Okay! I give up! I give up! (Mindset-Changing Event Inside! :-)

stanley_white

stanley_white

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I, Stanley_White, hereby give up the idea that one knife can do it all.

Whew! That felt good. :D

I've been searching for the "one knife" forever. The closest I have come is my Scott Gossman Big Boar Tusker.

Then I had a mindset-changing event. Deer hunting.

I had never hunted before. I had always wanted to learn but life got in the way. Scott Gossman was kind enough to show me the ropes and in the process I killed a doe and spike buck. As Scott showed me how to gut, skin, and butcher I realized there was no way in the world I could have done that with my Big Boar Tusker. See pics HERE.

So now I am looking for the best chopper plus hunting knife combo. I am confident I already found it. Scott Gossman is going to make them for me. More to follow later.

Does anyone else have a mind-set changing event that caused them to rethink their gear?

-Stan
 
Never knew I needed a chopper until I came here. I always thought 6" was a big knife. Also, never realized I needed a tarp. I was always content with toughing it out under a large trash bag if I got stuck in the woods overnight. Just wait, now you have to find the PERFECT hunting blade. That alone could take a life time. I believe I am having one built now and hope to have it before the end of November so I can test it out. I'll post here once it is in my hands.
 
hahaha. I discovered the full flat grind.
also, an axe. :D
 
Yup, No one blade does all.

I can survive with a big blade, or medium blade, or small blade.

I usually carry a big, medium, and small, though it weight is a concern, I will skip the medium.

I usually have a folder or two as well.
 
I have recently converted to owning a chopper now. I always thought they were silly and over the top. But the Condor Hudson Bay brought me to the light.
Also reason has been patient with me and I also understand how a chopper in no way replaces an axe.
Slowly but surely getting it. :D
 
Yup. I went from the one knife thought to the hatchet/hawk trinity system to what I have now which is a big knife and a Paramilitary 2 pocket knife. I dropped the hatchet/hawk because I found that I don't actually do much chopping at all. My needs were for a froe with a handle to hold and a point to put into bad guys. Sounds like an overbuilt knife to me. :D

My suggestion for you if you're really going to get into hunting is to pick up Scott's UNK to pair with the large blade. Maybe in one of the nice stainless steels he's using. A cheaper alternative would be the Izula 2. Oh and my chopper knife is a Scrapyard 711 with Scott's compound grind done to it. It made the knife a totally different animal. It went from a sharp-ish prybar to a knife that can actually do a good job slicing onions.
 
comoha said:
I have recently converted to owning a chopper now. I always thought they were silly and over the top. But the Condor Hudson Bay brought me to the light.
Also reason has been patient with me and I also understand how a chopper in no way replaces an axe.
Slowly but surely getting it. :D
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If you think the Hudson Bay knife is a chopper, get your paws on a 18" machete. :D:thumbup:
 
stanley_white said:
Great minds think alike.

:D

In the works now!

-Stan
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The UNK is great blade style. The handle just didn't fit me all that well which is why I had to get rid of mine. Glad it works for you. That knife has a strong following from those that use it.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
If you think the Hudson Bay knife is a chopper, get your paws on a 18" machete. :D:thumbup:
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I actually think "chopper knife" is a misnomer. They really aren't that great at chopping compared to a machete or an axe of the same weight IME.
 
I think "chopping knife" is an accurate term in that it describes a tool that is first and foremost a KNIFE and is designed to be capable of CHOPPING. ;) But yes, they generally aren't going to keep pace with a dedicated chopping tool.
 
Yep forget the one knife concept and go with the proven Combo concept lol. A small knife and a larger knife.
That kind of set up will make your life soooooooooooo much easyer.

Bryan
 
Well, do everything...no of course not, and sure not do everything well. Although one good knife can do a lot, and more than a lot of people might think, but you find out more about that when there is no other option or temptation a few feet away and you have no choice but to do what you must with what you have. I hope I'm not in that position again any time soon, not sure which I enjoyed less...processing a deer with a W-49 Bowie or cutting down a nine inch diameter pine tree to make a bridge across icy cold water with a Schrade Woodsman. Both instances sucked.

By the way, congrats on the deer and thanks for showing the pics of the PSK Senior. I just made a trade for one of those in O-1 with the cord wrapped handle. I really like the looks of the version with handle scales better but I made a good trade for the one I'm getting so no complaints. Your pics helped me get a perspective on the size of the knife, and I think it will do nicely.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
If you think the Hudson Bay knife is a chopper, get your paws on a 18" machete. :D:thumbup:
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I do understand that the Hudson Bay isn't a full-blown limb-whacker. But baby-steps! Now that I've breeched this avenue of knife owning I doubt it will be too long before I have a serious choppa.
Oh, my pocketbook!
 
At least machetes are inexpensive...because once you have one you'll want more! I have around 30 at this point. :D
 
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