What the F1, I chipped it!

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Some time ago I was batoning with my Fallkniven F1 through some pine boards, making a bit of firewood and carving some feather sticks. There were some knots in the wood, but didn't do anything exotic; no nails, no stones, etc. Inside the house, when I was cleaning my knife, I noticed that I chipped it. Luckily only one small chip, but thought of course "what the f...1" ;)

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Try sharpening it a couple of times . It can be caused by overheating during grinding. The Fallkniven knives ,VG-10 or SGPS, are NOT known for being brittle.
 
Hey its your knife do what you want with it, but in the field I would not baton my primary survival/bushcraft tool. I don't practice with it that way at home either as I won't do it in the field unless in an emergency. I carry a folding saw for cutting firewood, etc. I keep my knife in good shape for other tasks. But that's just me. YMMV and all the other disclaimers. :D
 
mete said:
Try sharpening it a couple of times . It can be caused by overheating during grinding. The Fallkniven knives ,VG-10 or SGPS, are NOT known for being brittle.
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Thanks,
I already sharpened it on a mousepad, it's almost gone now. I think next time I have to sharpen it, it will be unnoticeable. Was just surprised to see it chip I expected it would roll/bend instead.
 
crafty said:
Some time ago I was batoning with my Fallkniven F1 ]
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There's the problem. If you want to use a knife in a manner other than what it was designed to do, you would do well to grind a significantly more obtuse angle on the edge.
 
Knife Outlet said:
There's the problem. If you want to use a knife in a manner other than what it was designed to do, you would do well to grind a significantly more obtuse angle on the edge.
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Isn't the F1 a survival knife? Since you are supposed to survive with it and assuming it's all you have wouldn't it then be designed to baton wood?
 
Whelen Nut said:
Isn't the F1 a survival knife? Since you are supposed to survive with it and assuming it's all you have wouldn't it then be designed to baton wood?
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Yes, if you are doing your best to survive you may have to use some tools in the ways which could be quite innovative or different to how you would regularly handle them.
But if you are in a survival situation you are unlikely to notice that kind of chip - right?
 
Whelen Nut said:
Isn't the F1 a survival knife? Since you are supposed to survive with it and assuming it's all you have wouldn't it then be designed to baton wood?
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Its fully capable of battoning wood, that being said, a tiny tiny chip would hardly effect woods cutting performance and certainly not battoning performance. If anyone here likes to cut a lot of paper, the chip is going to mess up the glide, however in the bush a chip of that size hurts the vanity only.
 
Is that the factory edge?? Sharpen it some and steepen up the convex a little and you should have no more problems. There are quite a few posts of ultra-fine factory edges micro-chipping as some are ground real thin, FK's included. Sharpen the edge to get a strong enough profile for your needs.:thumbup:The F1 is an outstanding knife I'd depend my life on.:)
 
To baton or not to baton is personal preference. I started batoning a couple/few years ago and very seldom use a hatchet anymore.

I have and use many Fallkniven and Bark River knives, along with a few others. I find that with almost every factory edge, regardless of manufacture, I get minor chipping and/or some rolling of the edge until after I have sharpened them a few times. I have even noticed this on kitchen knives that see pretty easy duty.

This minor chipping is well documented on Fallkniven VG10 and 3G steel, but almost every experienced Fallkniven user agrees that after a few sharpenings you get into some virgin steel, and the micro chipping stops, unless you hit a rock or nail, or something of the like.

Use your F1 well, and worry not. Look after it, and it will look after you.

Kevin
 
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Go hang out for a while in the Axe/Hatchet forum. Guys there routinely report chipped edges in pine knots. It's not surprising that batoning into knots would damage the edge. Honestly, it probably did better than it should have, not worse.
 
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