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Describe your ideal 'Woods Bummin' knife !
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lambertiana
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For my uses, I like something in the range of a 4" blade. Any of these will do the job quite nicely:
shaving sharp
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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.
Is the that BHK Bushcrafter or the Bushbaby? Sweet looking knife...
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I'm partial to a slim drop-point blade of 3" to 3 1/2".
What's the top knife? Looks right up my alley. Is it a JK? What specs? How do you like it? Not sure if this is off topic, if so feel free to ignore.
Jeff you are welcome,
Well I made up another Deweese pattern
but with this one I did a handle torch burn on the osage wood and then I put just a little bottom finger guard on it. Blade is 4.5" and the handle is 4.25" on this one.
I also did a hand sand on this one to just for fun.
I finished this one up yesterday. I really like this design for my woods knife.
I now just got a couple of more to make up. I am putting a Deweese pattern
knife with every Axe that I have. A knife and axe just make a great combo for woods.
Bryan
Well I made up another Deweese pattern
but with this one I did a handle torch burn on the osage wood and then I put just a little bottom finger guard on it. Blade is 4.5" and the handle is 4.25" on this one. I also did a hand sand on this one to just for fun.
I finished this one up yesterday. I really like this design for my woods knife.
I now just got a couple of more to make up. I am putting a Deweese pattern
knife with every Axe that I have. A knife and axe just make a great combo for woods.
Bryan
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My Ideal Bush knife
The knife should have a fixed blade, non-folding.
The blade should be made of good quality carbon steel. Carbon, unlike stainless steel can be used as the striker in the flint and steel method of fire lighting.
An overall length of 8-9 inches is ideal to perform intricate woodcraft duties, yet is large enough to present a good target for batoning. Batoning will assist a 4-inch blade in cutting down small trees, and splitting wood.
The knife should have a full tang; the metal of the knife blade should extend for the full length of the handle for strength.
The knifes spine should be squared off to be able to spark a FireSteel/ferrocerium rod.
The knife needs a comfortable and easy to hold oval shaped handle, made of a water-resistant durable material, like micarta.
The preferred grind is a wide flat bevel that runs to the edge of the blade with no significant secondary bevel, usually the edge bevels only goes 1/3 way up the side of the knife. The result is a very keen edge. This grind gives excellent control in woodcarving. If you carve wood, you will probably find that the flat bevels give you better control of the cut. The wide bevel face lies flat against the wood like a plain and slices wood into fine curls. Working with wood is a must when practicing wilderness living skills. Another advantage is ease of field sharpening. There is no special tool kit or other gadget required to get a razors edge. All that is required is to lay the bevel flat to the stone, and work the entire surface of the bevel. The wide bevel forms its own guide.
The knife should have a fixed blade, non-folding.
The blade should be made of good quality carbon steel. Carbon, unlike stainless steel can be used as the striker in the flint and steel method of fire lighting.
An overall length of 8-9 inches is ideal to perform intricate woodcraft duties, yet is large enough to present a good target for batoning. Batoning will assist a 4-inch blade in cutting down small trees, and splitting wood.
The knife should have a full tang; the metal of the knife blade should extend for the full length of the handle for strength.
The knifes spine should be squared off to be able to spark a FireSteel/ferrocerium rod.
The knife needs a comfortable and easy to hold oval shaped handle, made of a water-resistant durable material, like micarta.
The preferred grind is a wide flat bevel that runs to the edge of the blade with no significant secondary bevel, usually the edge bevels only goes 1/3 way up the side of the knife. The result is a very keen edge. This grind gives excellent control in woodcarving. If you carve wood, you will probably find that the flat bevels give you better control of the cut. The wide bevel face lies flat against the wood like a plain and slices wood into fine curls. Working with wood is a must when practicing wilderness living skills. Another advantage is ease of field sharpening. There is no special tool kit or other gadget required to get a razors edge. All that is required is to lay the bevel flat to the stone, and work the entire surface of the bevel. The wide bevel forms its own guide.
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Jeff you are welcome,
Well I made up another Deweese pattern
I also did a hand sand on this one to just for fun.
I finished this one up yesterday. I really like this design for my woods knife.
I now just got a couple of more to make up. I am putting a Deweese pattern
knife with every Axe that I have. A knife and axe just make a great combo for woods.
Bryan
That one came out great Bryan, love the handle !:thumbup:
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My Gossman mini Kephart, ML Kephart and Davis bushcrafter. All three are about 4-4.5". A2, 1095 and 1075. Comfortable and classy cocobolo, maple and unsure of the Davis handle material.
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I'm a combo person too. My "woodsbum" knife is part of a set of tools and I have run the gauntlet of just about every size and style of production blade. Now having quietly stepped into the custom arena my ideal knife is in the 4-5 inch blade range,9-9.5 overall and 1/8-3/16's thick. Those 3 on pg 1 by Ray were really close to an ideal "bum knife"..Bryan Breedens work just gets better and better and Rick M. has several that just beg to be used...No one knife is perfect for all jobs or all tastes but you guys are sure nuff making blades that quantify as ideal. With as many smiths as are found here I'd bet you a dollar everybody could find something they'd like. Great thread Pit...always fun to hear and see what people think. best regards anrkst
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Here is what I have been using. It is one of my pocket cutlasses. It got a lot of use recently when I managed to shoot a deer. I used it on all of the outdoor parts of processing only switching to a santoku when I moved to my kitchen. I tend to like the smaller edc sized knives due to convenience and versatility. I like to also carry a larger knife or a machete for chopping. However, I usually don't get around to strapping on a big knife when I have this on my belt or in my pocket.