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What is your favorite or the b est in your opinion bushcraft fixed blade? Also In trading forums what does WTT mean?
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Best Fixed Bushcraft knife?
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"W.T.T.," unless I'm mistaken, means "willing to trade."
Usually the term "bushcraft" invokes images of puukkos and Kepharts for me, though through experience I love the classic Bowie. Curvature is really nice for cutting and chopping alike. If I didn't want to perform woodcraft any more rigorous than carving, though, a large puukko would be fine.
Usually the term "bushcraft" invokes images of puukkos and Kepharts for me, though through experience I love the classic Bowie. Curvature is really nice for cutting and chopping alike. If I didn't want to perform woodcraft any more rigorous than carving, though, a large puukko would be fine.
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Check out Blind Horse Knives they mostly make bush crafting knives, are very popular, and will cost you less than a custom which is what route many serious bush crafters go.
Well. Thats a question that can be answered in many different ways. Its more of an opinion. I think most bushcrafters will agree that a scandi ground blade is best for bushcraft. but, a convex can handle more. Personally, I use both. If i have to carry one knife, id carry a scandi. but i usually try to have both a scandi and convex with me when camping. when i think of the "best bushcraft knife" i think of Rod Garcia's Skookum bush tool, and Ray Mears designed Woodlore style knife.
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I have several different bush knives for different conditions. I really like the spyderco bushcraft for heavier work, if I'm going to be around water I use my entrek forester, I also picked up a sweet bushie from custom maker joe hargis right here on bladeforums. I also love my moras and assorted Finnish puukkos. I guess there is no one knife that I think is best, if I had to choose maybe the custom because it is beautiful and has a great Scandi edge that bites into wood like crazy.
I agree, my favourite bushcraft knife is by far the 80 year old Eric frost mora I found with my grandfathers stuff. It was in bad shape but I fixed it up and it was still sharp when I found it. It does have a Scandinavian grind on it and it is incredibly light weight, it's a very natural and minimal feeling knife, incredibly light. I would recommend it to anyone any day of the week.
Yeah. Id say Mora knives are the most widely used bushcrafters out there. i had one, but it broke, and i havent gotten another one yet, but they are great knives. worth WELL more than 20 bucks
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What bushcraft knife to recommend is dependent on what you do while "bushcrafting." Without knowing what you want to do I'd recommend a mora. Cheap and it'll do most things. Personally I think a hatchet and a pocket knife are much more useful then a belt knife but YMMV.
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Precisely this. Although I own a couple of bushcraft-style knives, a hatchet / camper's axe and SAK cover a multitude of situations. I do like Moras, and they are cheap to replace if you abuse them too much. The Becker BK16 is a nice production knife in the mid-range. Bark River and Fallkniven are great upper-end production knives. Then there are customs. That's a dangerous road to head down, but oh so much fun.
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2nd this. You can go a loooong way with a Victorinox Farmer and a Mora. Other than that I reccomend the Helle Viking.
After a few years of use, I really like my Koster Bushcrafter, scandi ground in 3V. The steel is super tough and stays sharp for a long time. The knife fits my hand well, has a great tip for drilling and a big enough blade for anything I would need to do with it. (For bigger stuff, I use a folding saw.)
I got a full flat Koster bushcrafter in 3V a while back and hope to put it through its paces this spring and summer to decide which one works better for me.
I've also got some Rat 3 blades and a couple Moras (of which I like the 2000 a great deal) that I use. I want to try out a Fallkniven F1 against them and see how that fares. I like that the blades I have are pretty resistant to rust (3V, D2 and the Sandvick stainless) which makes for a worry-free stay out in the woods.
Also, with the exception of the Rat 3 knives, the handles of my most-used knives are super comfortable. The Rat 3 blades get the nod when I want something a bit lighter and compact.
Just some food for thought...
I got a full flat Koster bushcrafter in 3V a while back and hope to put it through its paces this spring and summer to decide which one works better for me.
I've also got some Rat 3 blades and a couple Moras (of which I like the 2000 a great deal) that I use. I want to try out a Fallkniven F1 against them and see how that fares. I like that the blades I have are pretty resistant to rust (3V, D2 and the Sandvick stainless) which makes for a worry-free stay out in the woods.
Also, with the exception of the Rat 3 knives, the handles of my most-used knives are super comfortable. The Rat 3 blades get the nod when I want something a bit lighter and compact.
Just some food for thought...
I also have a Koster Bushcrafter. that is a spectacular blade. very cool looking too.
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I really like my BHK Bushcrafter, its truly a marvelous knife for the price. I got the FFG model, they also make a scandi, which I want.
My favorite is my FBF Bushcrafter. Andy does working art. I love this knife. Its the one on the bottm.
And, for those that are on a budget, the new BK16 from Kabar is gonna be a great bushcrafter, and good all around belt knife, IMO.
And lets not forget the Moras, I have a ton of them, but my favorite is the Bushcraft Force. Awesome blade.
I don't have any pics of mine, but its the stainless model.
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My favorite is my FBF Bushcrafter. Andy does working art. I love this knife. Its the one on the bottm.
And, for those that are on a budget, the new BK16 from Kabar is gonna be a great bushcrafter, and good all around belt knife, IMO.
And lets not forget the Moras, I have a ton of them, but my favorite is the Bushcraft Force. Awesome blade.
I don't have any pics of mine, but its the stainless model.
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Not so sure about the best "bushcraft" knife. what do you want to do with it? skinning game, food prep, chopping, shelter building, trap making?
There is lots of choices out there. I am really liking my 4 inch blade length GSO 4 prototype made by Guy Seiferd, it's full height convex made of
CPM-3v @ HRC 61 that is razor sharp and very tough "I cut through 1192+ pages of phone book like butter by pressing down into it with two
hands
" don't know what that proves other than being able to quickly make lots of 3" triangles, but it will do most things well enough and is a master of none. I say start with a Mora bushcraft triflex it's great especially for the price it costs. and then work your way up until
you find what you like, maybe the Mora will be the one. I also think all the advice posted so far will work well.