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bigmack127

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Hello, I have not been on the forums in a while. My next venture however will be getting a fixed blade for whittling and general camp usage. I was recently looking at the buck 119 cocobolo knife and thought it looked good. Before I make my purchase does anybody have input on that. Or is there any other fixed blades that fit my needs under $75. The size really doesn't matter but I don't want a machete.
 
Many of the Becker knives are under $75, like the BK16.
The Queen Light Hunters are under $75 and you get D2 steel and beautiful bone handles.
Nothing wrong with the Buck 119 either. :thumbup:

If you'd like to save even more money, KaBar has a line of imported hunting knives with stacked leather handles and stainless blades. I'm impressed by the build quality of these. The Bowie is $45 and the Working Hunter is $32. They have several other models too.

For whittling you might be best served by a smaller fixed blade knife. Instead of the Buck 119 look at the Pathfinder and Woodsman. Check out "bird and trout" sized knives or "Little Finn" style hunters.
Scandinavian brands offer many choices in your price range too that would make excellent whittlers, in fact some brands have knives specifically designed for that purpose. Mora, Ahti, Marttiini, Järvenpää. Lapin, and others.

So many choices. Good luck narrowing it down. :)
 
Bob W said:
Many of the Becker knives are under $75, like the BK16.
The Queen Light Hunters are under $75 and you get D2 steel and beautiful bone handles.
Nothing wrong with the Buck 119 either. :thumbup:

If you'd like to save even more money, KaBar has a line of imported hunting knives with stacked leather handles and stainless blades. I'm impressed by the build quality of these. The Bowie is $45 and the Working Hunter is $32. They have several other models too.

For whittling you might be best served by a smaller fixed blade knife. Instead of the Buck 119 look at the Pathfinder and Woodsman. Check out "bird and trout" sized knives or "Little Finn" style hunters.
Scandinavian brands offer many choices in your price range too that would make excellent whittlers, in fact some brands have knives specifically designed for that purpose. Mora, Ahti, Marttiini, Järvenpää. Lapin, and others.

So many choices. Good luck narrowing it down. :)
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Don't know if I should thank you or be angry that I now have to do a lot of research lol. I'm just kidding, thank you that helps a lot :D
 
Big fan of the Moras myself. Take your pick they are all good. I have the Bushcraft black, Companion MG, no 1, and no 2/0. Any of them will be more than adequate, though the Bushcraft Black is a real brute as far as Moras are concerned.

I have a Becker BK series knife as well. They are great knives for the money and are very strong but heavier and seem overbuilt to me.

I tend to prefer a lighter knife for food prep and basic camp chores and keep a bow saw, chopper, or hatchet around for processing wood.

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for whittling and general camp use, and assuming it isn't the only tool youll be bringing along, id be content with an Izula II or a BK 14
 
Do you want to do work or have bragging rights or both?
Do work: Mora, BK11/14/15/16/24
Braggin rights: ZTs, Spydercos, etc.
Both? I highly recommend the Mora classics and the Beckers. Try a BK5 for general camp chores.
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Anything Buck is fine.

I agree with Bob W. that a puukko by a Nordic maker would be a very good choice for what you describe. Once you hold a good one you realize what a great design they are. They serve well as a 1st-tier camp knife as well. They're readily available in the U.S. stores.
 
If extreme batoning won't be involved, few good compromises in your pricerange might be Ahti Vaara and Metsä, Eräpuu Tuohitako, Iisakki Järvenpää Vuolu, Jätkänvuolu and Iso uppo, Kauhavan Puukkopja vuolupuukko, YP-Taonta vuolupuukko. These last have handforged blades while all the others have stamped factory made ones.
 
Bob W said:
Many of the Becker knives are under $75, like the BK16.
The Queen Light Hunters are under $75 and you get D2 steel and beautiful bone handles.
Nothing wrong with the Buck 119 either. :thumbup:

If you'd like to save even more money, KaBar has a line of imported hunting knives with stacked leather handles and stainless blades. I'm impressed by the build quality of these. The Bowie is $45 and the Working Hunter is $32. They have several other models too.

For whittling you might be best served by a smaller fixed blade knife. Instead of the Buck 119 look at the Pathfinder and Woodsman. Check out "bird and trout" sized knives or "Little Finn" style hunters.
Scandinavian brands offer many choices in your price range too that would make excellent whittlers, in fact some brands have knives specifically designed for that purpose. Mora, Ahti, Marttiini, Järvenpää. Lapin, and others.

So many choices. Good luck narrowing it down. :)
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I am considering the woodsman and I was wondering though do you think the stainless steel will get scratched more easily then say the izula ii or bk16 blades, and do you think the woodsman could be a good whittler along with a Mora 105 for better detail?
 
bigmack127 said:
I am considering the woodsman and I was wondering though do you think the stainless steel will get scratched more easily then say the izula ii or bk16 blades, and do you think the woodsman could be a good whittler along with a Mora 105 for better detail?
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Also do you think that its a better whittler than the Becker or izula?
 
bigmack127 said:
I am considering the woodsman and I was wondering though do you think the stainless steel will get scratched more easily then say the izula ii or bk16 blades, and do you think the woodsman could be a good whittler along with a Mora 105 for better detail?
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I'm not worried about the steel getting scratched. If you're splitting kindling or carving anything, the blade's going to get scratched no matter what. I do tend to prefer carbon steel like the BK16 over the Buck stainless. But there's still something about the handle shapes of those Buck knives - very comfortable and at-home. And for carving, a wide blade won't be as nimble as a smaller blade, but if paired with that Mora 105 it won't matter as much either.
 
Bob W said:
I'm not worried about the steel getting scratched. If you're splitting kindling or carving anything, the blade's going to get scratched no matter what. I do tend to prefer carbon steel like the BK16 over the Buck stainless. But there's still something about the handle shapes of those Buck knives - very comfortable and at-home. And for carving, a wide blade won't be as nimble as a smaller blade, but if paired with that Mora 105 it won't matter as much either.
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Thank you so much, I just have one question that I'm not sire you can answer, Mora 105 or 106 I originally saw the 105 but it does not come with a sheath and people say the handles bulky however the 106 comes with a sheath, do you think the 106 will be too big for my needs though? Thanks in advance
 
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