Best Knife for general bushcraft?

remmmm said:
tonym - The one you designed looks really sweet.

It looks like you listed the names of four? What's the bottom one?
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Thanks, and oh crap:eek: The bottom one is the Helle, the 4th is the Koster Bushcraft. My bad, I will edit the other post.
 
Ramm9 said:
There's an idea...you could get a Busse!

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Did that used to be an SAR5? :eek:

BTW, I have found one Busse suitable for bushcraft chores.

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For general bushcraft I think you're on the right track with the Fällknivens. I think they're about as good as it gets in terms of design, materials, and execution. Photographic evidence of a dud is as rare as photographic evidence of a god. There's not much one can do to vandalize an F1 without recourse to stupidity, and they are extremely easy maintenance.

If your take on bushcraft doesn't involve heavy duty or you have a heavy duty tool to go with it perhaps consider something with a thinner blade that cuts more aggressively.

If you're more disposed to neo-bushcraft and doing didicoy crafts, making kids dolls, clothes pegs, rustic beer steins and whatnot perhaps consider a Scandi of some sort. Enzo have a good reputation.
 
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The best knife is the knife in your pocket or on your belt when you need it...
But some people like Tony obviously are sick and cant stop buying knives, he needs help, Tony, I am here to help, send me some of those blades...:-)
I am a firm believer in only having one knife. Wait, no I am not.....
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^^Nice Doziers man!!:cool:
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I think you need a Pointman from Gossman. Its the Bees Knees. ;)

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The Falkniven or RC4 would be a fine knife. Cant go wrong with those choices. :thumbup:
 
As has already been pointed out, there's no such thing as the "best" knife for bushcrafting (or anything else). That's one of the reasons so many people on this board have so many knives.

Here are the steps to take to find out which one is best for you:

1.) Determine how much you want to spend on a knife. That can be as little as $20, or as Much as $2,000. That's up to you.

2.) Determine what you want to use the knife for.

3.) Buy a knife. The people on W&SS are showing you a bunch. Listen to them, and then just pick one. It may not even matter which one yet, because of the following steps.

4.) Use the holy living heck out of your new knife. Use it for everything. Use it until you get to be really good with it. While you're doing this, you'll learn what makes that knife good for you — or not. You'll start thinking "I wish this were a little longer/shorter/thicker/thinner, had a different handle, etc.).

5.) Find the knife that fits in with what you learned from the first knife, then buy it.

Rise and repeat as often as necessary.

I personally use a Becker BK-2 as my go-to knife because I'm familiar with it, and I like the way it feels. Others think it's too heavy. Depends on what you're used to, I suppose, but the thing is, get one and become familiar with it. My BK-2 isn't the only knife in the world: there are any number of others that I want to try, too, and maybe one of them will become my go-to knife.

Remember: familiarity breeds content. Get one and use it.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
That's because the Rodan is the knife standing up behind the piece of fatwood. I used is to hack and pry apart a stump to get at it. So I'm not holding the knife, and the stump isn't holding the fatwood! ;):p

Here's a clearer pic. It was late last night and my Photobucket-fu was not so strong. :o
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Dude, I couldn't help myself, I knew that the Rodan was in the image, but I thought it was ironic. And since I am last practitioner of irony for miles around, I had to say
something. : )

Marion
 
Just my .02, but my Fiddleback Ladyfinger is the most used knife I've ever owned other than my el cheapo chefs knife.

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It has done everything I've ever asked of it and I get more joy using it than any other comparable knife that I own.
 
dawsonbob said:
As has already been pointed out, there's no such thing as the "best" knife for bushcrafting (or anything else). That's one of the reasons so many people on this board have so many knives.

Here are the steps to take to find out which one is best for you:

1.) Determine how much you want to spend on a knife. That can be as little as $20, or as Much as $2,000. That's up to you.

2.) Determine what you want to use the knife for.

3.) Buy a knife. The people on W&SS are showing you a bunch. Listen to them, and then just pick one. It may not even matter which one yet, because of the following steps.

4.) Use the holy living heck out of your new knife. Use it for everything. Use it until you get to be really good with it. While you're doing this, you'll learn what makes that knife good for you — or not. You'll start thinking "I wish this were a little longer/shorter/thicker/thinner, had a different handle, etc.).

5.) Find the knife that fits in with what you learned from the first knife, then buy it.

Rise and repeat as often as necessary.

I personally use a Becker BK-2 as my go-to knife because I'm familiar with it, and I like the way it feels. Others think it's too heavy. Depends on what you're used to, I suppose, but the thing is, get one and become familiar with it. My BK-2 isn't the only knife in the world: there are any number of others that I want to try, too, and maybe one of them will become my go-to knife.

Remember: familiarity breeds content. Get one and use it.
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+1 Well put. If fact, I think this is so well put that it should be the stock response to all such 'which outdoors/bushcraft/woods/etc knife should I buy" question.

Marion
 
Marion David Poff said:
+1 Well put. If fact, I think this is so well put that it should be the stock response to all such 'which outdoors/bushcraft/woods/etc knife should I buy" question.

Marion
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Thanks, Marion. One of the knives I really want to get next is the Rodan. I understand it even works on fatwood.:D
 
Marion David Poff said:
Welcome, well played.

LOL

Or is it that it can be confused for fatwood.... I don't know...

Marion
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Thank you, again, Sir. I believe that, in some photos, it could be confused with fatwood. One of them is sharper than the other, but I can't quite remember which one. Research is needed.:)
 
Lots of good knives in this thread!
Of the knives i own heres my favorite Bushcraft-y knife
Enzo Trapper in 01
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Lims said:
I will mainly be using the knife for shelther building, carving, batoning, fire starting ect. Not much hunting or cleaning although I wouldn't rule it out.
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In my experience the tasks you've mentioned are best accomplished with two blades. A small knife like the RC3 and others of similar size are great for carving, food prep, and hunting. A bigger knife like a 5-8 inch or machete/hatchet/hawk is better at the batoning, shelter building, and fire starting. If you're going with the Izula, which is an awesome choice :D, I'd go with a 5-8 incher. RC5 or RC6 would be good or something similar in size.
 
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