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As I was grabbing a few items to take with me hiking today I stumbled across my JK LDK ( Last Ditch Knife ), I'd kinda forgot about this one so decided to take it with me today and compare with another small blade my Breeden Bugaboo !
When I designed the LDK I tried to draw up as basic a neck/pocket knife as I could. I wanted it to be simple and quick for John to make so as to keep costs down making it affordable to more people. This was never designed as a main blade but rather one you threw in your kit or around your neck in case you lost your main blade. I had wrapped mine very roughly in cotton balls with Jute over the top figuring that both these items could be used as tinder.
My sharps today~
I tested the knives cutting wood, here is a section of pretty hard dead wood that I notched with them. Both knives performed great. The LDK cut really well despite being quite a thick knife. The extra thickness coupled with the rough wrap made it quite comfortable to use.
The Breeden Bugaboo is like a scalpel and actually scares me when I use it. Although very thin ( 3/32" ) the shape of the handle made it quite comfy to use. You can see on the pics that I actually got a little carried away as I notched with Bugaboo and went a little deeper than I'd meant to !
Close up of the Bugaboo notch~
Close up of the LDK notch~
I'd be quite happy using either of these knives to make traps or fuzz sticks in a survival situation.
I then decided to try the knives at lighting up some Old mans beard using a ferro-rod ~
Both knives sucked and I then realised that my ferro-rod was a Going gear one which I've never realy taken to using ! Luckily I also had a LMF one and tried again, this time with success from both knives on about the 3rd strike~
I'd recommend either of these knives to anyone. I think that the Bugaboo would perform the best if using on small game, using it today made me think how nice a version with handle slabs would be.......I'm thinking pocket knife perfection !
The LDK performed great and is super thick for a small knife. I'd be quite confident knocking this into wood using a rock or batton to split the wood down into smaller tinder. You can also pry out sections of fatwood etc without worry.
A few more pics from today~
I think this is a Yellow wax cap which if so is considered edible although not recommended because it is easily confused with poisonous species..........IF IN DOUBT LEAVE IT OUT!
When I designed the LDK I tried to draw up as basic a neck/pocket knife as I could. I wanted it to be simple and quick for John to make so as to keep costs down making it affordable to more people. This was never designed as a main blade but rather one you threw in your kit or around your neck in case you lost your main blade. I had wrapped mine very roughly in cotton balls with Jute over the top figuring that both these items could be used as tinder.
My sharps today~
I tested the knives cutting wood, here is a section of pretty hard dead wood that I notched with them. Both knives performed great. The LDK cut really well despite being quite a thick knife. The extra thickness coupled with the rough wrap made it quite comfortable to use.
The Breeden Bugaboo is like a scalpel and actually scares me when I use it. Although very thin ( 3/32" ) the shape of the handle made it quite comfy to use. You can see on the pics that I actually got a little carried away as I notched with Bugaboo and went a little deeper than I'd meant to !
Close up of the Bugaboo notch~
Close up of the LDK notch~
I'd be quite happy using either of these knives to make traps or fuzz sticks in a survival situation.
I then decided to try the knives at lighting up some Old mans beard using a ferro-rod ~
Both knives sucked and I then realised that my ferro-rod was a Going gear one which I've never realy taken to using ! Luckily I also had a LMF one and tried again, this time with success from both knives on about the 3rd strike~
I'd recommend either of these knives to anyone. I think that the Bugaboo would perform the best if using on small game, using it today made me think how nice a version with handle slabs would be.......I'm thinking pocket knife perfection !
The LDK performed great and is super thick for a small knife. I'd be quite confident knocking this into wood using a rock or batton to split the wood down into smaller tinder. You can also pry out sections of fatwood etc without worry.
A few more pics from today~
I think this is a Yellow wax cap which if so is considered edible although not recommended because it is easily confused with poisonous species..........IF IN DOUBT LEAVE IT OUT!
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