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Having sifted through all the good advice I received here I came to my own conclusion . I bit the bullet and paid a little more for a HI Khukuuri . (I actually sold one of my flutes to pay for one it wasn,t that big a decision as the flute was never happy with me . ) All the knives I saw from the letter opener to ones capable of tackling larger tasks were all well made . I saw several models that suited me for different reasons . I have settled on a B:A:S 15 inch 17 ounce Khukuuri . This is going to be a knife to set up a basic primitive camp . Its main function will be to help clear land for and build a lean-to . Along with this I will be building a simple frame to treat animal hides . These chores along with the myriad of daily tasks associated with camp life are my main objectives for the foreseeable future .
I want to make clear that this is a learning experience for me . I have rawhided enough skins to know how hard work it is for a beginner . A word of advice ,never treat a caribou hide as your first project . L:O:L They are enormous , heavy and ungainly when wet.
My main question is about the convex edge . It seems to me this edge is used for several reasons . First off durability . A hair splitting edge is no good if you have to resharpen every 20 minutes . The second reason would be to stop the knife from binding in the wood .
Will someone point my way to a thread on the ABC,s of creating a convex edge and also illuminate me as to other reasons for using it .
Thanks ,
Kevin
P;S: I have a good basic shaving sharp technique, good for skinning knives . I use ceramic stones for the most part . I can scare up a 2 inch by eight inch medium on one side fine on the other natural water stone .
I want to make clear that this is a learning experience for me . I have rawhided enough skins to know how hard work it is for a beginner . A word of advice ,never treat a caribou hide as your first project . L:O:L They are enormous , heavy and ungainly when wet.
My main question is about the convex edge . It seems to me this edge is used for several reasons . First off durability . A hair splitting edge is no good if you have to resharpen every 20 minutes . The second reason would be to stop the knife from binding in the wood .
Will someone point my way to a thread on the ABC,s of creating a convex edge and also illuminate me as to other reasons for using it .
Thanks ,
Kevin
P;S: I have a good basic shaving sharp technique, good for skinning knives . I use ceramic stones for the most part . I can scare up a 2 inch by eight inch medium on one side fine on the other natural water stone .
