ESEE 4 Mystery Steel Pass Around----all spots taken

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  1. Black5

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    This conversation is so cool . I'm glad I asked a stupid question.
     
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    Unless one of you posts a picture of one of these blades stuck in the head of a large Nile or Esturine Crocodile I am calling ANY of the results flawed and inconclusive.... that is my test of a knife !!
     
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    Not a stupid question at all! It's just one of those weird situations where it's a fundamental dynamic with edges that somehow few people are consciously aware of or talk about. Once you know it's a thing, you can very easily adapt different tools so that their edges best match the mix of tasks they'll be used for. Combine that with developing good hand sharpening skills and you can get quite good cutting performance out of even "low end" steels.
     
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    Ok I’ll stab a crocodile in the head tomorrow.
     
    mtngoat, Feb 15, 2019
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    Please do an urgently post your results..... this is my main standard... !!!

    Big Lizard approved....

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    Will do, just need someone to point me in the direction of a crocodile in South Carolina
     
    mtngoat, Feb 15, 2019
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    ......do you have a local zoo ? I would start there !!! Tropical Australia is lovely at this time of year ;)
     
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    Since the zoo wouldn’t let me stab the croc in the head for @Andy the Aussie i decided to try them out on some 2year old frozen apple wood.

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    The log was almost as wide as the blade so getting a good baton was tough.
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    Making good progress
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    After going through the log it made nice feathers B8ABE84A-F6F5-4EC3-B003-6B94EC5B3A9E.jpeg
    Did some stab splitting, not sure what to call it, worked well.
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    Since it was stuck in the wood I decided to do some more feather sticks.
     
    mtngoat, Feb 16, 2019
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    I hit the junction where the branch and the tree met, couldn’t get through it. I Dan near didn’t get the knife back out
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    I did the same stab and feather process, this one worked well also.
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    I did much better curls with one and two but the ones I did with three kept popping off
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    I did much better this way
     
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    So after going through frozen applewood all three edged we’re still shaving sharp. I hope to get out tomorrow and play in the woods, but have a sick little girl sick with the flu.

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    Watch that little girl. We've had pediatric deaths from the flu here.
     
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    We took her back to the doctor today, she is on the downward side of it
     
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    good to hear.
    flu sucks - even after you're over it, it takes 2-3 weeks to get your energy/endurance back.
     
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    I'm just now seeing this, but as some people saw in the "Recent purchases" thread, I bought 20,000lbs of round bales in December lol. Cutting the netting/ties is one of the most edge-dulling things I've been able to do with a knife and it's my go-to test for new EDC knives.
     
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    Well I may not be able to stab them into the head of a crocodile, but possibly the next best thing ;)
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    Shes a little angel. She needs a travel blog with yall.
     
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    I never thought about that, she would love that. You may have just started something.
     
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    So in honor of @Patrick Rollins headed to Canada to y’all a class from Mors I decided to play in the rain with the Mystery 4’s

    I made the good old try stick

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