knife recommnedation

Carl1947 said:
So are you recommending the Highland over the Canadian Special?
Thanks
Carl
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Carl,
I don;t have any experience with the Canadian Special. I've seen it and it doesn;t appeal to me, personally. The shape of the blade is too thin and pointy for my tastes....I like a little more belly. However, it might be perfect for you and what you intend to use it for.

The Highland is an inch shorter but with the same blade length. That means the handle on the Highland is shorter, between 3-3/4" and 4", judging by the specs. The handle on the Canadian Sp will be close to 5" long.

If you take a look at the mini-Skinner, that's the blade shape I'm looking for in most (though not all) knives. It's effective for skinning or any other camp or hunting task, though it would make a relatively poor stabber.

Take a good look at the specifications for each knife. You may not like a knife as small as the mini-Skinner or as short as the Highland....it's a personal taste thing, I think. Now, the mini-Canadian? There's a super nice knife in a very small package, bu tthe Canadian Special just aint my cup of tea.

Foilist,
That mini-Canadian is working out just fine. I made a leather sheath for it (I'm on a kick now and making sheaths for anything that doesn;t move) and my little girl loves it. We're going up in the mountains tomorrow morning for a short hike and some survival practice. I've been out of town since April 10 and just got back Friday, so we haven;t had a chance to use it to start a fire. We barbecued some steaks tonight and she used the mini-Canadian to help me cut up onions, jalapenos, avocados, and some garlic cloves. It's still scary sharp!
 
I have finally decided on the knife I am going to buy... The Bark River Canadian Special with a black and green linen handle. I got to hold one over the weekend and it is NICE. The handle fit so well. I checked it out with the finger grooves... they will not be a problem at all. Wonderful piece. I wanted to get the desert ironwood burl, but my friend suggest the micarta since it will be a user. I am buying it from www.knivesshipfree.com - Derrick was kind enough to help me out. Seems like a real stand up kind of guy.

Here is a link for anyone who wants to check it out.
https://shop.knivesshipfree.com/displayProductDocument.hg?productId=449&categoryId=73
 
Bark River makes excellent knives. For the money, go for a Buck 119 and put the rest in a savings account.
 
Have you looked at the Fallkniven range. They are equal to Bark River but not handmade as much.

Good luck with your choice.
 
It arrived yesterday and the Canadian Special is AWESOME! I could not be more pleased. The knife is perfectly balanced, the handle feels terrific in my hand. I have been cutting everything I get near today. Wonderful knife.

Thanks to all of you for your recommendations and advice.

Thanks to Derrick at www.knivesshipfree.com for all of his help and the quick ship.
 
If you want a good camp knife and have the money Dan Koster is selling his 2009 bushcraft knives for around the same price as a Bark River. Just a thought?
 
Survivorman JR. said:
If you want a good camp knife and have the money Dan Koster is selling his 2009 bushcraft knives for around the same price as a Bark River. Just a thought?
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Welcome to Bladeforums!

Great suggestion. On the other hand, since this thread is more than 3 years old, and the original poster hasn't been on Bladeforums since then, I have a feeling he already found what he was looking for (see post # 47). ;)
 
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