Besides CPK knives, whaddaya like?

ferider said:
While I'm waiting for the F5, the F4 has to do :)

Happy Pointy Friday !

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Ok Roland, you scoundrel.... surprise, surprise, who's the maker of this peach, please? Searching has proved unsuccessful.

(as I tighten the tourniquet on my arm, and you hand me the syringe...)
 
mb> said:
Hey, what do you think of the Ranch Bowie? I’ve been tempted by that model forever but have resisted somehow. How’s the edge geometry/thickness?
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.186" thick at the ricasso, one of my thinner ones with similar blade length (5-5.5"). It's a good cutter, and very useful in the yard and garage, for zip ties and such.

The thing that stands out most to me, is that it has a really large handle for this blade length. Super comfy when you have large hands, and the fat butt allows you to push into things, etc.

Here is a comparison to similar knives I once did, maybe it helps .... among the 3 knives below, it's the only one with larger holes in the tang, to compensate for fat micarta scales and clip point, very well balanced.

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coolbreezy37 said:
Does the sawback work well? The Steel Eagle has a quite effective sawback.
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Don't know about that particular knife, but back in the 80s, due to the influence of a particular movie 😅, I wound up getting an OG Buckmaster (first model, I believe. Before the one with 184 stamped/machined into the flats of the blade).

Had a saw that looked like that. Really didn't work well. It sorta ripped the wood, but sadly, the 3" wood saw on my Victorinox worked way better.

Aside from the buddies who had the pot metal made in Taiwan hollow handled survival knives, ONE buddy got an Aitor Jungle King 1. THAT thing actually had a surprisingly effective sawback (and everyone went, "WHOA!!! The sheath converts into a slingshot? That's AWESOME!").

Nowadays, I prefer carrying a Silky, if I need/want a backpacking saw.
 
bluemax_1 said:
Don't know about that particular knife, but back in the 80s, due to the influence of a particular movie 😅, I wound up getting an OG Buckmaster (first model, I believe. Before the one with 184 stamped/machined into the flats of the blade).

Had a saw that looked like that. Really didn't work well. It sorta ripped the wood, but sadly, the 3" wood saw on my Victorinox worked way better.

Aside from the buddies who had the pot metal made in Taiwan hollow handled survival knives, ONE buddy got an Aitor Jungle King 1. THAT thing actually had a surprisingly effective sawback (and everyone went, "WHOA!!! The sheath converts into a slingshot? That's AWESOME!").

Nowadays, I prefer carrying a Silky, if I need/want a backpacking saw.
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The Silky is a nice and effective saw to be sure. I’m not a fan of folding saws or axes, I mean I do like Tomahawks and axes but I won’t carry one on an outing. I rarely ever use a saw. I usually only carry a medium to large fixed blade and a folder. I just got a Leatherman recently so I’ll try that in lieu of the folder.
 
coolbreezy37 said:
The Silky is a nice and effective saw to be sure. I’m not a fan of folding saws or axes, I mean I do like Tomahawks and axes but I won’t carry one on an outing. I rarely ever use a saw. I usually only carry a medium to large fixed blade and a folder. I just got a Leatherman recently so I’ll try that in lieu of the folder.
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The saw comes along when there's a distinct chance of fire building or bushcraft involving wood of thicker diameters (thicker than ~4").
 
Honestly, I think the need for axes and saws is overblown for fire building and wilderness trekking in general. I can see if you need to build a shelter...but mostly stuff gets carried because we like it...or possible worst case.

I do like a light folding saw, but generally I'm more inclined to saw than chop if given a choice. (Machete work being in a class of its own.)

Everyone's experience is different but I've explored various wilderness areas from Alaska to the Sierras to the Rockies to the Adirondacks and White Mountains and rarely needed more than a folder. (Hey Nate, did you hear that...folder? LOL. Just kidding brother. Don't hate the messenger.)

Just saying my experience (in general), not denigrating anyone else's.
 
Blues said:
Honestly, I think the need for axes and saws is overblown for fire building and wilderness trekking in general. I can see if you need to build a shelter...but mostly stuff gets carried because we like it...or possible worst case.

I do like a light folding saw, but generally I'm more inclined to saw than chop if given a choice. (Machete work being in a class of its own.)

Everyone's experience is different but I've explored various wilderness areas from Alaska to the Sierras to the Rockies to the Adirondacks and White Mountains and rarely needed more than a folder. (Hey Nate, did you hear that...folder? LOL. Just kidding brother. Don't hate the messenger.)

Just saying my experience (in general), not denigrating anyone else's.
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Can't argue with this.

Definitely depends on the kind of camping being done. One thing I HAVE done with a Silky saw, was clear a tree that had fallen across the trail. Lucky for me, it was on a slope, so once I sawed through it, the lower half slid off the trail. Still, it was interesting sawing a ~12" trunk with an 8" saw 😅

Buddy was like, "Uhhh... that tree's a lot thicker than the length of that small saw". I said, "Yup. Watch this". Sawed a V-notch in either side of the trunk, then sawed through the now narrowed center (the upslope part was caught on other trees, so it stayed put. Once I cut through the trunk, the downslope part slid down, clearing the trail).

P.S.

And I didn't need to use a rock to bash a knife through the trunk 😅
 
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