Oh fine, i bought a "bushcraft" knife! ya'll happy??

jca21 said:
LOL.

can't believe you had the fatwood on hand to do it!

thumbs up :thumbup:
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have you seen my fatwood storage vault lately? :D:D:D 6' x 3' x 1.5' cabinet, complete with smoke detectors and graded bags of fatwood..... :D:D:D:thumbup:
 
Bushman5 said:
have you seen my fatwood storage vault lately? :D:D:D 6' x 3' x 1.5' cabinet, complete with smoke detectors and graded bags of fatwood..... :D:D:D:thumbup:
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should start selling the stuff. i bet some of our fatwood deprived brothers on here would pay for some premium bc fatwood :D
 
G'day Bushman5


Welcome back :thumbup:


Bushman5 said:
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:D am I part of the clique now? :D
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IMO, it depends on what "clique" you are lookin to join :thumbup:

Not that my opinion means anything here, but if you are looking to join the "I have what is commonly accepted as a Bushcraft knife", therefore "I know what I'm talking about when it comes to Bushcraft" then your in :D

However if your wanting to joing the genuine "Bush Craft" group, IMO you'll need to show more than just a type of knife :D

Well, you did ask for opinions :D




Kind regards
Mick
 
Nice knife, ya gotta have a small blade knife in the bush, you should do fine with the axe/hatchet & this knife in the woods. For me, I gotta have my Kukri, I love my Kukri.
 
jca21 said:
no fatwood shavings/feathersticks with the knife in pic? :D

nice knife man
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I'll help out with feather sticks





Ferrousknight said:
He's gotta baton first. And like it.
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and here's some inspiration to baton with it!

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The only thing wrong with the pics of those beautiful blades, is the little made in Tiawan marking. Their original factory and head office is about 10 miles from my house, and they did not have one of those blades on hand, the last time I stopped in. Nice blades, though. I love O-1. I think it's a great steel, and works with what they wanted to offer. With the tougher G-10 as a handle, it will take some battoning with a smile. If temered correctly, it would be very difficult to break. It's not that long. :D That fatwood looks oily to the touch. Love that stuff!!!!
 
Great looking steel Bushy, glad to see ya back.

If they won't let ya be in the Bushcraft clique don't worry cos ya still in the Fatwood clique.....I think with you and Mistwalker there is about 3 of us now !:D:thumbup:
 
this may sound like a dumb question but what is the use of a bushcraft knife? the blades are too short to baton anything substancial. Processing wood is a pain with a 4 inch blade.
 
Hoodcanal5 said:
this may sound like a dumb question but what is the use of a bushcraft knife? the blades are too short to baton anything substancial. Processing wood is a pain with a 4 inch blade.
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wood shaping......spoons, trap triggers, pot holders,etc !
 
Hoodcanal5 said:
this may sound like a dumb question but what is the use of a bushcraft knife? the blades are too short to baton anything substancial. Processing wood is a pain with a 4 inch blade.
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I don't think it's a dumb question. But it is a question that can only truley be answered by you.

I prefer to use a 4" knife for most of my work in the woods, and on the rare occasion I would ever need to split wood greater than 3" diameter, I can still do it with a 4" knife. yes it will take more time, but it can be done.

But if you prefer a larger knife, that is great. :thumbup:
 
tonym said:
I don't think it's a dumb question. But it is a question that can only truley be answered by you.

I prefer to use a 4" knife for most of my work in the woods, and on the rare occasion I would ever need to split wood greater than 3" diameter, I can still do it with a 4" knife. yes it will take more time, but it can be done.

But if you prefer a larger knife, that is great. :thumbup:
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What he said.

I prefer a large knife, but a 4" knife is much better for carving of any sort of thing than a 10" knife is.
 
Here in Colorado, I prefer my Husqvarna hand forged hatchet, that I polished up pretty. I pair that up with a couple others. A 4-4.5", a 3", and a multi tool. I batton my hatchet all the time. They ain't just for swingin.
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Here I split a 10" log with my Wetterling large hunter. Place axe on side, end , edge, and batton in.
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The log will start to split. Remove axe and turn log around. Repeat on the ther side.
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I don't need any more knives, but finally a production fixed blade that doesn't have a thin handle with right angles. Looks spot on. I know the designer did a Woodlore course a few years back with Mears.
 
I keep my fatwood stash in a box under the bed. I'm lucky enough to have found a fallen pine tree near me that is literally made of the stuff, so I'm stocking up!

And those are sweet knives; I think I'm going to have to start saving up and get one! :thumbup:
 
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