Why the need for a sharpened prybar ?

pitdog

pitdog

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I don't want this thread to become another heated debate about which kinds of knife are best, instead I was just intending to give one example of why I like to carry a heavy duty knife. I also realise that the thinner stock knives are more the rage at the minute so if it came to an argument I know I'd lose !!!!!

Anyway back to my post......I had decided to get myself some more FatWood today and as I don't carry an axe or chainsaw when hiking It all came down to my knife....

I battoned it down so far...
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And then it was just a case of using brute force to pry off a reasonable sized bit....
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Just the job, I love FatWood !!!!
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It messes up your knife big time so a quick rinse in a nearby stream and wipe on some moss was needed.....
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Would my Koster nessie have been up to the task...maybe, would I have risked the prying with my Koster nessie....probably not !!!
After a quick dry it was on with my hike....
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This is a good plant to know " Pathfinder ".....
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Why is it called this ? Well turn over a leaf and you can soon see, no problem retracing your steps with these around !
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Even my DM meets his match with some of these trees, a batton is no good now !!!!:eek:
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Nice work with that DM. And some seriously lush greenery there bro! Love the pics as usual.
 
As always, some gorgeous scenery. Cool place to take a walk. Good score on the fatwood too, I very rarely [am able to] find that stuff in the wild. :thumbup:

But that last twig of a tree? I mean come on, my Mora could have batoned through that thing... ;) :D
 
SpookyPistolero said:
As always, some gorgeous scenery. Cool place to take a walk. Good score on the fatwood too, I very rarely [am able to] find that stuff in the wild. :thumbup:

But that last twig of a tree? I mean come on, my Mora could have batoned through that thing... ;) :D
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I agree 100%, any knife will batton through ( or should do anyway ) but it's when you have to pry the piece off, that's when the Mora takes on a 90 degree bend !:D


Just realised you were talking about the tree in the bottom pic !!! Doh, went straight over my head !!!!:o
 
pitdog said:
I agree 100%, any knife will batton through ( or should do anyway ) but it's when you have to pry the piece off, that's when the Mora takes on a 90 degree bend !:D
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Bah, I've used my 510 to take down wood larger than the likes of this sad little thing:
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:eek: (Kidding of course, that's the tree I was referencing at the first!)
 
pitdog said:
I agree 100%, any knife will batton through ( or should do anyway ) but it's when you have to pry the piece off, that's when the Mora takes on a 90 degree bend !:D
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You always don't have to pry. You can also baton cross-grain, or more appropriately 45 degrees to the grain to cut, rather than break ;)
 
Kind of like this......I don't have a better picture. Except this is old, dried, hard maple. No ax....not a problem. Love the pics, btw. Spring is finally start to make its way around!

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I see what you mean Brian, I will have to try that. Mind you that knife ( Barkie ? )in your pic hardly looks thin itself....what is it 3/16" ?
 
I guess it begs the question briangandrews, would you baton cross grain with a mora or 0.1" knife? There is a heck of a lot more strain batoning cross grain than with.

Of course, that beautiful piece you have in the picture above certainly looks worthy of the task.
 
Hey pitdog, you'll get no heated debate from me...everyone has to make their own choices based upon what they like, need, want out of their knife etc. Looks like the DM did exactly what you asked it to do, and did it well. A fine knife and great scenery! Looks like a great time! :D -Matt-
 
pitdog said:
I see what you mean Brian, I will have to try that. Mind you that knife ( Barkie ? )in your pic hardly looks thin itself....what is it 3/16" ?
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That is true enough......:D It is no thin lightweight.

Sadly though, I do not own a Mora :eek: So I can not say what I would or would not do with one. It has been on my to buy list for a long time, just to try one out, but I have not got around to it. I have to do that soon. I guess it is just because I am very content with what I have, so I know if I buy one, I will still use what I have. I will do it for the sake of science :D
 
Love your pics and I also love my Mutts (prefer the LE as is slices better) but they are overkill. I've battoned and pryed with thinner knives without any problem and for detailed work the Nick's forum knife is better.
 
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