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Bushcraft STYLE Knife Passaround
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ill be watching the mailbox 
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got the knives today!
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Nice! What do you think so far
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so far, i have only found one thing that i would change, and that would be to make the handle thicker in the portion closest to the blade. other than that though, they are top-notch performers. i cut alot of wood with them today, and a little bit of finger (nothing stiches worthy or anything though). i have been using the smaller knife a little more, i dont really know why, probably just because i like the natural micarta better. I'll get the full review and pics up tomorrow night and ship out monday to keep things moving.
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I had a chance to work with these knives last weekend. Not as much as I would have liked but here is my thoughts. These are very nice knives and I have to say that for my hands, the fit is perfect. The quality is very very good and I really fell for both of them.
I tried to do a few things that I have not seen done as much on reviews. I went over to the farm store and picked up a ten foot piece of new 1/2 inch Manila rope, this is tough stuff best cut with a sharp serrated edge. Using both knives, I started cutting one inch pieces off of the rope. The knives cut it just as well as a new edge on my razor knife. Impressive to say the least. I then took a stick from the walking stick pile and using both knives, I stripped the bark from the stick( about six feet long) I took a minute and rubbed some linseed oil on the stick and stuck a rubber tip on it. I then took a small forked hardwood stick and stripped the bark and made a fish spear from it. Here the smaller knife was a very good detail carving knife.
I am not great at these reviews but Thanks a lot for the chance to use them. I am probably going to have to have one like the small one. It turned out to be my favorite.
I tried to do a few things that I have not seen done as much on reviews. I went over to the farm store and picked up a ten foot piece of new 1/2 inch Manila rope, this is tough stuff best cut with a sharp serrated edge. Using both knives, I started cutting one inch pieces off of the rope. The knives cut it just as well as a new edge on my razor knife. Impressive to say the least. I then took a stick from the walking stick pile and using both knives, I stripped the bark from the stick( about six feet long) I took a minute and rubbed some linseed oil on the stick and stuck a rubber tip on it. I then took a small forked hardwood stick and stripped the bark and made a fish spear from it. Here the smaller knife was a very good detail carving knife.
I am not great at these reviews but Thanks a lot for the chance to use them. I am probably going to have to have one like the small one
. It turned out to be my favorite.
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I'm looking forward to trying these out when they come my way.
Nice testing Jim! Good idea to try to fill in the niches of what a knife should be able to do. Looks like they both work nicely for a variety of tasks.
I also like that your benchtop is as messy as mine!
Nice testing Jim! Good idea to try to fill in the niches of what a knife should be able to do. Looks like they both work nicely for a variety of tasks.
I also like that your benchtop is as messy as mine!
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The last but not least thing is that these knives would still glide through a sheet of news print after all my use. EDGE HOLDING is excellent.
The blades were slightly stained by the time I tested them, No big deal to me all carbon knives will do this with use. the Maker did a great job on these and thanks to Tony for starting this pass around. I would be very proud to own these knives or give them as a gift.:thumbup:
The blades were slightly stained by the time I tested them, No big deal to me all carbon knives will do this with use. the Maker did a great job on these and thanks to Tony for starting this pass around. I would be very proud to own these knives or give them as a gift.:thumbup:
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Nice review, Jim:thumbup: I'm glad you liked 'em I've been pretty impressed with the steel in these, more so than I expected. I originally started using 1075 because is was inexpensive and easy to work, versatile, and tough. I've been able to consistent results with basic equipment, though I've recently purchased an Evenheat oven in order to step it up a even bit more So you should soon see an increase in the variety of steels I'm using. I'm going to start using some O1 for my midsized knives, and there will be some more big 5160 choppers coming down the line, too
I've been pretty impressed with the steel in these, more so than I expected. I originally started using 1075 because is was inexpensive and easy to work, versatile, and tough. I've been able to consistent results with basic equipment, though I've recently purchased an Evenheat oven in order to step it up a even bit more So you should soon see an increase in the variety of steels I'm using. I'm going to start using some O1 for my midsized knives, and there will be some more big 5160 choppers coming down the line, too
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I couldn't get the pictures to post the first time, I am really no computer ace.:thumbdn:
The edge retention is what really jumped out at me. I stopped several times to slice the paper and they just kept gliding through with no rough edges. Amazing!!. I love the size of the smaller knife for maybe a EDC and I think it would be a great field dressing and skinning knife. I will be needing one of those.
I have a lot of knives to test. Winter kept me cooped up bad this year. I have trouble walking in the snow with the bum foot and we had a lot of it this year. I couldn't even get to the garage for six weeks.
The snow was 6-7 feet deep through the back yard. The alley was drifted shut for a month or better, a friend of mine has a plow on his truck but after while he couldn't get through it either, The city just couldn't keep up with anything except the main drags.
I have a camping trip coming in about ten days, My kids will meet us at a lake about half way between us, It will be my wife and My 41st anniversary. God bless the day I met that farmers daughter.
What a gift.
The edge retention is what really jumped out at me. I stopped several times to slice the paper and they just kept gliding through with no rough edges. Amazing!!. I love the size of the smaller knife for maybe a EDC and I think it would be a great field dressing and skinning knife. I will be needing one of those.
I have a lot of knives to test. Winter kept me cooped up bad this year. I have trouble walking in the snow with the bum foot and we had a lot of it this year. I couldn't even get to the garage for six weeks.
The snow was 6-7 feet deep through the back yard. The alley was drifted shut for a month or better, a friend of mine has a plow on his truck but after while he couldn't get through it either, The city just couldn't keep up with anything except the main drags.I have a camping trip coming in about ten days, My kids will meet us at a lake about half way between us, It will be my wife and My 41st anniversary. God bless the day I met that farmers daughter.
What a gift.
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Okay, its review time 
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First off, thanks Tony and Walter for doing the passaround, I really enjoyed this oppertunity.
now, onto the knives. They arrived yesterday, and initial impressions included:
-good contours
-sharp, thin edges
-great fit
-finish could have been better, but I would assume that is just because the knives have seen some pretty intense use already.
-sheaths were a little bulky, but other than that I thought they were fine.
After handling and cutting with both of the knives for a while, I really started to prefer the smaller one. I think i liked the shorter handle. I have big hands, but i found the handle on the larger knife to be a little excessivly large, and a little handle-heavy for some of the outlandish grips that I use. But, in spite of all this, the larger one is still a great knife.
a few pics of the two knives together:
the larger one in-hand:
and the smaller one in-hand:
When i was doing some cutting with the larger one, i noticed a dull spot toward the handle. No bigggy, probably just a fluke but worth mentioning i thought. It wouldnt take much to fix it though.
Today i got some time out back to work on some things, so i took the smaller knife with me. It was a little weird at first, since i hadnt used anything but a scandi in a while, but after a little learning curve, i got things figured out.
first thing i needed to do outside today was to repair my buck-saw. So, after some initial shaping with the old GB, i used walt's blade for the carving. this project involved alot of whittling and some notching. I employed the saw on my SAK to help with the notches, but i could have done it with just the knife. At whittling, this blade really shocked me. The lack of scandi had me prepaired for mediocrity, but walt's grind really shined in the whittling department. It wasnt quite a scandi, but it was really close, and i would imagine it would be far supperior in the kitchen. The knife just sailed through the hardened pecan like nothing, it was really a joy to use. During the whittling though, the main shortcoming really became apparent: towards the front of the handle, things get a little too thin for me. But, reading some of the other reviews, that wasnt a problem. So, it might just be my hands. Also, the knife was very comfortable to use in some of the off-the-wall grips that i use during carving. choking up on the blade was quite comfortable, and ,oftentimes, my hand was entirly on the blade, and things were still comfortable.
i also used the spine of the knife to strike a ferro rod, and it worked really well. the spine is nicely squared on both knives, and they can really throuw some sparks.
I also used the knife to finish a bowl i had been working on (no prize-winner for looks, but the bowl was usable) . also made a fork to go with the bowl, and, again, the whittling was really fun with this blade. Another thing I like to do with passaround blades is make fuzz sticks. I think it really demonstrates the quality of the geometries.
Now, some pics:
some notching on the buck-saw:
one of the bowl and fork:
a really nice fuzz-stick:
and another shot:
more pics on the way!
.First off, thanks Tony and Walter for doing the passaround, I really enjoyed this oppertunity.
now, onto the knives. They arrived yesterday, and initial impressions included:
-good contours
-sharp, thin edges
-great fit
-finish could have been better, but I would assume that is just because the knives have seen some pretty intense use already.
-sheaths were a little bulky, but other than that I thought they were fine.
After handling and cutting with both of the knives for a while, I really started to prefer the smaller one. I think i liked the shorter handle. I have big hands, but i found the handle on the larger knife to be a little excessivly large, and a little handle-heavy for some of the outlandish grips that I use. But, in spite of all this, the larger one is still a great knife.
a few pics of the two knives together:
the larger one in-hand:
and the smaller one in-hand:
When i was doing some cutting with the larger one, i noticed a dull spot toward the handle. No bigggy, probably just a fluke but worth mentioning i thought. It wouldnt take much to fix it though.
Today i got some time out back to work on some things, so i took the smaller knife with me. It was a little weird at first, since i hadnt used anything but a scandi in a while, but after a little learning curve, i got things figured out.
first thing i needed to do outside today was to repair my buck-saw. So, after some initial shaping with the old GB, i used walt's blade for the carving. this project involved alot of whittling and some notching. I employed the saw on my SAK to help with the notches, but i could have done it with just the knife. At whittling, this blade really shocked me. The lack of scandi had me prepaired for mediocrity, but walt's grind really shined in the whittling department. It wasnt quite a scandi, but it was really close, and i would imagine it would be far supperior in the kitchen. The knife just sailed through the hardened pecan like nothing, it was really a joy to use. During the whittling though, the main shortcoming really became apparent: towards the front of the handle, things get a little too thin for me. But, reading some of the other reviews, that wasnt a problem. So, it might just be my hands. Also, the knife was very comfortable to use in some of the off-the-wall grips that i use during carving. choking up on the blade was quite comfortable, and ,oftentimes, my hand was entirly on the blade, and things were still comfortable.
i also used the spine of the knife to strike a ferro rod, and it worked really well. the spine is nicely squared on both knives, and they can really throuw some sparks.
I also used the knife to finish a bowl i had been working on (no prize-winner for looks, but the bowl was usable) . also made a fork to go with the bowl, and, again, the whittling was really fun with this blade. Another thing I like to do with passaround blades is make fuzz sticks. I think it really demonstrates the quality of the geometries.
Now, some pics:
some notching on the buck-saw:
one of the bowl and fork:
a really nice fuzz-stick:
and another shot:
more pics on the way!
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Nice review! It's great seeing these knives go through all this-it makes me happy they're holding up so well, and performing the way I want 'em to!
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I did some other general use things, like cross gran batoning and peeling some bark off of a branch.
the full-flat was really good with the cross grain batoning:
it was also really good at bark-peeling. i could start at the top of the branch, and the knife would sail through for a good three feet. This was really fun to do. here is a pic:
another grip:
and one showing the handle contours:
some more fuzzing:
and that cleans me out on pics.
i also wanted to say that i really liked the blade profile, it worked out really well and it put the point in a good spot.
All-in-all, great knives (especially the natural micarta one). The usefulness of the grinds really surprised me and my only gripe was rather minor. I could go into detail on my thoughts on the sheath, but i think TF gave you all the pointers you need. The qualities in these knives would also be really nice to see on a little three-finger pocket fixed blade, i think that the grind would really shine there and your talent in the handle contour department could make for a very secure three-finger grip. a scaled down version of the bushcrafter would be really neat in my opinion. I can definatly see myself getting one of these knives(or a three finger, if walt decides to make some)from walt, they really surprised me in their woodcarving capabilities and edge retention. Anyway, thanks again, and i hope my review was helpful,
~Brendan
the full-flat was really good with the cross grain batoning:
it was also really good at bark-peeling. i could start at the top of the branch, and the knife would sail through for a good three feet. This was really fun to do. here is a pic:
another grip:
and one showing the handle contours:
some more fuzzing:
and that cleans me out on pics.
i also wanted to say that i really liked the blade profile, it worked out really well and it put the point in a good spot.
All-in-all, great knives (especially the natural micarta one). The usefulness of the grinds really surprised me and my only gripe was rather minor. I could go into detail on my thoughts on the sheath, but i think TF gave you all the pointers you need. The qualities in these knives would also be really nice to see on a little three-finger pocket fixed blade, i think that the grind would really shine there and your talent in the handle contour department could make for a very secure three-finger grip. a scaled down version of the bushcrafter would be really neat in my opinion. I can definatly see myself getting one of these knives(or a three finger, if walt decides to make some)from walt, they really surprised me in their woodcarving capabilities and edge retention. Anyway, thanks again, and i hope my review was helpful,
~Brendan
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this will, hopfully, be heading out tomorrow. Another day with them would be fun, but i am going to be rediculously busy this week with the end of school exams and my brothers graduation and all of the out-of town guests, so ill send it out tomorrow. I was thinking i could give the knife to Spooky personally, because i will be headed through KY for a college tour, but then i realized lexington was on the east side of KY, not the west. So, i'll be mailing it.