So, what's your favorite woods knife?

Maybe Im doing something wrong since all the knives Ive seen here on this post are relatively small, then again, but for me the knife I ALWAYS carry into the woods is my Cold Steel Kukri Machete with custom grind and gutted paracord wrapped handle. Fairly indestructible, price is so low I really dont worry about it getting messed up, plus its tough as hell. Then again I live in the jungle so a machete is quite practical in my mind.
 
For all around use, MLL Knives Woodgroove convex ground. Such an amazing knife for the price ($130 USD shipped, about 2 week turnaround) it replaced my Turley Gasconade. Fit and finish is a little rough, but a couple minutes with some sandpaper and it's niiice.

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For carving nothing beats a BHK Boat Tail Scandi

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Most of the time it's my esee izula and/or Ratmandu.

If I need something bigger I carry a 7" Siegle drop point or a Blind horse Lumberjack Toothpick.
 
I've been playing with these 2 Siegles recently(SAR 7 and Nessmuk with Tapered Tang)
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As hard as I've tried, I can't find one that I like better than my JK Rule #9.
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geargeek said:
Really nice, can you tell us the make and model?
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That's a Puronvarsi blade, I can tell from the makers mark.

http://www.thompsonsknives.com/puronvarsi.html


I'm not sure who made the handle and beautiful bolsters, but I'd love to have one like that!

Here's one I made from a Puronvarsi blade:
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The blade on mine is quite thick. Puronvarsi's are thickest where the grind begins but the edges are super fine.You may want to convex them back a little even.

Because of the shape they are great at splitting wood.

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This is a "new favorite" Quite thin and a great slicer and carver.

It's made by Adventure Sworn and is only 3/32 thick. Blade 3 1/8" Not a batoner or a splitter but a great slicer. It's a mod of his "Carver" model:
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My favorite was my Randall 18, now its this 14 attack. Took a little getting used to, not exactly a traditional style woods knife.

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My woods knife selection seems to change often, and is dependent on what I'm doing in the woods. I'm still searching for "the one" and plan on trying my Busse SJTAC this fall (for casual hiking). The SJTAC small and light enough to be a non-burden for "hikes" but sturdy enough for anything that I might need to call upon it to do. I can choke up on the choil for small detail tasks.

For camping I prefer a pair of knives. This fall/winter I'm going to try my new Busse NMSFNO paired with something smaller.
 
machine26 said:
My favorite was my Randall 18, now its this 14 attack. Took a little getting used to, not exactly a traditional style woods knife.
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Nice! That's the way it's supposed to be done. The 14 continues to be my favorite Randall. My user was a JRB era and I had stupidly sold it. :o People may look at that thick, oblong hilt and think it's unusable... in reality, you can easily choke up and have the mid-palm press on top of the top hilt - it works!

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Sufler said:
Nice! That's the way it's supposed to be done. The 14 continues to be my favorite Randall. My user was a JRB era and I had stupidly sold it. :o People may look at that thick, oblong hilt and think it's unusable... in reality, you can easily choke up and have the mid-palm press on top of the top hilt - it works!

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Yeah bud I've heard it all. Its a child's knife with those guards, you cant choke up with them, you cant carve with it, that silly top edge breaks batons, will someone not think of those batons?! I've also been called things on forums that I cannot repeat here.
 
Really? Ignorant bastids. ;)

I remember years ago on another forum I posted a couple of pictures of my 14 wedged into a tree trunk with me pushing on the handle. I wanted to show the crowd that these knives could handle the blade bend back and forth and come back true. I felt like people were having cardiac arrests at their keyboards. WTH? It's a knife! I'll admit, at the time I did that they were more easily accessible at a lesser price than they are now. Stories of combat vets carrying their Randalls and some times that knife acting as their only defense. Well, it gives you a different perspective on a piece of sharpened steel.

There's something to say about that old 01 or 440B/C done the right way.

The grind? The grind on a 14 is much like a Sebenza - hollow with a beveled edge. About right for a tough use knife without going into convex or asymmetrical grinds.

Anyway... post more pics if you can!

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hollowdweller said:
This is a "new favorite" Quite thin and a great slicer and carver.

It's made by Adventure Sworn and is only 3/32 thick. Blade 3 1/8" Not a batoner or a splitter but a great slicer. It's a mod of his "Carver" model:
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That's a beautiful knife. One of my most used knives is a whittler of similar blade shape and size. I found I was using it so much it really made me rethink what I need out of a knife in the woods.
 
Here ya go Sufler, couple more shots of it. My photography skills are lacking for damn sure.

Making trap parts with it.
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After a hard days work and damn near messing up my hand real good. Was tapping in spreader pieces into a fishing spear(to spread the tongs), got a little sloppy with it and hammered my knuckle with the sharpened top edge. At least the scar is in the shape of my first initial lol.
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