Will The ESEE 4 Be My JOAT Knife? Part 1 of 5.

First Contestant in the Jack Of All Trades competition. Will the ESEE 4 in S35VN be my JOAT knife? Or will one of the four other knives I've chosen for this experiment win? It's going to be fun figuring this out.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:12 Rules for choosing a JOAT knife
0:35 Mods I've done to the ESEE 4 sheath
2:21 Modifications to the ESEE 4 Knife
3:27 Why I chose not to use the 3D handles.
3:40 Why I chose the S35VN version over the 1095
4:12 Batoning failure
4:42 Batoning success
5:32 Making feather sticks
6:09 Ferro Rod Striker Mod on ESEE 4
6:45 Slicing in the kitchen on a homemade wood cutting board
7:19 What I use to strop my knives.
7:44 Starting a fire in Antique Tractor Wheel fire pit with my Goldendoodle.
8:47 Using a MAPP gas torch to start fire.
9:26 What other knives are going to be in the JOAT contest
9:43 Thank you for watching





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