Achtung! Steffi tests the ESEE 5 knife, in English

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One of my favorite bush craft experts on YouTube is a German lass named Stephanie Margeth. I learn from her, but also like her droll humor. She can be quite funny.


Here she shows one of her knives, an ESEE 5. That thing chops even hard beech wood well. I think a hatchet is a better choice, but some like stout knives for that.


Enjoy, and be prepared to laugh in the right places.


Oh: Steffi was in an an armored engineer unit in the German army. She isn't just some girl who wants to be on YouTube.

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Thanks for sharing! Enjoyed it. That looks like a tough knife.

Sixgun100 said:

Thanks for sharing! Enjoyed it. That looks like a tough knife.

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Thanks. This has 98 views so far, and you're the only one to say you enjoyed it. Much appreciated.

Das Gut! ..... For an engineer, she doesn't show much appreciation for using physics when it could help. The chopping of the limb scene shows her letting the chopee (the limb) giving at every blow of the chopper (the knife). Any woodsman with just a little experience knows to place the limb over a stump or any heavy wood object to prevent any 'give' when being chopped so as to absorb near 100 % of the energy of the blade when hit. ... But, I enjoyed the video and hope to see more. BTW, 200 Euros today is around $210, not $5000.....

2nd BTW; I really like the knife and would buy myself one if I were not making my own very similar knife.

Sixgun100 said:

Thanks for sharing! Enjoyed it. That looks like a tough knife.

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Looks like a tough knife and a tough girl.

Big Cholla said:

Das Gut! ..... For an engineer, she doesn't show much appreciation for using physics when it could help. The chopping of the limb scene shows her letting the chopee (the limb) giving at every blow of the chopper (the knife). Any woodsman with just a little experience knows to place the limb over a stump or any heavy wood object to prevent any 'give' when being chopped so as to absorb near 100 % of the energy of the blade when hit. ... But, I enjoyed the video and hope to see more. BTW, 200 Euros today is around $210, not $5000.....

2nd BTW; I really like the knife and would buy myself one if I were not making my own very similar knife.

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Cholla-


Good point about the springy effect, although I think she didn't think it mattered that much in this case. She is not a professional engineer, was just a female soldier in an armored eng. regiment. I suspect the male soldiers, certainly officers, know more about engineering applications.


As for the price and another item in the video, I was afraid that someone here would take her too literally. She was making a joke! Same for her comment about the knife length. I think she knows very well that 230 Euros isn't $5,000 US dollars.


She has been to Los Angeles and perhaps other US cities and probably has an excellent sense about US-Euro exchange rates. I have a similarly dry sense of humor. I call this survival humor, because my jokes are so dry that I can rub two together and get a fire.


Yes! That was a joke. I hope...

-I hope that Steffi sees a Dentist soon, because if she doesn't she may find herself considering using that knife to pry out an abscessed tooth. BTW, been there done that and now see my dentist every 4 months like clockwork.

Found the knife (out of stock) on Knifecenter.com for 159.00 with the sheaf. Looks like a pretty darned good survival knife and rather like that it's Carbon Steel instead of some stainless. Because IMO Carbon Steel can be honed to a good edge a bit easier and 1095 is an excellent type of steel for retaining an edge.

Re the springy limb effect, I've thought about that some, especially in regard to using a machete on a snake, maybe an Eyelash Viper or some other arboreal species on a slender branch. As the branch sways in response to the blow, some of the force of the cut will be lessened.


I think cutting a snake's head off or hacking it in two is likely to be a lot easier if the branch is thick or the reptile's on the ground.


Has anyone here tried this? What length and brand of machete was involved?

scooter123 said:

-I hope that Steffi sees a Dentist soon, because if she doesn't she may find herself considering using that knife to pry out an abscessed tooth. BTW, been there done that and now see my dentist every 4 months like clockwork.

Found the knife (out of stock) on Knifecenter.com for 159.00 with the sheaf. Looks like a pretty darned good survival knife and rather like that it's Carbon Steel instead of some stainless. Because IMO Carbon Steel can be honed to a good edge a bit easier and 1095 is an excellent type of steel for retaining an edge.

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Scooter-


That'd be "sheath", not "sheaf." This spelling issue arises a lot here. But a sheaf is a bundle of wheat. There's even a church song called, "Bringing in the Sheaves."


A knife has a sheath. A sword has a scabbard.

I liked her jokes. She could start a fire and then pitch my tent while I figured out how to use a machete to open a bottle of rye.

I love watching Emelie learning bushcraft on youtube she is funny and cute

I watched several of her videos and found her entertaining and likeable.

The knife is a real brute, and Steffi is a charmer I would NOT want to cross.

I think €230 isn't too far south of $300 U.S., so I was glad to see that somebody was advertising it for a lot less.

I also prefer carbon steel, especially 1095 or the cryo-treated A2 tool steel or 52100 ball bearing steel that Mike Stewart at Bark River was using the last time I looked.

That blade is both longer and thicker than I would carry if I could still walk the woods, but it definitely would be good in a bugout bag for heavy survival work.

For general duty, including dressing game, I preferred a four- or four-and-a-half-inch blade about 0.150 to 0.170 inch thick.

Enjoyed Steffi's video, and the knife is an impressive performer.

I love my Essee 5, a real Zombie apocalypse-ready knife, the blade is 1/4" thick. Joking aside, it's a very nice quality knife, and feels great in hand. Also comes with a lifetime, no question warranty.

The ESEE-5 has been my go-to woods knife for approaching ten years, and I've never been disappointed or let down.

The 1095 is a good working steel, and ESEE has done a great job with the heat-treatment, IMO.

The only upgrade needed for me was a bit better Kydex sheath, allowing for more carry options.

First, I should have spelled her nickname as Stephi. I used to know another German who used Steffi.


I think she paid quite a bit more for an ESEE in Germany than an American at home would. She has to contend with it being an import and German prices are more. I think Fallkniven knives outside Sweden also cost more in Europe than they do here.


Next, e mentioned that a swayi g limb/brancg dissaptes art of the blow from a knfe blade. I raised the issue of whether that might make ot hard to ser snak on a slim branch.


I talked last night with my son, who remided me that he stepped on a copperhead's neck with his boot a couple of years back. He was alone and had only his Benchmade lockblade folder. Sorry, I forgot the model. But it has a tanto-shaped blade. He had to lean down and cut off the head, sawing some at the last. The snake was on a sidewalk behind his home. He said it was pretty sinewy. But thinks that a really sharp machete, well swung, might sever a snake. That's a reasonably sized one. If an Emerald Tree Boa or a Boa constrictor is the target, machete work on a big one or on an anaconda will probably take multiple strokes.

Texas Star said:

Scooter-


That'd be "sheath", not "sheaf." This spelling issue arises a lot here. But a sheaf is a bundle of wheat. There's even a church song called, "Bringing in the Sheaves."


A knife has a sheath. A sword has a scabbard.

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Maybe you are the only person in the world that does not have issues with spell check, accucheck, and or grammar check or whatever it is? Has been known to change a correctly spelled word for a particular situation to another or somewhat similar word as the message is submitted!
Sheath, sheaf, sheesh!

walkinghorse said:

Maybe you are the only person in the world that does not have issues with spell check, accucheck, and or grammar check or whatever it is? Has been known to change a correctly spelled word for a particular situation to another or somewhat similar word as the message is submitted!
Sheath, sheaf, sheesh!

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First, you shouldn't need Spellchecker, which does indeed make mistakes. Simple words like "sheath" should have been learned by the third grade!


Secondly, I have had issues with Spellchecker, when used, so I proofread my posts.


Next, I'm appalled by ignorance, and I'm a snob, anyway, to a degree. I prefer to know people who can spell!


Finally, if students or media persons check this board to see how "gun people" think and spell, what message does it send if we have members who write things like "knifes" and "sheaf"?! They already stereotype gun owners, let alone enthusiasts, as being hicks who drive pickup trucks with gun racks and who can't spell. Probably think we can't tell a salad fork from a dinner fork, too. A large part of the war on guns is a cultural issue.


My Spellcheck is sometimes on, but I proofread posted messages and correct errors.


Try to cut me some slack: I was raised by a mother who had a Master's degree in English from SMU and who taught 11th Grade Honors English, and I've read a lot. Spelling errors bug me. My adult children spell perfectly, and my grandchildren do, too. Okay, my son was a member of Mensa and his sister has a Master's from a famous university. But it doesn't take that to learn to spell well. Read more and pay attention to how words are spelled. People in power do pay attention to that. Job applications may be thrown out if they have errors.


I once saw an editor at the, Dallas Morning News reject a mss. by a free-lancer because the man couldn't spell "gauge" right. He was scornful of "gun writers" for being too casual and folksy. I think that was overkill. After all, Jack O'Connor (Master's Degree in English and a former college prof ) and Warren Page (former Master in English at a posh private school) were gun writers. But the lads who think using "boolits" was funny bugged him.


I make a rare error here. No one is perfect. But if I later read the post and spot the problem, I edit to correct it.


What I write says much about me. I care enough to spell right.

She needs to be wearing a bikini...

SPEEDGUNNER said:

She needs to be wearing a bikini...

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She has a much cuter pal named Maria who posts as Maria's Village. Maria is originally from Aden, but has lived in Germany for years. I thought at first she was Spanish, until she told of her background. She tries to help viewers understand modern Islam in various nations. Maria would look good in a bikini. May not be permissible for a Muslim. ??


I've seen Stephanie with a sleeveless top, and she has some tattoos. Did you see the VS fashion show from Paris on Dec. 5 this year, from the Grand Palais? It's on YouTube now, if you missed it.


Terrific show, but in one song, Lady Gaga (who can really sing!) had on an outfit that showed her tattoos. Just ruined her image...


I know that some here disagree, but I think tattooed women belong in a circus sideshow. I think tats are for biker gangs and sailors. Not everyone agrees. Can you believe that a classy model like Behati Prinsloo married Adam Levine, who does have so many tats that he def. reminds me of a circus feature?! If you've seen Behati in many interviews, you know that she is very sharp and witty. She has superb English, too, as well as her basic Afrikaans. Guess there's no standard for taste, anymore. I noticed that soon after she got a tramp stamp, Ana Beatriz Barros hasn't walked for VS, although she has other lucrative modelling contracts. Have you seen what Ana Beatriz can do with her eyes in ads? Ought to be illegal in public! Thankfully, it's not. She lends new meaning to the word "sensual." But that tramp stamp ruined her image as a classy chick.


I'll pass on Stephi being in a bikini. I can deal with her big nose, but tattoos... Anyway, I think she wants to be seen as more than eye candy, so no bikini yet, that I've seen.