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Posted: 9/5/2010 2:21:54 PM EDT
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1/4" 440C
Canvas Micarta Nickle Silver Pins and Holes 16" OAL 10" blade 5.5" handle media blasted heat and cryo treated convex edge grind A buddy and I spent some time abusing it this afternoon. We cut water bottles, gatorade bottles, cardboard tubing, 2x4s, 1/4" copper rod, free hanging 3/4" rope and whatever else we could find hanging out around the garage. (Too much time watching and reading about cutting competitions.:)) I'm still working on the edge and haven't gotten it as sharp as I'd like but I think it is going to work well for clearing shooting lanes and doing chores around camp. I can't wait to chop some actually limbs off some trees with it. 
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Thanks for the compliments!
The handle feels great and fits the hand very well. If you look closely you will see that I ground some finger groves in it. I wasn't crazy about them at first but now that I've done a bit of light cutting with it, I think the groves are going to be ok. Time will tell if they were a mistake or not. I've got another one ground out of 01 and I can't wait to see how the performance compares. From what I've read 440C doesn't make a very good chopper but since that was the only thing I had that's what I used for this one. I plan on abusing the hell out of it so we'll see how well it holds up. . |
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If you don't mine me asking, how much does it weigh? It weighs right at 1.5 lbs. It's pretty heavy but not as bad as you would think for a 1/4" chunk of steel. In retrospect I think 3/16" would be thick enough and more weight could be shaved by grinding all the way to the spine or/and drilling holes along the spine. The balance point is about an inch forward of the scales. . |
BAD ASS !!!!!!!!!
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