Beating up the NBS

[J. J. Magnum]

Last weekend while my son Ruhl was out training the sled dogs it was my job to make camp and of course a campfire. One of our sledding partners had brought some firewood but it was kind of blocky stuff. He asked, "Hey we need to split this up, you got a hatchet?"

"No," I replied, "but I have something just as good." (Enter stage left the Northern Bushcraft/Survival as made by Abe Elias at Diving Sparrow Knifeworks...)

When I brought out the NBS he laughed at me and said, "You'll never split this oak with a knife."

Really?

I made up a nice bunch of 'splits' to go on the tinder and twig fire I had started in the fire ring.

Afterward I looked over the edge and no damage was found despite the fact that it was dry hard oak that it cut.

The knife still whittled shavings from the oak and cut steak later that night. I think it's developing a nice patina too. I have to thank Abe for making such a fine knife, it is truly living up to all my expectations.

Anyone interested in Abe's work should view his site: http://home.cogeco.ca/~aelias/

 

[gregorach]

When I brought out the NBS he laughed at me and said, "You'll never split this oak with a knife."

Really?

Man, you should've offered him a bet! Well-seasoned oak is not particularly hard to split.

 

[michiel]

Nice knife. I saw it before. I thought it was a zero beveled scandi grind, but now I see it's got a secondary bevel.

 

[J. J. Magnum]

Nice knife. I saw it before. I thought it was a zero beveled scandi grind, but now I see it's got a secondary bevel.

I'm sorry Michiel, that isn't a secondary bevel but a polished convex edge after grinding to zero. I asked Abe about that myself and he stated he did this on a slack belt grinder to polish the edge and remove any burned material from the scandi grind. If you have any questions you can contact Abe; he'd be glad to hear from you.

 

[michiel]

Thanks for the info. Looks like a great user and I saw a few of his knives on BB too. Nice to see that it's getting used.

Have fun!

Michiel

 

[traderran]

Good looking blade may have to try one.