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Reinhardt Teaser
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I like what Im seeing.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing!
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it is with great sadness that vik and psyop have volunteered to quit the forums and have their BH number removed as well
THEY ARE DEAD TO ME...
ahem.
i mean, awesome
I guess I shouldn't mention that Ethan left one of them with me.
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sorry - no pics from me, I was too busy swinging steel.
impressions:
the 3/16" blade is a fine chopper, bites and throws chips very well. Had good splitting action as well - at one point I swung it into the end of a log so we could get a picture, and the log cracked. loudly. did not have any issues with this blade binding up in a cut or twisting in my hand.
5/32" blade: nice. slightly lighter feeling than the 3/16", took more effort chopping because it wanted to stick in the cut.
1/8" blade: would be awesome on soft stuff - anything a machete can do, this one would excel at -- unfortunately, it has the same failings as most machetes when chopping into hardwoods -- it binds, it glances, it even twisted in my hand trying to follow the grain of the wood rather than shearing it like its thicker siblings. Still felt good in hand, significantly lighter feeling, and very slicey, but..... in my hands, the 3/16" model was the better performer.
as a bonus, I got to play with a bunch of other knives in Ethan's canvas bag of sharp things. no pictures of those, either, but it was still a lot of fun.
impressions:
the 3/16" blade is a fine chopper, bites and throws chips very well. Had good splitting action as well - at one point I swung it into the end of a log so we could get a picture, and the log cracked. loudly. did not have any issues with this blade binding up in a cut or twisting in my hand.
5/32" blade: nice. slightly lighter feeling than the 3/16", took more effort chopping because it wanted to stick in the cut.
1/8" blade: would be awesome on soft stuff - anything a machete can do, this one would excel at -- unfortunately, it has the same failings as most machetes when chopping into hardwoods -- it binds, it glances, it even twisted in my hand trying to follow the grain of the wood rather than shearing it like its thicker siblings. Still felt good in hand, significantly lighter feeling, and very slicey, but..... in my hands, the 3/16" model was the better performer.
as a bonus, I got to play with a bunch of other knives in Ethan's canvas bag of sharp things. no pictures of those, either, but it was still a lot of fun.
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1066vik
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you know where to send it if you want your soul back
he's a college student - what's he need with one of those?
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you know where to send it if you want your soul back
All three of them left this morning with Ethan. It was fun getting to play with them for a bit
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Great photos! and I agree with TBL that pic with the 9 definitely says A LOT!
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Hey Everybody.....
A GREAT time at Psyops' yesterday........ Brought a bag of blades including a Bill Siegle quasi Kukri and a Classic British Army/Atlanta Cutlery Kuk with a reprofiled convex edge........ There was also an ESSE Junglas and a BK 9....... Psyops, Col Defender, Vik and I had a great time with a large Willow log and a chunk of "mystery wood".....Love to watch those chips a flyin'.. ......The Siegle did it's usual workmanlike job.....All Bill's Blades work well for me......... The issue Kukri was a grand blast from the past for me and if it was not made from "railroad Iron" it would be a real winner as to keep an edge on it you gotta have a thick secondary convex....... The Junglas is one of Jeff and Mikes better Ideas and performed well too....... The star, I think was the 3/16ths Reinhardt....... Hank's Genius comes leaping out of this blade....... It chops, it slices and it dices........This version is ground close to the handle so small work can be done and feather sticks made....... One of my little tests is to make a tent stake......Put on a point, crown the top and do an under cut notch.......Simple stuff but it will tell you pretty quick if the little stuff is possible.......... I think you all will find this one to be a winner ........
What a grand good time, good friends and fine steel, a log that begs to be reduced to a pile of chips followed by a lovely meal and good conversation with a glass or two.......
Gonna grab a burger with CBear on the way to the Trade's.......... More to come.......
E
Ps....... The pic's from the Bitterroot were way too pixled to work......LOL........e
Pps...... A quick update ..... There was a T.M. Hunt M9 in attendance as well and it was fun....... Pretty good bark spud and more versatile than I expected...... Certainly an interesting piece and worth a look see........ E
A GREAT time at Psyops' yesterday........ Brought a bag of blades including a Bill Siegle quasi Kukri and a Classic British Army/Atlanta Cutlery Kuk with a reprofiled convex edge........ There was also an ESSE Junglas and a BK 9....... Psyops, Col Defender, Vik and I had a great time with a large Willow log and a chunk of "mystery wood".....Love to watch those chips a flyin'.. ......The Siegle did it's usual workmanlike job.....All Bill's Blades work well for me......... The issue Kukri was a grand blast from the past for me and if it was not made from "railroad Iron" it would be a real winner as to keep an edge on it you gotta have a thick secondary convex....... The Junglas is one of Jeff and Mikes better Ideas and performed well too....... The star, I think was the 3/16ths Reinhardt....... Hank's Genius comes leaping out of this blade....... It chops, it slices and it dices........This version is ground close to the handle so small work can be done and feather sticks made....... One of my little tests is to make a tent stake......Put on a point, crown the top and do an under cut notch.......Simple stuff but it will tell you pretty quick if the little stuff is possible.......... I think you all will find this one to be a winner ........
What a grand good time, good friends and fine steel, a log that begs to be reduced to a pile of chips followed by a lovely meal and good conversation with a glass or two.......
Gonna grab a burger with CBear on the way to the Trade's.......... More to come.......
E
Ps....... The pic's from the Bitterroot were way too pixled to work......LOL........e
Pps...... A quick update ..... There was a T.M. Hunt M9 in attendance as well and it was fun....... Pretty good bark spud and more versatile than I expected...... Certainly an interesting piece and worth a look see........ E
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Some more Reinhardt Kukri proto shots...
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OK...... These are the Bitterroot Valley pix and are pretty self explanatory....... Friend Charles took the pix...... What a great place to do a little whackin' and whittlin' ........ And yes those are brand spanking new gloves that I scored at a sausage shop in Missouri on the way West........ Deerskin.....Ten Bucks ..... Good deal......
Ethan.....
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Those are some awefully new looking gloves!
Looking forward to getting one (or three) of the kuks myself though!
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I'll have my grubby paws on them in a couple of hours. Not going to lie, I'm pretty pumped.