i figured it was time to find out if this knife (and company) was going to live up to the "hype" i have been reading about on this forum. i knew the thing was thick and solid but i had never played with SR77 before.
i started out slow.....had to dismember a pumpkin for the composte pile...and felt compelled to take my first pic....



i thought-its a pumpkin, i could done that with a butter knife
so on to the suburbian tree -a 2X4 in my garage.



cut through that puppy in about a minute and a half.......
+++++1 for the design of the handle

then a had to try this batoning thing.......



now i know that the DFLE is gonna be a little too pretty to abuse like this (ya right!) but as wise men have said "ya gotta know your equipment".....i now would trust this beauty with my life!

just a little of the coating came off after the hammer blows.....quite less than i expected



and the most important part - still sharp as a razor with no sign that this baby was just abused(used) like the tool it was made to be



well...i am sold ..... bring on my DFLE - i am a believer

andy

You were batoning with a hammer? That sounds pretty rough for a knife! I personally have batoned with a piece of wood, but it's good to see that this bad boy stood up to a hammer!

Nice pics! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

if im gonna break it....i want to break it in my garage
i am very happy with its performance

i actually used a 2 lb. sledge

Great pics, breschini420! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Looks like a well fed and satisfied Hook. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Love my Hook to Breschini!!

I got one when they stayed in inventory for three months this summer, I couldn't be happier with its performance and all around cutting ability!

I too would bet my very life on it holding up in a extreme use situation!







And they look sooo good too!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bowdown.gif" alt="" />

Peace.

awesome kydex....my compliments to the maker <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

i never knew i needed a prybar with an edge....but thats what i got with this Hook

andy

That is a great looking sheath lanyard combo POP.
Does the clip work well? How do you wear it?

My hook is the knife I keep next to my bed and reach for like a big sharp comforting teddy bear.

Great work bro! Hammer isn't my first choice - BUT - its good to see you doing it.

Anyone who is concerned w/ the hammer batoning should take a minute and peruse the destruction test of the Scrapper 6 at "www.knifetests.com" - that should put your mind at ease! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

BTW - the pumpkin helmet in the first pic is very fitting with Scrapyard Forum tradition! Have you seen the lime or melon helmet pictures???? Maybe Whichdawg would be kind enough to post a couple examples.

So... GREAT PUMPKIN HELMET!!

And - I'm glad to hear that you're a believer now, and can now be a part of the "hype," which in the case of Scrapyard, it FULLY JUSTIFIED!!

GREAT pix bro - thanks for sharing!

A SR77 knife should be plenty strong enough to hold up to beating with a hammer or sledge.

HOWEVER, hammers and sledges WILL start to deform, ding, mar and mushroom any steel over time.

SR-77 is based on S7 steel which is an impact steel used for jackhammers. Jackhammer bits will deform. So will SR-77 if you beat on it with a hammer.

Deformation is not solely based on a harder steel deforming a softer steel. They will deform each other. Softer will just deform more and faster.

Less tough knives than those from Scrap Yard can be broken or seriously damaged if batoned with a hammer.

A hammer, cold chisel, sledge, maul or wedge that you would hit with another sledge and other steel tools that are intended to be impacted onto other pieces of steel are typically not hardened to the level of most knives - to help prevent them from breaking and/or chips from flying off of them.
Same would be the case for a cold chisel or a jackhammer bit. They are not hardened quite as much as a knife needs to be to hold a good edge.
A wood chisel is hardened at the tip, but not so much at the handle.

However, a hammer or sledge does have the ability to put a large amount of "impact" force onto a small area. A hammer would actually be a little worse than a sledge with slightly smaller contact area. This high impact on a small area can break many other knives and can still deform your Scrap Yard knife.

If you learned the abilities, capabilities and faith in your SR-77 from testing it against a hammer, then maybe it was worth it to you.

*** The lack of damage to that knife having been beaten by a hammer should be VERY impressive!

But, batoning is typically done with a piece of wood. And now that you are satisfied with it's abilities, I personally highly recommend using pieces of scrap wood for batoning.

A Scrap Yard knife may be able to deal with hammer blows, but a piece of wood can deliver enough force to get the job done without doing as much damage to your knives.

A piece of wood can generate almost as much or possibly as much "force" depending on the size, shape and density of the wood, but wood is highly unlikely to deform your blades. Hammers will over time.

Batoning on "knives" is NOT intended to be done with other pieces of steel. I don't care what type of steel it is.


****** For the record, the larger Swamp Rat knives that are differentially heat treated are significantly softer on the spines. They would deform much more rapidly from impacts from a hammer or other piece of steel. They are plenty hard enough to handle a wood baton though.



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Like Knifeguy said!

im off to the garage for a minute to play......
i gonna use some wood this time and have fun....will report back later
thanks for the good info
andy

Nice Feeding <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />