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[luethge]

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One of the pictured knives above paired with a folding saw and Mora companion would cover just about anything needed ( even the hypothetical stuff all of us dream up ).

The Esee 4 is in my top 3 of knives I’d never go without.

 

[Crag the Brewer]

ESEE 6HM is almost the perfect knife.

 

[oldmanwilly]

Stay away from Customs.....

Ignore this heretic

If you intend to do serious wood work such as chopping and splitting, a good hatchet or tomahawk will do better than a large knife. Lots of options there.

Otherwise you can't go wrong with Mora, Kellam, Tops, ESEE, Becker, et al.

Welcome to BF! Go ahead and abandon all hopes of holding onto expendable income.

Edit to add: here's a link to a BF member/dealer's site. Lots of good, economical options for woodcraft.

BYXCO -- Baryonyx Knife Company

Proudly providing a careful curation of timeless tools. Family-founded, employee-owned.

byxco.com

 

[Baba Fats]

Do you have a folding knife that you like? If so I agree with @carnifex knifeworks and suggest that you skip the small fixed blade for now. A pocket knife can do 99% of Mora work.

Check out the Silky Nata 150 and Becker BK7/9.

You can also find lightly used Swamp Rat and Scrap Yard knives within your budget. Check out this subforum:

Busse / Swamprat / Scrapyard Knives For Sale

This is for Busse, Swamprat & Related company knives only. New posting restricted to Gold memberships or higher

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The larger Res-C handled versions are very lightweight for their size and are extremely comfortable for chopping.

Make sure to let us know what you get!

Yeah, my Cold Steel AD-15 or Civivi Fusion FG