Afordable woodlore clone

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AttilaTheHun

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I'm looking for an affordable woodlore clone.
I've considered the Condor Bushlore but for 2011 they thinned out the blade to 1/8" and I need something at least 3/16" thick.
So basically, a Ray Mears-like knife, around 4 inch carbon steel blade, scandi ground, 3/16" or thicker.
 
Look at the used customs and makers fixed blade forums, you can get occasional steals on a good bushcraft blade. you'd be surprised.
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May I ask why you need it that thick? The 2011 Bushlore should handle battening just fine, if that's a concern.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
May I ask why you need it that thick? The 2011 Bushlore should handle battening just fine, if that's a concern.
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I'm looking for a knife for more than just woodcrafting, something a little sturdier that borders on survival. Ray Mears' knife is thicker as well.
The 2011 Bushlore is pretty close in thickness to a Mora. I have Moras already, they're excellent knives and don't want a Mora wannabe. I want something a bit sturdier.
I see you're a Condor reseller. Do you have the older Bushlore in stock, when the blade was thicker?
 
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I don't have any older Bushlores, nor do I think you would want one. They were stupid thick and came with axe-like edges. The new version, while thinner, is full tang so I wouldn't really call it a Mora clone. The Rodan is a phenomenal knife and probably my most used knife in the woods, though the point isn't the most acute out there. It WILL pierce/drill, but not as well as the Bushlore. I've beaten the snot out of my Condors and never had the slightest problem with them. I don't mean to sound like I'm trying to sell you on a Condor or anything--they're just a favorite brand of mine and I've put a good number of miles on mine and want to let you know what they're capable of. :)
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
I don't have any older Bushlores, nor do I think you would want one. They were stupid thick and came with axe-like edges. The new version, while thinner, is full tang so I wouldn't really call it a Mora clone. The Rodan is a phenomenal knife and probably my most used knife in the woods, though the point isn't the most acute out there. It WILL pierce/drill, but not as well as the Bushlore. I've beaten the snot out of my Condors and never had the slightest problem with them. I don't mean to sound like I'm trying to sell you on a Condor or anything--they're just a favorite brand of mine and I've put a good number of miles on mine and want to let you know what they're capable of. :)
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That's informative feedback thanks. Have you reground your Rodan?
 
I haven't. The more broad point is simply the result of the knife having a broader blade, and in spite of that it still has more than a fine enough point for 90%+ of the tasks I use it for. If I need something more acute I use my folder. :)
 
I think Condor may have slightly overreacted to internet criticism on the Bushlore. From the onset it is apparent they meant the knife to be an affordable, quality Ray Mear woodlore clone, hence the matched thickness. The one culprit of previous generation bushlores was the grind, a very obtuse convex grind only covering part of the blade and rendering the knife fairly useless for bushcrafting. Complaints about thickness would be moot with a better grind. I believe that had they simply changed the grind to scandi 25 degrees while retaining the 3/16" thickness they would have a heck of a product.

To Condor's credit, most of the woods they get their hands on to field test their knives in El Salvador are tropical hardwoods, hence the convex edge. Western woodcrafters use soft woods primarly: pine in Scandinavia and western Europe, firs in North America, which a mora-style scandi grind is able to withstand.

I think it's too bad they ended up compromising based on internet hype. Changing the grind would have been enough IMHO.
 
Well, you can't please everyone, eh? :D Personally I like thinner blades, but different strokes, ya' know? :)
 
WHy dont you just pick up one of the older bushlores that seem to be all over , and change the grind to how you like?
 
Very true! They're all over the place, so it shouldn't be hard to find one. :thumbup:
 
Don't forget to post some pictures after you get it all spiffed up! :D:thumbup:
 
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