And so when you are, say,riding the bus to school, you are going to have that sheathed agricultural implentwith you, just in case you get into a survival situation.
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And so when you are, say,riding the bus to school, you are going to have that sheathed agricultural implentwith you, just in case you get into a survival situation.
I will not have that with me but I got a cabin in the woods thats where I got these things. And no boyscouts they dont teach this sadly anymore. I learned it by myself and teaching my experience to younger kids. How to carve right and how to handle a knife right without danger.
I you are looking at a single knife for a survival situation, there are a number of large, fixed blade, weight foreward, knives that could easily chop through a 4" log. Those knives tend to be 'jack of all trades, master of none'. Therefore, many have suggested 'situational adaptation'. That is how could you use the tool you have to accomplish specific goals in a survival situation? The large hook bill you showed would work well for chopping a log, but would fare poorly at other tasks like cleaning a small fish.
Be more specific about what you want to do with the tool and we can be more specific about recommendations. There are dozens of fixed blade knives that can be pounded through a 4" log with no damage. What else would you like to use the knife for??
Be more specific about what you want to do with the tool and we can be more specific about recommendations. There are dozens of fixed blade knives that can be pounded through a 4" log with no damage. What else would you like to use the knife for??
The kid who took a busted folder, stabbed with it, and injured himself, is teaching kids how to handle a knife without danger.
Then fill it with the right tools, not repurposed agricultural implements. You need to have an Axe, hatchet, and chainsaw there. Any person who spend time in a cabin and know what they are gpdoing has those.
If you insist on a folder, ZT 550. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW0TVkcBFkw. But for extreme hard use knife should be a fixed blade.
Marcinek, Shit happens but I teach the little kids how to care about a knife. This injury yesterday was the first deep cut in my life to now. As you can see im really responsible and I know I did shit yesterday so please accept that. Im sure you made too a mistake with knives in your life probably everybody did. I learned my lesson and im teaching young kids how to carve right how to use a knife in general and how to care about it. A mom of a kid even told me from where this kid knows that he shouldnt carve towards someone and should have an armlength space between them.
Bo T. I need a knife for urban and for forest areas. I never had a real fixed blade. Only couple saks that machete and folding knives.
Bo T. I need a knife for urban and for forest areas. I never had a real fixed blade. Only couple saks that machete and folding knives.
All of which makes zero sense when that single knife is at the cabin. sch3ric you have not thought any of this out. Again...between the ears.
How are you going to get to the cabin? You better have a knife on you. Doesn't sound like you are planning on it.
When you get there, why would you possibly only have one do it all knife there? That doesn't make any sense.
Marcinek, Shit happens but I teach the little kids how to care about a knife. This injury yesterday was the first deep cut in my life to now. As you can see im really responsible and I know I did shit yesterday so please accept that. Im sure you made too a mistake with knives in your life probably everybody did. I learned my lesson and im teaching young kids how to carve right how to use a knife in general and how to care about it. A mom of a kid even told me from where this kid knows that he shouldnt carve towards someone and should have an armlength space between them.
Bo T. I need a knife for urban and for forest areas. I never had a real fixed blade. Only couple saks that machete and folding knives.
Bo T. I need a knife for urban and for forest areas. I never had a real fixed blade. Only couple saks that machete and folding knives.
And yet you broke that folder by batonning with the lock engaged. You don't know what you are doing, and teaching kids is incredibly irresponsible of you.
Do you know how you can baton a folder without breaking it?
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I kind of thought so at first, but I'm now more of the opinion that it started out as a "recommend me a knife" thread and now has gone straight up philosophical. Problem is, the answer the OP is apparently looking for isn't the one he's going to get, and he is just providing more and more reasons why the answer he wants is the wrong one. All the good intentions in the world aren't going to make a folding knife the right solution for whatever problems he is trying to solve. Or maybe that's what this is turning into . . . a solution in search of a problem?
So far, I haven't seen one indication that he has any needs that would be best served by buying a folding knife, or a fixed blade for that matter. Sure, there are knives suitable for batoning and various other wood processing tasks, but maybe some time spent with more appropriate tools and some sort of protective gear would be the best possible choice at the moment.
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Eh, it's more a matter of picking the right tool for the job. Sure, this is a knife forum, but rather than a $100+ folding knife that's not suited to the tasks you're trying to perform, or even a $40 fixed blade that's not really ideal either, what you would probably benefit from most is to spend that money on a folding saw and/or hatchet that would be portable enough for a walk in the woods, or a dedicated wood saw and an axe to use at your cabin. I personally use an axe for splitting firewood, a hatchet for branches too thick to easily snap into manageable lengths, and a simple lockback folding knife for the vast majority of cutting tasks. I've established that I *can* baton with a knife, but once I'd got that out of my system, I haven't bothered to try again.
For what it's worth, there are some fixed blades that you might find interesting, not necessarily for "hard use" but rather for multiple purposes where you might not have a more appropriate tool. For instance, the SOG Team Leader Survivor TL02 (not TL03) has a fairly serviceable saw on the spine. The Condor Multi Knife II is a decent chopper. The Ontario pilot knife (various models over the years) can function nicely as a hammer if you need one. None of these is a substitute for a dedicated tool (saw, hatchet, hammer) but will get you by. Of course, they are three different knives!
When I was growing up I was often referred to as an ignoramus. Learning what not to do is important. It many places it is illegal to carry large fixed blades, so determine the legality of the tool you want to use. There is a lot of information on the net that seems to be more BS than substance. If it is legal in your area, get a small Mora (inexpensive) and develop the skill to use it without breaking it.
Note: As soon as you bent the lock on your knife the strength was greatly diminished. It was essentially broken at that point.
Post a picture of your cabin if you get the chance.
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