& Video - Anniversary Ratweiler LE Bash

RobStanley · Jul 2, 2014

I had to prep some firewood for this evening so I thought it a good chance to give the Anniversary Ratweiler LE a go.

An amazing knife. I was a little apprehensive at first due to its thin blade, but thought better of it and knew that it would be fine. I split a bunch of smallish but really hard eucalyptus logs. Not exactly sure of the actual wood type though. Regardless, it provided a great test for the knife.

The knife is very light, for obvious reasons, but is incredibly robust. The handle design is great, really ergonomic. I haven't tried any hard chopping with it yet, but will in the near future and I'm sure it will perform beautifully.

I'm normally used to doing this kind of work with a big thick chunky blade, but I had fun with this one. Swamp Rat's SR101 is amazing stuff. Tough as hell and holds an amazing edge. As you will see in the video, after all that beating, it still shaves my arm effortlessly. This knife is going to look awesome once it gets a nice patina going on it.

So, on with the gratuitous knife porn...

[video=youtube;rJ0iB0XnWVg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ0iB0XnWVg&feature=youtu.be[/video]

Right click > view image... to view the full size pic...

Georgecatl · Jul 2, 2014

Thanks for the pics and video....I'm still waiting on my Anniversary Ratweiler, so this helps me cope.
That is some brutally tough wood you have down under. Must be all that added pressure of the world above....Ha

donscpoo · Jul 2, 2014

Nice pictures and video. Thanks for sharing.

evltcat · Jul 2, 2014

Great stuff!!!

Thanks for taking the time to film & post Rob!!!!!!!! :thumbup:

kdstrick · Jul 2, 2014

awesome.... And you are right about the Busse heat treatment. It really is amazing.

I did a similar test on a RMD a couple of years back with the same results, still shaved.

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drift draft · Jul 2, 2014

Great knife, pics and vid as always Rob.

Lora7 · Jul 2, 2014

Awesome Rob! :thumbup: Just awesome!

Hindsight · Jul 2, 2014

Rob you are awesome brother. Thanks for sharing.

Noxious Fumes · Jul 2, 2014

Niiiice

Garth Reckner · Jul 2, 2014

Thanks for sharing Rob. The rats did a great job with this one.

Garth

Swamp_Hog · Jul 3, 2014

Nice video! Looking forward to my RW, hopefully soon.

abizzybomb · Jul 3, 2014

Awesome vid! Only a skilled flip flop wearer would slip it off and use it as a knee pad. Fine job mate!!

RobStanley · Jul 3, 2014

abizzybomb said:
Awesome vid! Only a skilled flip flop wearer would slip it off and use it as a knee pad. Fine job mate!!

They're my winter boots.