[lovegbt]

grinning

This leg isn't my
http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=76654&d=1208409861
http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=76655&d=1208409884

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=76657&d=1208409929
http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=76656&d=1208409907
http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=76658&d=1208409949

[Valkman]

I hope that's not your leg - those socks are hideous! :D

[lovegbt]

Performance test

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=76659&d=1208410177

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=76660&d=1208410207

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=76661&d=1208410243

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=76662&d=1208410285

[sixgunner455]

That's not a knife -- it's a freaking sword!

[lovegbt]

The Chinese form of address
chops down knife

[Dksimon]

thats one heck of a "Knife". Although I'd probably call it a sword

[JShirley]

Chopper. Thanks for the great pictures. :)

John

[EHCRain10]

Awesome pics!

[hso]

Excellent!

American knife smiths have set a standard for testing knives that include chopping a 2" by 4" wooden board all the way through and counting the chops needed to do it, cutting an unweighted hanging rope that is 1" thick with a single chop and counting how many multiple folds can be chopped all the way through with a single swing and after each test the blade must still be able to shave hair.

[eliphalet]

American knife smiths have set a standard for testing knives that include chopping a 2" by 4" wooden board all the way through and counting the chops needed to do it, cutting an unweighted hanging rope that is 1" thick with a single chop and counting how many multiple folds can be chopped all the way through with a single swing and after each test the blade must still be able to shave hair.So are they building knives, machetes, hand axes or what to do such a test?
I have a older Estwing hand ax about 18" long that I bet will preform those cuts then shave with the best of em, or very close, and they can still be had for 25 or 35 bucks or so.

No really usable knife for sportsman, butcher, kitchen, or chef is made for that sort of tests, so what is it's purpose? or please explain to me if I am wrong. Always good to learn a bit.

Not o take anything away from the OP's pictures or that knife, it looks like a dandy, but what is it's real purpose besides looking way cool?

[alaskanativeson]

I could find uses for it up here. Clearing willows and birch boughs, butchering moose, and more importantly skinning and butchering whales. Of course unless you have Native blood in you I guess you don't need to worry about the whales.

Trust me on this one though: You don't want to. You aren't likely to forget the smell.

[redscorpion6]

Nice edged steel.

[Wayne G.]

grinning

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=76655&d=1208409884

The knife/sword is cool, but check out those SOCKS! :D:p:cool:

[hrgrisso]

So now that we've all been egged on by a mysterious hairy leg and odd socks... Seen the power of this blade don't keep us in the dark any longer...

WHAT IS IT AND WHERE CAN WE GET THEM!?!

:o :D :neener:

[sadlsor]

Hso observes:
American knife smiths have set a standard for testing knives that include chopping a 2" by 4" wooden board all the way through and counting the chops needed to do it, cutting an unweighted hanging rope that is 1" thick with a single chop and counting how many multiple folds can be chopped all the way through with a single swing and after each test the blade must still be able to shave hair.


Uh...yep.
Cold Steel has been providing those exact demonstrations, and MORE, for years now. Since VHS, as a matter of fact. Now on DVD.

As to the Why? Well, to demonstrate the quality of the blade, the edge retention, and strength. In fact, Cold Steel President Lynn Thompson has invited the entire blade community to go head-to-head with these torture tests. Any takers? Not Gerber, not Spyderco, not Benchmade, not Emerson, not Buck... get the idea?

Look at the Cold Steel website, and get a copy of Proof, or More Proof, or Sword Proof. Can you tell I'm sold on Cold Steel? No, I'm not on commission, no, I'm not an employee, no, I don't own stock, etc., etc.

Just a satisfied customer. I've retired all my other blades.

[JTW Jr.]

Look at the Cold Steel website, and get a copy of Proof, or More Proof, or Sword Proof.

I have that DVD , makes a nice drink coaster ;)

So are they building knives, machetes, hand axes or what to do such a test?
knives....very sharp knives.

[hso]

No really usable knife for sportsman, butcher, kitchen, or chef is made for that sort of tests, so what is it's purpose?

sadlsor got it right. Knifemakers strive to build blades that will take a keen edge, cut/chop well and do so without the edge taking damage.

As to knives not needing to be able to perform this way, yes they do. A fine kitchen knife that chips/rolls the edge when it hits a bit of bone is not more desirable than one that stays sharp yet doesn't chip/roll when it encounters bone. Same for a camp knife that also needs to absorb shock without deforming the body of the blade. I've seen plenty of production knives that some poor guy uses to cut a couple of saplings for shelter poles and then is horrified to see he's bent the blade and chipped or rolled the cutting edge when he goes to cut something. A good knifemaker's knife will withstand that field use and still keep the edge intact.

[JShirley]

Uh...yep.
Cold Steel has been providing those exact demonstrations, and MORE, for years now. Since VHS, as a matter of fact. Now on DVD.

As to the Why? Well, to demonstrate the quality of the blade, the edge retention, and strength. In fact, Cold Steel President Lynn Thompson has invited the entire blade community to go head-to-head with these torture tests. Any takers? Not Gerber, not Spyderco, not Benchmade, not Emerson, not Buck... get the idea?

Look at the Cold Steel website, and get a copy of Proof, or More Proof, or Sword Proof. Can you tell I'm sold on Cold Steel? No, I'm not on commission, no, I'm not an employee, no, I don't own stock, etc., etc.

Just a satisfied customer. I've retired all my other blades.

sadlsor,

It's great that you've found a knife brand you're happy with. Before I got an idea of what else was out there, I absolutely loved CS knives, too.

Now, I use Himalayan Imports for heavy-use choppers. They outperform CS products handily, for less. And I like their owners. If I had more money, I'd also use Swamp Rat and Busse. They outperform all CS products, and I like the owners.

I like John Greco for less expensive fighters, and Kim Breed for more expensive ones.

I infinitely prefer Spyderco folders to any CS folder I've seen...etc. If I had more money, Sebenzas are the ne plus ultra of folders.

John