>[Insert knife brand] is shit because it broke 99% of the

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>>32905141
If everyone uses knives for prying and beating, what kind of shitty manufacturer would make a knife that couldn't withstand that usage?

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>>32905180
Actually, they do. Such a knife is known as a "hatchet."

>>32905141
can someone explain how there is a chunk missing from the spine of the esse3?

On a sidenote: Did esee replace all those knives free-of-charge? And you think that they would rethink the grind on that blade, since they all keep snapping right at the ground

>>32905180
Good, sturdy knives like ESEE will survive batoning and prying if they need to be used that way. However, those should be treated as emergency uses. A sturdy blade with good design and good materials/manufacturing will survive occasional prying and beating, but if you beat and pry with it day in and day out, it will break.

>>32905237
>can someone explain how there is a chunk missing from the spine of the esse3?
Someone beat the shit out of it. You have no idea how much stress that puts on steel. The knife may look fine, but the crystaline structure of the metal is under terrible strain. When the strain reaches a critical point, it breaks.
>On a sidenote: Did esee replace all those knives free-of-charge? And you think that they would rethink the grind on that blade, since they all keep snapping right at the ground
I think so. I just found the picture on some knife forum.

>>32905180
just because some lazy idiot uses an item to do a job because that item was closer than the proper tool for the job doesn't mean a manufacturer should redesign the tool to take into account someone using it impoperly. as for batoning, if you are doing that it is either an emergency or you failed to properly prepare for the outing in the first place, usually the latter is the reason for the former.

>>32905336
There is no need to ever baton a knife. Even if you are lost in a Siberian blizzard, you can still make a fire with a saw to cut the wood to length and a knife to shave or chop the wet bark off. If you can't find twigs for kindling, make feathersticks by SHAVING the wood, not beating it.

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>have condor crotalus since 2014
>still goin stronk

Can anyone find a pic of a broken ESSE5?

>>32905401

Sir, you have a backpack for a face.

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>>32905415
I think this is it. May be a slightly different model
>>32905401
Still no reason to baton.

>>32905401

You're also still a faggot. Your knife still looks like complete shit from what you did when trying to get the finish off. You stupid faggot.

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>>32905434
>>32905434
n..no..no i dont...HEY LOOK A BIG ASS BOWIE

>>32905141
This is why disposable knifes are best you can fuck with them. They cut fine and you can throw them out when they go dull.

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>>32905458
4 years of use warrants a paint strip, i blued it, stop bitching nigger
>>32905455
oh no i broke a $50 knife by hitting it with a log, whatever will i fucking do
ive never done it, in almost a decade of being a knife user to split wood never once have i done it.
the people that break their knives force them through fucking knots like retards,

anyone that thinks doing some wood work with a knife is wrong is pants on head short bus retarded
FACT

>>32905273

They would. Esee has a warranty that replaces the knife no matter what. Break it on purpose and they still replace it.

>>32905520
Wood work is fine, but use the knife for what it was made for: cutting. It is a cutting tool, not a jackhammer.

>>32905520

Nigger, you've said multiple times you sanded it, not used it. Shut the fuck up you stupid faggot.

>>32905541
>sanded it
Wrong.
>not used it
never said that

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>>32905560
>>32905579
4 u

>>32905541
so this photo is wrong to do?
im not throwing my knives in hulking wooden logs or something.

>>32905141
>Knives are for cutting, not prying and not beating.
Well then maybe somebody should start selling sharpened crowbars.

>>32905604
>so this photo is wrong to do?
Yes, it is wrong. You may do it 200 times and think it's fine. Then on the 201st time, you'll hit a knot in the wood and break your damn knife. Then you're really fucked.

>>32905660
glad to know there are people in the world that dont trust their knives.
have fun with your axe

>>32905660
>Then on the 201st time, you'll hit a knot in the wood and break your damn knife.
Then you have two knifes.

>>32905699
Do you distrust your car because you don't drive it into trees?
>have fun with your axe
Have fun with your broken knife.

>>32905730
wont break, thanks for your shit opinion

>>32905625
It's called a hatchet, faggot.

>>32905750
>said immediately before knife breaks

>>32905764
Hatchets suck for prying. They're set up the wrong way to get any leverage.

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>>32905660
depends on the knife. wood froes have been around for at least 1000 years. it's not a new concept. granted this knife is probably hardened a bit much to be a dedicated froe, but I seriously doubt I'm ever going to snap it on a knot.

>>32905802
No shit, Sherlock. Knives are for slicing, hatchets are for chopping, and crowbars are for prying (why you would need to pry anything in the woods is beyond me).
>>32905812
Axes, froes, and such are usually made of softer steel. Use the right tool for the job and the right steel for the tool.

>>32905802
Don't worry there's probably some chinese meme hatchet that can do that and still won't break splitting wood.

>>32905812
Tell me the model name of that Busse and I bet I'll find some idiot on the internet who broke it.

>>32905860
as I said in my comment, it's probably too hard to be used in day in and day out as a froe, but the extra 5 HRC is not keeping my grandkids from splitting wood on camping trips with it.

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>>32905455
>>32905141
Should have gotten a Chris Reeve Sebenza friend

>>32905900
Basic 11

the gouges in the coating is from me pounding tent stakes with it.

>>32905716
Knife always wins

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>>32905923
Not the exact model, but a Busse if I'm not mistaken. Busses are know to be made like tanks, but nothing is indestructible.

>>32905915
>if only he'd bought [insert brand x] it wouldn't have broken
No knife is idiotproof.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1319557-Interesting-blade-failure-on-a-Sebenza

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>>32905625

Ask and ye shall receive!

https://countycomm.com/products/eod-robotics-breacher-bar

>>32906047
he used a framing hammer as the baton, for over a fucking year. it was either the knife or the hammer, and not representative of batoning with a wooden club.

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>Hey guise how does I coot mou gunst?

Well anon there is no "correct" way to shoot as long as you are practicing safely and hitting your target. There are actually many different stances and methods.

>Hey goyums how doth I used mine knife?

There is only one way to slash and cut you dumb faggot.

Seriously /k/ you don't see the fallacy?

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>>32906085
pathetic

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>>32906258

Do you even EDC?

>>32906085
That knife on the bottom looks perfect.

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>>32905141

>>32905180
>what's an axe
>what's a crowbar
>what's a machete

How the fuck do you break an ESEE 3.

Mine has been through hell and batoning with no issue.

Plus their warranty is no questions asked.

>>32906711
I've been defending batoning in this thread, but wtf are you batoning with an ESEE 3? point batoning?

>>32906833
Thin pieces that my Bk9 is too big for.

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>>32906868
Not the guy your responding to, but you should try the bk12. If I kniw I'm not going to be hacking through shit I'll just grab the 12 instead.

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>>32906945
Here's my main 3 for innawoods shit.

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>>32905716

>>32905479
I'm on to your-- 16 inches? what the fuck?

>>32905915
paying many paper currency slips for a sharpened steel wedge.

this is why god doesn't talk to us anymore

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>>32905141
I completely agree, I've owned a lot of knives over the past 10 years, and I've learned that no brand is perfect, any production knife is bound to have some QC issues. It's just a matter of how often and how the manufacturer deals with it.

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>>32907012
Yeah...thats right
Look at the knives..

>>32907336
Most any knife will do if it is kept well sharpened and not grossly abused.

>>32905604
It is possible to baton wood with a knife, yes. But it's supposed to be a last ditch method, if all you have is a knife. Knives aren't meant for splitting wood, humanity invented axes for that. Batoning should only be done in emergencies, not for common woodsplitting. And if you're stuck in the woods without an axe you're probably doing something wrong.

>>32907020
>Implying trading for tools isn't one of the oldest forms of trading.

Sorry, Ivan, but it's not "unexpected," that a knife broke after you literally pounded it with a sledgehammer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwFoJIPA_ys

>>32905699
>have fun with your axe
I always do. Axes are pretty great.

>>32910204
Or you could just make a fucking wedge like he did in the video.

>>32905141
>will never buy another Kershaw knife again
>I thought they were cool before I knew shit about knives
>every Kershaw assisted opening knife I have (or had my hands on) develops (or already had devolved) a rattle
>closed or open
>shake shake shake
>rattle rattle rattle
>edc use only
>no bushcraft or baton-ing firewood nonsense
>none of my other assisted opening knives do this

>I also have an autistic beef with Ken Onion plastering his name on every knife he's remotely associated with
>even the ZT/Strider collab has "Ken Onion Design" on the blade
>and nothing else

>>32905180
because there are limitations, there is no "perfect" tool that can do everything or more things that are better suited to other more specialized tools.
Sure, you can use the axe/hatchet butt for hammering, but an actual hammer will have better design suited for that specific job.
It's true that having a jack-of-all-trade tool for the wilderness cuts down on shit you gotta carry, but to think a knife has to be designed to take such abuses and not lose anything in return is straight up naive.

>Buy knife
>Use it as a spilling edge and axe
>Too beefy to do any lighter tasks
>Blade geometry too thick for precise work, too thin for chopping and splitting
>MADE IN THE USA who cared how it's made it's USA MADE USA FUCK YEAH
'murrica knives in general

[spoiler]Just pulling on your cock bro I own an ESEE 6 and it's a great knife, but still would not baton it personally even if other people do[/spoiler]

>>32905660
>then you're really fucked
OH NO LAD, YOU MEAN I'LL HAVE TO USE MY POCKET KNIFE AND MAKE YOUR FAGGY WEDGES FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY 3 DAY CAMPING TRIP?

Quit being such a poorfag, your point only has merit if you're preparing for some faggy SHTF shit or are legitimately stranded in the wilderness.

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These won't break.