hey guys
well i spent a couple of hours doing test cuting on soaked straw targets .... i have to say i am very impressed with the chopping ability of the DF... it's not so much of a slicer but would easily chop off a zombies arm if necessary .. you would expect teh thickness of the blade to cause drag but the angle of blade to handle means an extra leverage advantage that negates the need for more force to take it through the target ..
i intially thought the handle was too samll for my hands.. but after three or four cuts it suddenyly felt good.. eight out of ten and the res c prevents any resonant return shock when the blade unexpecteldy hits something hard, which it did since the straw targets were mounted on broom handles <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
modifications: ok here i am going to be a bt controversial.. i set up a rubber inner tire filled with the straw that i had choped up earlier and with wood splinters... i use this for penetration testing.. the DF passed and would go through most zombie armour but .. but .. it cries out to have Randall style penetrator sharpened swedge...
i also used the tip to carve a round notch in a piece of round dowel.. similar to the notch one would create if using a primative fire lighting method (bow drill etc) ... the Df managed to do this but the one thing i reckon is that the choil should be slightly more rounded.. that would give more control when using the tip for fine work, but since that is not really the forte of any large blade this is a very minor point
my overall conclusion is that this is a great blade ..it is better than large blades costing more than twice the price .. with the penetrator swedge this would probably be the only large blade i ever need .... either way... given the hT protocols, steel, design and handle material used i think this should be a mandatory purchase for everyone who needs a large blade
roll on teh LE.... thanks again to team SYK.. you rule <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
cheers
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