VIDEO: NMFBM Cutting through 2x4's in 3 Chops.

Nice work Ank .... having the wood angled and being able to swing downwards from a standing position is the most effective way to chop for me too .... it gets the job done a lot quicker .... I usually try to lean the wood against some support rather than hold it when I chop but like you I rotate the wood for a fresh cut .... if you had the 2x4 wedged and were able to free stand with a swing I reckon you would do it with two chops no problem .....:thumbup:
 
I need to try the 2x4 chop. I have only chopped wood in it's more natural state.

I wonder if you would do any better with a supported set up. I don't think it would take less chops if supported. Seems like eve competition choppers take 3 or more chops. But then again, they can't break the board.

In competitions, the boards are fully supported. If you break the board, I think you loose points, or get DQ'ed.
 
Bigfattyt said:
I need to try the 2x4 chop. I have only chopped wood in it's more natural state.

I wonder if you would do any better with a supported set up. I don't think it would take less chops if supported. Seems like eve competition choppers take 3 or more chops. But then again, they can't break the board.

In competitions, the boards are fully supported. If you break the board, I think you loose points, or get DQ'ed.
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These were cut in my video. ;)

They can break them if they are up right, but I have seen them break the ones that are supported also.

Remember they are using white wood so you might want to try that and yellow pine.
 
I don't think, even with the polished convex edge I have on the FBMLE I can bury it as deep as you do that NMFBM. It is .32. Aren't the NM cg's .25 or so? With the same weight and better cross section and the extra length I really need to get one. The LE's especially, because all the work is already done!

Great vid.
 
Bigfattyt said:
I don't think, even with the polished convex edge I have on the FBMLE I can bury it as deep as you do that NMFBM. It is .32. Aren't the NM cg's .25 or so? With the same weight and better cross section and the extra length I really need to get one. The LE's especially, because all the work is already done!

Great vid.
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My CG NMFBM measures .250" thick exactly. :)

The convex grind and with that thin edge it does really bite deep.

The LE is .284". :eek:

The LE weighs more than my FFBM does. :eek:
 
Seems like they really pulled out some thought muscles when they designed the NMFBM.

I look at my FBMLE and think, heck a thinner, slightly longer version would be perfect. Then, Bang, there they are.

Also, the NM treatment, especially in the choil, talon hole, and rear of the handle is another thing I have repeatedly thought would greatly improve my FBMLE (especially when you hit your elbow or other bits on the edges of that exposed tang.......really pointer than it needs to be). Bang again, like they read my mind.




But, I hate to admit it, what I really want to try chopping is a hanging pig. Test what your knife would do on the closest analogue to a person. For a while, I was thinking with my large choppers, I am not sure how well it would really do as a weapon, and then you bauble one with a sharp edge and go get some stitches and realize, wow, that took no effort what so ever to find bone (happened with a big knife and a little knife in less than a year).

If you really took a swing at something meaty and bony with one of the BM's you could really, easily sever a leg or arm or head.
 
Bigfattyt said:
Seems like they really pulled out some thought muscles when they designed the NMFBM.

I look at my FBMLE and think, heck a thinner, slightly longer version would be perfect. Then, Bang, there they are.

Also, the NM treatment, especially in the choil, talon hole, and rear of the handle is another thing I have repeatedly thought would greatly improve my FBMLE (especially when you hit your elbow or other bits on the edges of that exposed tang.......really pointer than it needs to be). Bang again, like they read my mind.




But, I hate to admit it, what I really want to try chopping is a hanging pig. Test what your knife would do on the closest analogue to a person. For a while, I was thinking with my large choppers, I am not sure how well it would really do as a weapon, and then you bauble one with a sharp edge and go get some stitches and realize, wow, that took no effort what so ever to find bone (happened with a big knife and a little knife in less than a year).

If you really took a swing at something meaty and bony with one of the BM's you could really, easily sever a leg or arm or head.
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Oh I agree, they really are monster choppers no doubt, all of the FBM's are. :)

I wouldn't even want to think what an NMFBM would do to a person. :eek:
 
Bigfattyt said:
I don't think, even with the polished convex edge I have on the FBMLE I can bury it as deep as you do that NMFBM. It is .32. Aren't the NM cg's .25 or so? With the same weight and better cross section and the extra length I really need to get one. The LE's especially, because all the work is already done!

Great vid.
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My convexed/polished FBMLE would bury that deep but it required A LOT of force. Almost a dangerous amount, as I would have to basically jump into the cut to make it go that far. The blade was simply not heavy enough, much more neutral balenced.

Haven't really used my new NMFBM much, but used the hell out of my old one. Don't think i've ever actually chopped a 2x4 to be honest, but once you blend the primary grind and make the transition smooth, it's pretty much the ultimate knife.
 
Ankerson said:
My CG NMFBM measures .250" thick exactly. :)

The convex grind and with that thin edge it does really bite deep.

The LE is .284". :eek:

The LE weighs more than my FFBM does. :eek:
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With the flat grind on the LE it's really not blade heavy at all. It doesn't lend itself to chopping quite as good as the FFBM because of the combination of the mag handles and the lighter blade. It's still a great knife though, and doesn't quite feel like as much as a sledgehammer as the FFBM did.
 
230grains said:
With the flat grind on the LE it's really not blade heavy at all. It doesn't lend itself to chopping quite as good as the FFBM because of the combination of the mag handles and the lighter blade. It's still a great knife though, and doesn't quite feel like as much as a sledgehammer as the FFBM did.
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That's what I keep hearing about the FBM LE, but that's OK as mine will be a safe queen anyway once I get it. :)

The FFBM does feel like a sledgehammer. :eek:

You know the NMFBM LE feels the same way. ;)
 
Don't discount the FBMLE as a user knife, it would make a hell of a "just 1" knife because of it's balance IMO. It chops excellent, just a tad under the FFBM MAYBE, and a little under the NMFBM. The advantage is, with the NMFBM and the FFBM, the blade constantly feels like it wants to chop, with the LE it feels like it's more than capable at chopping, but because it's not so ridiculously blade heavy it could be used for about anything.

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That was 7 or so chops.
 
230grains said:
Don't discount the FBMLE as a user knife, it would make a hell of a "just 1" knife because of it's balance IMO. It chops excellent, just a tad under the FFBM MAYBE, and a little under the NMFBM. The advantage is, with the NMFBM and the FFBM, the blade constantly feels like it wants to chop, with the LE it feels like it's more than capable at chopping, but because it's not so ridiculously blade heavy it could be used for about anything.

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That was 7 or so chops.
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Nice photo Mike. :D

Looks like it did good. :)
 
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Mine has hand shaped handle scales, and the overall weight and handle thickness is drastically reduced. I finally held another one with the Original mags and thought they were pretty heavy and blocky.

This would tend to make it a bit more balanced toward the blade heavy side, but also, the top clip probably took a bit off the nose weight.

Still takes pretty deep bites.
 
Nice Vid Ankerson. You can't fight physics and that knife just destroys the 2X4 at 27 oz. Also a bit of practice helps. :cool:

Hey fatty the pig test would be awesome but if you wanna talk weapon the Mistress is big time lacking in that area. Too slow, no guard, single edge. You get the pig I'll buy the charcoal! ;)
 
GrinderMcgee said:
Nice Vid Ankerson. You can't fight physics and that knife just destroys the 2X4 at 27 oz. Also a bit of practice helps. :cool:

Hey fatty the pig test would be awesome but if you wanna talk weapon the Mistress is big time lacking in that area. Too slow, no guard, single edge. You get the pig I'll buy the charcoal! ;)
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Somehow I really don't think it would matter to the person who was at the wrong end of it that it was too slow, no guard, single edge and lacking as a weapon..... ;)
 
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