Best BUSHCRAFT blade for @ $200?

I would wait and get the new Esee /Canterbury collaboration when it comes out looks like it is going to be awesome
 
thanks for the tips/advise. By "bushcraft" I was just referring to an overall style. I do get out in the woods regularly (currently with a Blind Horse Bushcrafter) and am just looking for something new. I really like the style of the Spyderco/LT Wright GNS and Bark River's - just wanted to be sure there were other candidates I was overlooking.
I have ESEE knives but they are a bit too "chunky" for me to consider a "bushcraft" style blade.
 
Enzo Trapper scandi grind in 01 is another one worth looking at. Before i got my Spyderco Bushcraft the Enzo was my favorite. Spyderco beats the Enzo because it has a longer blade and slightly better ergonomics. The Enzo is comfortable better than most but the Spyderco just fits my hand PERFECT.
 
In that case, Bark River's new Kephart and LT Wright's Genesis probably deserve a look.

I have the Kephart and really like the looks of the Genesis.
 
Don't be a wuss. Just get a KA BAR Becker BK2 :D

Specifications

Blade Length: 5 1/4"
Overall Length:: 10 5/8"
Blade Steel: 1095 Cro-Van
Handle Material: Zytel
Weight: 16 oz

1lb of win baby ya! Love mine.

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The Becker BK-16 is a dandy knife for what you seek. With $200 you could get a BK16 and a BK9 - not much you cannot do in the woods with those two.

The BK15, my favorite "Tweener" in the Becker line-up can be had for a bargain these days so, for $200, a BK15, a BK9 and a Mora and the time/place(s) to use them!:thumbup::D:cool:
 
I am currently in a similar situation. I want a knife that can work in both hunting and "bushcraft" situations. I have purchased the following to test:
Bark River Bravo 1lt 3v, Bark River Aurora 3v, Falkniven F1, Survive gso 5.1 and 4.1, LT Wright genesis, mora companion MG, and a Fiddleback Forge Bushcrafter. I am thinking about purchasing the Bark River Kephart.
I really like the feel of the aurora and the bravo 1. The handles are comfortable and I like the 3v steel. You will see people on here that don't like Bark River, but I have had good luck with them. The lt wright came razor sharp but the micarta handle is heavy. The gso 5.1 and 4.1 came razor sharp (I mean extremely sharp) and cut really well. The survive knives feel great but I haven't had time to really test them.
I am not sure which knife tops the list if I could only take one. Currently, I think it would be the aurora or the the gso 4.1 with an lt wright camp muk for skinning.
Hope this helps.
 
Best bushcraft blade for $200?

Ten (give or take) Cold Steel Bushmaster knives?
 
I settled on LT Wright bushcrafter. Basically because it's ergonomic for me and easy to sharpen. Doesn't hurt its made in the great state of Ohio.
 
There are several knife makers right here on BF that can make you an excellent BUSHCRAFT blade for $200
 
I apologize for not reading the whole thread to see if they have been mentioned already, but the first thought is for AA
Forge, Adam Gray, or Gray Wolf Knives, AAron Gray (brothers).
 
skyhorse said:
There are several knife makers right here on BF that can make you an excellent BUSHCRAFT blade for $200
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Skyhorse is exactly right. Why buy a production knife when you can get a custom? You'll get a higher quality knife with "soul" and you'll be helping the knife community.
 
DeadboxHero said:
Mora knives are great but other knives at this price range out perform them. Whether that performance is worth the cost depends on the user.

Scandi grinds can be delicate...
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This has not been my experience in either case. After several high end productions and customs with steel from 1095 to 3v...I still use mora.
 
Shotgun, I do not demean your experience in any way.

However, of dozens of knives I own from the Nordic counties, custom, production, and factory, less than 5% came with a so-called "Scandi Grind" popularized by British "bushcrafters": low saber with no secondary bevel whatsoever.

Most with the "Scandi" label had a secondary bevel, a concave primary bevel (Grinding wheels do that.) with secondary bevel, or a convex grind. The custom makers whom I asked said they did not use the British "Scandi Grind" because it was too easily damaged. They were not, of course, thinking of you in particular, and Webster Marble called his thinnest knife the "Expert."

You will recall that those makers will turn out clipped point knives with double guards -- because someone will buy them. Heck, they will even call one of these bowie-style hunters a "puukko."

A Norwegian maker, "Trond," was the mod of the Scandinavian Forum at BritishBlades but finally gave up in part because the British members would not may any attention to him, or the other makers from the Nordic countries, when they tried to explain the problems with the British "Scandi Grind."

Even the Spyderco Puukko" designed by one of the few master makers in Finland came with a secondary bevel (and a handle edge uncomfortably sharp on the bottom edge.)

A large Internet seller of Lauri blades describes them as "traditional Scandi" ground, and they are traditional. Every picture on his site shows the bright line of a secondary bevel on the blades by the largest supplier in Finland. http://www.thompsonsknives.com/lauricarbon.html

So one solution for sellers wishing to satisfy the demand for the "Scandi" grind is to call that they have - overwhelmingly with secondary bevels - "Scandi." After all, they work.
 
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