OK Here is the first post where I announced which knives we will have for testing.
www.bladeforums.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/004652.html
Here is where I announce the test will be held at 12 Noon on Sunday the 26th.
www.bladeforums.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/004889.html
I was also looking for people to show up. No one called and the weather sucked that weekend so I went in on Saturday and did the Observation part of the test. Basically I started a note pad and surfed the net looking for knife specs and such. This is when I discovered the G-10 or G-11 handle material as none of the Mad Dog dealer sites said what the Handle was. So I researched the specs and they all pointed to G-10 or G-11. So instead of releasing the SECRET then I just said composite. That was nice of me huh?
So I played with the knives I had at that point all day while doing other stuff. I checked their edges. Their packaging. I was wearing them in their sheaths, seeing how fast (I mean slow) I was drawing them out of their sheaths and stuff like that. Nothing that would effect the edge. The Florida State game was on that night so I went home to watch the game. I brought all the knives with me and played with them some more while watching the game. The "Crimi" Noles won
Sunday I went in and was hoping for good weather. It was not going to happen. And there they sat. All of those knives just wanting to be tested and you guys wanting some test results. So I figured the three knives you all wanted to know most about was the Busse, Cold Steel and Mad Dog and I figured I would go ahead and do some preliminary testing and throw you all a bone
I grabbed the Mad Dog and chopped away at some spruce. It did OK but maybe I am a weakling or something but it was not getting anywhere fast. I had chopped with a Cold Steel knife before and remembered it was slinging chips everywhere! So I stopped after about 45 chops or so. I went back inside and got a Sprite and came back out after about 15 minutes of rest. I then picked up the Busse and went to town chopping the 2x4. Much better, and I could tell this immediately. I sliced through that 2x4 in no time. That was fun!
No knock against Mad Dog as it is not reported to be a chopper. It is one hell of a fighter and when you hold it you will know why. It just feels right. When you hold the Busse you just want to chop the hell out of something. Not sure why I am repeating this as I said the same thing in the test. I then picked up the Cold Steel after another rest. I did not like the handle as much as the Busse or Mad Dog but it was heavier and chopped through the board like crazy. It was fun too, but the Cold Steel's handle caused blistering. After this the only knife left was the Falkniven that I had ready to go for testing. I did not want to test it then as it would not be fair with the condition of my hand. I did pick the Mad Dog back up and chopped on the remains of it's board and got it 3/4's of the way through before my blisters started popping. The Jaguars were getting ready to play the Tennessee Titans so I went home to watch the game. The worst part of the whole day was the Jaguars lost
So why all the BS here. I just reread my review and am I missing something? The Mad Dog did not win. So what! It shouldn't have. The test was scewed in favor of a chopper with a beefy blade. Give me some test that will test a true fighter and I bet the Mad Dog will do better. The only reason why the Mad Dog did not do better was the edge chipped. Heck folks do you need every knife maker in the world to tell you O1 at 62-63 RC is too hard? Heck I am no knife maker folks and I can figure that out and my test proved it. Geez.
Anyway this is all fun and I hope you all are enjoying this. There will be many more tests and some knives will get slammed big time. You don't see Camillus in here freakin out! You don't see some 80 year old WWII vet saying that the Ka-Bar should of won and how I should show which knife will pry open old style Sea Rations better!
So why did i post this thread in the first place? I could of keep all this info secret and never tell a soul. I opened myself to speculation, not Mad Dog. He could of made a post on his forum but he chose to email a member of both forums. After back and forth emails the member asked if he could share the info with me. I thought about it and figured that if I keep the info secret how would I feel? And better yet, what would happen if 3 months from now Mad Dog released the info and said I knew it for 3 months? You guys would ask me why I kept the info from you. Nope not my style. I may be a bit rough around the edges but I tell it like it is and have done so since day one. I am not changing. I have toned down a bit. Heck many of you must of noticed that based on my Benchmade days and the Josh Burbank fun.
So have fun and let's keep the discussion to Mad Dog knives. I have a ton of info on Mad Dog now and will only post relevant info that shows how his knives perform.
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