Lets see your hard use woods blade!

[Exploregon]

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[jackknife]

Made from a cut down English machete, this 9 inch golok handles all the dirty work. Blade stick is 1/8, and chops well.

Martindale golok (bottom) has done some chopping.

 

[Exploregon]

That looks barbaric, Love it!

 

[fmajor007]

Mine's a custom from Bryan Breeden - full-tang 5" handle, green micarta scales with a 6" long by 2 1/8" wide blade from 1/4" thick O1 tool steel . It's a high sabre grind with a convex edge and handles exceptionally well. Some would refer to it as a sharpened pry bar (and it can do that), but it's my hard use, never-fail field knife.

I don't chop wood with a knife (I pack a folding saw in my EDC) so I don't need the length.

 

[collim1]

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None of my knives see "hard use" by this forum's standards, but they all see lots of use. If I have the space I much prefer a folding saw for larger wood processing. I love the Gransfors Wildlife hatchet, but unless I am car camping it stays in the truck most of the time.

The Mora No 1 and Companion, both in carbon steel, are my go to outdoors knives. I have had both for years and they both have done everything I ask of them. The Companion for field dressing game and fish due to the better when wet grip. The no 1 makes a great neck knife for general camp chores and day hikes.

The Becker and the Mora Bushcraft Black are both recently acquired. I am really fond of both of them, but have not had a chance to get used to them yet. They are a bigger and heavier knife than am I used to, but I get the feeling the Bushcraft may wind up taking the place of the lighter Moras if I can find a way to carry it that I like. As far as the Becker is concerned I have enjoyed playing with it a few times but when its time to saddle up the horse, put the boat in the water, or head out to the hunting camp the Becker has stayed at home. Its just too big and heavy.

I really despise filleting with a normal knife. The Moras are thin and slightly flexible so they work better than most, but if fish preparation is in the game plan and I have space in the pack for it the Mora filet knife is excellent. I have used it several times recently since acquiring it and it works great.

I also always have a multi tool in addition to my dedicated knife. I find the Farmer very useful in the woods as I rarely have a use for pliers, but for many many years I carried a Leatherman and was well served by it.

 

[Bigfattyt]

Hard use you say?


I'll see you your woods bumming and wood chopping, and raise you two water melons!

It was pretty tasty.......








Of course, occasionally I accidentally use knives for good.










This only happens when I can't find any watermelon!

 

[Armadew]

 

[Hacked]

Mora classic #1, hard core all the way!