How to test knives?
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A huntingknife ? Dress out, skin, and butcher a deer .That tells you a lot about blade and handle shape , balance , weight.To check wear of the blade do more than one deer.
A folder ? carry it for six months or more use it for everything you need .
I think that's the only way to test .
A folder ? carry it for six months or more use it for everything you need .
I think that's the only way to test .
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Your attachment doesn't work. Don't know what is wrong on your end. I clearly have hundreds of pages. I've been reading most of the threads there for years. Far more than a couple pages. Perhaps hit your computer with the spin of your knife.
Your attachment doesn't work. Don't know what is wrong on your end. I clearly have hundreds of pages. I've been reading most of the threads there for years. Far more than a couple pages. Perhaps hit your computer with the spin of your knife.
Check my post I updated it. The image now works.
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Like I said, don't know what is wrong on your end. Censorship by the Canadian Government
Like I said, don't know what is wrong on your end. Censorship by the Canadian Government
Clearly this site just hates me.
What? Click your link (where I was before) 45 threads, 2 pages.
Go to the bottom of the page and click show threads from the beginning.
Like I said, don't know what is wrong on your end. Censorship by the Canadian Government
Rule #1 for Canadian Government Club is we don't talk about Canadian Government Club.
No, you don't know how it works. 45 threads and 2 pages are the threads from the last month only, chief.
Ad I test my knives by cutting things. If they cut things, they work. If they cut things well, they work well.
I have yet to cut anything with the spine of my knife, so I have not tested it.
Look at what the knife claims to do and test it. A bushcraft knife should be, above all else, an excellent carver and a very ergonomic grip.
Modern survival knife should be able to carve reasonably well and withstand some "reasonable" abuse.
A locking pocket knife should not fail with firm hand pressure, should cut cardboard well. If it has a pocket clip, it should clip the fabric well.
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Must be able to baton (with the grain of course) why is this my standard? My delica passed. So any locking knife must be able to.
And then it must survive a day with me. If it does that with no chips no breaking then it's fine
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And then it must survive a day with me. If it does that with no chips no breaking then it's fine
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The test is more of trust than of the knife itself - if you can trust the maker, the knife passes the test.
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Good point. inovation, quality and strength take a back seat.
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This is hands down the best analogy I've seen for the topic; you gave me a good chuckle with that one.
Cheers!
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Or it could be looked at another way. Crash testing a car. A car isn't supposed to be crashed but if it is, you would like to know the safety mechanisms function correctly. Some people can go a lifetime without ever needing major safety equipment in their car but that ONE time you need it, you'd hope it's there, working correctly, and saving you from serious injury