Fixed blade knife help

maybe a custom made closer to your preferred uses is worth a look too....budgets a bit tight on custom, but possible maybe?
 
Barkbuster30 said:
I do have a dedicated mushroom knife - several actually. I have a knife dedicated for just about anything I can imagine doing.

I want something that is going to be pretty good at a few different things. It needs to look nice. I'm not into "tactical" or stabbing truck beds... Lol
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I can't fault you for wanting more knives, but I still can't see any knife capable of sharpening stakes and field-dressing game to be delicate enough to lop mushrooms. Perhaps a double blade set like how some puukkos are sold as a "big & small".

Something like this, and I'd even have smaller blade chisel-ground flat on other side to assist with mushroom collecting.

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Chanterelles are not a super delicate mushroom, nor are cauliflower mushrooms which are the primary mushrooms I hunt. A slightly thinner blade works fine.

I no longer pick mushrooms commercially, before I cook them the base gets trimmed off anyway- I just dont like pulling up mushrooms when harvesting.

In all honesty my EDC medium stockman will almost do everything I need just not as fast. People used to use sharp rocks.. Prob shouldnt make it too complicated.
 
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I am a big fan of case folding knives. Is there a reason why case fixed blades seem to be generally shunned here - or at the least generally dismissed?
 
If you have $300 to spend, I don’t know how you could do better than a DEK1. You might find it ugly, I do not. In any case, the handle is truly excellent. The field knife might suit you even better.
Another vote for the BK62, or any Kephart. I was sorely tempted by the CPK VERSION.
BK16 is a great knife.
Old Hickory 5 1/2” hunting knife, just a bit over $20 with a decent sheath.
I’d suggest just about any Mora, but at 4.1”, the blade may be too short for you. Still, the 510 Allround is about twelve bucks.
Varusteleka Jääkkäripuukko, in either 110 or 140 mm.

There are dozens of knives that should work for you. I am just echoing the few that I know something about.
 
The buck 105 has me interested with its .12 thick blade. That seems as if it would be a good compromise for my intended use.

The bk62 isnt unreasonable with the .15 thick blade. I do believe the buck 119 is out due to its excessively thick blade.

The ka bar usmc knives begin to cross the threshhold in blade thickness at .16

Many of the great options being presented are just a bit short coming in under 5 inches

I wish the ka-bar marine hunter was made in the USA as I would buy that. I like that style. That is also why im looking at the case utility hunter / hunter skinner

*** to further address the dek1 suggestion - aside from the fact that I think its ugly and a bit too tactical for my liking the blade is also too thick at .16 and too short at 4". Im sure its a great knife, just not for me.
 
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The meatcrafter has a bright orange handle... Otherwise its close to perfect. - only two I could find with a black handle were 500$ and 1750$.
 
Barkbuster30 said:
The meatcrafter has a bright orange handle... Otherwise its close to perfect. - only two I could find with a black handle were 500$ and 1750$.
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Yep. Many hunter related knives are bright orange so you can find them if you drop them in the woods supposedly. Deal breaker eh?
 
The Case 5" is a nice pick. It should have a thickness between .093" & .125". Nice classic style and easy to get super sharp.
It may be worth looking at the LT Wright Larry Roberts Edition Gen6. It has a blade length around 6" with .125 stock. I admit, it is kinda tough to find a slicey field knife of the larger size. You could even look into doing a regrind on something like the BK7, add a custom sheath, and you would still be within your budget. The Knife Connection has something called the Field Buddy in 5.5" & 6.5" versions which would actually be kind of like a more slicey Becker. Beyond that, there is a talented knife maker here on the forum named David Mary, I know he does big and slicey. I have no idea what his pricing is like though. Lately, I have been aiming for something similar in my fixed blade selection. This year, I find myself reaching for the saber ground LT Wright Gen5 I've had since February. It has been a pleasure to use in the kitchen slicing up garden veggies in my eagerness to test it out, but I haven't had a chance to use it for anything else.
 
The field buddy 5.5 with the g10 handle is very attractive, also looks to be right at the upper limits of my blade thickness parameters.
 
Green River Dadley?

nice long blade, pioneer styled.
 
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