Do you think the machine lines will affect the slicing any, you'd think they would add resistance eh ?
Should HELP resistance. The ridges would create less actual contact surface area, thus reducing friction when slicing / batoning / etc. That's my redneck thinkin' on it <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
If you magnifyed it though wouldn't it be like a saw blade, that gives much more resistance than a flat edge.I'd agree with your theory if the lines ran vertical from spine to edge.
A couple additional thoughts to expand on the CBT concept.
If the lines ran vertical, you'd end up with a quasi serrated edge...unless you convexed them out. I would suspect that you get a great impact of reduced force required to overcome the friction of the two materials with horizontal. The vertical would continue to add surface area as you go up towards the spine.
A saw is meant to remove material...a knife is just meant to "separate" it. The CBT's only help to reduce friction of materials in contact after the initial separation has been enabled by the edge. I don't think the CBT's are aggressive enough to contribute to material removal.
CBT's "might" add lateral strength.
I'm kindof tired and can't think very clearly...but that should keep the discussion going. I'm interested to break open the textbooks...this is all based on intuition at the moment.
