So if you lived in the Alaska bush...

[Silvanus]

Kephart talks about using his POCKET knife to dress game. Like I said earlier. The only reason, for me, to carry a fixed blade is to have something that can split wood without having to carry a heavy axe. And you're welcome to try and start your fire with twigs in my neck of the woods. It's not as easy as everyone from other environments makes it out to be. To each their own.

That's interesting about the pocket knife. It makes sense but I had never heard of it before. I agree with you about the batoning in the Pacific Northwest , I lived across the sound from Seattle for a few years and it's soaking wet like a jungle all the time.

 

[TLA]

The knife in your avatar, what is it please?

Blackie Scantling the knife in my avatar is a longer version of the 2008 anniversary knife made by our very own John Kiedaisch of JK Custom knives. The blade is 6 1/4 inches long with about a 5 inch handle and is 3/16 of inch thick of O1 steel. It would make a great Alaska bush knife.

Tony