I love this kind of stress.

[ebsyesque]

August eleventh is my anniversary (my wife's too) and the better half has decided that the occasion should be marked with a Bark River knife God bless her.
I have been looking at the knives ship free stock and have it down to the Rising Wolf or the Highland special. I want to give fixed blade EDC a try and I would use it as an all round outdoors knife (wood carving, cutting rope, possessing small game and fish). Nothing to heavy. I have an ESEE 4 that I can do bigger jobs with like pounding it through a log and such. This is my first Bark River knife and would like your advice as to to pros and cons of both. I am also open to any other models that I might have over looked. I am in Canada so if there is anyone out there that knows a good Canadian sites to order from I would also like to check them out. Thanks.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Some people say Bark River edges can be fragile. I have an early Highland Special that I find is one sturdy little knife. It slices very well, but it is strong enough for general use. I'm not familiar with the Rising Wolf to compare them.

 

[inkynate]

I recently bought my first Barkie. I wanted to have at least one knife from each of the "Big 3" in bushcraft/survival knives. Like you I had an ESEE 4 and also had a Fallkniven F1. I knew I wanted to get a BRKT in a different size from my other knives and with so many options I threw together a table to compare the different options I liked (as well as a few other knives for comparison.) For me, the Rising Wolf was the perfect choice. Hope this helps!

 

[Bob W]

I haven't handled every Bark River knife, and how they feel to me wouldn't translate into being a good fit for you anyway. but based on aesthetics only, my taste leans towards the Huntsman and Classic Lite Hunter.

If my wife told me to pick out any Bark River as a nice gift to myself from her, it would have to be the new Tanto. Stunning in the pictures.

 

[KennyB]

If we're just throwing suggestions out there, the Lil' Canadian seems like it can do what you want. I haven't used a Nesmuk yet though, but I think it might actually be an ideal shape for all those things you want, especially game processing--as in it will probably do that better than other shapes. Plus I think it's one of their few offerings in CPM 3V.

Only problem is I'm not sure if they're still available. Looks like KSF is all out, so I hope it wasn't an exclusive.

 

[BITEME]

dlt trading has some interesting stuff ,I like the "Essential" and the "City knife" ,one is cpm-m4 at 63rc (essential) the other is cpm 154 or 3V cant quite recall,anyhow their awesome little lookers ~2.75" blades

 

[foxx]

So, your ESEE 4 can handle the hard duties, get youself a real cutter. I'm saying that their convex edges just cut with less effort than the edge of the ESEE's. Get one you'll see, I love their grinds!
These are my favorite size knives, a real fixed blade, but not only for the woods. I can actually carry and use these EDC size fixed blades in my every day life.
I carry my IMP and PSK all the time. I'd look at the Bumble Bee, Essential, City Knife, Highland, Woodland, and Canadian Special as well as the ones mentioned. I like their A2, but you can't go wrong with the newer stainless CPM steels. I really love my Custom Highland Special in CPM S35VN. I've been drooling over the Essential EDC, in CPM M-4 @63rc, I bet that stays sharp for a long time!