Unfortunately the test for me is useless and shows nothing more than how to break a knife. There is very little in that test that broke the knife which actually simulates anything that could happen in a survival situation, especially a wilderness situation.
First, if you were to be battoning a piece of wood I doubt you would have it clamped in a vise. Strike one
Second, I very much doubt you would have a 5# hammer to smash the spine of the knife with. Strike two.
Third, LEARN HOW TO BATTON WOOD PROPERLY. Since the technique used was as poor as it gets, the breaking of the knife in my view was intentional. Strike three.
What was proven to me was the user has no skills in handling a knife.
Adam
PS I looked at the bushman test and looks like he’s capable of breaking a $30 knife too.