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Hi all!
Hard use testing of a knife from a brand
called Knife Research, model Enki
There are very impressive tests of a knives from
this maker on youtube
And thus for me personally it is very interesting
to check if it is really so.
Steel on a knife is a Vanadis 4 Extra
Knife is manufactured on a Lion Steel factory in Italy.
And before starting the tests I want to thank
online store www.lamnia.fi for a discount on this knife
Knife is absolutely new, checking the sharpness
Cuts paracord without effort
See how it cuts something soft
I can say that it is pretty comfortable
Cutting excellent
Well, moving to a cutting edge testing
Wood chopping test
Very good
Geometry of this blade is convex with a secondary bevel
Bevel thickness is approximately 1.0mm
Next chopping aluminum tube
10 times on each side
I think it's even not blunted
Didn't got dull
Good start
Well, let's test the tip
Because of convex it slips off the wood
Man, it is very powerful knife
Micro-crumple appeared here at this spot
Small dot reflecting a light
I don't know what it is exactly, chip or crumple
but it appeared after this wood
Next, punching stainless steel 1.2mm
6 punches on 1.2mm and here is how the tip is looks like
Pretty big crumpling is going on on a cutting edge
10 punches
The tip is intact
but a cutting edge is bent
Next moving to 1.5mm stainless steel
After 5 punches the tip is bent more on a cutting edge
10 punches of 1.5 stainless steel
Next 2.0mm stainless steel
I want to show it closely
2mm
This is *** Mora blade
Tip is bent
We'll try to punch more
On 2mm stainless steel a tip had broken off
But 5 punches it is very very serious
Next we back to cutting edge testing
chopping 3mm metal cable
After chopping through metal cable
cutting edge here is glitters very much
But no major damage
No chips, no crumples
Next moving to a more serious batoning
Continue testing
Batoning
Going very good
Knots here
Still no damage on a cutting edge
Wow! What is this?
There is some mark appeared on a blade
What can it be? From a hammer?
It's like burned...
That's hot a spine looks like after strikes
And a cutting edge...is fine
Next test
Cutting edge got chipping
Next try to break the cinder block with a spine
There is one more chip at the tip
Here a bit lower
Spine is OK
And a last test - flat strikes
Blade is intact
We forgot to do one more cutting edge test
Cutting of aluminum tube
That's it
No problems
Well
Knife Research Enki
It is very very good result in my opinion
Probably excellent I can say
Punching of 2mm stainless steel is still wasn't done by any knife
And trust me, a loads on a tip during punching 2mm ss
they are just crazy
This steel is thicker than a tip itself
So other than tip breaking on an over loads
there is nothing to complain about on this knife
A knife stayed absolutely straight
It wasn't bent
No crazy chipping on a cutting edge
Of course there are damage
Some of the tests this knife passed walking
Strained a bit on some others
I think at the moment it set a top bar
for all other knives that will be on this testing
In a past test Gerber Bear Grylls has set something average
Some minimal requirements for a knife that is named survival or tactical
And this knife has shown how it should really be
That's all, I hope it was interesting to you
I'll show a macro of this knife now and we'll finish
Thanks for watching
See you, bye bye
Despite of breaking off a tip looks like it can be restored
Something inexplicable happened here
maybe there was a spark and it burned out this piece
There is even a little cavity in this spot