Ray Mears style knife

I have a really nice Steven Cox Ray Mears Bushcraft copy in 01 steel with Maple handle I will sell you. :D I really dont use it, I prefer my Skookum Bush Tool

 
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tholiver said:
Get an Enzo Trapper in 01.Great knife!
Bensbackwoods has them (the online store).
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I've been trying to order one in O1 from Bensbackwoods for twoo weeks now (the kit or the complete knife) and I always get an error saying there are 0 available.
 
its cause everyone loves the enzo soooooo much. actually its jsut a great knife for an even better price. keep checking back and try to get one. getting it in d2 is also an option unless you have your heart set on 0-1.
 
I prefer a Mora because...

1. I don't want to be afraid to beat up the knife.

2. I let me camping buddies use it for tasks care free.

3. I've lost a knife once or thrice while being in a hurry.

4. I have never felt my knife 'couldn't do something' bushcraft related. It cuts just as well as anything I've used and is easy to sharpen.

5. I have been known to leave my knife outside the shelter in the pouring rain after a few beers(I swear it was only once!:D)

HOWEVER - I use a small axe/hatchet for any heavy work because I think they are better suited for a lot of stuff than a small knife is. So If you are the 'All I need is my knife' type you may want to get something that is a little more sturdy for batoning.

If I was going to spoil myself and get something pricier... The new Spyderco bushcraft knife looks promising. Blind Horse Knives has a bushcrafter out that looks beautiful and is very reasonably priced. Or I would grab one from one of the knife makers we have in-house on this forum.

I can't really justify spending more than 100 bucks on a knife though. There are more than enough quality knives under that price tag. Hell, the knife I carry and use the most is a $14 glorified paring knife.:thumbup:

Good luck, let us know what you pick up.
 
patrickknives on ebay has a carbon steel Enzo kit.
I usually go with Bensbackwoods but patrickknives had them on sale for a really good price a few months back so i bought my Enzo from them.
Patrickknives prices seem to have gone up quite a bit since then though.
If it was me i'd email bensbackwoods and ask about availability.
Maybe they are restocking soon and you can reserve one?
 
Personally I find it helpful if a specific name brand is mentioned that a link is provided to that person's site. It would help someone like the OP who is'nt very familiar with what is out there go take a look for himself and make comparisions based on price, quality, steel, etc IME. Just a note for the future to keep in mind.....
 
1Tracker said:
Personally I find it helpful if a specific name brand is mentioned that a link is provided to that person's site. It would help someone like the OP who is'nt very familiar with what is out there go take a look for himself and make comparisions based on price, quality, steel, etc IME. Just a note for the future to keep in mind.....
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Well in this sub-forum the mood is friendly and the mods are great and easy going regarding linking to specific items at specific sites.
But in other sub-forums if you link to a specific item (especially one for sale with a price listed) they will give you a demerit or warning and call it "deal-spotting".
In another forum recently there was a thread that was titled something like "where can i find/where do you guys get product X?".
I posted a link to an ebay dealer site which had the item among hundreds of other items. Note i did not link to the specific product just the general store.
That earned me a deal-spotting warning.
:(
(Well at least it wasn't an infraction/demerit)
So indiscriminate linking can get you in trouble, be careful.

I've been on BF for years and thats only the second time i've had any problems or gotten any warnings/demerits.

The other time was in a thread another member started (in a sub-forum other than this one) that posted pics of a hot chick (Mila Jovovich) with knives.
Apparently certain words are too strong for some folks.
What i said was "d*mn! Shes fine and totally kicks *ss!"
That sentence earned me a demerit/infraction.
:confused:
Well after that i stayed out of that sub-forum, haven't been back since.
Traumatized me it did,
;)
But seriously i understand its not easy being a mod and you need some rules but still i almost decided then and there to find somewhere else online to hang out.
Thankfully for me i cooled off and stuck around here anyway.

But since then i've had the h*bit of rem*v*ng vowels from certain w*rds in case someb*dy with sensitive sensibilities is reading/watching.lol.
:D

I mostly hangout in here nowadays, i love this sub-forum, its the best and most information rich sub-forum and has the best cast of regulars and the best mods!
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SWC is hard to beat if you want a copy of the Woodlore. He's pretty fast too.

Also he will tweak it how you want it. I had one done with a fatter blade by him.

However his blades are differentially tempered so the spine won't spark a firesteel as well.

The only thing I don't like about the Woodlore is the blade is 4mm. But I had SWC make my wife one in 3mm so he can do it.

IMO a lot of people copy the Woodlore type blade shape more or less but for comfort I think the HANDLE on them is unbeatable.

I also prefer the Skookum cause the blade is thinner but if I had a 3mm Woodlore it would win out because of the handle.
 
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