is a buck nighthawk good for bushcraft

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Hello everyone
i am new here and was wondering if a buck nighthawk was
a good bushcraft knife?
thankyou:)
 
First off, Welcome to Blade forums! Well, personally I think the Night Hawk is too big for bushcraft work. And the serrations on the short Night Hawk would get in the way. In my eyes the Buck Nighthawk is more of a survival knife/killing tool.

www.ragweedforge.com-Has a great selection of bushcraft knives
 
Ths is just what I think, and other will probably tell you different,
Survival Knife-1.A knife you have on you when needed in a suvivla situtation 2.A knife you stake your life on, and use it ways you shouldn't, but need to.

Bushcraft Knife- A knife you take on camping trips and have no intention staking your life on, but it could if needed.

That is just my .02 cents, other guys will probably tell you different.
 
What people consider their bushcraft/survival knives differs greatly.

My opinion is that a bushcraft knife is one you use in conjuction with an axe, khuk or machete, and maybe a sak/multitool, to do general wilderness stuff. Many people would also consider this their survival knife also.

Personally I feel a survial knife is a knife that can do all survival tasks- that is, primarily shelter building and firecraft- with no auxillary tools. I like to imagine that my backpack gets lost and all I am left with is what I am wearing, and I have to make do build shelter etc. with that. For that reason, I prefer wearing larger knives when camping. However, I am sure many, if not most, people here would disagree with me, which goes to show that this really is purely personal opinion. Just my two cents.

As for the nighthawk, I think I had one a couple of years ago, and it sucked. If you want a bushcraft knife, my recommendation would be a carbon frost's mora- very cheap and good quality, I have two.
 
i have recently bought a buck nighthawk and a mora 740
and was wondering which one to take to afganistan.
 
I had a Nighthawk and thought it was fine knife. The edge is super thick though, you may need to take some time with a diamond hone and thin it down. But it's a well made knife and at around $40 is well worth it.
 
yeah i spent a while sharpening it when it arrived, im very impressed with the handle, it feels great in the hand.
 
Thin the edge down and it makes a great field knife. My biggest complaint is no lanyard hole.
 
Without question take the buck and get a good folder like a Spyderco Endura 4 to take in place of the mora.
 
i can take both but i would prefer to take one, because
i have to carry alot of stuff in my webbing already.
why would the nighthawk be better then?
 
welcome to the forums....:thumbup:

everyones opinions will be different on the survival/bushcraft knife....

i prefer a 3.5 in.-4 in. blade for most field/bushcraft needs.... and for a survival situation, the best survival knife, is the one you have with you.. whether it is big or small, it'll have to do... most folks tend to lean towards something on the big/thick side.....:rolleyes:

i would also take both knives over seas, but if you're only going to take 1, i would take the buck....

good luck and take care....

mike
 
The Nighthawk was originaly designed for the military, and is much more heavy duty. The Mora is better for wood carving, food prep etc. But I don't think it would stand up to military field use.
 
+1 For the Nighthawk good utility design (jack of all trades master of none) wouldn't be the first Buck knife that went to war.
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If I was going to Afghanistan, I would take a 13-14"" bladed kukri weighing around 23-26oz, a 4" bladed bushcraft knife, and a multi tool.
 
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