ColdOne
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Well, had to go to the dump to throw some stuff out, so of course the DF came along for the ride. While I was there I found a wood platform someone threw out. Great! A target!  Did some messing about, the DF really digs in, even on light throws! Got boring, so I started hacking away at the junk wood. You know how it is, when in doubt, chop!
I was happily chopping away when I heard the dreaded "CLANG" of metal on metal! I just about wet myself. 
I immediately inspected the blade and noticed what looked like a chunk of metal on one side. BAD right? I took a closer look, and it was about 25% of the head off of a galvanized nail that stuck to the blade! It wiped off and the resulting marks on the blade are a VERY tiny nick in the blade and a "smear" on one side. The DF actually cut through the head of the nail! 
The damage is extremely minor & I suspect it will be able ~45 or 50 seconds to fix. The camera is charging so photos will follow. I was shocked at how well the DF fared. I was NOT pulling my swings. It had every ounce of my 235 pound frame behind it. It was a full on overhand chop that clipped the nail. I have seen more damage on other blades from knots in a log!
Dan - Consider yourself warned! The next time the DFs go on sale I will be buying at least one more. I am absolutely shocked at how tough this blade is. It almost defies logic!
 to the Yard!
Oh, and the board was made to pay. It suffered severe trauma. Did you know a DF can split a 3' 2x6 in a single swing? And now you know! Yeah, I am just abotu giddy at how well this things handles.
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Blade '08 - I challenge coined Dan Busse and WON!
Blade '10 - The score is now 2-0! 
Edited by ColdOne (Sun Apr 08 2007 12:49 AM)
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Horn Dog
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With testers like you, Cold One, we don't need the ones on "other" forums!
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ZeroNine
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That will teach that galvanized nail who the boss is. Can't wait for pix CO. Hummm dump with my DF...... You are onto something here.
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DMelone
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 That nail did not know what hit it!!  Very nice CO, I can't wait to see the pic's.
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rvogster
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That's amazing. Can't wait for pics!
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Kraz
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Well CO, I think you hit the nail on the head!
Looking forward to the pics! I think they'll be making tanks out of SR-77 soon.
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ColdOne
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Got them downloaded now, just need to do some cropping and resizing.
One thing I noticed is that there is no metal loss on the DF. It is a VERY small edge roll. I steeled it and it is back in line, not as sharp as before but still there!
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Blade '08 - I challenge coined Dan Busse and WON!
Blade '10 - The score is now 2-0!
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ColdOne
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Alright! On with the pictures. You ever try to get a photo of a 1mm spot on a blade? Hopefully these make sense, i tried to tweek them a bit:
Hard to believe this is after it chewed through the head of a nail...
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JYD#10
Blade '08 - I challenge coined Dan Busse and WON!
Blade '10 - The score is now 2-0!
Edited by ColdOne (Sun Apr 08 2007 01:07 AM)
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Magnum22
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aw yeah, that's what i'm talkin about.
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Bill Siegle
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Cool pics and story! It is really cool what the Ohio crew is putting out in terms of $$$ spent and the return gained 
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ColdOne
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The cost/performance ratio is insane here. I still can't get over how well the blade dealt with the strike! Who would believe a knife capable of that!
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Blade '08 - I challenge coined Dan Busse and WON!
Blade '10 - The score is now 2-0!
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rvogster
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That is very impressive for a knife that hit a nail.
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Magnum22
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i've seen images of rangers after performing the same task and they looked intact as well. now we've gotta try it with some other knives and see who can handle it and who can't. cliff has plenty of such tests too. beckers, chris reeves, and striders. i think they all took damage. probably others.
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Preserve the Yard.
Edited by Magnum22 (Sun Apr 08 2007 01:14 AM)
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ColdOne
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Sorry, I don't see myself doing this intentionally without sponsorship! 
I have no problem using a knife hard, but purposely shopping nails strikes me as abuse! 
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Blade '08 - I challenge coined Dan Busse and WON!
Blade '10 - The score is now 2-0!
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Horn Dog
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Quote:
Sorry, I don't see myself doing this intentionally without sponsorship!
I have no problem using a knife hard, but purposely shopping nails strikes me as abuse!
That is true, CO, but it is nice to know how strong these blades are. I accidentally chopped a nail with one of my CS kukris in Carbon V. The damage was slightly more. I guess SR77 is even tougher than Carbon V, which is quite tough.
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Dumpster Dan
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Quote:
Alright! On with the pictures. You ever try to get a photo of a 1mm spot on a blade? Hopefully these make sense, i tried to tweek them a bit:
Hard to believe this is after it chewed through the head of a nail...
WOW!
Dan
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Paul the Brit'
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You make 'em tough Dan! That's why my S6 is my hiking knife of choice..
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ColdOne
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Quote:
Quote:
Alright! On with the pictures. You ever try to get a photo of a 1mm spot on a blade? Hopefully these make sense, i tried to tweek them a bit:
Hard to believe this is after it chewed through the head of a nail...
WOW!
Dan
You made it that way! 
I know it has been said before, but thank you for such an amazing performer!
Chris
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JYD#10
Blade '08 - I challenge coined Dan Busse and WON!
Blade '10 - The score is now 2-0!
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TradBowBoy
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Sweeeeeeet!!!!!!! I love knowing my S6 can take that kind of abuse if necessary. There's a comfort there that you can find with few knives.
-Ron
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diceman
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Good closeups bro. I tried to take a picture of my "knick" which was a little smaller than that and had no luck!
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