Comments about Bushcrafter Knife Contest Review

kgd said:
Edit - huh, I would have thought having a birds beak would help out with the chicken dance.....
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That's just my oppinion, didn't bother Marcelo any. If you look at the knife I designed that Nick and Brian Andrews made me, you will easily see my preffered butt end of a belt knife.

Remember, there were 21 great knives sent in. Performance was so close on a few, the little details like grip comfort were the deciding factor for some of us. Nick's knife one of the top performers. We really judged the top performers harder than the rest so we could get some seperation.
 
tonym said:
That's just my oppinion, didn't bother Marcelo any. If you look at the knife I designed that Nick and Brian Andrews made me, you will easily see my preffered butt end of a belt knife.

Remember, there were 21 great knives sent in. Performance was so close on a few, the little details like grip comfort were the deciding factor for some of us. Nick's knife one of the top performers. We really judged the top performers harder than the rest so we could get some seperation.
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Understood Tony...I was trying harder to make a good joke then content on that one...Guess I failed there :o
 
kgd said:
Understood Tony...I was trying harder to make a good joke then content on that one...Guess I failed there :o
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Marcelo explained that to me, I am a dumbass!

Chicken dance, birds beak, If I wasn't so short that wouldn't have went over my head:o

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Marcelo took his lovely bride to a secluded cabin in Vermont for the weekend for their Anniversary.

Would you guys like me to post the rest of my reviews, or wait till he gets back for him to post his and Big Mike's reviews?

I'm going to go have a few St. Patty's day beers now, so I'll check back for your answers late tonight or tomorrow morning.

Take care fellas
 
Yes definitely, just put place holders in front of yours for Marcelo & BigMike so at the end it will all look seamless. Besides, I sort of treat each reviewer as an independent opinion so I don't think it would disrupt things in the least to get your views on another set of knives and then go back and read Marcelo's and BigMikes. In fact, I think that is a better way to read them anyhow.
 
beanbag said:
Post now Tony. I'd love to read your St. Patty's nitro charged analysis.:D
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Well I'm done drinking. All my posts have been completed for weeks, all I have to do is insert pics.

I will get a bunch up tomorrow, my pics are in my laptop which is at work so I can't do it tonight.


I will put place holders for Marcelo and Big Mike before my posts, so it stays in order.:thumbup:
 
Your done drinking? At 9:30 pm on St. Paddy's day???? I suppose you were drinking bud-light too! I've got some hard whiskey in my cuppa right night!
 
Glad to see a couple of new reviews up, thanks Tony! I agree the scout knives has a camp knife look to it, but I'm not sure how much that means relative to its good performance. Like yourself, I think of a bushcrafter as usually having a shallower blade height to it, but really any knife of the right size range and sharpness will do. Same critique might have been placed on NWA and Koyote's which don't look like bushy's per se but do it all without effort.

Having handled Rick's knife before he sent it off, I pretty much concur with your assessment of it. That S-hump to the handle looks a bit awkward, relative to his straight handled version of the same knife, but boy oh boy don't it feel good in the hand! I'm sure you will enjoy this one for years to come and its good to see you beating on it like its meant to be. Good reviews and looking forward to more!
 
Hell most of the knives sent in didn't have a "Bushcraft" look to them. That was the beauty of this challenge. Each maker has his own idea of what will work, and they all pretty much fit the bill.

Each reviewer has his on take on bushcraft, so it's nice to see the difference in oppinion. For intance, Big Mike tested the knives allot on food prep. I didn't as I don't think food prep is part of Bushcraft. I wish I could have done game prep, but that would have been too expensive with 21 knives..
 
Thanks for the great review, Tony... and thanks to Ken for his comments in this thread. I was very greatful when my blades did so well in past challenges. It was definately reaffirming that I was on the right track. It is good to see that my knife performed well, once again... I have a rep to uphold, now.:eek: All joking aside, you don't know what kind of agony these challenges put me through, nowadays. I mean, my process is consistant and well tested, so I shouldn't worry. I play it off like I'm all cool and confident, but my guts churn as the results begin to come in:barf:... lol.:D:thumbup:


Rick
 
Rick Marchand said:
but my guts churn as the results begin to come in:barf:... lol.:D:thumbup:


Rick
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As they should. Your knives are complete junk.


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Seriously though, Rick, your knives are awesome and I envy your skill. You make incredible stuff and on top of that, you're a good dude. I'm happy to call you my friend. Normally I just like to bust your balls, but honestly you're my homeboy. Cheers to you broski.


eh. I almost just barffed writing that. I think this is the first sign of an alcohol problem. :barf:
 
Other then my knife being called a kitchen knife several times, I don't mind were this is going, just waiting for the final results.


And, ok I think it looks like one also, but the shape just works for me and that's what it's about function.
 
Thanks for the kind words. This is a good group of makers to have my knife compared with, but that doesn't change the fact that this is like waiting on pins and needles for me.
 
scout_77 said:
Other then my knife being called a kitchen knife several times, I don't mind were this is going, just waiting for the final results.
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Just to make it clear, I said "CAMP kitchen knife"

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scout_77 said:
but that doesn't change the fact that this is like waiting on pins and needles for me.
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If it makes you feel better,I don't know the results either. Only Marcelo does, and he is being a secretive little bastard.:mad:
 
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Tonym: [speaking about Gene] We have allot of differences and don’t agree on many things, but when it comes to the outdoors he knows his stuff and I find it an honor to call him a friend.
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Why is that all your friends are like that. Do you ever think that they secretly all get along and just talk behind your back ? :D

I really respect that Gene knows his sharp. That he can make 1/4" sing in the sharpness department says a lot about the talents he has! I like the aggressive ramping on the handle. Not every maker seems to understand how much a difference that little detail makes to knife handling. Personally, I'd probably shy away from a 1/4" X 5" blade, but then again I have that Scagel which is just shy of that. It did teach me that edge geometry can be tweaked in sometimes unituitive ways. That said (and I really hate agreeing with anyone, especially Tony because its been happening way too often lately), I think Tony's recommendation of 3/16" as a weight saving measure would be a sound one without any detriment to perceived robustment. Still, what a treat watching this "sleeper" take everybody by surprise. Congrats Gene!

"Sugar Ray, the machine" Damn, that guy just sort of appeared out of the blue with the first campknife challenge (which Rick somehow things he won, but he was wrong, as usual). The only thing that urks me so much, as I only got to handle that one Ray knife as part of the camp knife challenge. Now that boy is so hot, he sells his knives within minutes of posting a for sale thread. This one reminds me much of what I saw of his camp knife. Always, so clean in the lines and such a distinctive bladeshape. Ray managed to find his own voice so quick and with such distinction. A class maker. One of these days. I say more praises for him, but he's one of the W&SS maker's I've yet to really patronize yet...One of these days!

Kudos to C. Bryant for bringing this style up in the challenge. It reminds me to some of extent of Christof's big Seax knives, but here re-defined as a bushcrafter. Personally, I tend to like and exploit belly in a knife, but there are others who want a straight line from guard to tip. So much easier to sharpen, especially for convex edge (no need to do the belly swoop!). This design gives you all that and a drop point to drill to your hearts content. Very cool design!
 
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