New but excited. And a question.

prisoner6

prisoner6

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Hello all,

Not new to knives but found this area of the forum and have spent a month reading and watching. Lots going on here and it looks like a fun group and excellent blades.

I've done my research and I think I'm about ready to wade in. Just wanted to get a second opinion.

I'm looking for a 4" or so general camp/hike knife. Mostly general use, carving, whittling, fire making, etc. No chopping but perhaps a very occasional light batoning.

I'm thinking Bushcrafter, or Bushfinger. Am I close? Missing an obvious choice?

I welcome any input, and thank you in advance.
 
You can and never will go wrong with the bushfinger. Many will toss advice your way, and there is no wrong decision. But the bf kind have rides medium where you just love it. Just my 2 cents.
 
Hello,
Welcome to our wonderful forum:)
First question :
How big are your hands?
Second question:
Are you looking more for a pointy knife or one with some belly?
 
You are looking in my favorite size area. Thats why I make a LOT of them in this size. 4" blade, 4.5" handle. Good choices IMO. WElcome aboard.
 
NUTRAMAC said:
Hello,
Welcome to our wonderful forum:)
First question :
How big are your hands?
Second question:
Are you looking more for a pointy knife or one with some belly?
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1. Pretty big.

2. Somewhere in the middle. Pointy enough, but not without a little belly. You know, the perfect Goldilocks knife :)
 
Fiddleback said:
You are looking in my favorite size area. Thats why I make a LOT of them in this size. 4" blade, 4.5" handle. Good choices IMO. WElcome aboard.
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Thanks!

I figure I can't really go too wrong in this size area. I have had good smaller blades, and larger ones are nice but not always practical for me.
 
One couldn't go wrong with choosing a Bushfinger. Just a word of warning, Andy's knives are seriously addicting! Welcome to the forum.
 
I've had a few Bushfingers and loved everyone of them. To me personally the Bushcrafter is my all-time favorite model. The blade shape and handle ergonomics are perfection. Don't sleep on the Sneaky Pete either, you've really got to get one in hand to truly appreciate that model. Good luck on your search.
 
I've also been looking for a while for a modernist take on a sgian dubh and am thinking a Bushboot might fill that need pretty well.
 
My favorite design to those specifications is the Nessmuk. Additionally, the pattern has a lot of bushcraft history.
 
There's no fun in owning or trying out one or two models of Fiddlebacks. It's also near impossible to recommend 'this' one is the right one for you. I can pick up 5 Bushfingers and based on blade thickness (1/8, 5/32, 3/16), SFT or Tapered, handle material (Ironwood vs Shadetree) .. no two will feel the same in hand. IOW, put your floaties on and jump in. The ride is half the experience.
 
The Bushfinger is my pick. Have played with both the Bushfinger and Bushcrafter, and they are both good. But the Bushfingers looks appeal to me more. :p

Welcome to the Fiddleback forum! :)
 
wildmanh said:
The Bushfinger is my pick. Have played with both the Bushfinger and Bushcrafter, and they are both good. But the Bushfingers looks appeal to me more. :p

Welcome to the Fiddleback forum! :)
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I'm the exact opposite. I owned a Bushfinger and sold it to get a bushcrafter.
Buy one try it and if it doesn't float your boat.... 99%of the time someone here will take it off your hands (Just last Friday I saw someone said they tried to shark a particular knife and 13 other people had tried to claim it)And you can try another one
 
It is not a coincidence that the one Fiddleback currently going into production is a Bushfinger. It is a great design that performs just about any task; it's a workhorse!
 
Back to front:
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Welcome to the fun! The great part of Fiddlebacks is you can always sell one if it's not your dream knife. So buy one or two, decide if it's for you, and then either keep or sell and start again.

The most important part is to stay patient and have faith when seeking your grail. It can take awhile but they keep making more so eventually it will come up.
 
Cimarron56 said:
It is not a coincidence that the one Fiddleback currently going into production is a Bushfinger. It is a great design that performs just about any task; it's a workhorse!
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Spot on, for all around use, I think the Bushfinger is the best for transitioning well through all the various uses and holds. I can't wait to check out the production model.
 
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