Full tang Buschcraft knives

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supertac916 said:
Bark River Bravo 1 in A2 or 3V
Bark River Bravo 1LT in 3V
Swamp Rat Ratmandu in SR101 or Infi
Benchmade 162 Sibert
Fallkniven S1

Don't think you can go wrong with either of them. My personal favorites are the Bravo 1LT for the comfort of the handle, light weight, and it's the best slicer. The Ratmandu is my favorite knife that you can beat on and it'll keep going. My least favorite is the Benchmade 162 Sibert because the handle isn't comfortable for me personally. However, I've used it backpacking and had no problems with it's performance. Just personal preference, but I still plan on keeping it. I want to pickup a GSO 5.1, but I can't seem to get my hands on one.
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To just hold the knife in your hand, I have to agree, the Benchmade 162 is not a very comfortable knife. However, the handle ergonomics work very well for me when I am cutting with it. I would love to see Benchmade use the same handle with a full flat grind blade. Would make a great kitchen knife.
 
rexromic said:
Did check those LT Wright knives ,they do look superb.Great value too.
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I can't recommend them enough. They aren't quite as famous as some of the other ones but I have the bushcrafter and I don't have a more comfortable handling knife. I scored it for a great deal but I'd pay full price any time.
 
RX-79G said:
This is probably the most famous one:...
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Thanks! I learned a lot from that!

I have an LT Wright Forest Trail. I am not 100% sure if it is full tang, but I think it is. It is a sturdy knife and i have been very happy with it.
 
sabre cat said:
To just hold the knife in your hand, I have to agree, the Benchmade 162 is not a very comfortable knife. However, the handle ergonomics work very well for me when I am cutting with it. I would love to see Benchmade use the same handle with a full flat grind blade. Would make a great kitchen knife.
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It's a great knife and I've probably used it the most of all of them. The problem is my hands aren't real meaty and the palm swell puts pressure on my bone at the base of my first joint on my index finger. Just presses on a nerve, which causes minor discomfort. I think it comes down to what is comfortable for each person. Again, great knife and I've made tent pegs, battoned, feathersticked, whittled, throws a very nice spark on a ferro rod, etc. and it performed flawlessly. The S30V is a very nice steel and maintains it's edge fairly well. It was a little difficult to sharpen after heavy use though. However, it's now retired because I want to use some of the other knives I've picked up. Thanks to rexromic I now have a GSO 5.1 to play with:)
 
When doing an online search I found a lot of "blanks", really fully finished without handles, that were bushcraft designs and full solid tang. Drilled only for 3 pins.
 
pinecraft said:
When doing an online search I found a lot of "blanks", really fully finished without handles, that were bushcraft designs and full solid tang. Drilled only for 3 pins.
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Aside from Enzo, what are bushcraft fulltang blanks have you been finding?
 
supertac916 said:
It's a great knife and I've probably used it the most of all of them....... However, it's now retired because I want to use some of the other knives I've picked up. Thanks to rexromic I now have a GSO 5.1 to play with:)
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They both are great knives. I would love to try a GSO myself.
 
RX-79G said:
Aside from Enzo, what are bushcraft fulltang blanks have you been finding?
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an american knife making company has one, out of stock at the moment. Egg shaped hollow. A couple of the companies, bushcraft, in the UK sell them. A couple of custom knife/blademakers advertise the design they will make on order. A popular Damascus blank seller advertises them. The knife making websites sell a couple that aren't advertised as bushcraft, but fit the description. Condor is selling three of its blades, two of them direct bushcraft, as blanks now.
 
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