#187659 - 05/14/20 05:01 PM
Re: Abuse, faulty blade, or a combination?
[Re: crutchtip]
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The picture says it all, I mean did anyone else think that a limb that size should be "chopped" with a knife.
I would be willing to bet that if he wouldn't have broken the blade his arm would have given out before he cut through!
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#187661 - 05/14/20 06:01 PM
Re: Abuse, faulty blade, or a combination?
[Re: Chief]
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What makes me wonder is how many other knives were in the same heat treatment batch.
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#187662 - 05/14/20 06:17 PM
Re: Abuse, faulty blade, or a combination?
[Re: Leatherman]
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Can anybody out there please translate this in a language Ben would understand? Evidently English is not good for him...
"Before it leaves our shop, the cutting edge of every Randall Made™ knife is carefully honed by hand, ready to use for its intended purpose. However, the bevel and edge of a knife designed for cutting skin and flesh are much different from those used to hack bone or other hard materials.
Using a fine hunting knife for an axe will naturally damage its cutting edge. And pounding, prying, or throwing a knife not designed for these purposes is likely to damage it."
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#187664 - 05/14/20 08:06 PM
Re: Abuse, faulty blade, or a combination?
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I don't understand why my straight razor chipped when I tried to chop down a stop sign
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#187665 - 05/14/20 08:13 PM
Re: Abuse, faulty blade, or a combination?
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I don't understand why my straight razor chipped when I tried to chop down a stop sign That's good. Lol. Pap
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#187666 - 05/14/20 08:14 PM
Re: Abuse, faulty blade, or a combination?
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Another voice heard from, as a mechanical engineer, I know a bit about metals.
First it looks like there are two separate places where the knife edge chipped, perhaps the user might have stopped chopping after it chipped the first time.
A knife is made for cutting, an axe for chopping, two distinct operations which require different edge geometries, heat treats and hardness. To use one for the purpose it is not designed for will give less than optimum results.
My two cents
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#187669 - 05/14/20 08:34 PM
Re: Abuse, faulty blade, or a combination?
[Re: Wally]
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Maybe he watched a bunch of Rambo movies at one point in his life.
Question: If you ran into a cotton-mouth snake in the woods, what are you going to do with this knife? Pin the head with a stick and cut the snake's head off?
You would be a busy guy, and would kill a lot of snakes minding their own business, if you decided to kill each one with your Randall Knife that you saw.
Tom V.
Edited by Tom Vaught (05/14/20 08:35 PM)
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#187670 - 05/14/20 09:22 PM
Re: Abuse, faulty blade, or a combination?
[Re: Tom Vaught]
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Tom V. Now that's funny!
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#187671 - 05/14/20 09:22 PM
Re: Abuse, faulty blade, or a combination?
[Re: Dirty_Water]
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Love you too Scott... Can anybody out there please translate this in a language Ben would understand? Evidently English is not good for him...
"Before it leaves our shop, the cutting edge of every Randall Made™ knife is carefully honed by hand, ready to use for its intended purpose. However, the bevel and edge of a knife designed for cutting skin and flesh are much different from those used to hack bone or other hard materials.
Using a fine hunting knife for an axe will naturally damage its cutting edge. And pounding, prying, or throwing a knife not designed for these purposes is likely to damage it."
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#187672 - 05/14/20 09:32 PM
Re: Abuse, faulty blade, or a combination?
[Re: Tom Vaught]
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Maybe he watched a bunch of Rambo movies at one point in his life.
Question: If you ran into a cotton-mouth snake in the woods, what are you going to do with this knife? Pin the head with a stick and cut the snake's head off?
You would be a busy guy, and would kill a lot of snakes minding their own business, if you decided to kill each one with your Randall Knife that you saw.
Tom V.
Ya, I didn't get into the fact that this guy is apparently a snake wrangler to boot! Most likely in the vein of Steve Irwin (RIP) without a doubt.
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