Looking for a good blade, i will specify my needs in the post.

Bark River Knife and Tool all the way! Bravo-1, Fox River, North Star, Games Keeper, ..... I myself have the North Star. It is a great camping/ anything knife! It was my first BRK&T. Now I own four total. The convex edge is so easy to maintain. I'm probably gonna sell most of my other knives that I have just to buy more Barkies. Life/knife changing experiance for me! I know this sounds like an add, but it's not. I'm just 110% satisfied! "TURN TO THE BARK SIDE!" ,M
 
Oh but wait.....theres so many more:

Bark River - Socom 7 Fighter

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Black jack - #7

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Don't totally forget that RC-6!

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All in 1095!
 
my decision is sealed shut, im getting the bark river bravo-1 now just to decide the colors, thats hard too!
 
Tuffblade said:
So far here are the winners

Busse ash-1, Bark river bravo-1, swamp rat ratmandu and the swamp rat ratweiler. ranger rd7 ive narrowed it down to those. I REALLY like the bravo1 so thats up there on my top list, thank you i will buy one of these knives
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You won't be able to chop much more than matchsticks with a Bravo one !!!

They are a nice knife but for chopping ability you need a 7" blade minimum !!!

Also to note, the Bravo one does have a full tang but it is heavily skeletonised.
 
pitdog said:
You won't be able to chop much more than matchsticks with a Bravo one !!!

They are a nice knife but for chopping ability you need a 7" blade minimum !!!

Also to note, the Bravo one does have a full tang but it is heavily skeletonised.
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I find that chopping by swinging with a 7" blade is a waste of energy. Youre so much better off just to baton it, not straight through but by removing chunks like you would with chopping. Faster, more precise, less energy, less blisters.
Dont need a very heavy knife, just one thats stout enough to withstand the blows.:thumbup:
 
so then the bark river bravo-1 would perform well at that. i dont see all that much of a problem with the skeletonized tang seeing there are only 2 holes.
 
Tuffblade - if it is a 4.25" blade you want - you'd be hard pressed to find a more bomb-proof knife than the Bravo-1. Personally I think its a bit too thick.

I love the heck out of my RC-4 though - 3/16 and I've ripped apart about 10 large packing crates, prying them apart and the batoning them into bit sized fire pieces. I finally broke down and took the rest of the coating off. 1095 is sweet for hard use knives!

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the bravo1 can perform delicate tasks well too
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notice on the bottom tomatos you can see through them...
very good slicer
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lhouseman said:
Inficoot would fit your needs nicely if you could find one
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Or the ScrapYard SS4, also made of INFI.

Personally I find both of them really unappealing, they have such big handles for the blade size, and the blades arent very wide for the thickness which really doesnt lend itself to slicing.
 
Bravo1...... I assure you the tang is no problem. I think it is more versitle than some of the larger thicker spined knives out there. It performes the delicate stuff, as well as the hard use stuff. If you want to chop cinder blocks thats different though:D.........
 
The Fallkniven S1 is a pretty excellent compromise between a slicer and a chopper. The laminated VG-10 steel should be able to take a lot of abuse and the S1 can function well as a light-medium chopper and slices great. You can baton it too, although the swedge is can be a little hard on the baton. It's my first choice for a single camp knife, although my Busse ASH-1 paired with a smaller slicer would also be a good choice.
 
sketchbag said:
I find that chopping by swinging with a 7" blade is a waste of energy. Youre so much better off just to baton it, not straight through but by removing chunks like you would with chopping. Faster, more precise, less energy, less blisters.
Dont need a very heavy knife, just one thats stout enough to withstand the blows.:thumbup:
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I find that a very difficult technique...
and It sounds like a big knife would suite your needs alot better.
you already have a folder you know?

it's easier to just chop sometimes... or else it takes a long time to sit and notch and swing a baton. (which is alot heavier than the knife you could be swinging)

i've always expended MORE energy using this technique.
especially when you get to 3" diameter stuff.

the bravo1 seems like a great knife...
it just seems a big knife (like the rd7 or ratweiler, or any good chopping knife at about 7") would suit your needs better... from what you've said...
you also can't baton anything too big with the bravo 1.

ratweiler or rd7 all the way man!
:D

JMO though.
its really up to you.
:D
 
eatingmuchface said:
I find that a very difficult technique...
and It sounds like a big knife would suite your needs alot better.
you already have a folder you know?

it's easier to just chop sometimes... or else it takes a long time to sit and notch and swing a baton. (which is alot heavier than the knife you could be swinging)

i've always expended MORE energy using this technique.
especially when you get to 3" diameter stuff.
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An axe or saw would better suit the job too, but thats not the issue, were talking about 7" blades here.

I dont know what youre talking about when you say "it takes a long time to sit and notch" the blade, you put the edge where you want your cut, it isnt complicated.
No kidding the baton is heavier, thats why youre using it. Unless you have very weak arms the baton is easier, its mass + gravity do most of the work and generates much more force than you ever could by swinging a 7" blade.
 
sketchbag said:
An axe or saw would better suit the job too, but thats not the issue, were talking about 7" blades here.

I dont know what youre talking about when you say "it takes a long time to sit and notch" the blade, you put the edge where you want your cut, it isnt complicated.
No kidding the baton is heavier, thats why youre using it. Unless you have very weak arms the baton is easier, its mass + gravity do most of the work and generates much more force than you ever could by swinging a 7" blade.
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That is ok in theory but where I hike the wood is often to brittle to use as a baton, you get maybe 2 swings and it breaks....believe me I have tried this method !!!
 
the method just never works ffor me when it comes to bigger diameter logs.
I just have to sit and swing and when I get the blade to cut into the wood (which when your going in at an angle [theres not way you could go straight down] isn't even as deep as the blade is wide) I have to do it all over again.

and I think the baton is more tiring than the knife... no matter how heavy the baton is (if you can find a good one) you still have to swing it hard...

anyways I don't want to get into a discussion about it, but i just normally find it way easier to chop.
but if it works for other people thats good.
:D

and when i said "big knife" I meant bigger than the bravo 1 (I'll specify this in my post)... still a 7" blade.
it sounds like a ratweiler or rd7 would be perfect.
:D
 
pitdog said:
That is ok in theory but where I hike the wood is often to brittle to use as a baton, you get maybe 2 swings and it breaks....believe me I have tried this method !!!
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Ill bet you have man!! Ive seen your pics, and it seems like there is an abundance of brittle looking wood up there. Ill bet by the time your done breaking those batons you have plenty of split wood though!
 
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