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Bushcraft knives
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I have made them as thin as 1/8 inch and as thick as 5/32 inch. You can see some with specifications at http//:riflestocks.tripod.com scroll to bottom of home page and click on 'knives by me'.
The thinner ones are killer cutters. The thicker ones are great for batoning. I try to hit about a 33 to 40 percent grind height on the ones I make. With that even a 5/32 inch thick blade cuts very well. They are all zero edge grind. There are no secondary sharpening bevels. The belt grind goes all the way to zero edge and a buffer removes burrs. Buffing these can be extremely dangerous to you or by standers. Super care and thought should be used.
rlinger
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The thinner ones are killer cutters. The thicker ones are great for batoning. I try to hit about a 33 to 40 percent grind height on the ones I make. With that even a 5/32 inch thick blade cuts very well. They are all zero edge grind. There are no secondary sharpening bevels. The belt grind goes all the way to zero edge and a buffer removes burrs. Buffing these can be extremely dangerous to you or by standers. Super care and thought should be used.
rlinger
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Is a bushcraft knife a specific style of knife?
Well. You can use any knife for bushcraft. Popular models are Mora knives (different models), Fallkniven F1, Bark River (also many to choose from), the extremely expensive Ray Mears Woodlore and other knives looking similar to the Ray Mears knife.
A Bushcraft knife, talking about a specific model would look like something like the Ray Mears woodlore knife. A quite short and pointy knife with almost no fingerguard. It looks really nice. Some companies makes less expensive versions of it, theye even sell one model here in the outdoor survival forum.
I found something: http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21846
A Bushcraft knife, talking about a specific model would look like something like the Ray Mears woodlore knife. A quite short and pointy knife with almost no fingerguard. It looks really nice. Some companies makes less expensive versions of it, theye even sell one model here in the outdoor survival forum.
I found something: http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21846
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1/8th adn 5/32 are good choices although many of the very good Scandinavian knives have slightly thinner steel, around 3mm down to 3/32. A single bevel, "Scandi" grind cuts wood extremely well, but on thicker steel it can be less good at slicing and can wedge in a cut if you are battoning it. For wood carving it is impossible to beat, but for general field use I like flat ground with a convex edge in either the 1/8th or 5/32.
Check out things like the Kellam Wolverine too. Quite thin, single bevel, and a narrow blade.
Check out things like the Kellam Wolverine too. Quite thin, single bevel, and a narrow blade.
Is that a typo? Thats not much of a difference in thickness.
me2, actually no but many of those I have made of 5/32 CPM S30V are thicker than 5/32 because the S30V comes over size. I just measured two finished blades I have here made of 5/32 S30V; one is about 0.185 and the other about 0.170 inch, which of course is thicker than 5/32. Usually by the time you grind the bark off S30V (as it comes from the vendor) it will still be a bit thicker than you ordered. I did not think to mention any of that in my original post. I have had a healthy request for these thick bushcrafts.
rlinger
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I wouldn't have thought so. 
What makes you ask? My experience with it is that it is weak, not very dense, and rots easily. Yew, Osage, hard maple, hickory, walnut or one of the fruit woods would work better, if you are looking for something native.
What makes you ask? My experience with it is that it is weak, not very dense, and rots easily. Yew, Osage, hard maple, hickory, walnut or one of the fruit woods would work better, if you are looking for something native.