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D A VID E
DAVID ELLISLLIS

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NORDIC

KNIVES

The author batoned each blade three times
See our Gallery into eighth-inch copper wire to see if the edg-
on 8th Street, es would roll or chip. The Bushtool cut just a
Boise, Idaho little over halfway through the wire. The edge
suffered a tiny roll. The Wabakimi penetrated
just shy of three-fourths of the way through
Featuring the finest in the wire. The edge sustained a little fl at spot.
Custom & Randall
knives since 1971
wanted to whack the blades into eighth-
inch copper wire to see if the edges would
roll or chip. I put the wire on a cutting
board and gave each blade three whacks
We buy, sell & consign with a dead-blow hammer in three dif-
entire collections
ferent spots. The Bushtool went fi rst. Each

blow cut just a little over halfway through

the wire. The edge suffered a tiny roll. Th e

Wabakimi penetrated just shy of three-
Buy with confidence,
your satisfaction fourths of the way through the wire. Th e

is guaranteed edge had a little flat spot. Both blades ex-
hibited very good heat treatment.

As a final check, I returned to the
www.nordicknives.com notebook paper slice. The Wabakimi cut

with a few sticks/grabs on the fl at spot.

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