Testing a Sawback Elmax what do you want to see ?

[David Brown]

Hi Everybody,

So a few thing have been in question.

I am going to break out my trusty Elmax steak knife and one of my Sawback Elmax slicers.

What kind of "testing" would everyone like to see ?

Now keep in mind I am not some youtuber and I have no intention of breaking my knives on purpose.

So I will not be pounding them through chains or big nails

But I will

Make fuzz sticks DONE

Dig out a 2X4 DONE

start a fire DONE

Cut some meat

Notch some wood to make traps

Anything else ?

Suggestions ;

Throwing

Bone saw

Stick saw

Measure ¼ ½ thickness behind edge DONE

Flex test Canceled not designed for that

Pop out wood Canceled not designed for that

Chop 2X4

Meat cuts

Light fire w/firesteel DONE

Feather sticks DONE

Paper cut book

Shave hair

Paracord amount sliced in one go with primary edge DONE maybe sawback

How many slices of paracord in a row

Slice meat and grapes thinly

Push cut wood and show thumb damage DONE

 

[Father & Son Traditional Sharpening]

As stated in the other post you made for this, the main thing I'd like to see is the differences in the geometries between the blades. I'd recommend measuring with calipers if you can at least on a couple spots. Directly behind the edge bevel is a critical one. You could also measure say 1/2" behind the apex, 1" behind the apex, etc.

A fun test would be to see how far into the corner of a 2x4 the knife will bite into on a single push cut before stopping. This does well to show how well the knife actually cuts at a given force (your maximum force you can apply safely).

 

[PeteyTwoPointOne]

Throw it like you do your AK47

 

[Jaxx]

Saw through handcuffs.
& can ya start with this test?
Wednesday is tomorrow, & I got questions....

I am curious if the sawback is effective at sawing through wood, like a thick tree branch or a dowel- more typical material for the sawback to use in a pinch when it's what ya got on you. Looking forward to your testing!

 

[JV Knives]

Similar to Jaxx, I am interested in any test of effectiveness or durability of the serrations. Very curious! I don’t want to suggest a material as I wouldn’t want to cut more than sheath air with one

Or

Could it saw it’s own kydex sheath in half?

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

Hi Everybody,

So a few thing have been in question.

I am going to break out my trusty Elmax steak knife and one of my Sawback Elmax slicers.

What kind of "testing" would everyone like to see ?

Now keep in mind I am not some youtuber and I have no intention of breaking my knives on purpose.

So I will not be pounding them through chains or big nails

But I will

Make fuzz sticks

Dig out a 2X4

start a fire

Cut some meat

Notch some wood to make traps

Anything else ?

meat.

also bushcraft try stick shenanigans

maybe a spoon?

do you have any rabbits? I'd seriously be interested how the sawback does on bone.

 

[TENTEX]

Flex retention test. Drive it in and see if it holds true

 

[ipal]

I'd seriously be interested how the sawback does on bone.

This.
I just watched an old youtube clip few days ago, a SAK survived sawing through thick bone.
I have no doubt busse elmax will survive, just curious how effective and easy it will be.

 

[MattinLA]

I wanna know if you're worried about your thumb sliding up the serrations

 

[Jaxx]

I wanna know if you're worried about your thumb sliding up the serrations

Also curious about this ^^^

 

[Kdbutler2]

Hi Everybody,

So a few thing have been in question.

I am going to break out my trusty Elmax steak knife and one of my Sawback Elmax slicers.

What kind of "testing" would everyone like to see ?

Now keep in mind I am not some youtuber and I have no intention of breaking my knives on purpose.

So I will not be pounding them through chains or big nails

But I will

Make fuzz sticks

Dig out a 2X4

start a fire

Cut some meat

Notch some wood to make traps

Anything else ?

Bone

Maybe using them as a bottle opener?

Idk how you'd test them getting dull. But that would be a question.

 

[ScoMa]

I’m most interested in the steak knife. Always thought it would be cool to use one to process some wood, start a fire, cook and cut some steaks and veggies, then test the edge retention after the meal.

I hope we eventually get a standard release of the steak knife, too.

 

[lmcq784]

I wanna know if you're worried about your thumb sliding up the serrations

I haven’t had any issues with this so far. The Sawback is a push-cut design, so the teeth are forward-facing. That means if you thumb pushes forward onto the serrations, you’re sliding “spine to edge” or away from the edge of the teeth…. Somewhat. This is as opposed to pushing into the cutting edge of the teeth.
Also, since they’re flat edges instead of points like on a more traditional saw, it won’t hurt like pushing on sharp points.

 

[donthehorse]

I seem to remember an old magazine ad of an Elmax blade ( I think a zero tolerance) stuck in a can of beans next to a campfire. Since this is a Busse you should be able to cut a Prius in half

 

[Don't drop it.]

I want to see you make feather sticks, then see if you can strike a Firesteel with the sawback. I’m curious if it will mar the sawback…

 

[David Brown]

Throw it like you do your AK47

Can Do

Saw through handcuffs.
& can ya start with this test?
Wednesday is tomorrow, & I got questions....

I am curious if the sawback is effective at sawing through wood, like a thick tree branch or a dowel- more typical material for the sawback to use in a pinch when it's what ya got on you. Looking forward to your testing!

Will do

meat.

also bushcraft try stick shenanigans

maybe a spoon?

do you have any rabbits? I'd seriously be interested how the sawback does on bone.

For sure meat, and bushcraft things
maybe not the spoon right now
No rabbits but I may find some bone

Flex retention test. Drive it in and see if it holds true

Maybe

I wanna know if you're worried about your thumb sliding up the serrations

Not at all, see imcq784's post

Bone

Maybe using them as a bottle opener?

Idk how you'd test them getting dull. But that would be a question.

Bottle opener ? maybe ?

I haven’t had any issues with this so far. The Sawback is a push-cut design, so the teeth are forward-facing. That means if you thumb pushes forward onto the serrations, you’re sliding “spine to edge” or away from the edge of the teeth…. Somewhat. This is as opposed to pushing into the cutting edge of the teeth.
Also, since they’re flat edges instead of points like on a more traditional saw, it won’t hurt like pushing on sharp points.

This guy gets it, has a great point

I want to see you make feather sticks, then see if you can strike a Firesteel with the sawback. I’m curious if it will mar the sawback…

For sure

Not really a need to use the saw back for this, but I can.
The saw back will really dig into the firesteel rod.

I prefer to use the tailend of the blade, this way the blade can be sheathed while striking, and it does not mar the sawback.

I for sure never use the sharp edge.



Keep em coming .

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

How many pieces of paracord at once.

both with the serrations side and the ''normal'' cutting edge

How many paracord cuts before it loses sharpness?

 

[Ciscocbc]

Slice a salami or some deli meat, or raw meat. and see how thin it can cut. I call it the sa

 

[RobStanley]

Slice a grape into atom thick transparent slices, then hammer it through a 2 x 4 cross ways.

 

[Anton41Beukes]

Chop through nails..