Great video!
What i think, it is possible to find some tests series for different axes like for knife?
For example ( i know this test for army not for bushcraft)
but idea is, to find some important operation for right tools.
[FONT=Verdana, Arial]"The Ground Zero Knife Trials
Report by Hilton Yam
The knife trials held by the Naval Special Warfare Group One in April of 1992 include a variety of important tests that typify the tasks that a good field/combat knife should be able to accomplish. We set out to duplicate the trials, to the best of our limited resources, to better assess the performance of some of the combat knives available today. The tests were conducted in as scientific a manner as possible, with the testing protocol and results fully repeatable for anyone who wishes to attempt them.
Our knife test will include:
5 cuts each on ten kinds of rope
550 paracord
3/8" braided poly rope
1/2" twisted poly rope
1/4" cotton sash cord
5/16" braided poly rope
5/8" nylon dock line
3/8" manila rope
1/2" climbing rope
4 sections of bundled 3/8" manila rope (1.5" total thickness)
cotton mop of 4" diameter (similar composition to fast rope)
5 cuts on 1/2" shielded cable
2 cuts on 1.25" nylon webbing
1 cut on G.I. canvas web belt
2 cuts on nylon reinforced PVC hose (similar in composition to Zodiac material)
digging a 4" hole through 1" pine
chopping through two 2"x4"s
the knives were lashed between two beams halfway up their blades so that a man could chin up on it
immersion in lacquer thinner for 15 min.
48 hour immersion in gasoline
a flame test on the grip "
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