Knife selection help

Scooter079 · Mar 22, 2014

I am in the market for a bushcraft/everyday woods carry knife. I spend a lot of time in the woods doing every thing from hunting to just random wood working. I have narrowed it down to 2 styles and pretty sure it's gonna be one of these two knives. So what are the pros and cons of these two styles of knifes.

http://www.thepathfinderstore.com/the-bush-knife-by-jeff-white/

http://www.chestnutridgeknifeshop.c...=1702&osCsid=f05e82ddce30314caf8b39602a04bc21

Sorry in kinda a noob to the hole specialized knife thing

rpn · Mar 22, 2014

I hope folks chime in- that jeff white design is talking to me some...

FTR-14c · Mar 22, 2014

I think the Tops Dragonfly fits somewhere in the middle of those two.
I've been pretty happy with it.
It may be the best of both worlds.

Scooter079 · Mar 22, 2014

rpn said:
I hope folks chime in- that jeff white design is talking to me some...

I have been shopping for some time now and just keep going back to the Jeff white.... I just was not sure if it would be as functional as a woodlore style knife

Ulf Krogstad · Mar 22, 2014

Blind Horse.

rpn · Mar 22, 2014

Scooter079 said:
I have been shopping for some time now and just keep going back to the Jeff white.... I just was not sure if it would be as functional as a woodlore style knife

As I google him, seems like some folks on the bushcraft sites like his knives...that says something. I like 1095 fine...I'm curious about the bushcrafts 1 and 2 handles size and wish I could find some pics in hand.

Scooter079 · Mar 23, 2014

This was another option of mine

http://www.thepathfinderstore.com/the-pathfinder-trade-knife/

Rat Finkenstein · Mar 23, 2014

Scooter079 said:
This was another option of mine

http://www.thepathfinderstore.com/the-pathfinder-trade-knife/

your second link in the first post doesn't lead to a knife.

as to this one, I much prefer knives with good grinds and decent geometry.

Scooter079 · Mar 23, 2014

The second Lind was for a bhk bushcrafter but for some reason it stopped working since yesterday

DavidZ · Mar 23, 2014

Check out the Spyderco Bushcraft. The best design that I have found so far.
The seond best design that I fave found is the Benchmade 162 Bushcrafter

http://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=609

http://www.benchmade.com/products/162

ISP 5353 · Mar 23, 2014

Benchmade's 162 Bushcrafter is a good option. I used it all through bow season last year and it proved to be a great all around knife for hunting, camping, and general bushcraft type fun. The steel holds a great edge!

Scooter079 · Mar 23, 2014

All though the benchmade is a very nice knife I'm trying to keep the budget around $100 for now

22-rimfire · Mar 23, 2014

I think you're on the right track for a general bushcraft blade. Your choices seem sound and reasonable. I like the Bark River bushcrafter as well as the Blackjack Companion. For an inexpensive bushcrafter, the Condor Bushlore works. It is a chunk and I would view it as nearly indestructable along the toughness lines of the Kabar Becker BK-2.

Many really like the Kabar Becker knives as general woods knives. The BK-16/17 comes to mind as a good choice.

Folks like the ESEE knives as well. Hard to go wrong if you like the knife.

You will notice that many of the bushcrafter knives are in the 4-6" blade length. They represent the most knife for the dollar cost and ease and flexability of use in my opinion. Add a small folding saw and you have a lot of options covered.