Thanksgiving Hike and Knife test 2010

WILLIAM.M

WILLIAM.M

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THANKSGIVING HIKE AND KNIFE TEST 2010

Spent Thanksgiving with the In-Laws in Waco(4.5 hours from my home)

While there had a Chance to do some hiking/knife testing

What I brought

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Where I went
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More to follow
 
From Top Down
Kelsey Creek Camp Knives (top and second from top)
Siegle SAR 7 (5/16" thick)-Like a Busse Tank Buster(on Steriods)
Scrap Yard Yard Keeper
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Knife Testing Headquarters
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Most of the Chopping was done on Mesquite(a VERY hard wood that lets you know Real Fast how well your knife chops/cuts)

I spent about an Hour going from one to another knife to find out the good and bad points of each.

They are subjective of course-YMMV

The Top Kelsey Creek is a great chopper but too heavy for most other tasks if another Knife was available.(like all Good Choppers)

The Second Kelsey is a lot lighter and faster-and has a more comfortable grip(to me)--Best OVERALL of the 4 I tested if you could only have one of the 4.It's like a refined Camo Tramp.

The Siegle is VERY HEAVY(actually it's the heaviest one of these 4)-
Chops GREAT for it's size but it also too heavy for any extended fine cutting chores.it would be great as a SAR knife or a BOB knife).

The Yard Keeper has a VERY comfortable handle.It's too small to chop well-but does cut and slice a lot better than I expected it to.It's like a small TANK really,and most people who hold it say it's one of the most comfortable handled knives they have ever used.

Hope you enjoy the photos

Dr.Bill
 
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Iboschi said:
What are those points?
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They are subjective of course-YMMV

The Top Kelsey Creek is a great chopper but too heavy for most other tasks if another Knife was available.(like all Good Choppers)

The Second Kelsey is a lot lighter and faster-and has a more comfortable grip(to me)--Best OVERALL of the 4 I tested if you could only have one of the 4.It's like a refined Camo Tramp.

The Siegle is VERY HEAVY(actually it's the heaviest one of these 4)-
Chops GREAT for it's size but it also too heavy for any extended fine cutting chores.it would be great as a SAR knife or a BOB knife).

The Yard Keeper has a VERY comfortable handle.It's too small to chop well-but does cut and slice a lot better than I expected it to.It's like a small TANK really,and most people who hold it say it's one of the most comfortable handled knives they have ever used.
 
I always get big knife envy when you post pics ;) I love that top Kelsey Creek, great size and excellent blade shape :thumbup:
 
tknife said:
I always get big knife envy when you post pics ;) I love that top Kelsey Creek, great size and excellent blade shape :thumbup

tkknife, I'm with you. Always have had a hankering for the above average size knives, but they just seem to fit me better than the so-called average knives. I think I might have to begin a search for that top Kelsey Creek model in the near future.

WILLIAM.M, great shots of the knives & outdoors. Thanks for allowing us to come along with you.
Be safe.
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WILLIAM.M said:
They are subjective of course-YMMV

The Top Kelsey Creek is a great chopper but too heavy for most other tasks if another Knife was available.(like all Good Choppers)

The Second Kelsey is a lot lighter and faster-and has a more comfortable grip(to me)--Best OVERALL of the 4 I tested if you could only have one of the 4.It's like a refined Camo Tramp.

The Siegle is VERY HEAVY(actually it's the heaviest one of these 4)-
Chops GREAT for it's size but it also too heavy for any extended fine cutting chores.it would be great as a SAR knife or a BOB knife).

The Yard Keeper has a VERY comfortable handle.It's too small to chop well-but does cut and slice a lot better than I expected it to.It's like a small TANK really,and most people who hold it say it's one of the most comfortable handled knives they have ever used.
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Hey Doc, can you give us some specs on that first one, the Kelsey Creek spear point, please? I checked their web site and it doesn't give any specs on anything. Thanks.
 
Very nice. I didn't realize that Waco had such nice wooded areas. Oh yeah, great knives, too.
 
dr. bill i always enjoy your comments. lots of pics & lots of knives. well it's finally getting cooler in our part of the world so the chop offs wo'nt make us sweat as much. as usual the best to you.
dennis
 
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