Yep. Cuts tensioned rope like its not there
Also muscle memory will have me reaching for the saw on my calf long before i remember where the bloody hell that knife is dangling ftrom my harness somewhere
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Yep. Cuts tensioned rope like its not there
Also muscle memory will have me reaching for the saw on my calf long before i remember where the bloody hell that knife is dangling ftrom my harness somewhere
http://www.antoniniknivesusa.com/en/category/10/sos_-_rescue.html
Never had one but it is one hand opening and has a belt cutter incorperated.
When herself was going through her SLT caving phase I nearly got her s CRKT Bear Claw fixed blade, I think theres a couple of blade types and handle colours.
ATB
Tom
Never had one but it is one hand opening and has a belt cutter incorperated.
When herself was going through her SLT caving phase I nearly got her s CRKT Bear Claw fixed blade, I think theres a couple of blade types and handle colours.
ATB
Tom
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Chaps you have noticed that this is a thread from 2011? The OP hasn't been on here in nearly a year.
Absolute rubbish. So, you've attached your wounded buddy to your own harness and loosed his rope so yours takes the weight of the pair of you. Then you're going to try and cut slack line with a Silky with a bloke right in front of you. I wish you luck, and hope his extra stitches heal fast. Those Silkys leave a bit of a raggedy cut too.
I did tree rescue every Friday for 4 years, a Silky might cut taught rope, but not well. And most tree rescue involves getting an unconscious climber out of the tree.
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I've never done tree rescue, but that was my thought.
Also, a razor sharp many-inches long silky; much risk of cutting the wrong rope or strap, I would have thought.
Give me a short blade in those circumstances, please.
Also, a razor sharp many-inches long silky; much risk of cutting the wrong rope or strap, I would have thought.
Give me a short blade in those circumstances, please.
Maybe he has been hanging off a tree, hopelessly entangled, since his last post?
My question of a folder was a sensible choice before a fixed blade is that a folder can be dropped while opening?
I have zero experience in climbing trees since I was maybe 14? Have employed pros to do this job since I bought my first house with a garden.
Some jobs, like tree cutting and branch thinning are best done by professionals.
When in a tree, particularly amongst Ivy and dense branches, a fixed blade can easily be hooked out of its sheath, as has happened to my sheathed Silky on occasion. There's also a problem with snagging during ascent, not to mention the possibility of getting stabbed during a slip or fall. Despite a folder being a pain to remove from a pocket, especially with harness straps, a secure one handed opener is the best option.
Old thread it may be, but I have to challenge some of the views
Even an old thread can bring good info!
I see the point having a folder now.
It is a very dangerous job. My old Assistants husband Drew used to do a bit of tree and hedge cutting.
Once his ladder started sliding while he chainsaw cut a very high hedge in Crowborough., he fell forward against his chainsaw. Protected his face/neck by grabbing the chain with his leather glove clad left hand.
The surgeons at East Grinstead hospital puzzled his hand together well.
I see the point having a folder now.
It is a very dangerous job. My old Assistants husband Drew used to do a bit of tree and hedge cutting.
Once his ladder started sliding while he chainsaw cut a very high hedge in Crowborough., he fell forward against his chainsaw. Protected his face/neck by grabbing the chain with his leather glove clad left hand.
The surgeons at East Grinstead hospital puzzled his hand together well.
Cheers, useful to know about why a folder is a better idea when there's stuff that could pull a fixed blade out.
Looking at the marketing again the fixed blades do seam to be aimed more at the rafting/. Yachting market and to a lesser extent the flyers where there's less chance of the thing being pulled out and a whole lot more chance of drowning. I think that's what attracted me to the bear claw at the time, that and I was buying a lot of CRKT stuff at the time, still think I have 4 or 5 bits by them although I only ever use the neck peck now and again, the rest are now drawer queens.
ATB
Tom
Looking at the marketing again the fixed blades do seam to be aimed more at the rafting/. Yachting market and to a lesser extent the flyers where there's less chance of the thing being pulled out and a whole lot more chance of drowning. I think that's what attracted me to the bear claw at the time, that and I was buying a lot of CRKT stuff at the time, still think I have 4 or 5 bits by them although I only ever use the neck peck now and again, the rest are now drawer queens.
ATB
Tom
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