PICK YOUR KNIFE!!!!!----5 Siegles to choose from

Excellent answers

Thanks to all who took the time to state why they made the choice they did
 
I would choose the orange one, looks like excellent knife for bushcrafting while having bit larger blade for bigger tasks if necessary... and it looks good too! :D
 
Depends, do I have all my gear? What season is it?
If it's winter and I did NOT have my gear I'd choose the big one for firewood and shelter.

If I have my gear and/or it's another time of year like summer, I'd pick the small one. 1/4" thick knives really blow IMO.
 
Shotgun said:
Depends, do I have all my gear? What season is it?
If it's winter and I did NOT have my gear I'd choose the big one for firewood and shelter.

If I have my gear and/or it's another time of year like summer, I'd pick the small one. 1/4" thick knives really blow IMO.
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The question was for others not as experienced to learn from those that are

Most knives made by Siegle are 1/4" thick--altough I have tested many that were thicker and thinner as well.

I have a friend in Mass that thinks anything over 1/8" is overkill---but he has never Chopped Mesquite.

and besides--Bill Siegles 1/4" knives cut better than most.

There are no right or wrong answers to this post-only what works for you(or me) where we are.

Thanks for taking the time to reply

Dr.Bill
 
The one with the brass guard would be my choice.


As much as I like big knives,

...if I could only have one, a knife about that size would be my choice.


A knife that size would handle 70% - 80% of tasks I would use a knife for.




PS - I really like the look of that knife too.




Big Mike
 
I'd choose the one with the guard as well. Not for the guard itself, but for the blade size and geometry, sufficient handle size and overall compactness (portability). I've never found the need to carry and use a huge chopping knife, and while I could make do with the smallest of them, it would not be my preference for a general working knife. Would the smallest gut, skin and process game and fish? Of course it would as would the largest if pressed to do so. I simply find blades the size and approximate shape of that guarded one to fit my uses better. It is reminiscent of the Schrade Loveless knives and their progeny the 13OT and D'holder knives. Of course none of them are my favorite all time maker/pattern, but that wasn't the question.
 
I have one like the orange handle by in black from Siegle. Great knife! Perfect size. Not to big or to small. It can chop, baton and do most bushcraft tasks very well. Great camp knife!
 
As Unit stated, the blue one would see the most use on a daily basis by me. Does he still make them?
 
WILLIAM.M said:
The question was for others not as experienced to learn from those that are

Most knives made by Siegle are 1/4" thick--altough I have tested many that were thicker and thinner as well.

I have a friend in Mass that thinks anything over 1/8" is overkill---but he has never Chopped Mesquite.

and besides--Bill Siegles 1/4" knives cut better than most.

There are no right or wrong answers to this post-only what works for you(or me) where we are.

Thanks for taking the time to reply

Dr.Bill
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No I get it. I was asking questions and giving my response in a way that I hoped that others would think about. There are other factors to survival then just the knife. If I have all my gear then a knife becomes a back up really and is hardly used. More for the "what if" scenarios. Without my gear a knife comes to the fore because more things have to be improvised. I'd much rather carry a few ounces of paracord and tarps then 2 pounds of cutting power. As far as mesquite and hardwoods are concerned I wouldn't even try chopping them. Why would you other than to test a blade? Wouldn't it make more sense to saw or break the pieces of wood? I just think cutting cross grain,even on soft woods, wastes more calories and creates more opportunities for injury then it's worth. Then again it's not my environment so maybe it is necessary.
 
Only one? I'd grab the big Chinook Chopper. For my foreseeable needs, it can do everything I would need a knife to do plus some of what I would need an axe to do. For building things the larger blade can be used as a draw knife too.
 
Bill Siegle said:
Only one? I'd grab the big Chinook Chopper. For my foreseeable needs, it can do everything I would need a knife to do plus some of what I would need an axe to do. For building things the larger blade can be used as a draw knife too.
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Bill:I have tested close to 100 of your knives and the Chinook is the most comfortable Big Chopper I have ever used by you or anyone that I recall.EXCELLENT EGRONOMICS

Shotgun:PM sent
 
sicily02 said:
The second one down with the choil.
The 3rd one down with the orange handle would be the next in line.

Bryan
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I agree with Bryan, I like the 2nd knife down with the choil. It has plenty of blade length & thickness to use like a big knife...chopping & prying if need be but with the choil, you can choke up on the blade & use it like a smaller knife for the finer chores like making traps & cleaning game...etc.
 
Never been huge on Seigle's chopper designs-just seem to be a little too... finished for a mondo outdoors destroyer, but the biggest one is spot on. The angled handle would give some fantastic leverage and there's alot to be said for a useable point with that big of a belly.
 
Orange one!!! If I dropped it, I wouldn't be as lucky as Pit was when his dog found his, so I'd need the bright handle to find it (That and it looks like a great user!).

Stump


(eta: If I could get the first one w/ an orange handle....that would be the choice for me.)
 
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The big one on top, no doubt. A chopper without a choil, beauty. Will handle all the chores I would ask of it for sure,,, :)
 
In a single knife only I would probably choose the orange one. IT has the blade/handle profile that works best for me (simple with a choil like cut out in the handle where I feel it belongs, not in the blade. Looks to be in the 5" range- good for processing large and small. A bit of game/food processing, batoning, light chopping. Wide blade (looks to be almost as wide as the chopper) which I like and the knuckles have the edge dropped into their axis, as I am also a fan of. Also it looks to be the only one with a bit of jimping/filework on the blade hear the handle, I like that if done well for me. I'm not a fan of thick blades- most of my used recently choppers are 3/32" -1/8" average, but for this I thought that the blade would be optimized for my liking. I would love the blue one, but for environs that I am unused to I would like a bit more oomph.

I would have liked to say the big chopper- but that large of a knife at 1/4" combined with my bad ankles and the possibility of desert treks would probably not work that well for me- unobtrusiveness would be of some import. Of course all of these factors may be negated after getting these in hand, but in theory Blue and chopper, more "reality" would be the orange one.
 
Either the very top one cause I can do smaller chores with a big knife if needed, our the orange handled one cause its a good all around knife. Could baton if needed with that one. I really like that large chopper.
 
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