Small survival knife...

SpookyPistolero said:
That is rough Matt, hate when that sort of thing happens. May I ask what the circumstances were?
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Well I had been using the knife around the house and on day hikes to test it out. In the evening I would use it to help prep wood to get a fire going. I would generally take a small piece of firewood and split off a few pieces with a wood baton. I started this process slowly and overtime felt pretty confident in the blade. Then I would fuzz up some of the sticks that I split off to start the fire. Now all of this was on my living room floor so the force was not extreme and if I seemed to meet much resistance I just backed the knife out. I really didnt feel I was pushing the knife but last knife while battoning it thru a small peice of wood it snapped right at the guard. The wood was about 10-12" long and was about 3" square. Normally I wood give the Knife 2-3 good taps and the wood would just split apart. This time on the second strike the handle just snapped off. I didnt really even put much presure on the handle. I was really surprised. I did really like the knife though. The shape, the grind, the steel, the looks- it really was a nice knife.

Matt
 
orrey45 said:
You should post this on the trade forum and see what you get.
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He needs to upgrade his membership to gold to post in the exchange area. Otherwise, you can look for somebody wanting to trade something he likes and make an offer.
 
kgd said:
He needs to upgrade his membership to gold to post in the exchange area. Otherwise, you can look for somebody wanting to trade something he likes and make an offer.
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Um, no, I have traded before on trading forum. I have basic membership.

And I like to post on trade forum when I am serious, I don't like dangling bones high over dogs heads only to take it back.
 
watch for a cold steel master hunter carbon v...carbon steel, made in usa, less than 100 beans...excellent knife, meets ALL of the criteria.
 
desmobob said:
The Fallknivens are certainly great knives, but he specified a carbon steel blade.

One knife I like that nobody mentions much is the Blackjack Trailguide. The older Effingham versions are A2, the newer Knifeware versions are cryo-treated 1095, while the very latest are (will be) A2, I believe.

It's a beefy blade (convex edge) with classic good looks. You can get the handle in stacked leather, antique ivory Micarta, black Micarta, stag, or stag carver style.
http://www.knivesshipfree.com/BlackJack-Classic-Trailguide/c585_602/index.html

Stay sharp,
desmobob
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I have a drawer full of knives and I must agree with you on the Blackjack Trailguide older version in A2 with a leather handle for me. I wish it had come with a better leather sheath. That will be a project down the road. I have zipped thru many a deer. Scary sharp, not too large but robust. Glad to see it mentioned. I also have a blackjack No1 with leather handle, but the trailguide just fits me.
 
I can't recommend Tom Kreins bushcraft enough. Plus you can order to your specs.
 
Loosearrow said:
I have a drawer full of knives and I must agree with you on the Blackjack Trailguide older version in A2 with a leather handle for me. I wish it had come with a better leather sheath. That will be a project down the road. I have zipped thru many a deer. Scary sharp, not too large but robust. Glad to see it mentioned. I also have a blackjack No1 with leather handle, but the trailguide just fits me.
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Didn't read all the posts, sorry to hear about the handle busting off. That is the problem with a stick tang. I don't baton with any of my knives other that a machete or kukri. My use of a knife is different. Maybe you could regrind the blade into a shortie with a full tang, would hate to waste that steel.
 
desmobob said:
Blackjack Trailguide...http://www.knivesshipfree.com/BlackJack-Classic-Trailguide/c585_602/index.html
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That looks like a fine knife, but at those prices, he could order something from one of the custom makers here.

jca21 said:
...carbon steel (i believe A2 is carbon)...
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Nope, A2 is classed as an air-hardening tool steel. More chromium and other alloying elements than a true carbon steel, not as much as a true stainless. Among the tool steels, I do think A2 is about the closest to a plain carbon steel. Here's a link that explains it better than I can.

91xlt said:
watch for a cold steel, the older ones in carbon v
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+1. My CarbonV CS Master Hunter is one of my very favorite blades. It blows my Ontario and Camillus Pilot's knives clear out of the water. 1095 is wonderful stuff, but I don't think the USAF are heat-treated right (for my taste). It seems they temper them pretty soft.

We're blessed with an embarassment of riches in this style of knife!
 
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