The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Mostly wood carving.
Thanks for the warning
Exactly.
Thanks! Now I’m looking into the Buck folding Selkirk knife.
The knife shown is a ZT knockoff. While I understand the aesthetic appeal, it isn't likely to be a good bushcraft knife. (FWIW, I would have said the same about the ZT version). While my opinion is that folders are not ideal for such endeavors, we all have our preferences...and, accordingly, have to accept compromises at times.im 13 and I am getting into bushcraft and knives. I like knives with style, like Damascus blades. I am looking for a good first knife for me and I ordered this one
) is this the best knife for me? (I do prefer a folding knife)
You melted my heart...
Lots of good info to be had here. Feel free to ask as many questions as you like. Feel free to ignore obvious abrassive replies you are apt to get. Most are well meaning, but it can be difficult to step into a 13 year old's shoes for some. Just try to be receptive, and this forum can teach you a lot. I've been here since I was 21, and I'm still learning new stuff every day.Well, my parents are ok with letting me do my own thing as long as it doesn’t involve weapons. I convinced them that unless a knife is a combat knife, it’s not a weapon. So now they’re pretty much ok with anything under $100. Also, who needs a father to guide you if you have YouTube?(JK, but in truth, I've probably learned more from the internet than from my dad.)
Thanks!Welcome, young buck
Keep an eye out for fakes. You don't have to spend tons of money to get good quality. That's said, almost all of us have been burned by flea market fodder early in our hobby. It's part of learning.
You can do a lot of work with a Buck 110/112. Its not the coolest, lightest knife. However, my dad had been using an abusing one for about 50 years both as a contractor and during any camping outing I can remember him going on in my 38 years. Tough as nails, easy to sharpen, won't cost a ton of money. You can pick one up at Walmart for about $30. It's a great starter knife.
A Mora will do a ton of work. Their Companion model is about $16 or so. I've bought one to purposely abuse, and it's going strong after a decade of using it as a beater. Just last week I used it to trim the shavings from a hatchet haft when I rehung a head. Lots of metal on metal strikes that dinged the edge. Being a Scandi grind means you just sharpen it flat against the stone instead of at an angle. 10 mins on a stone, couple of licks on a strop, and it's back to paper shaving sharp if sporting a couple dings I didnt feel like sharpening out.
So, if it we me with about $50 in my pocket, I would get a 110 and a Mora (any model will do).
Good luck
Thanks so much for the offer, but I don’t think my parents would like the idea of being shipped knives by someone I met on a forum.Hang around here a bit and soak up a little knowledge. This place has an amazing amount of information and some of the most helpful, informative people you'll ever meet.
Please don't purchase that knockoff in the original post. At that price, it's not actual layered steel (damascus)... Instead it's just a super cheap steel with an acid wash to make it look like damascus and will fade in no time. If you like damascus I would suggest saving up for something like a Kershaw Skyline in damascus steel. They can be found for around $60 - $70 and use good quality layered steel by Alabama Damascus.
Since you're getting into bushcraft and will be doing wood carving, I highly recommend a fixed blade knife over a folder. Their strength, ease of maintenance, and versatility just can't be beat in the field. Like others in this thread, I would suggest checking out fixed blades by Mora. They are very affordable and offer a variety of knife options with either carbon or high quality Sandvik stainless steel (I prefer carbon). They are also shockingly effective knives. I honestly think everyone starting breaking into camping/bushcraft/etc should have a Mora and often hand them out like party favors at camp.
The Selkirk you are looking at is a fantastic knife as are many of Buck's other fixed blades and folders. If you break into that price bracket ($50+), I would also suggest checking out Becker, Ontario knife Company, and Esee Knives. Amazingly... If you keep an eye out, you can also sometimes find VERY high quality, hand made knives by people from this forum for around $60 - $80.
I have a different proposition for you though. Save your money, for now. Read up here on the forums, get an idea of what you think you would like, how to maintain it, how to handle in inevitable cuts, etc... In the mean time, what if I let you choose one of these two fixed blades to go along with the Gerber folder? As much as I like Mora's, I'd probably go with the SOG. It's a great knife. I'd just want you to be sure to get some parental permission and I would prefer to ship it directly to one of your parents.
