How would this deal with knife slashes and stabbings? Could it also handle blunt objects like baseball bats and pipes well?
1133616
I've found that it's good for impacts, I bought mine for protection from bokken strikes and it's great for that. It could probably save you from a few slashes but it would get shredded. Stabing could be problematic, the seems between the pads are tough but I think a fixed blade or a double edged blade would penetrate it. To be clear I have only taken blunt object strikes in mine. The only body armor I KNOW will stop blades is chainmail and Dragonscale.
1133617
It's something kind of foam. It's not hard plastic or anything like that. Stabbing will go through. Slashes I don't know maybe. For blunt objects it cushions the impact. But it will still hurt.
884582
It would work pretty well but you might want to consider a cut resistant glove if you want the best results as the guard that comes with the slicer is a nice feature to keep fingers away from the blade but not that great at holding together things that want to fall apart when slicing like cabbage. I personally recommend a glove to anyone using it as the blades are very sharp and while I haven't hurt myself bad with I did touch the blade once enough to get a slight cut.
1051109
Yes, to your answer. It can do any type of scissor, heavy-duty and household, its all about the angle. All I can say is this is a amazing unit, and you can buy attachments for it to do even bigger stuff with ease. If you don't have a shop and need something at home that does a variety of sharpening, this would be what I would get. you can use it in the house, which works well for me. if I had a show I really wouldn't need this, but currently I don't so this comes in handy.
1999706
As in real life combat such as slicing something/someone, no it has a flat edge, it is fairly pointy so you can stab stuff, but as for cutting and slicing it won't work. And let's face it, if you wanted to use something to poke someone in combat without slashing, you would just use a foil
792238
I have used mine to dig up plants, big rocks and just this weekend tore down a sidewalk made of bricks, edge is still sharp. With its weight and length I imagine using a big file, while the tool is resting on a workbench will be best.
2063973
It's great for driving stakes and for general hammering. Iv owned this knife for a yea now and iv used it for many activities. It's a beefy knife.
2225506
yes except were there cord cutter is near the end. This not your average knife , you you can chop, dig, pry ,saw with it and probably fight with it in close quarters very effectively. I have dug with it and chopped small limbs. It is thick enough to split small logs using another piece of wood as hammer.
1026936
It wii hold up occasionally or in a emergency, but for prolonged battoning I would get a thicker knife or an axe.
1841865
The blade would have to be very narrow analogous to a knife. Also, something as large as a machete would tax the machine. You need something more industrial for that application.
1966144
It will help, I use it to go thru bones such as ribs and pelvis. It's razor sharp.
1997008
Hi. The blade is thin but certainly not as sharp as a knife. I think it would be good for things such as carrots, avocados, and asparagus. It would not be good for things like potatoes. I hope that helps.
1362819
Yes it can take a lot of abuse, I work security so carry this knife next to my spare magazines. I fell down two flights of steel stairs every thing except this was broken on my belt. I would not use it for batting wood but a good bush knife yes. Be warned mine came super sharp out the box. Im very pleased with mine you will be with yours.
1854727
It'll work fine. It is really light on the back end making it very heavy on the blade end which could be perfect for cutting off a snakes head.
2019960
I haven't used mine extensively. The blade is fairly thin, the handle is pretty rigid, the lock seems pretty secure. It would depend on what you mean by hard use. I sure wouldn't try prying or batoning with it. It sharpens well and holds an edge pretty well. It's great at slicing with it's full flat grind. I like it. There is now a very similar model just a little bigger with a thicker blade, I think it's called the Eland. You might want to investigate that before making up your mind. I think either would be a very good buy considering how little they cost.
452549
Yes, this device will more than handle any cut through wood. For a tougher metal cut however you may need to put a high speed steel or carbide bit into it. Different style cutting tools will be needed for the various cuts you're talking about. I would recommend eye/ face protection; this product it's very powerful.
1639077
Don't think I'd be treating it that way. It's probably strong enough, but it could be dangerous, considering how sharp this tool is.
1026937
The knife overall is pretty robust and I have used it for batoning with no problems. I do see the wood handle might break if hit while batoning, so I plan on replacing it with paracord more than likely!