Fixed Blade Knife Testing

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Capt'n Boatsalot
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Fixed Blade Knife Testing

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This evening my wife asked me to get my knives out for a Girl Scout project. Color me interested!

Turns out the project is cutting Cinnamon sticks for a project they are doing tomorrow.

Here's the knives I grabbed for this effort:
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And the debris at the end:
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Results: Cinnamon sticks, as it turns out, are very brittle. The best knives for this task was one of the Mules or the Bow River. A thin bevel behind the edge was ideal. The Junction, South Fork, and Endura all just blew up the Cinnamon sticks. A Mule (with a comfy 3D handle) and a rolling motion near the tip yielded success the most often. And technique played a big part: keeping the seam of the Cinnamon stick down was helpful in avoiding splintering and shattering.

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Re: Fixed Blade Knife Testing

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Love it! Great opportunity for some fun testing. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Fixed Blade Knife Testing

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And now your knives smell fantastic!
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Not what I was expecting... but I dig it. Love me some cinnamon.
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Re: Fixed Blade Knife Testing

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Post by VashHash »

I'm thinking one of the serrated z cuts would have done well with this task. Fun experiment though.
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