Camp Knives

Bruce Culberson

Bruce Culberson

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Here are two cmap knives that I recently finished up (just sent out to 2 BF members). One is a clone from the Camp Knife Challenge and the other is one is a camp knife with several mods - making it more of a tatical camp knife. Which would you choose for the outdoors and why?

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I like the handle and the absence of a choil on the first one.

DancesWithKnives
 
I love the micarta with the extended tang. I like the choil personally. Love the wood but the Micarta for rough use does it for me.
 
I really like the micarta and the extended choil for easing up the finger for more delicate work. Plus the micarta holds up a little better to some more abuse. Great work on both of the blades bro!!!
 
DWK2 said:
I like the handle and the absence of a choil on the first one.

DancesWithKnives
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I like the clean lines, the lack of extended tang and thumb jimping on the top knife.

I do like the larger pins on the micarta handled knife.
 
A combination - give me everything on the tactical version except the choil. No choil, but angle the plunge line in towards the scales so the gap between handle and cutting edge is about half of what it is on the wood handle version.
 
I personaly like the choil and micarta with the extended tang.Both are great looking knives that anyone would be proud to own! awesome work.

Mike
 
I always take one with a choil/ricasso for fine work. I have an elbow injury, and when I'm cutting far away from my grip, it really aggravates it. The choil helps me get real close to it, and makes it much more comfortable for me. YMMV.
 
Very nice work Bruce,beautiful knives.Like the extended tang on the black micarta - made maybe to give something a bash that may deserve it (or pop the scab off a brew). I do like the woody though as Im partial to wood, Is that wenge?I think that that would be able to do many chores around a camp environment from cooking ,cutting bread meat vegetables to fish cleaning to knocking the hide off small game.
Will we see you in Kamloops this coming April?
Dan'l
 
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dboles, the wood is bocote with red liners here is anoter pic (the spot in the middle of the sheath is just a finger print in the fresh wax):

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I'm hoping to make the Kamloops show, do you know which weekend in April it is? I'm going to be busy as I would like to have ~12 knives to go to the show and I have 8 orders to fill by then as well (I work full time 50 hrs a week and make knives part time).

Bruce
 
Both beauties for sure, although I'm partial to the black micarta. I think I'm just going to go hang out by the mail box for the next few days. :)

Choil vs. no choil is like Ford vs. Chevy or Blonde vs. Brunette. On a knife this long I like to be able to choke up for detailed work. I chose micarta because I'm not always gentle with my knives, and I can fix damage to micarta easier than I can wood. Extended tang is nice for cracking open a beer.
 
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JCavSD said:
Both beauties for sure, although I'm partial to the black micarta. I think I'm just going to go hang out by the mail box for the next few days. :)

Choil vs. no choil is like Ford vs. Chevy or Blonde vs. Brunette. On a knife this long I like to be able to choke up for detailed work. I chose micarta because I'm not always gentle with my knives, and I can fix damage to micarta easier than I can wood. Extended tang is nice for cracking open a beer.
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I had a hunch the black one was yours. ;) Looked kind of familiar.
 
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