Any recommendations for a nice woodlore knife, flat ground (so a novice like me can sharpen it), high carbon? I understand the Ray Mears woodlore knife has a very long waiting period. Are there any productions knives like that, or do I have to go with a custom? Thanks! William
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Flat Ground/high carbon/woodlore lookalike?
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Shing in the UK sells blades very similar to the Woodlore. O1 tool steel, scandi grind, 4.25" blade. Bare blades are £50 which is about $75. Slap your own handle scales on it, there's a bunch of tutorials out there on how to do it. I think he can do them in full flat grind too if that's what you are after, but the Woodlore as designed by Ray Mears is scandi ground.
Of course there are domestic makers here in the States that make their style of bushcraft blade but I haven't seen any that I would call Woodlore look-alikes.
Of course there are domestic makers here in the States that make their style of bushcraft blade but I haven't seen any that I would call Woodlore look-alikes.
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Take a look at some American makers of bushcraft knives. Just off the top of my head, I can think of:
Bark River Knife & Tool Aurora (convex blade)
ML Knives Bush knife (convex grind) -hand forged
Muskrat Man Bushcraft (flat ground) - hand forged
Dan Koster Bushcraft (scandi grind)
Blind Horse Knives (flat grind, secondary bevel)
The Aurora will be under $200, the other customs will be under $125 or so.
Bark River Knife & Tool Aurora (convex blade)
ML Knives Bush knife (convex grind) -hand forged
Muskrat Man Bushcraft (flat ground) - hand forged
Dan Koster Bushcraft (scandi grind)
Blind Horse Knives (flat grind, secondary bevel)
The Aurora will be under $200, the other customs will be under $125 or so.
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Both Fiddleback and Koster make excellent knives of this sort. I suggest you take a look ...