Bushcraft: ESEE vs. Steak Knives

It doesn't matter. Both a bushcraft knife or steak knife will mess up the coating in your cookware if you cut into it. I found that out the hard way. Had to buy household 6 new stuff.
 
you mean a mora? someone from here gifted me one 2 weeks ago and it's my first experience with a scandi grind. from what i've read and then experienced (very limited so far), that grind acts like a chisel - it bites deeper into wood with little effort so it lends itself to wood carving. also, it's by far the most ergonomic handle i've ever tried. i'm certainly not going to sell all my beckers and esees but for such a cheap knife, it's a fun knife to play with.

for $10-$20 each, why don't you try one for yourself and see first hand? at least you'll be out in the woods having fun regardless if you end up liking the knife or not.
 
Guyon said:
I figured the OP was talking about Moras. Ain't nothing wrong with a Mora.
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a Mora probably makes most people's steak knives look like a chainsaw vs a dull popsicle stick :) mora's is gooooood.

heck, for 99% of the sheeple out there, a Mora is more knife than they have ever seen, or can handle. i know people who cut themselves on sharp knives. they rely on their knives being dull enough to not nip at them all the time ;)

the Ginsu knife was a game changer, i'll tell you what!
 
Darn. I think I got ripped off. That Green River Mountain Man knife I just got of ebay looks like a steak knife!
 
shotgunner11 said:
A majority of the knives used in south america and the far east, where a knife really is life, would be considered "kitchen knives". Thin and inexpensive.

In the Philippines the locals who live off the land will quickly discard our thick, expensive knives and pick up a "Ginsu 2000" to go along with their leafspring made choppers.

It's really not about the knife, it's about the skill of the individual using it.
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not sure about ginsu 2000 - that's high end stuff! :D i know my grand parents did everything with just a golok. funny thing is every time my dad goes over there to visit relatives, he always brings back a few goloks. i showed him my junglas a few months ago and asked if he wanted one too...after telling him how much it costs, he just gave me the look :o

well said! people often confuse having expensive knives with having skills.
 
Am I the only one who has absolutely no idea what the OP is talking about?
 
JV3 said:
not sure about ginsu 2000 - that's high end stuff! :D i know my grand parents did everything with just a golok. funny thing is every time my dad goes over there to visit relatives, he always brings back a few goloks. i showed him my junglas a few months ago and asked if he wanted one too...after telling him how much it costs, he just gave me the look :o

well said! people often confuse having expensive knives with having skills.
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Tell the ol' man, you got a friend in Tennesee that would love to have one of those goloks, just sayin'.

Moose
 
I picked up my kitchen knife today and was wondering if I could baton it through a thick piece of wood. Silly thought I guess (but I'm still gonna try it :D).
 
JV3 said:
not sure about ginsu 2000 - that's high end stuff! :D i know my grand parents did everything with just a golok. funny thing is every time my dad goes over there to visit relatives, he always brings back a few goloks. i showed him my junglas a few months ago and asked if he wanted one too...after telling him how much it costs, he just gave me the look :o

well said! people often confuse having expensive knives with having skills.
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One of my very best friends was fresh off the boat from the "peens".

He always laughed at my "expensive" knives. I bought him an AG Russell Woodswalker (9$) and made him a kydex pocket sheath for it and he's still packing that thing all these years later, as am I.:D
 
Bushcraft. Makes me laugh every time I hear it. Didn't we used to call that survival skills or survival training?

I'm telling you right now you should never, ever use your ESEE or Mora or Helle or Old Hickory for bushcraft. You definitely need to look into a Wahl or an Oster for the heavy stuff and then a Remington or Braun for the fine work. Once you have the necesssary skills, you might, MIGHT be able to start using a Gillette. Because if you ever use your knife for bushcrafting and accidentally draw blood, you absolutely will need it to defend yourself.
 
DNK said:
Bushcraft. Makes me laugh every time I hear it. Didn't we used to call that survival skills or survival training?

I'm telling you right now you should never, ever use your ESEE or Mora or Helle or Old Hickory for bushcraft. You definitely need to look into a Wahl or an Oster for the heavy stuff and then a Remington or Braun for the fine work. Once you have the necesssary skills, you might, MIGHT be able to start using a Gillette. Because if you ever use your knife for bushcrafting and accidentally draw blood, you absolutely will need it to defend yourself.
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wax on...

wax off...

smooooooooooth
 
What are we talking about, steak knives for bushcrafting? I keep knives away from my pubes.
 
Subtlety, thy name is foxx.

You should've have gone with "junk" instead of "pubes".
 
moosez45 said:
Tell the ol' man, you got a friend in Tennesee that would love to have one of those goloks, just sayin'.

Moose
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haha. i'll keep you in mind the next time he goes overseas.


DNK said:
Bushcraft. Makes me laugh every time I hear it. Didn't we used to call that survival skills or survival training?
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to me bushcraft is completely different from survival skills/training. survival is what you need to do to stay alive 1-3 days, etc. long enough to either find your way back to civilization or for rescuers to find you. bushcraft covers a wider area - it's the things you do to make living off the land long term viable and downright comfy...carving kitchen utensils, making baskets, building a log cabin instead of a debri shelter, etc.

anyway, that's what i gather from my short time mostly lurking in the w&ss sub-forum...me? 1-2 days out in the woods is enough. i want to get back to civilization as quick as possible after that! i love strippers and booze too much :eek::D
 
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