Will it cut easily through galangal which is extremely fibrous and hard to cut with my chef knife. I need something that will go thru wood!
1312469
This will cut thru the hardest bone. I'v chopped at least 100 lbs of chicken and the blade is perfect. I assume it will last a lifetime. Not losing it's sharpness is important. I give it 5 stars....Paul
1312470
I think so. It is pretty hefty and I can split a chicken easily so I imagine fibrous roots should be manageable albeit with some force.
1312471
This is a big heavy cleaver for chopping thru bones. I use a chef knife on galanga, but your knife has to be sharp. The cleaver could do the job easily but it would be hard to thinly slice.
1312472
It is heavy and it will cut through but you have to be aware of the quality. Is is not stainless steel. I coconuts and emediatly got stained all over and couldn't clean it. I had to trash it. It rusts easily! Hope that helps.
1783533
Yes this product can be used to cut through wood. You will need to change the blade obviously.
537171
Be really careful with this tool because the blades are sharp. The process to cutting the herbs and spices is to roll the blades back and forth. I cut cilantro with it but honestly I could have done just as well with scissors. As far as dried spices, I have not used it for those but, if you press down hard enough and roll the tool, it should work. You could do just as well with a mortar set for grinding up spices.
258111
I haven't done it personally, but it's definitely a great machine and should have no problem with the right blade. Cuts through thick, hard wood with no problem - probably more taxing than thin metal done slowly?
1772283
The good news is that it will cut through all five layers of Sunbrella...the bad news is that you'll have to do it in multiple passes otherwise you'll burn the top layers. Make a cut, pull both sides of the fabric away, make another cut. I used it to cut through 2 layers of awning fabric without a problem but you have to watch the heat build-up. For what it's worth, I found this knife to be good for the occasional job but it was always set on the upper end of the heat range for marine awning/fabric work and I burned it out in a year...factory said they couldn't repair it, offered me $10 off a replacement. I declined, and bought an Engel HSG hot knife and found it to be a much better tool.
2163877
Ew and Yuck! Not sure. I wouldn't expect it would cut anything wet too easily. The greener the tree - the harder it is to cut through it so I suppose fresh bone would act the same.
509714
this blade cuts wood or alumium , i use it for cutting alumiun it works very good. spray some WD-40 on it every few cuts . very nice cuts with this blade
653
No it is meant to cut wood. I would try a hacksaw with a metal cutting blade.
1816816
It most definitely won't cut a 2mm. soft wood. It's a good & precise tool, but only for light duty use. - It will handle business card thickness cardstock, but nothing more. - I have since obtained a Zutter Round-it-All Heavy Duty Corner Rounder to cut the 1/32" card I use. The cut isn't as clean as I would like, but it beats doing it by hand with scissors. Martha Stewart makes an inexpensive heavy-duty corner rounder that I would like to try, but they don't say what the radius of the cut is. (I require a 1/8" radius, equivalent to a 1/4" diameter.) If you search corner rounder on eBay, you will see many varieties from light duty to heavy duty table mounted ones. It most definitely won't cut a 2mm. soft wood. It's a good & precise tool, but only for light duty use. - It will handle business card thickness cardstock, but nothing more. - I have since obtained a Zutter Round-it-All Heavy Duty Corner Rounder to cut the 1/32" card I use. The cut isn't as clean as I would like, but it beats doing it by hand with scissors. Martha Stewart makes an inexpensive heavy-duty corner rounder that I would like to try, but they don't say what the radius of the cut is. (I require a 1/8" radius, equivalent to a 1/4" diameter.) If you search corner... » Read More It most definitely won't cut a 2mm. soft wood. It's a good & precise tool, but only for light duty use. - It will handle business card thickness cardstock, but nothing more. - I have since obtained a Zutter Round-it-All Heavy Duty Corner Rounder to cut the 1/32" card I use. The cut isn't as clean as I would like, but it beats doing it by hand with scissors. Martha Stewart makes an inexpensive heavy-duty corner rounder that I would like to try, but they don't say what the radius of the cut is. (I require a 1/8" radius, equivalent to a 1/4" diameter.) If you search corner rounder on eBay, you will see many varieties from light duty to heavy duty table mounted ones. « Show Less
841273
Definitely sharp enough to cut it, unless you're cutting extremely unripe avocados... even then it should still break through the skin and avocado meat, it just may take a little more push.
182932
I read another review where someone said it wouldn't even cut cardboard, but I can just zip through it with mine. I do have to apply some pressure to get it started, but once started, it cuts very easily and quickly. It's not made for solid materials like glass or ceramic.
1124254
Green wood.....I tried cutting dry wood and it took forever, went through green wood like nothing.
870475
Not great for really hard wood. I have an electric chain saw but it wouldn't fit in the space where I wanted to cut the particular shrub -- this fits in the space OK -- cutting not really powerful enough for the really hard wood. Don't think this is your answer.
381344
I make jerky all the time. I use the non-serrated for cutting meat. It seems to work best to have the meat frozen firm but not solid. I don't even know anymore where the serrated blade is that came with it. I haven't tried cutting cheese, but I suspect that the non-serrated one would be best for that as well. Not sure what the serrated one would be good for, maybe bread??
2031113
mine passes through wood and rug pretty easily. It wont vacuum the hard wood as sufficiently as it does on rugs, but still not bad.....
2126764
The blade's cutting power is quite weak. It might cut through a slice of deli sandwich meat or a hot dog. Anything tougher than that- not a chance. If you chop long enough (with a food it can handle), it will cut down to mince size. I've only had success chopping garlic, and only if I cut the cloves in half or quarters first. Fresh herbs, even tender basil leaves- poor results. Onions- poor results. Bell peppers- poor results. And these are less tough than meat.
992923
i cut through a 4 by 4 wood post a few times and it worked good for me. the sharpness of your blade really makes a difference