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For my uses (General camp chores), by far this is the best from the factory angle/grind I have had to date from Busse.
I have re-profiled all that I have had so far (BATAC/Shaker/Basic 5) to get them to their optimal (IMO) cutting efficiency - but not so with the SAR.
As soon as I got it tonight, I went out back to take it for a test drive to see how it would do in Fire prep - Batonned some sections off some of last season's wood (Not sure what it was - it was seasoned and the bark had come off) and then tried it out on making some wood curls - they were so tight - caught to flame off a fire steel :thumbup:
Wood curls are tighter on it than my re-profiled BATAC - and the BATAC is quite impressive BTW
The Low grind is prrrrrrfect for the stuff I primarily use my blades for - Can't wait to see how it does skinning a deer this weekend (that is if the Lord let's me take one with the bow)
I've always liked the choils - but that extra inch or so (in comparison with the BATAC) on the blade really came in handy on batonning.
I love the weight/ profile - the whole deal.
I can honestly say - this is the first blade that I have no intention of re-profiling - might not sound like much of a claim, but I do my fare share of wood working - and this is a milestone.
This ones a keeper
I have re-profiled all that I have had so far (BATAC/Shaker/Basic 5) to get them to their optimal (IMO) cutting efficiency - but not so with the SAR.
As soon as I got it tonight, I went out back to take it for a test drive to see how it would do in Fire prep - Batonned some sections off some of last season's wood (Not sure what it was - it was seasoned and the bark had come off) and then tried it out on making some wood curls - they were so tight - caught to flame off a fire steel :thumbup:
Wood curls are tighter on it than my re-profiled BATAC - and the BATAC is quite impressive BTW
The Low grind is prrrrrrfect for the stuff I primarily use my blades for - Can't wait to see how it does skinning a deer this weekend (that is if the Lord let's me take one with the bow)
I've always liked the choils - but that extra inch or so (in comparison with the BATAC) on the blade really came in handy on batonning.
I love the weight/ profile - the whole deal.
I can honestly say - this is the first blade that I have no intention of re-profiling - might not sound like much of a claim, but I do my fare share of wood working - and this is a milestone.
This ones a keeper
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