Almost any knife, within reason, can be used as a bushcraft/survival knife—do you agree?

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itsafire said:
A knife in a bushcraft situation can have a prominent space on my belt while having a large'ish knife dangling from there is something that is not considered best practice in an office.
My chair has arm rests and the knife could get caught there when I sit down or stand up.
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Dude, get those best practices behind you. You need an “officecraft” knife, capable of batoning those armrests right off that chair. Obstructions to survival, is what they really are.

Then check if your space has overhead fire suppression sprinklers, and choose your campfire location accordingly.

Parker
 
catspa said:
Dude, get those best practices behind you. You need an “officecraft” knife, capable of batoning those armrests right off that chair. Obstructions to survival, is what they really are.
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You are right. Do you have any recommendations for an officecraft knife? I was looking at the Fällkniven A1x or S1x, but I don't know how well they baton through arm rests - these are made of metal, but I doubt it has been heat treated.

I can absolutely see the advantage here: A good officecraft knife might, under ideal circumstances, double as a survival or bushcraft knife, too. So when "that" situation occurs and I have to jump out of my now one-armrested chair and run full tilt until I'm deep enough in the woods for comfort, I won't have to stop at home and change my gear from office to bush.
catspa said:
Then check if your space has overhead fire suppression sprinklers, and choose your campfire location accordingly.
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That is an interesting observation.
Maybe one could choose one of those knifes that are basically a single piece of metal, with the handle wrapped in paracord.
Remove the paracord and replace it with teflon tape or flex tape - so you can disable those outlets of the sprinkler system that would interfere with the campfire comfort when engaged.

Side question: Are there server rooms that still operate on HALON fire extinguishers?







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Parker
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cbach8tw said:
Look at the tools Otzi, the iceman, had on him when he was discovered.
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Look at where those tools got him. . .
If he had a proper blade made from modern super steel I am fairly sure he'd be dead by now, too - but they'd have never found him.
 
Dumb short story: I had an ex years ago that absolutely despised that I owned a couple of firearms. Then one night she woke me up saying someone is trying to force the window open and I needed to grab my gun while she called 911.

She never bothered me again about guns. Later she even asked me to take her to the range. Funny thing. I guess it was another NIMBY issue.
 
Arathol said:
For those unfamiliar with this, Mors Kochanski and Ray Mears pretty much invented this silliness. Kochanski defined the "bushcraft knife" term in one of his early publications, and Mears "invented" what we now know as the bushcraft knife when he designed the Woodlore (Made by Alan Wood) in the early 1990s. Those had a 4mm thick blade with a 24° bevel more or less.
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Lofty Wiseman describes a knife as well.

 
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itsafire said:
You are right. Do you have any recommendations for an officecraft knife? I was looking at the Fällkniven A1x or S1x, but I don't know how well they baton through arm rests - these are made of metal, but I doubt it has been heat treated.
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If that was my office chair, I’d pay a visit to the Axe, Tomahawk and Hatchet sub-forum…

Parker
 
I think too many people get off topic when they hear bushcraft, im a woodsman. I always carry 3+ knives, i live In a rural area, and we regularly do country bumpkin things. All my knives are bushcraft rated, 1-opinel is for food only, 2-small heavy constructed gerber folder, 3-4inch puukko, or large buck folder, mora, small 4" bowie. If i am going woods walking, i add a large chopper, hachet, or machete. Each has its use and strength. Just today i used my cheap puukko to cut a walking stick, trim side branches, skin bark, then scrap it smooth. I can do the same thing and did last week with my folder, the week before i took 4 kids and we did the same with a tracker knife, puukko, mora, 3 different folders, a hand saw, and a bowie. All worked but we discussed the merits of each. I have carried a mora for years as a utility knife and i love the scandi grind for this cuts wood and baggs of concrete well, easy to sharpen. sucks for food, which is why i carry a opinel. Great for slicing food not good for cutting concrete bags or heavy tasks. It you walk the woods carry 3 knives and know how to use them.

Heres the basics for EDC or woodsman, bushcraft, hiking etc.
1- carry a knife for food that way there is no antifreeze on it from opening the jug.
2- carry a utility knife, this could be any small heavy constructed folder or a fixed blade like a mora or a bushcraft 4" or under blade, P.S. i carry 2
3- the chopper, here is the big knife, batoning, cracking bones, ect. Carry what you like to use or what fits the forest, desert, jungle you will be in. How i feel and where im at it could be: machete, saw, axe, hatchet, big chopper knife, chainsaw for those i have to build a cabin days.

Have fun and get in the out doors today, make a walking stick, a brush shelter, baton wood for a s'mores roast.

Thanks
Brian
 
aconitearms said:
I think too many people get off topic when they hear bushcraft, im a woodsman. I always carry 3+ knives, i live In a rural area, and we regularly do country bumpkin things. All my knives are bushcraft rated, 1-opinel is for food only, 2-small heavy constructed gerber folder, 3-4inch puukko, or large buck folder, mora, small 4" bowie. If i am going woods walking, i add a large chopper, hachet, or machete. Each has its use and strength. Just today i used my cheap puukko to cut a walking stick, trim side branches, skin bark, then scrap it smooth. I can do the same thing and did last week with my folder, the week before i took 4 kids and we did the same with a tracker knife, puukko, mora, 3 different folders, a hand saw, and a bowie. All worked but we discussed the merits of each. I have carried a mora for years as a utility knife and i love the scandi grind for this cuts wood and baggs of concrete well, easy to sharpen. sucks for food, which is why i carry a opinel. Great for slicing food not good for cutting concrete bags or heavy tasks. It you walk the woods carry 3 knives and know how to use them.

Heres the basics for EDC or woodsman, bushcraft, hiking etc.
1- carry a knife for food that way there is no antifreeze on it from opening the jug.
2- carry a utility knife, this could be any small heavy constructed folder or a fixed blade like a mora or a bushcraft 4" or under blade, P.S. i carry 2
3- the chopper, here is the big knife, batoning, cracking bones, ect. Carry what you like to use or what fits the forest, desert, jungle you will be in. How i feel and where im at it could be: machete, saw, axe, hatchet, big chopper knife, chainsaw for those i have to build a cabin days.

Have fun and get in the out doors today, make a walking stick, a brush shelter, baton wood for a s'mores roast.

Thanks
Brian
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Well said..👌
 
aconitearms said:
I think too many people get off topic when they hear bushcraft, im a woodsman. I always carry 3+ knives, i live In a rural area, and we regularly do country bumpkin things. All my knives are bushcraft rated, 1-opinel is for food only, 2-small heavy constructed gerber folder, 3-4inch puukko, or large buck folder, mora, small 4" bowie. If i am going woods walking, i add a large chopper, hachet, or machete. Each has its use and strength. Just today i used my cheap puukko to cut a walking stick, trim side branches, skin bark, then scrap it smooth. I can do the same thing and did last week with my folder, the week before i took 4 kids and we did the same with a tracker knife, puukko, mora, 3 different folders, a hand saw, and a bowie. All worked but we discussed the merits of each. I have carried a mora for years as a utility knife and i love the scandi grind for this cuts wood and baggs of concrete well, easy to sharpen. sucks for food, which is why i carry a opinel. Great for slicing food not good for cutting concrete bags or heavy tasks. It you walk the woods carry 3 knives and know how to use them.

Heres the basics for EDC or woodsman, bushcraft, hiking etc.
1- carry a knife for food that way there is no antifreeze on it from opening the jug.
2- carry a utility knife, this could be any small heavy constructed folder or a fixed blade like a mora or a bushcraft 4" or under blade, P.S. i carry 2
3- the chopper, here is the big knife, batoning, cracking bones, ect. Carry what you like to use or what fits the forest, desert, jungle you will be in. How i feel and where im at it could be: machete, saw, axe, hatchet, big chopper knife, chainsaw for those i have to build a cabin days.

Have fun and get in the out doors today, make a walking stick, a brush shelter, baton wood for a s'mores roast.

Thanks
Brian
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Thanks for sharing, Brian. Would you say that a scandi grind is “essential” for a woods knife? Or do you think convex/full flat/hollow grind knives will get the job just fine?

I’m quite happy with my Moras for EDC. I’ve never done woodsy chores with them though lol.
 
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