stabbing steel and concrete again

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the possum

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Hi all. Just thought I'd let ya know I updated the coon hunting site with a new story. I think it illustrates (once again) why I believe the 'concrete bashing' tests that are so often denounced here actually have some "real world" relevance to my particular situation.

WARNING: Do NOT click on this link if you may be offended by frank descriptions of destructive pests being eliminated.


the possum's coon hunting page
 
Hey, I would like to read those stories but I can barely read the green text, maybe you could change it to something easier on the eyes. Also could you point us to the exact thread please? Thanks
 
wow, sounds like fun...if i did that in california im certain i would be arrested by animal cops...
 
F-22, here's a link to the actual thread.

the thread

Once you open up a thread, the print is black on a light blue background, at least on my browser. If it gives you any trouble, let me know. A very kind gentleman known as El Chivato set up this page for me; I can't make any changes myself, so I can't give a direct answer about the green print.
 
possum, good reading. Most vermin I dispatch are with a gun. I'd like to give a knife a try. What's the blade length on your bowie? Have you ever missed and had the bastard come after you?
Scott
 
Hi there Razorback. Thanks for the compliments.
My knife is 24" overall; blade is right at 18", and the sharpened false edge brings the total cutting surfaces to two feet.

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More details on it here if you're interested.

Hunting with a blade can be rather challenging, and quite exhilarating at times due to the "up close and personal" nature of the game. I highly recommend it. I like knives and hunting, so it was only natural that I'd eventually combine the two. Some like hunting with bow & arrow, some like pistols or black powder guns; I like knives. (in addition to other toys.)

Yeah, they've come after me plenty of times. They've climbed halfway up my leg, tried to jump on my face on several occasions, tried biting through my boots, etc. On a few of those occasions, I believe they were actually just trying to get away, and I was standing in their path. However, I'm confident that if they did happen to find themselves atop my head, they would have immediately taken the opportunity to claw the hell out of me. Many times they're trying to run away, and then turn to fight once they realize they're not gonna make it. It's easy when they do that.
 
possum thanks for the link. Nice job making the knife. I work with D2 and make mostly hunting knives. I'm going to get some 5160 for making my larger "survival" knives. Have you tried boar hunting with a knife? That animal fascinates me. I don't know why, I guess it's their bad attitude.
 
Dude, I would absolutely LOVE to hunt boar with a knife. Unfortunately, it would require traveling some distance, time away from work at our busiest time of the year, and money that I don't have. I don't see it in my immediate future, but I really want to go after one. 'Course, I'm also afraid that I'd get hooked after that first trip, and may need to keep going after 'em. :)

I've been wanting to try L6 for my next big knife, but Crucible doesn't make it in handy sized bars for stock removal guys like me, and I've heard plenty of suspicious behavior about the L6 from Carpenter. Even the 5160 I used for this knife isn't behaving properly. I'd also like to try some S7 (or was it S5? whichever one has higher shock resistance.) After using my big knives for a while, I no longer give a damn about wear resistance. I only care about impact resistance and edge strength. My big knives have never once gotten dull through abrasive wear, but I constantly have to sharpen them to remove nicks and dings in the edge from accidental impacts on hard materials.

Anyway, keep me posted on your progress with 'em. I always love to see big knives. ;)
 
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