in the pics it is 50/50 white and red wood. I think the tree was either a hickory or walnut. Did not really notice the leaves.
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Looks like you had a run in with some real deal wood there, bud. Also I must bring up the question of blade geometry in this situation. Is this not an instance where having a thinner stocked cutter with excellent full convex cutting geometry such as my reground 511 would be a huge asset. Sure the heavy duty edge eventually made it through the wood eventually….. but the horse didn't have forever and could have passed before making it through. Yeah, it's just a horse I know but this could have been your daughter pinned in this way with god knows what other things adding insult to injury.

I could have been through that branch in 1-2 minutes with my 511 even considering the wood was something like walnut and the edge were completely blunted (not chipped or torn) just chopping a v wedge out of it to get through. Geometry cuts and I can literally push cut into seasoned hardwoods virtually to the spine with this knife at a 45 degree angle. You can usually find a dead branch or small tree trunk and stick the far end into the crotch of a tree to leverage and snap it off to size. Whip together a quick baton and I'm through that branch in under a minute guaranteed.
 
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