Bushcraft 2.0, a couple of comments

mapper66

mapper66

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I think I'll like the redesign on the thumb grooves. Don't know if it is just my sensitive girly hands, but the grooves on the design from 1.0 got a little tiresome with extended use.

Ricasso; don't know that I have a strong opinion either way. I understand the logic of wanting the blade ground as close to the guard as possible, just don't know how much difference that would make for me in real use. Looks like the newest batch is ground closer than the batch that caused some concern, I like the look of the newest grind better.

Keep on trucking. :thumbup:
 
mapper66 said:
I understand the logic of wanting the blade ground as close to the guard as possible, just don't know how much difference that would make for me in real use. :
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If you are not going to do a lot of whittling and woodworking it would make no difference. If you are going to do a lot it would make a difference.

Take a 15" long limb or board and hold it in your hand with your arm straight out and the board parallel with the ground. Then have somebody try to push it back toward you first with them gripping the end of the stick away from your hand. Then have them do it holding the part of the stick right beside the part you are holding. :thumbup:
 
hollowdweller said:
If you are not going to do a lot of whittling and woodworking it would make no difference. If you are going to do a lot it would make a difference.

Take a 15" long limb or board and hold it in your hand with your arm straight out and the board parallel with the ground. Then have somebody try to push it back toward you first with them gripping the end of the stick away from your hand. Then have them do it holding the part of the stick right beside the part you are holding. :thumbup:
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Oh, 20 years of Aikido has taught me lots about the finer points of leverage! :eek:

I agree for a whittling blade its good to get that grind as close as possible to where you are holding the blade. Dan's grinds have never been super close like your Skookum or Shing, so I just question how much difference that 1/16" will really make. For me, the thumb grooves were a much bigger deal!
 
hollowdweller said:
If you are not going to do a lot of whittling and woodworking it would make no difference. If you are going to do a lot it would make a difference.

Take a 15" long limb or board and hold it in your hand with your arm straight out and the board parallel with the ground. Then have somebody try to push it back toward you first with them gripping the end of the stick away from your hand. Then have them do it holding the part of the stick right beside the part you are holding. :thumbup:
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LEVERAGE, Baby!
And control.
I though it was just my own picky preference and old habits.
I have been waiting for this knife since your review, HD. Everything about it looks like it comes together into just what it's called - "Bushcraft."
 
mapper66 said:
I think I'll like the redesign on the thumb grooves. Don't know if it is just my sensitive girly hands, but the grooves on the design from 1.0 got a little tiresome with extended use. ......:
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I have not handled one yet but I agree,... I think I will once I use it.
 
teacher said:
What is the difference between the redesigned and the original ?
I guess I missed that. ;)
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Again.................;) Please ......... ;);)

What is the difference in the thumb grooves from the "original" to the present ?

PS / I am with "hd" on blade grind......... I like it right to the guard on this one.
But that probably falls on the side of personal preference....... in my case anyway. :thumbup: ;)
 
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Edited to add: I found that with extended use the thumb grooves on the first run bushcraft were a little aggressive (like Dan says in the above post) as I was always pushing down with force right on them.... began to wear a little after a day of use, so I remember looking down and wondering if I could grind them smooth a little. But, I'll never take a grinder to one of Dan's blades, just send it on back to him for mods if necessary!


OOPS, meant to edit the above post.
 
Thumb grooves are a non issue with me. I could do totally w/o them. They are nice to spark a firesteel with though.
 
HD - yes, I'm with you on that...I don't need the thumbgrooves to keep me from running my hand up on the blade. But the response was overwhelming regarding their usefulness for fire-striking....some going so far as to as say no need for a squared spine if you have thumbgrooves.
 
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