Recommendation? Knife 2.0

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Dutchie1

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hi
Me again,
I still need a good survival knife, I already posted a thread about it but the knifes that were recommended by you, weren’t in my price range( or the shipping was more expensive then the knife) or they weren’t what I was looking for.
I want a knife that is in my budget, which is 0-100 $
I want a knife with a blade length of at least 4 inches
It would be very nice if the knife has a wooden handle (or something that looks like wood)
The knife has to have a fixed blade
It must hold a sharp edge pretty well
It must be a knife that is capable of batoning

If you read this and know the perfect knife for me, please respond, have a good night, I don’t know your time but it’s night here.

Greetings from the Netherlands.
 
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Ontario Bushcraft field knife checks every single box.
 
What grind?
What constitutes "holding a sharp edge well" to you? Do you have any steels in mind that you've pre-approved?
What about full tang or not?

Helle makes some great ones. There are tons of these and similar Scandi knives and Puukkos that would fit the bill.
 
NCC Ocelot fits the bill. Good looking, sturdy, N690 steel...

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The Helle Alden is also very nice:

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I can't speak to the quality of the NCC personally, but I've heard good things. The Helle I've handled and its awesome.
 
For less than $100, a Mora will get you almost everything on your checklist. The wood ain't there, but I use my to baton through smaller sticks and such, using my palm or a small stick to bang with. It isn't a full tang, but I don't expect it to perform like a hatchet.

If that is not good enough, I have a Buck Selkirk on my short list of knives to get- again not a wood hilt, but it should check the boxes.

I have seen advertised the HelleFisk - 5 inch blade with a cork handle, for around $100 - which may fit your bill.

And for way over your budget - Get a Bradford Guardian 4 or 4.5 with GWood. I love my Guardian 3 in m390, and a 3.5 and 4/4.5 are on the top of my short list, based on my experience with the 3.

Enjoy.
 
Am I the only one who thinks that Dutchie would be happier if he found a domestic custom maker who would work with him? I know that would wreck his budgetary constraint in every possible way.

The thing is, I see myself doing this all the time. There are knives out there that I like, but each one has something about it that isn't quite right, and I've come to believe that the only way I'm going to get all the details right is to either do it myself, or pay somebody else to follow my specifications.

Dutchie may be feeling the same way, and if so, the easiest answer may be to save up some money, and start talking to makers.
 
While OP would prefer wood handles, wood just isn't going to be durable like micarta/g10.

IMHO, a ESEE-4 would be a good pick. Good warranty, good blade, FFG, and good steel/HT.

Might even be able to find wood handles for it later on if he really wants that option.

If all I had was $100 for a 4" FB knife, that'd be the one I'd buy. And yes, I have one that gets thrown into the EDC rotation when I'm carrying a smaller FB (I always have a FB, it's just a matter of what size).
 
Casstrom number 10 Swedish forest knife is around 100 euros

Or look at the Enzo Trapper, I have a 115 full flat grind in 12c27 and G10 handle, I couldn't be happier. Bought from knives and tools in the Netherlands for £88.
 
33 euros = Terävä Jääkäripuukko

get the 110mm or 140mm blade, same price, excellent carbon steel
there is no better value for a survival knife (esp for you since you're in the EU)
 
If you really want wood handles Condor is the company for you. They're well built and relatively cheap. Just browse their wares and find one that sticks out to you. The Kephart would be my first suggestion, though.

Oh snap, missed the part of where you live. Not sure how easily you can get Condors over there as they're a South American company. Great knives nonetheless.
 
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