Tac tool inquiry

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jamaljahda

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I see a lot of threads discussing the bk2,7, eskabar, and the 9. What I would like to inquire about is the tac tool. How good is this being used as a woods knife, camp knife, will it act like a machete and clean kill fish and game can you dress an animal with it? I know the blade shape is not optimal for that but can it be done effectively or is this strictly a specialty knife to be used as a prybar and light hacker. Is this a countrry outdoors woods knife or an urban tactical tool only? Does anybody have one how do you like it and how have you used it? Is it versatile?
 
The TacTool is a very unique creature. Mostly because I see it as a blank slate. It big, heavy, and strong. At a full 1/4" thick, it weighs in at about 2 lbs. I honestly don't think that there is anything it can't chop or break. But, you ain't gonna carve a spoon.

I tend to think its what I like to call the anti-knife. This thing was built to do all the things a knife CAN'T do. Would you take your $250 buscrafter and use it to bust a cinder block? The TacTool will. Would you use your custom folder and pry a window out of the wall? The TacTool will. Think about all the things that you WON'T use your knife for, and there is where the TacTool excels.

With a steady hand, and some good stones, it can be a formidable straight edged knife. It will cut, it will slice, and it will carve, but you better have strong hands, 'cause this guy is a BEAST.

Moose
 
jamaljahda said:
I see a lot of threads discussing the bk2,7, eskabar, and the 9. What I would like to inquire about is the tac tool. How good is this being used as a woods knife, camp knife, will it act like a machete and clean kill fish and game can you dress an animal with it? I know the blade shape is not optimal for that but can it be done effectively or is this strictly a specialty knife to be used as a prybar and light hacker. Is this a countrry outdoors woods knife or an urban tactical tool only? Does anybody have one how do you like it and how have you used it? Is it versatile?
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i probably wouldn't think the tactul would be most people's first choice to bring camping... but i do :)

it makes a great fro for splitting kindling and stuff. yeah, my knife can do that, but well, why bother ruining a good edge? i'll keep the knife for fine work, and use the beasty TT for nasty tasks.

yeah, a good heavy knife can rips logs open for grubs and stuff. oh hey, the tactul does that better too.

hammer stakes? sure thing. digging in the ground, rocks, roots, etc? you bet. it's got a decent working edge, but mostly, it's a solid pry-bar tool thing i don't mind getting REALLY dirty.

my knife will thank me later with pretty fuzz-sticks and filet-o-fish...

the TT is a poor machete, and is not a light hacker. oh hello no.


Bladite
 
So it's the beater of the crew. This sounds like this would go great as truck knife or BOB in an urban environment for breaching doors chopping smashing and doing heavy rough work. Lifting carpet prying apart baseboards on construction jobs paired with a smaller knife for detail work and food processing this might be a good combo. I really don't need it but like the looks and wanted to be able to justify to the misses about another knife purchase.
 
jamaljahda said:
So it's the beater of the crew. This sounds like this would go great as truck knife or BOB in an urban environment for breaching doors chopping smashing and doing heavy rough work. Lifting carpet prying apart baseboards on construction jobs paired with a smaller knife for detail work and food processing this might be a good combo. I really don't need it but like the looks and wanted to be able to justify to the misses about another knife purchase.
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Sounds like the BK3 would be in heaven doin' that kinda stuff. Moose
 
jamaljahda said:
So it's the beater of the crew. This sounds like this would go great as truck knife or BOB in an urban environment for breaching doors chopping smashing and doing heavy rough work. Lifting carpet prying apart baseboards on construction jobs paired with a smaller knife for detail work and food processing this might be a good combo. I really don't need it but like the looks and wanted to be able to justify to the misses about another knife purchase.
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sounds like pretty good stuff for it to do.

of course, nothing beats a "stanley fubar III" for ripping out stuff on a large scale.

i've used my TT for ripping out wallboard, and all sorts of lighter tasks that a full-wrecking bar would be awkward with. scuffed the paint, chopped some nails, the edge is still pretty good.


Bladite
 
This post has totally got me lusting over the TT whereas I originally passed it over without so much as a second glance. Does anyone have pics or stories of this one in action? It SEEMS like it would be a good woods tool, but I don't think I've seen or heard of anyone using this as a chopper or splitter. At .25" thick, I can't understand how the batoning nuts have kept this one a secret.
 
sqoon said:
This post has totally got me lusting over the TT whereas I originally passed it over without so much as a second glance. Does anyone have pics or stories of this one in action? It SEEMS like it would be a good woods tool, but I don't think I've seen or heard of anyone using this as a chopper or splitter. At .25" thick, I can't understand how the batoning nuts have kept this one a secret.
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batons great - no guilt :)


Bladite
 
Bladite said:
sounds like pretty good stuff for it to do.

of course, nothing beats a "stanley fubar III" for ripping out stuff on a large scale.

i've used my TT for ripping out wallboard, and all sorts of lighter tasks that a full-wrecking bar would be awkward with. scuffed the paint, chopped some nails, the edge is still pretty good.


Bladite
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yeah, that :)

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also, other zombie tools ;)


Bladite
 
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That sure is a big Tick Key, lol. Moose
 
Carolina River Rat said:
We get ticks like that 'round these parts. Only thing they're afraid of is the skeeters.
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Ok, that got me. I remember living in S SC and hearing the skeeters coming in, they sounded like Vietnam Era Huey helicopters. I saw one carry a German Shepard off once. Moose
 
Waynesboro, for bout a year. Yeah, we tend to hijack threads, got a pic of a big wrecking bar to get this thing back on track? :D

Moose
 
moosez45 said:
Waynesboro, for bout a year. Yeah, we tend to hijack threads, got a pic of a big wrecking bar to get this thing back on track? :D

Moose
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Some dirty TT pics would be even better. youtube only has one video of this thing, and it is a Knives Town review.
 
I just noticed that the BK3 doesn't have the extended pommel like the 2nd Gen BK2, BK7 or BK9. What's up with that? It seems like out of the three, this knife should surely have it.

Does the BK3 have a "skeletonized" tang under those scales like the above mentioned models, or is it like the 1st Gen BK2?

I'll get this thread back on track or die trying.
 
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