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...do more than just be good at working wood.
G'day everyone.
As part of my ongoing evaluation of the Bark River Liten Bror as a "bushcraft knife", I have had the recent opportunity to put it through another task that I consider to be very much a part of traditional Bushcraft.
Most people these days seem to want to restrict bushcraft to working with wood. IMO this approach sees a great diservice to what the term was originally coined to describe
Amoungst many things, traditional bushcraft also involves the need to process any animal taken for the table.
To this end (a couple of days ago) I took my opportunity to see how the Liten Bror would go in fully processing a goat for the table.
But that's not all
I also wanted to see how it would go when it was close to the end of a working edge. IMO, this is the best way to evaluate a particular knife edge profile . BTW, I needed to whittle seasoned hardwood for a solid hour to get it to this stage. So what you'll see in the following videos is not a fresh edge.
Overall, whilst it's not designed as a dedicated hunting knife, I must admit I was pleased with its' performance :thumbup:
Not only is the edge holding great, but the knife is also nimble & comfortable in hand & the geometry of the edge continued to do the job after it had realistically lost a working edge.
Before I post the videos, a word of advice.
The following videos show graphic content of a Goat being processed (as well as internal organs), so if this vision may upset you, don't view the next few posts
Another note before viewing the videos.
With a freshly killed animal, it's generally easier to punch the skin off. When the animal has had a chance to cool down a bit (common with snare & trap caught animals), they will generally require more blade work to seperate the skin. To this end, there is more blade work shown than required for this goat. Please bear in mind that the videos shown are intended to show case the ability of the Liten Bror to work as required, rather than serve as the single fastest way to process a goat.
Kind regards
Mick
G'day everyone.
As part of my ongoing evaluation of the Bark River Liten Bror as a "bushcraft knife", I have had the recent opportunity to put it through another task that I consider to be very much a part of traditional Bushcraft.
Most people these days seem to want to restrict bushcraft to working with wood. IMO this approach sees a great diservice to what the term was originally coined to describe
Amoungst many things, traditional bushcraft also involves the need to process any animal taken for the table.
To this end (a couple of days ago) I took my opportunity to see how the Liten Bror would go in fully processing a goat for the table.
But that's not all
I also wanted to see how it would go when it was close to the end of a working edge. IMO, this is the best way to evaluate a particular knife edge profile . BTW, I needed to whittle seasoned hardwood for a solid hour to get it to this stage. So what you'll see in the following videos is not a fresh edge.
Overall, whilst it's not designed as a dedicated hunting knife, I must admit I was pleased with its' performance :thumbup:
Not only is the edge holding great, but the knife is also nimble & comfortable in hand & the geometry of the edge continued to do the job after it had realistically lost a working edge.
Before I post the videos, a word of advice.
The following videos show graphic content of a Goat being processed (as well as internal organs), so if this vision may upset you, don't view the next few posts
Another note before viewing the videos.
With a freshly killed animal, it's generally easier to punch the skin off. When the animal has had a chance to cool down a bit (common with snare & trap caught animals), they will generally require more blade work to seperate the skin. To this end, there is more blade work shown than required for this goat. Please bear in mind that the videos shown are intended to show case the ability of the Liten Bror to work as required, rather than serve as the single fastest way to process a goat.
Kind regards
Mick
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looks like a good little knife for sure. i even think if you wanted you could have went a head and finished taking the ribs wtih (though it would have been alot more work) great video and looks like a solid working knife
