4 Knives purchased out of pure Boredom !
I am changing my testing to something anyone can replicate , within reason ( Those variables )
TEST = Cutting rope . 10mm Sisal Rope Often referred to as Twisted Sisal
I cut the rope as long as the knife cuts the paper .
Once the knife no longer cuts the paper I stop and call it .
One simply has to be careful not to allow the knife to tear the paper , it must cut the paper .
Reminds me of the Burrfection /Ricky cut tests on youtube ..he had the same outcome you had ...one very painful hand . Nice to see you posting on the forum again .
Probably to guard against boredom !
In fact I have purchased a lot of STUFF to guard against boredom .
Unfortunately DAG wont let us fly RC . must be a Covid threat ?
2 more knives came today ( Yay )
And yes , knife No2 in the test was brutal on my hand . Still hurts ! Blade steel is probably ok for a budget knife , but the pain using it !
Next review will be a guided knife sharpener .
For anyone who enjoys watching Australians cut twisted sisal rope I highly recommend Cedric & Ada Gear and Outdoors. (I see you’re already a subscriber old4570)
Cedric & Ada Gear and Outdoors , Yes …
It’s what I want to see in knife reviews … Some one actually using the knife , not just slicing paper and declaring how great it is .
That is why I will re-test all my Chinese knives using a test that can be replicated .
Especially my D2 (?) knives , after I have used a guided knife sharpener on them .
I got both my guided knife sharpener kits today , so I am rather happy about that . Even got to try one out a little , I am impressed by how effective they are .
Thank you for sharing. To add my .02/cents, the best blade I’ve found for cutting rope is on Kommens “Full Throttle” CRKT knives. Unfortunately, outside of it’s great rope cutting abilities, it’s not all that good of a knife IMO. The pretty gold and deep black you see in the picture wears off fast and the knife is heavy but smallish.