Warthog thanks to BLADITE!!!! Thank you!! Review coming soon!

Mine has impressed me so far. Handle is still tight & i have split much wood with it. I have beat the heck out of it. Holds a great edge & still shaves hair after batoning. Looking forward to you review & pics.
 
Well I am finally posting my review, its been quite some time. Here we go.

I decided to go out and put my new Warthog to the test. (Thanks again Bladite)

Some Specs from Tomars Kabars-

KA-BAR #1278 Heavy Duty "WARTHOG"
Overall length: 12 1/4" Weight: 1.05
Blade Length: 6 3/4" Serrated: No
Blade Stamp: KA-BAR Grind: Hollow
Steel: 1085 Carbon HRC: 52-54
Blade Thickness: 0.236" / Black Epoxy Powder Coat
Handle: Kraton G
Made Internationally
Comes with HD custom designed Warthog sheath.


I started with some battoning

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I felt it did really well as far as splitting and retaining its shape goes. The false edge did not eat up my baton very much and I was pleased.

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The coating was wearing more than I expected after the first split, you could see black spots on the wood where it had rubbed. That was not a big deal to me, I strip anyways.

You may also notice there are three bevels on the knife grind. I don't know if you can see it, but there is a saber grind then a grind were a scandi grind would be, then a micro grind edge.. Would someone explain this to me...??

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Battoned some more, there must have been fatwood in the logs, cause it was sticking to the blade. :D

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After battoning I tried my hand at some featherstick making. It was decent, especially for being almost 1/4 in. thick. Though its not my carving knife of choice.

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I then proceeded to test the chopping power on some helpless alders. -Because its fun. There is no good pic, but I chopped through about 15 of them.

Choking back on the handle really improves the chopping power. I really like these handles, they are really grippy and large enough for my hands. They did not create hotspots on my fingers, but your results may differ.

I was dissapointed that the blade wobbles from side to side. :( I will send this one back, I am sure Kabar will take care of me.

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After all that it was still hair shaving sharp: Nice job Tooj!!!

I have to say the sheath is not the greatest (no pic) but It keeps me from cutting myself well enough.

Overall it was a real good knife, spare the wobbling blade, weak coating and the sheath. I don't think it has a spot in a rotation among my Beckers, though. I would not recommend this knife until the problem is fixed, but after that I think its worth the money. Thats my review, hope you liked it:cool:. - I had more pics but they didn't turn out so this is it. Thanks :D



Lets recap


Pros: Thickness, Price, Edge retention, broadness, grip

Cons: Sheath, coating, Wobble blade




-Josh-​
 
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Hope you can get your pics up on photobucket; really want to see them.

I too don't like the Warthog sheath, like at all. Didn't have the same opinion of the coating, though... seems really tough on mine. Kinda like it in fact.
 
BRL said:
Hope you can get your pics up on photobucket; really want to see them.

I too don't like the Warthog sheath, like at all. Didn't have the same opinion of the coating, though... seems really tough on mine. Kinda like it in fact.
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When I have time I will get a photobucket. Well, on my kukri the coating is impeccable, but the warthogs turned logs black after battoning. haha
 
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