Most efficient blade shape for a big wilderness knife?

I would like a drop blade knife with a drop point that brings the point in line with the hand.

Second would be a drop blade with a shallow clip point that brings the point in line with the hand.

Ben
 
You want something with belly and a strong point. A tanto may be a strong but, lacks the belly to slice or be a good skinner. A clippoint has some belly but, the tip is relatively weak (why would you need something like that to pierce anyway?).

That leaves a drop point along the lines of what Busse typically offers. Plenty of strength out at the tip and, enough belly. You will also have more weight out forward on the knife so it will chop better (assuming a good overall knife design and not something just plain heavy).
 
Check out the Busse Steel Heart. More expensive than a Busse Basic #9, but alot more knife. Also, it uses INFI, Busse's proprietary steel that has been tested by many (including the infamous Cliff Stamp) to be the best steel in terms of extreme performance and weather resistant.

Busses line gets larger (the Battle Mistress) if your camping requires alot of chopping, or smaller (the Badger Attack and Natural Outlaw) if you require something smaller.

For my money the Steelheart is the best all-around camp knife there is as it combines a little of everything in one wicked package.
 
Busse has this area of knife use staked out & skinned.....
Whie all that Contender has written is duly noted, some of us prefer a slight recurve for various whittling jobs & draw-knife applications. This helps keep the blade "on target" while working, generally with an increasing fatigue rate... The Busse Bolo, if you can find one, has the length, the heft, the balance, the Raw Strength & the drop point of a Busse Battle Mistress, with that aforementioned slight recurve, for what i believe to be the BEST all-around camp tool... The remarks on comfort give the Basic #9 A+ marks, tho, it is true; once you've held those Busse Basics, it is most difficult to let go, even after long periods of chop-time:
"super-comfy" = pleasure-to-work!

my 4 cents worth... ;)

Climber Clif __.-^-._.-^-._.-^-._.-^-.___
 
Originally posted by bensano
I would like a drop blade knife with a drop point that brings the point in line with the hand.

Second would be a drop blade with a shallow clip point that brings the point in line with the hand.

Ben
Click to expand...

And here is a pretty good realization of the second one.

http://www.equipped.com/pp/pic839.htm

Put a drop point on it and it would be just what I had in mind.

Ben
 
Folks,

Your thoughts have helped greatly to refine my ideas.

I like the looks of a straight clip point, but I think the ropped point may be a little better.

Thank you.
 
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