- O1 utility/test blade
- SM-100 mule/test blade
- Elmax slipjoint prototype
- Victorious
- Elmax not-a-knife (unfinished prototype)
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Maker Webpage : cKc : gearbastion . Basic specifications :
In short :
which is what would be expected from a 1200 DMT finish as noted from the 50X image on the right.
On 3/8" hemp :
On carving wood compared to the #1260 Mora.
2" points on some 1" dowel with light force (10-30 lbs) :
On shallow cutting the performance is mainly about edge angle and sharpness and the edge angle on the micro-hiker is higher and the lower than optimal sharpness leads to it being significantly outperformed by the Mora.
Making 2" points on some 1x0.5" pine with heavy force (50-70 lbs) :
The Hiker just pushes right through due to the thinnest of the stock and primary grind
No issues with :
The interesting thing here is the utility of a much smaller than regular knife due to the ease of :
For small work such as this when not a lot of force has to be used, smaller knives like this are in general easier to hold and use. However there are limitations to small grips and one of them is that heavy power grips such as full hammer can be compromised.
As noted in the image on the right, the handle is now well suited to a hammer grip, but because it is small it is as best only a three fingered grip which puts pressure on the pinky in very heavy cutting.
This handle is however well optimized for a sabre grip and for forward pinch grips due to the the extensive taper in the front of the handle/choil area. However this is exactly what leaves the handle a little loose feeling in a hammer and other high power grips.
Ergonomics :
Security :
Durability :
Construction :
Miscellaneous :
On Cardboard it performs as a high Class II type steel as expected :
| # runs | Initial Sharpness | 15% | 10% | 5% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cardboard cut (m) | 4 | 79+ 4(18) | 3.8-0.8(0.7) | 11.0-1.5(2.2) | 58- 4(14) |
Aside from the raw performance which is decent to high, of equal importance is that during the cutting the edge takes very little damage and in general has just slow wear. As noted in the impact on the right :
Most of the edge had no fractures and only a few of the 50X views would show a small chip as noted in the image on the right. As the damage was so low it greatly increase ease of sharpening.
The steel used is O1 at 60 HRC.
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| Originally written: | 21/10/2013 |