>>2675365>Seems a bit dramatic, eh?You tell me what the jump from 1095 to K490 or CPM 3V is
At the same hardness 3V can take 4x the ft-lb of force before cracking and has 7.5% chromium to 1095's 0%
Even something like AEB-L despite the patent existing in the late 60s (not to be confused with the AEB patent which goes back to 1928) was never used in knives until the mid 2000s, with 1 known exception in the early 90s
>Considering everyone still uses axes n shitOnce again, if you want to process wood an axe is superior for most purposes, as I stated previously
This does not change the fact that an axe is large and heavy
Few people have an axe in their car
Fewer people are able to carry an axe on them everyday
Few people are going to carry an axe with them on a multi day hike due to weight constraints
A knife on the other hand is more doable for more people because of size, weight, and concealability in certain cases
Splitting a decent sized piece of wood with a 5" field knife sucks, but its possible given the proper steel, heat treat, and thickness
Not only possible, but possible to do repeatedly
How many times a day are you going to need to do that on your average night camping?
If it's only once for a small fire to cook is it worth carrying an extra 2-3 lbs for the axe?
Would you rather add that weight to the pack, or have a knife that can do that task with mild discomfort for 3-5 minutes?
A more extreme example
Some guy was riding his enduro on a trail, his buddy got injured. The way forward was blocked by a tree in the road, the way back was an hour long shitshow in the mud
He hammered, batoned, and hacked picrelated (4.5" blade 0.2 thick 3V steel with a proprietary heat treat) through what he estimated was a 12-14" log with a rock
He messed up the scales, but the knife itself was fine outside looking beat to shit, no fractures in the steel, broken tip, etc
Would an axe have been better, of course
You gonna ride with an axe on your enduro?
99.9% won't
