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Bone is a different issue. In a hand knife, as opposed to a sword length, the need to cut bone is close to zero. A hard chop with the Yarborough would cut any bone including a femor with 1-3 good hits....(I'll try that and let you know) but a spyderco, benchmade or Harsey T-2 (love that designation!!!) would have a hell of a time cutting through most bones. What is the intended purpose...if it is bone cutting then bring an axe or something close to the Yarborough or bigger, but keep in mind the practical aspects of this tool.. Bring the right tool, used in the correct way will have you performing every task asked of it. Bring the wrong tool, used in the wrong way and you're left with a mess. Just my 2 cents.
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'Revel in action, translate perceptions into instant judgements, and these into actions that are irrevocable, monumentous and dreadful - all this with lightning speed, in conditions of great stress and in an environment of high tension:what is expected of "us" is the impossible, yet we deliver just that.
(adapted from: Sherwin B. Nuland, MD, surgeon and author: The Wisdom of the Body, 1997 )
Education is the anti-ignorance we all need to better treat our patients. ss, 2008.
The blade is so sharp that the incision is perfect. They don't realize they've been cut until they're out of the fight: A Surgeon Warrior. I use a knife to defend life and to save it. ss (aka traumadoc)
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