Describe your ideal 'Woods Bummin' knife !

[udtjim]

The Bog Dog is about 1/ 1/2 inches longer, the handle is quite a bit longer on the Dog. It has a great grip on it. It also has more weight behind it if you need it. My Modified JK Hiker has a five inch blade but is 3/32 thick steel. I just don't carry knives that are very heavy, I prefer them as truck knives.

 

[pitdog]

Some of mine come very close to my ideal but still haven't quite hit the bullseye, I'm thinking that this one might just be it for me except with Micarta slabs for a little extra durability !

4 1/2" handle, 5" blade !

 

[udtjim]

The Bog Dog would be a great do it all knife for me. It is a bit bigger that needed for hunting but it would do in a pinch. I really like the JK drop point hunter that I just got in a trade but it is 3/16 inch and 1/8 would suit me much better.

 

[pitdog]

The Bog Dog would be a great do it all knife for me. It is a bit bigger that needed for hunting but it would do in a pinch. I really like the JK drop point hunter that I just got in a trade but it is 3/16 inch and 1/8 would suit me much better.

Yeah I know what ya mean, even 1/8th is starting to look pretty thick to me nowdays !

 

[jds1]

I'm partial to a slim drop-point blade of 3" to 3 1/2".

This makes a nice light-to-carry, do-it-all combo too.

Jeff

 

[Yoshi]

A nice easy carry kuk for me;

 

[tltt]

Found mine, it's a Ruana 14b with a 5" blade. Just a great little woodcraftian style knife, right in the not too big, not too small range. The handle has a nice flatish profile so it doesn't roll in your hand, about the only change I'd make is to add 1/4-1/2" more length to it, as I have very wide hands.

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Picture taken from the www.rhruana.com historical site.

 

[sicily02]

Well pitdog has this thread answerd your ? also has it given you or anyone else some more thoughts at to what there woodsbumming knife might be lol?

I know for myself I am keeping my Deweese pattern knife. It rides next to my axe on my pack and is my woods bumming knife.

I thought it was a great thread and seeing what you all like to carry for your woods bumming knives is neat to see. I am sure glad we are all not the same lol.

Again Pitdog great thread man,
Bryan

 

[vector001]

for just bumming, when i'm not too far from the road, my favorite stock knife would probably be my TOPS Steel Eagle 105.

Cold Steel San Mai Master Hunter is pretty fun too.

both slip in a cargo pocket and give me a warm feeling.


custom made?

definitely my Swenson Sabretooth made by Luke Swenson of Texas. Brother Luke is good people.

Swenson Sabretooth shown here with other ...uh ...camp essentials. - those aren't my beers, they are the husky's. for shame, Quote, ya drunkard coyote....

:thumbup:

vec

 

[koyote]

There is a tendency in this forum to subscribe to a less is more attitude as though it were some kind of natural point of minimum energy state. At one time I started thinking that way and then I started rebelling against it. It is always great to have skills but the tools vs. skills debates only works at one end of the spectrum (i.e. riding guys with no skills and false sense of security related to over-reliance on their tools, which may be poor quality at that). At the same time, we have to recognize the other end of the spectrum. Life sucks having nothing but a pile of skills and no tools, or requirement to fashion all of your tools de-novo, to meet your needs. A guy with all those skills can survive, but aside from earning the bragging rights to do so makes for crappy weekend.

Keeping working on your skills, but don't necessarily think it means you will throw out your vital pieces of gear because of an increase in knowledge. In my mind, the two aren't mutually exclusive.

I do like your combo choices a lot

Tool making and thinking- planning- preparing are key elements to what makes us human.

I can't have an ideal single woods knife simply because I do have serious, definite advantages to my small EDC, and serious, definite advantages to a larger knife.

My own personal leuku pattern bushie is probably as close as I get with a single blade. But I really prefer at least a 5.5-7 inch knife and a 2-3.5 inch small knife. There's just no reason not to - especially if you get over needing 1/4 thick knives for everything (I say that just having put up a 4.5 inch bladed combat/utility in .20 thickness!!!!!)

My current all the time EDC is 1.125 on the blade, 5.25 OAL. BUt I always have, in the shop or my bag or pack, or on my bumming belt, a larger knife for larger work.

I'm a tool user!

 

[koyote]

I haven't found the ideal knife yet but I do have ideal 'parameters' for the knife. 2.5 to 4 inch blade, 3/32 to 5/32 inch thick, and micarta scales. I'm not as finnicky about steel anymore as long as it comes from a good maker. I'm even thinking of going with a ...stainless woods knife. In bad weather I carry a hatchet or a hawk so I tend towards small thin knives. In fact, every knife I buy seems to be thinner and shorter than the one before.

I have been getting more and more into those (as is obvious with what I've put up lately) since I made the mini EDC I am carrying. It's all Ray's fault, actually. One of his blades that someone else had was super tiny and... well, you know how makers are. I'm all "I'd do this and that and take out the finger notch" and that led me down this path.....

Christian's version of that actually came first, but I can't find photos of it.

A little TOO small for an EDC, but damn, what a handy and comfy knife. I should pay Ray

That led directly in the same shop day to the shortfinger:

And my EDC:

and then to the Slim Finn variation on the pattern 2 necker- And this is it. I like the belly and performance on the shortfinger with the 2.25 to 2.5 inch blade, but the slim is a bit longer, a full length handle (though the shortfinger is very close) and... well-

 

[Big Mike]

Something small like one of these works just fine for me.







Big Mike

”Scaring the tree huggers.”

Forest & Stream

 

[Foilist]

Something small like one of these works just fine for me.







Big Mike

”Scaring the tree huggers.”

Forest & Stream

Now why does this not surprise me?

 

[sicily02]

pitdog where are ya? Have you got any new thoughts on a woods bumming knife form hearing the replies yet?


Bryan

 

[Bumppo]

For woods bumming, Swamp Rat Knife Works Desert Jack. For bushcrafting, maybe something else, for a camp knife, maybe something else. But for a just go and play with your knife all day knife, The Desert Jack is it for me.

 

[ZombaiO]

Something handforgerd,carbon steel,strong full lenght stick tang,beautiful wooden handle,leather sheath,scandi grind,slight drop point,5'' blade and 5'' handle would be pretty sweet

 

[pitdog]

pitdog where are ya? Have you got any new thoughts on a woods bumming knife form hearing the replies yet?


Bryan

Yeah Bryan I think a 4 1/2"-5" blade with a 4 1/2" ish handle will my perfect woodsbummin knife ! 1/8" stock !!!!:thumbup:

 

[kgd]

pitdog, you would like this guy. Its 3.75" and everything about it screams, little big knife

my JK kephart, customized at 4.5" blade and 4.5" handle is also a very handy blade in the bush.

This one is a sleeper in my collection. A Breeden pathfinder. Never seems to get top too many kudos for beauty, but it is one hell of a functional blade. Has a 5" blade and 4.5" handle. I like the narrowness of the handle near the blade.

Of course, Pitdog never to a shine to the RC-4, he likes his handles thicker. This one is still a goto blade for me though.

This EDC by David Farmer is great, I can only imagine how functional one of his ultimate utility models would be. I wouldn't hesitate getting one of David's larger blades for bush bumming.

Koyote's stuff is great too. I'm still holding out on the 'return of the passaround knife' which is in limbo somewhere. It has my name on it! Nothing wrong with this fella though. Not a prybar by any stretch but great in the kitchen and very good with wood.

Then there are the bigger knives. I'm not going to yank Rick's chain yet again, but I sure do like Rick's steel. Also like the RC-6, BK-7 and SOD as mid-range do 'em all knives.

 

[udtjim]

This knife waas named the Tactical hunter but has turned out to be a very good bushcraft knife as well. I had it thinned out a little and a good convex edge applied. JK Knives

 

[ZombaiO]

Something handforgerd,carbon steel,strong full lenght stick tang,beautiful wooden handle,leather sheath,scandi grind,slight drop point,5'' blade and 5'' handle would be pretty sweet

I mean something like this :

Tommi knife from Jukka Hankala

or this :