Skookum Bush Tool!!!

When they invent a knife with a fingerguard for my LEFT index finger I'll stop getting cut.

The lack of a guard does not bother me on my SBT. The incredible sharpness of the blade does though. No kidding it gives you a shot of adrenaline when you first start using it.

The SBT is desigined to shape natural matetrials, not as a kitchen, or tactical knife. It is designed such that if you were going to "stab" it in your would use the plate on the bottom to tap on anyway. Mac
 
Rod Garcia is top notch and great to work with. I ordered mine when I was still deployed to Iraq...he answered all my questions promptly; very professional! As to the knife...well for a scandi-bushcraft, it's incredible. Pictures really don't do it justice, you really need to feel one in your hand.

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I love mine.

I have 3 complaints about a lot of knives:

#1 Blades are too thick.

#2 Handles are too thin

#3 They don't have a sharp point


The skookum has the thinnest blade of any full tang bushcraft knife I own.
It has a very sharp point.
The handle is thick and very comfortable in a variety of hand holds.

I Also like the curve to the edge. It seems to enhance the cutting abiltiy.

It's a really great knife!

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My only complaint is the sheath. As a neck sheath in the heat sweat corrodes the butt cap.
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I know I should like it but the belly and belly of the handle just don't speak out to me. Notice- To ME! Too expensive to get and not like but I would like to hold one some day and give it a little work out to see how it is in hand. BTW- Red Rocks!!
 
CUTS LIKE A KRIS said:
I know I should like it but the belly and belly of the handle just don't speak out to me. Notice- To ME! Too expensive to get and not like but I would like to hold one some day and give it a little work out to see how it is in hand. BTW- Red Rocks!!
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Know what you mean. Never wanted a Microtech LCC/DA till I actually held one and tried it out:thumbup:
 
Hollowdweller I know now why I hate you....you got a SBT and great pictures of it too, and a dog named Bear.
 
bearthedog said:
Hollowdweller I know now why I hate you....you got a SBT and great pictures of it too, and a dog named Bear.
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HA!

By the way Bear says Hi Bear

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Actually he had a brush with fate. The garbage truck nailed him last Thursday. He fell back, blood coming from his mouth limping, walked a few steps started shaking, fell over and either passed out for a second or had a seizure:eek:


Ran over to him he stopped limping the blood went away(knocked a tooth loose) and he got up and was eating 5 min later. The truck swerved to miss my other dog who lunged at it and I think bear ran into the wheel with his shoulder and jaw;) Crazy bastard.
 
I read somewhere once (no idea where) that the Scnadanavians give Mora knives with guards to the children. Then when you demonstrate you can be trusted to use a knife safely you get one with no guard. Kind of a coming of age thing.

Anyone else heard this?
 
Hollowdweller that is crazy nuts! Wow I bet you were scared. Bears can last a long time thats for sure. Poor guy sounds ok no so thats good. Take care buddy, you too holloween!
 
the handle although it looks somewhat different or awkward, it is actually one of the most comfortable knives to use for hard cutting tasks like wood carving. you have to use this knife to appreciate the ergonomics of the thing. the blade is very sharp, holds an edge, easily resharpens, and is a shape that lends itself to most camp craft type activites. after all to get the stamp of approval from mors kochanski it has ot be some blade, he is not shy about what he likes and does not like about a knife, and this knife was designed with him as the mentor and beta tester.

i dont like neck knives and this might be a little heavy for some folks, the handle and pommel are very strong. i have not tried to take down a 6" tree with mine, but i will bet mors has. the steel pommel seems like it would handle a lot of battoning.


this is a great knife period, rod does great execution of the design, and the steels that he uses are no nonsense materials.
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Danny,

One thing that illustrates it for me is take a knife out and use it to whittle thru like a 2" thick dried maple limb.

The knife with the thick edge and the thin handle digs into your palm where the thin edge and thick handle doesn't.:thumbup:

Also with a lot of the 4mm bushcraft knives they don't slice as well and are kind of clumsy for cooking where the Skookum slices well:thumbup:
 
Dannyboy Leather said:
Yes, sir, I completely agree. Seems the more I use my Skookum, the more I appreciate its unique design. Not only are the materials and geometry of the Skookum blade ideal for woodworking, the handle really demonstrates its friendly and secure characteristics when performing both precision and aggressive tasks. A difficult combination to reflect in handle design. I'm very particular about handles in my XL mitt and I don't know what I could do to improve the handle of the Skookum. Mors and Rod are a couple of sharp fellas. :)
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So far woodworking is all I have done with the SBT, and even after three hours of carving I didn't find any glaring "hot spots". Heavy bowl carving is one that requires many different hand positions IMO. The SBT felt comfortable, easy to control, and best of all, safe in all of them.
 
Fiddleback said:
I read somewhere once (no idea where) that the Scnadanavians give Mora knives with guards to the children. Then when you demonstrate you can be trusted to use a knife safely you get one with no guard. Kind of a coming of age thing.

Anyone else heard this?
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Yes. I've read/heard that story as well.
 
The Skookum Bush Tool is my favorite outdoor knife, by far. I even have another one on order with Rod. It should be ready soon. :D
 
Fiddleback said:
I read somewhere once (no idea where) that the Scnadanavians give Mora knives with guards to the children. Then when you demonstrate you can be trusted to use a knife safely you get one with no guard. Kind of a coming of age thing.

Anyone else heard this?
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Found it. From www.ragweedforge.com. Ragnar seems to be a good voice of authority on Scandinavian knives. He has been there, toured the factories, and started relationships with the Scandinavian makers he represents on his site. Here is a cut and paste from his site on the # 34 SS knife with a guard:

Knives with guards are often used by Scouts and other children in Scandinavia. It is something of a rite of passage when the child is considered skilled and careful enough to remove the guard.
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Reference # 34 1/4 way down this page:

http://www.ragweedforge.com/SwedishKnifeCatalog.html
 
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