Bushcrafter vs. Classic Drop Point Hunter

[SharpDog]

I've always been a fan of drop-point hunters as all-around general purpose knives.

Now I'm all for any marking gimmick that will get people into knives, especially good knife designs but ...

Maybe I'm missing something here but the latest bushcraft knife craze seems to me to be a rebranding of the Bob Loveless classic Drop-point hunter design (with minor changes and 15% higher price .

Am I wrong ?

 

[SharpDog]

BRK Drop-point hunter:

BRK Bushcrafter:

 

[rajincagin]

Ain't got no time for BRK, never have, never will...

 

[Kai Winters]

I prefer the classic Loveless style DPH for hiking, camping, etc. I find it a very good all around knife that is very easy to carry.
I have the Bark River version and like it a lot. The handle fits my hand, small hands, just right.
I especially like the flow of the spine line on the DPH more than other similar sized fixed blades. I'd prefer a larger knife for batoning, etc. but in a pinch it is a knife and will fill, or do its' best, to fill the role needed.

I find the Bark River version to be a very well make knife. I've never owned a knife with A2 steel or a convex edge but I have found it very easy to sharpen. I have one with African Blackwood scales and another coming with Desert Ironwood Burl with mosiac pins...DLT Jason emailed me today to tell me it has arrived...hope to have it soon.

I wish I could afford a real Loveless DPH but if I did I doubt it would ever leave the house and I much prefer to use the knives I have...perhaps someday I'll purchase a custom Loveless style DPH but not in a big hurry.

 

[SharpDog]

I just picked BRK as an example. I just got the Bushcrafter in CPM3V with Desert Ironwood scales as an EDC to appears less military than my previous ESEE-3. It's a fine knife but I've been buying DPH style knives for years and I don't really see much difference. OK, maybe a little different grind and one reviewer has said the less-pronounced bulge on the back of the handle hurts his hand less. But there's enough difference in what is termed 'Bushcraft' to completely overshadow these small differences. It all seems a marketing gimmick to me (which is not all bad btw).