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Advice on my first fixed blade knife for camping/backpacking

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As someone already said... if you are already carrying an axe and a large Sebenza... you don't need a 6" blade.

Anyway, what do you intend to do with it? If you are going to do food prep... I think you should stay away from Swamp Rat, Rangers and alike.. they are too thick and are by no means the best slicers out there. Same goes for cutting notches and wood carving. You need a thinner blade.

You should be ok with something arround 4". The F1 has been already suggested... If you want a US Made knife with stainles steel... go check out the Bark River Nebula... pretty much the same shape as the Bark River Aurora but stainless steel instead of A2.

Mikel
Mikel
 
For USA made, I would go with the Bark River Snowy River - nice and light for backpacking and does camp chores really well. Plus, it's in 12C27.
 
I wonder how much of the whole "blade too thick, not a good slicer" thing is a result of the type of grind and edge geometry and not the actual thickness of the stock?
 
jdm61 said:
I wonder how much of the whole "blade too thick, not a good slicer" thing is a result of the type of grind and edge geometry and not the actual thickness of the stock?
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A lot, I'd say. Nail on the head! The RAT7 I just got is a good example. It's about 3/16" I think and was a bit too thick at the edge the way it came. Since I don't carry knives that aren't good slicers/wood workers, I thinned the edge out a lot with a file and rigged jig. Slices/cuts/carves much better now. :thumbup:

The flat grind or a scandi can make a big difference in slicing ability, good grinds/geometries make all the difference.
 
SpookyPistolero said:
A lot, I'd say. Nail on the head! The RAT7 I just got is a good example. It's about 3/16" I think and was a bit too thick at the edge the way it came. Since I don't carry knives that aren't good slicers/wood workers, I thinned the edge out a lot with a file and rigged jig. Slices/cuts/carves much better now. :thumbup:

The flat grind or a scandi can make a big difference in slicing ability, good grinds/geometries make all the difference.
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You said it. Can't beat a scandi or flat grind for slicing.
 
I would look at the bark river line, I have an F1 and I am thinking of trading it for another barkie. It's amazing but the handle just doesn't suit my hand.
Too bad too because I just got an amazing kydex sheath from Normark for it.
 
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