Bushcraft grind style?

[peripatew]

For a 3-4" fixed blade, which blade style would you rather have? Scandi, flat, convex? And why?

 

[Any Cal.]

I am a big scandi fan, but like the flat grinds for tasks outside the woods. Either one. How do I vote for both? Oh wait...I really like my convex for the kitchen knives and machetes. Does this make me a knife nut????

Hope this helps. :thumbup:

 

[Mentor]

Scandi for me.

I find that the scandi grind is ideally suited to the tasks that I normally associate with 'bushcraft', with the exception of chopping - but I usually carry something else for that. Scandi blades are superb slicers, which makes them great for carving fuzz sticks, food prep, whittling utensils, and other everyday tasks. Also, and this is purely a matter of personal preference, I find them easy and enjoyable to sharpen, either in the field with my pocket stone, or at home with my water stones. There's no need to worry about getting the angle right, because the cutting bevel naturally settles flat on the stone. I can sharpen a scandi with my eyes closed (not recommended)! On top of that, I'm half-Danish by heritage, and I have an affinity to all things Scandinavian. I like the cultural history of the scandi.

The downside to scandis, right now, is that they still come in a relatively limited range of blade shapes (though our local custom makers are doing a great job of expanding the variety). You can find hollow grinds, flat grinds, and convex blades in all shapes and sizes, but it's rare to see a scandi-ground bowie, for example. One of my favourite blade shapes is the Grohmann # 4, and I can get it in a sabre grind or flat grind, but, alas, not a scandi grind.

Well, that's my $0.02 CDN!

All the best,

- Mike

 

[fujita yuji]

I voted for flat because my knife is used both for food preparation and wood work.

 

[wildmike]

I voted scandi. Due to the fact that it is still the sharpest geometry going giving the sharpest edge possible. However it is a real contest for me between it and the convex edge. I have knives which use both.

 

[Gossman Knives]

I prefer convex because that's what I make and use. Actually my grinds are 70% flat, 30% convex with the edge convex.
Scott

 

[Fonly]

If I HAVE too, then Flat, but I do like scandi and convex ground. Oooo, flat ground knife with a convex edge, thats sweeeeet

 

[cuphead]

scandi all the way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLKpOX2K4ro

 

[j williams]

Flat or convex, or both....

 

[southern bigfoot]

scandi for me, at the moment anyway. Just like the way they carve.

 

[mapper66]

Scandi. Just personal preference. I find the scandi grind works much better for me in carving, whittling, etc. Also, it is the easiest grind for me to sharpen.

 

[mmmotorcycle]

My little Krein Woodcarving knife uses a really nice flat grind with a convex edge that is about 20-25 degrees included. So I reccomend a combination of flat and convex....

 

[foxyrick]

And it's currently neck and neck between the scandi and the convex...

 

[RescueRiley]

scandi,, followed by a tie between convex and flat...nothing cuts, carves or sharpens up for me like a scandi...flats slice really good.. convex is easiest to maintain an edge on but it's a pita to sharpen if I don't have any wetdry on hand...

 

[SpookyPistolero]

Me, I'm a die hard chisel grind fan... wait... what?

SCANDI!! Scandi for me. By a lot. They just do everything in the woods very well (except chop, but that's not what this size knife is for). Convex is a relatively close second, I certainly wouldn't feel undergunned with one. Flat is pretty far in the back for me.

 

[kgd]

If I HAVE too, then Flat, but I do like scandi and convex ground. Oooo, flat ground knife with a convex edge, thats sweeeeet

My little Krein Woodcarving knife uses a really nice flat grind with a convex edge that is about 20-25 degrees included. So I reccomend a combination of flat and convex....

This is what I like for the versatility of it! Flat + convex (a good sharp V isn't so bad either except that it isn't so great at fuzzies)

Scandi's excel at carving wood which usually comes to mind with tradtitional bushcraft chores. Yet the way I use a knife in the wilderness involves other tasks from food prep to cutting cordage to splitting wood for camp prep.

 

[SpookyPistolero]

Scandi's excel at carving wood which usually comes to mind with tradtitional bushcraft chores. Yet the way I use a knife in the wilderness involves other tasks from food prep to cutting cordage to splitting wood for camp prep.

I use my scandi's for everything that needs cutting in the woods, and have always felt they excel at 'all of the above'.

 

[mapper66]

Me, I'm a die hard chisel grind fan... wait... what?

That is funny. Had a chisel grind knife once. :barf: I understand what they are good for on a chisel, but a knife? I'm sure there is a perfectly rational use though.

 

[SpookyPistolero]

That is funny. Had a chisel grind knife once. :barf: I understand what they are good for on a chisel, but a knife? I'm sure there is a perfectly rational use though.

So far my testing has shown their best use is holding down papers on my desk.

 

[mapper66]

So far my testing has shown their best use is holding down papers on my desk.

Well there you go. peripatew, can you add 'chisel grind' as a choice?