Hi, just bought this little beast as it caught my eye for a good little heavyweight camping knife. You might know it comes with a survival kit but including a fire steel. However the knife is coated which means you can't use the back of it to strike the steel. I have access to a Dremel and wondered "how hard can it be" to sharpen the top of the knife to remove the coating. Therefore making it possible to use with the steel. Hope that makes sense! (or I could just get a small striker to include - but that kinda defeats the object if you ask me). Few pics here - your thoughts would be appreciated. Hope to give it a good workout next weekend so will post my thoughts on it's use too.
Specs are:
OAL 7.5"
BLADE LENGTH 3 1/4"
THICKNESS 3/16" +
BLADE WIDTH 1 1/2" AVERAGE
BLADE MATERIAL 440 C RC 58 - 59
In the kit you get:
Cheers!
Tops Xc EST Alpha by Rachel_UK, on Flickr
Tops Xc EST Alpha by Rachel_UK, on Flickr
Specs are:
OAL 7.5"
BLADE LENGTH 3 1/4"
THICKNESS 3/16" +
BLADE WIDTH 1 1/2" AVERAGE
BLADE MATERIAL 440 C RC 58 - 59
In the kit you get:
*Survival Saw
*Lansky Sharpener
*2 Ranger Bands
*Compass
*Fishing Line
*2 Fishing Hooks
*Offset Screwdriver
*P-38
*Snare Wire
*L.E.D. Light
*Sail Needle
*Fire Starter
*Razer Blade
*Snap Link
*2 Safety Pins
*Lansky Sharpener
*2 Ranger Bands
*Compass
*Fishing Line
*2 Fishing Hooks
*Offset Screwdriver
*P-38
*Snare Wire
*L.E.D. Light
*Sail Needle
*Fire Starter
*Razer Blade
*Snap Link
*2 Safety Pins
Cheers!
Tops Xc EST Alpha by Rachel_UK, on Flickr
Tops Xc EST Alpha by Rachel_UK, on Flickr