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Hi everyone,
I want to buy a new (outdoor/bushcraft) knife
Do you have any recommendations?
The budget is between 20 to 100 euros
It must be a robust knife that can handle abuses like batoning
It mustn’t be too short but also not too long
Just a decent knife which can be used to do all kinds of jobs with.
Is a buck 119 a option?

Forgive me for my English, it’s not as good as I want it to be.
 
Yes, the 119 is a good option. Unfortunately, so are about 50 others. :rolleyes: Please look around some online knife dealers and narrow it down a bit. ;)
 
You might check the Terävä Jääkäripuukko out. It's a great knife. Basic, not really pretty but built like a tank. I have the longer 140mm blade and it's a great knife.

Just Google Terävä Jääkäripuukko

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Not sure about availability in Europe, but when in Paris three years ago I stopped at Courty & Fils, and they had some differentially tempered Kellam knives which were pretty attractive and I think in your price range. Buck 119's are good knives (you can rely on any Buck knife) but rather large and not really suited for bushcraft chores like carving, IMHO.
 
Hi everyone,
I want to buy a new (outdoor/bushcraft) knife
Do you have any recommendations?
The budget is between 20 to 100 euros
It must be a robust knife that can handle abuses like batoning
It mustn’t be too short but also not too long
Just a decent knife which can be used to do all kinds of jobs with.
Is a buck 119 a option?

Forgive me for my English, it’s not as good as I want it to be.
It's a great knife and mine will carve pretty well, but I've seen Buck 119's with mashed up and bent up guards from being struck while batoning.
I wouldn't baton with any knife as I own hatchets and axes, but especially not one with a guard on it that you'll likely strike.
 
You might check the Terävä Jääkäripuukko out. It's a great knife. Basic, not really pretty but built like a tank. I have the longer 140mm blade and it's a great knife.

Just Google Terävä Jääkäripuukko
I’ll do
 
You might check the Terävä Jääkäripuukko out. It's a great knife. Basic, not really pretty but built like a tank. I have the longer 140mm blade and it's a great knife.

Just Google Terävä Jääkäripuukko

c7BAJM6l.jpg

Yup this, I have the 110mm and it's the hardest working knife I've got.

Plus it comes in two steel options, with carbon, which I prefer for the toughness and edge retention, or stainless if you will be in extremely wet conditions and need that extra protection.

Personally I see no reason for stainless. Just don't be stupid with your tools, clean them off and dry them properly, and you'll be just fine.
 
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it uses one of the best non-stainless budget steels available, 80crv2, which is excellent steel for hard use imho :)

(of course, this always depends on a good heat treatment, which Terava does... in fact they do something special, where the inside is around 59 HRC, but the outside is like 52 HRC)
that is fairly unique among knives
 
Lionsteel fixed blade, they have good offer from 3 to 7 inches I guess.
 
Gonna say the Terävä Jääkäripuukko is exactly what you are looking for as well..... I have both the 140 and 110 versions and can honestly say, they are worth every bit of at least twice what the selling price is.....perhaps more. They are simply the best value for a fixed knife that can be had in the market now days.....

The 140 I like as more of a 1 knife option, its long enough to make battoning easier on slightly thicker pieces of wood, while still being short and nimble enough to handle all the carving tasks...it IS just a little long to be a perfect carver in my opinion, but not enough so that it cant do the job extremely well.

The 110 version if a touch shorter, and I really prefer it overall, but I couple it with a larger knife for chopping and battoning ( currently a Scrama purchased from the same supplier )

As mentioned above, they will not win any beauty contests, but they are solid work horse knives that you would be hard pressed to damage, and they do their job EXCEPTIONALLY well....especially for the price.

I too would recommend them in the carbon steel option, just do not forget to clean dry and oil them on occasion, especially if it was wet out during you're last bushcraft outing or you were processing green ( wet ) wood.

They CAN be fancied up if you have a drill and some sandpaper and a hammer... the handles are this slip on rubberized grip...very comfortable, but nothing too exciting to look at. removing that rubber sleeve leaves you with a very robust solid tang which can be drilled for holes, have classic wood handles attached to with some brass pins, then sanded into shape. Hardwood flooring is a good choice for a source material for the wood, it has been kiln dried, normalized, free of defects and blemishes, and comes in sticks of about the right thickness....it can be had in many exotic hardwood varieties. Local flooring stores will often have samples for almost no cost that would be big enough to rehandle a Terävä Jääkäripuukko easily. If you choose to go the wood handle route, the knife is also sold as a blade only without the handle attached for some extra savings.

Its a great knife, and short of trying to batton rocks in two, it should last your lifetime and then some....well worth the investment....I doubt you will find a more competent knife anywhere near its price range to be honest.

this is however, simply, one man's opinion.... take it as you will.....
 
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