Suggest a dedicated bushcraft knife

how about an American knife company Forest?
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Wow wow wow... Going to take some time to look into all the suggestions. Thanks bladeforums, I came to the right place!
 
Thomas Linton said:
The handle of the Spyderco puukko has a very narrow bottom edge. It hurts in the normal "hammer" grip, especially the second joint of my little finger I have learned to pinch my fingers to keep the edge out of the inside of my knuckles. No other of my many puukkos, even the Hackman Wirkkala, give me this problem. A glove or filing the edge off the handle would help.
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Thanks for pointing that out. Esp since you seem to have loads of comparison material :)
I don't own one myself, did use one for once in the past and didn't notice any discomfort. I have small hands, that may help ;)
 
I was going to suggest the American Knife Company forest as a cheaper alternative too until I saw Apocryphiliac said he didn't want a blade with all belly....but I think you may want to reconsider! it is beneficial for more than skinning.
I have never used an adventure sworn knife before but the Mountaineer looks like a winner to me; considering theops criteria and in 3V!
Let us know what you decide! As you can see, there are a lot of options for every preference.
 
Frederick89 said:
My two most recent carving projects with the puukkos I used, if this may help you getting an idea of the potential of the style for something beyond feathersticks.
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Still disseminating all the information and suggestions, but I think I want one of these traditional implements. I don't even know if I can say why, per se, except that they just seem to whisper my name. :)

Looking at the nordiska knivar blog now. I haven't been to my knife shop yet, but I'll probably pop over there in the next few days, and see if they have anything analogous to these traditionally-styled models. I think I could even wait a while for a custom if I can't get anything in my hand that feels perfect. I guess that when it comes right down to it, the handle is going to be the most important part of this knife, as I will be using it as the primary for most of my woodcrafting projects. I have big (not huge) hands... and they like round grips with subtle contours. :thumbup:
 
Apocryphiliac said:
Still disseminating all the information and suggestions, but I think I want one of these traditional implements. I don't even know if I can say why, per se, except that they just seem to whisper my name. :)

Looking at the nordiska knivar blog now. I haven't been to my knife shop yet, but I'll probably pop over there in the next few days, and see if they have anything analogous to these traditionally-styled models. I think I could even wait a while for a custom if I can't get anything in my hand that feels perfect. I guess that when it comes right down to it, the handle is going to be the most important part of this knife, as I will be using it as the primary for most of my woodcrafting projects. I have big (not huge) hands... and they like round grips with subtle contours. :thumbup:
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I think you are making the right choice. As I said I'm totaly in love with my M.Malinen Oriolus puukko. Properly built puukkos have a very comfortable handle and Finland has long and strong knife traditions. They really know what they are doing.
 
Get a morakniv bushcraft. It's a great knife, and you can pick it up for <30$ so it's not the end of the world if you loose it. The bushcraft is great and it is super durable but if you are EXTREMELY hard on your knife and want a really durable knife get the morakniv robust. There is a video online of a guy doing the ULTIMATE torture test. They batoned bricks, stabbed the point into stone and tried to break it, and stabbed it into a tree and jumped on it. These are just a few examples of what they did. I recommend checking the video out. Anyways just get a mora, good knives, good enough steel, cheap as hell, and lifetime warranty.


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grennings23 said:
Get a morakniv bushcraft. It's a great knife, and you can pick it up for <30$ so it's not the end of the world if you loose it. The bushcraft is great and it is super durable but if you are EXTREMELY hard on your knife and want a really durable knife get the morakniv robust. There is a video online of a guy doing the ULTIMATE torture test. They batoned bricks, stabbed the point into stone and tried to break it, and stabbed it into a tree and jumped on it. These are just a few examples of what they did. I recommend checking the video out. Anyways just get a mora, good knives, good enough steel, cheap as hell, and lifetime warranty.


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Agreed. If you've never used a scandi you might as well grab a Mora and see how it feels. I actually got the Garberg for 50 USD on Amazon I guess a month ago. It might be worth waiting on that one rather than the Bushcraft Black or something since last time I checked it was around 45 dollars.

I agree about the Robust. Wicked little blade. I believe the video you are talking about is done by Dutch Bushcraft Knives. I can't believe they didn't even break the tip of the blade in that video.

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David_Clemons said:
Agreed. If you've never used a scandi you might as well grab a Mora and see how it feels. I actually got the Garberg for 50 USD on Amazon I guess a month ago. It might be worth waiting on that one rather than the Bushcraft Black or something since last time I checked it was around 45 dollars.

I agree about the Robust. Wicked little blade. I believe the video you are talking about is done by Dutch Bushcraft Knives. I can't believe they didn't even break the tip of the blade in that video.

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I did see that video. I follow that channel. Those guys are hilarious and they do a great job with production. It was actually their videos that introduced me to Enzo. I will try to see if any of the Mora handles don't make my skin crawl so I can use them as a stopgap if I don't find something else that blows me away.
 
Apocryphiliac said:
I did see that video. I follow that channel. Those guys are hilarious and they do a great job with production. It was actually their videos that introduced me to Enzo. I will try to see if any of the Mora handles don't make my skin crawl so I can use them as a stopgap if I don't find something else that blows me away.
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The Garberg is like a hard plastic and doesn't feel cheap. I've beaten it pretty well and it still looks new. Although micarta feels better, I think for the price I got it it's an excellent deal. Not Maartin, but the other one said he preferred it to the Fallkniven F1, which is kind of shocking considering I got it for 70 USD cheaper than I've ever seen the F1.

Considering what you're willing to spend, I'd say you're way out of my range. I've never spent over 80 USD for a knife.

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Ha, I just noticed a nice-looking puukko on the exchange by ZLKnives but it sold before I even noticed it. Still, I am beginning to think I need to reach out to Frederick like 353 did to see which maker he recommends and talk brass tacks and rat tail tangs. Looking at my local shop's site (GPKnives) I don't see any puukko's other than the spydie. As usual, I think I'm going to end up getting two knives when I really only was thinking of one, if something looks feasible with one of these makers on Frederick's blog. I'll get something either at GP or online tomorrow that's a bit cheaper, sturdier, and in the 4" territory to replace the ESEE 4 directly, maybe in a FFG or convex, then in the coming weeks/months look forward to a beautifully handcrafted puukko. Best of both worlds, right?

Or maybe I'll get a really expensive 4" flat or convex grind and also a custom puukko... I can always sell some other knives off. Anyone need an ESEE 4? :D
 
Well, Nordiskaknivar is not my blog: it's run by Maine dweller Mike Heffner, I contribute with a number of articles, makers profiles and reviews.

@Apocryphiliac: drop me a mail anytime you want, it's alway fun to talk about puukkos ;)
 
Frederick89 said:
Well, Nordiskaknivar is not my blog: it's run by Maine dweller Mike Heffner, I contribute with a number of articles, makers profiles and reviews.

@Apocryphiliac: drop me a mail anytime you want, it's alway fun to talk about puukkos ;)
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Ah, my mistake... I just saw saw your reply to my mail, btw. Awesome!

sfrigon1 said:
Gunny hunter 3v !!!
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I wouldn't mind that. I wish I'd grabbed a scandi-vex gunny hunter when they were available. I'm seriously considering the mini-aurora or the ultra-light bushcrafter as well, while I wait for a custom. Something I can use for now and piggyback to my Grizzly.
 
353 said:
I think you are making the right choice. As I said I'm totaly in love with my M.Malinen Oriolus puukko. Properly built puukkos have a very comfortable handle and Finland has long and strong knife traditions. They really know what they are doing.
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Any chance you have some pics of that Malinen? :o This seems to be the most likely person I will be contacting from what Frederick e-mailed me today.
 
Apocryphiliac said:
Ha, I just noticed a nice-looking puukko on the exchange by ZLKnives but it sold before I even noticed it. Still, I am beginning to think I need to reach out to Frederick like 353 did to see which maker he recommends and talk brass tacks and rat tail tangs. Looking at my local shop's site (GPKnives) I don't see any puukko's other than the spydie. As usual, I think I'm going to end up getting two knives when I really only was thinking of one, if something looks feasible with one of these makers on Frederick's blog. I'll get something either at GP or online tomorrow that's a bit cheaper, sturdier, and in the 4" territory to replace the ESEE 4 directly, maybe in a FFG or convex, then in the coming weeks/months look forward to a beautifully handcrafted puukko. Best of both worlds, right?

Or maybe I'll get a really expensive 4" flat or convex grind and also a custom puukko... I can always sell some other knives off. Anyone need an ESEE 4? :D
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Depends on how much you're selling it for.

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