Hollow grind and bushcraft?

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Furync

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Howdy!

The blade I carry the most in the woods is my hunting knife. I love that thing but I don't typically carry it for camping/woods-bumming because it is a hollow grind and I've always been told that grind is not as solid as others, it could chip, break, etc.... It's a nice blade so I'm careful with it.

I do carry a small tomahawk with me so I do not plan on batonning with it but as an overall bushcraft blade... could it do the trick?

Thanks!


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Absolutely. It looks like a rather shallow grind, so it shouldn't inhibit you at all. The only problem I have with hollow grinds in a bushcraft role is that they tend to stick when cutting all the way through material. Hollow grind makes a great all-around belt knife, so it's a good option for versatility. Good looking knife!
 
Hollow grinds tend to get a bad rap, but I have used some great knives in the woods that were hollow ground with no problem. It just won't be as robust as other grinds for rougher use.
 
Not my preferred choice for the reason Frostyfingers gave but if that kind of cutting doesn't feature in what you are doing so what. Personally, I'd still convex the very edge but that's hardly mandatory. You already have something else for doing the tougher wood jobs and I guess as hunter you already know about what hitting bone hard can do. I see no reason at all why your knife should be necessarily less tough than a whole raft of the popular Neo-Bushcraft Scandis we see here. Ultimately it would be best to just try it and see what happens. If you keep getting chips doing the typical Neo-Bushcraft woodwork stuff and the you cannot fix that by changing the way you sharpen it then think again, but I suspect you should be just fine with it. Anyway, if you do keep getting chipping problems with it I very much doubt the grind would be the primary culprit.
 
I've used a few hollow grinds in the woods over the years, mostly Bucks and SOGs. I've moved to more flat grinds and convex edges over time for more improved cutting and general toughness, but I've never been so upset with the hollow grinds that I wanted to throw them away or anything :) . They all did everything I ever needed them to do.
 
My knives are hollow ground and I love them. I havent had any problems with the grind and I use them... Use it until something happens to it, then you have something to base your next knife off of.
 
Even though I prefer a flat grind, my hollow grind knife has never let me down.

David
 
Is that a ROSARMS? One heck of a looker... I agree with everyone else, although not ideal hollow grinds will put out, I'd say my Buck 110 does a great job of general woodwork and food prep.
 
"Never let me down"
"Will put out"

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Sounds like I oughta get one for those weekend getaways...;)

I've heard that convex edges are a bit prudish.
 
I think a hollow grind will do ya fine if you don;t plan on battoning much, for carving an dgeneral use they are AOK.....However if you get seperated from your hawk and need to survie with only you knife would you trust it??and your skill with it??? those are questions only you can answer my friend...Good luck.
 
Nothing wrong with a Hollow grind, you can tailer the edge to bring out the best for any given purpose.

Hopefully you never will have bet your life on any one piece of gear, It ain't gonna do it.
 
Hollow grinds are good - I've used my Buck 119 many times and it's a proven field companion !
 
Furync said:
Good eye, it is a Rosarms Companion 2.

Thanks for all the replies everyone... I will be bringing this one camping more often!! :)
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Thanks for a picture-there are some Rosarms on the short list, the Fry 2, Picnic and Stalker. Are you overall satisfied with the quality?
 
I think thats a fine knife for the woods, and I've owned the same model. Its light and easy to carry. Never had a problem with the edge or HT on mine. This comes from a convex fanatic too.

I don't hollow grind for two reasons. Firstly, I love convexes. Secondly, its so common. You'll notice that neither has anything to do with the grinds abilities.
 
Just like any other grind.... it has its strengths and weaknesses. Pick a grind that works best for YOU. It is good to hear other folk's experiences, but in the end, it's just you and the knife who have to hash out the details.


Rick
 
I wouldnt worry too much about it...if you like the knife, the hollow grind will be fine. Ive used both full flat grinds and hollow grinds, and ive never had a problem.
 
Say Heah Guys, I recently bought a Ka-Bar Johnson Adventure Potbelly, although the knife is listed as a Flat Grind, it appears to have a very Shallow Hollow Grind, and it also depends how I look at it, from the relief edge it look's like a Flat Grind. I would call it a Saber Grind with a very Shallow Hollow Grind. I think they couldn't of made it any other way to bring it from a 1/4" thickness at the spine to such a nice thin edge. I baton with it and also it's a awesome slicer and carver. But I do have some knives with a Hollow Grind's that don't appear to be made as strong at the edge to baton with as I do my Potbelly. My S.O.G. Trident 2.0 is one of the hollow Grind's I'm talking about, so is my Buck 119. I use those more carefully because of their extremely thin edges which are great slicers. I guess the point is if a Hollow Grind has enough meat on the edge, then perhaps the reason is it probably couldn't of been made any other way to beable to be used to baton and slice. I think the designers are aware of this when designing a knife. Unless a knife is wide enough (from the spine to the edge) there almost has to be some type of Shallow Hollow Grind. The narrower the blade the more Hollow Grind to get a thin slicing blade. Unless I choose to have a knife I know I'm going to baton with, I will sacrifice some slicing ability for some edge strenght so I can baton too.
 
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