Bushcraft Type Knives.

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So I just bought the Svord Kiwi General Outdoors Knife. I think that this would be a good Bushcraft knife to get. I used to have the Mora 711 but I gave it to my brother for his birthday. Which one is better for battoning, fine work, and heavier chopping? I think it would be better to have the Kiwi.
Tell me what you think?!
 
just buy a mora 711 again and compare them. It's not like the mora is expensive.

The mora with the scandi grind will be easier for a beginner to field sharpen. The svord will be a better slicer with its thinner blade, ffg convexed edge.

As for durability, i'm not sure what is inside the handle or what the heat treat is like. I don't know if it is full tang, stick tang or what. I know that I wouldn't want to baton with anything less than a full tang knife. From reviews, the svord is a great outdoors knife, it will last years IF you don't abuse it. Don't pry, use it as a screw driver or baton with it. If you insist on batonning, you might consider starting the cut with the knife, and then finishing with a wedge. This way you won't break your knife. I'd recommend the same practice with a mora as well.

As for baton, fine work and heavy chopping...It is unrealistic to expect a knife to do all three very well. Fine work, you'll want a thinner blade. Batoning, you'll want a beefier knife. Heavy chopping? It depends on what you mean by that. If you want a single knife to do all three you will have to decide what is most important and make a series of compromises.

I always carry a small 3" full tang fixed blade and a hatchet. I strap the hatchet on my backpack, and I don't even know that it is there. This allows me to process 99% of all camping tasks with ease. A small wetterlings or even the inexpensive lightweight fiskars hatchet would be a good bet for you for chopping needs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5A0rJYYROw Review on the Svord.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJde4Z8wXT8 Review on the Mora.

You decide.
 
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just buy a mora 711 again and compare them. It's not like the mora is expensive.

The mora with the scandi grind will be easier for a beginner to field sharpen. The svord will be a better slicer with its thinner blade, ffg convexed edge.

As for durability, i'm not sure what is inside the handle or what the heat treat is like. I don't know if it is full tang, stick tang or what. I know that I wouldn't want to baton with anything less than a full tang knife. From reviews, the svord is a great outdoors knife, it will last years IF you don't abuse it. Don't pry, use it as a screw driver or baton with it. If you insist on batonning, you might consider starting the cut with the knife, and then finishing with a wedge. This way you won't break your knife. I'd recommend the same practice with a mora as well.

As for baton, fine work and heavy chopping...It is unrealistic to expect a knife to do all three very well. Fine work, you'll want a thinner blade. Batoning, you'll want a beefier knife. Heavy chopping? It depends on what you mean by that. If you want a single knife to do all three you will have to decide what is most important and make a series of compromises.

I always carry a small 3" full tang fixed blade and a hatchet. I strap the hatchet on my backpack, and I don't even know that it is there. This allows me to process 99% of all camping tasks with ease. A small wetterlings or even the inexpensive lightweight fiskars hatchet would be a good bet for you for chopping needs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5A0rJYYROw Review on the Svord.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJde4Z8wXT8 Review on the Mora.

You decide.
I understand that there is really no such thing as a perfect knife. I'm just wondering which you would prefer... By the way, sharpening won't be an issue. :)
 
i really like my svord over the mora, Its L6 steel holds an edge increbily long and has not given me any problems with battoning.
 
Oh, it has L6? I didn't know that. I have a custom in L6 and it holds its edge forever. Also, I can get it wicked sharp. All things being equal, I'd choose the L6 over plain carbon 1095. If it was O2 or D2 it would be a close battle with L6
 
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