what would you bet your life on?

very cool dave but what about skinning a field mouse?

wouldnt you need some kind of slicer?

thanks

jake
 
Scott - I think we're just using different terms here. In my opinion a chopper is fairly rugged, large and somewhat weighty knife. That's not to say you can't chop with something that's not got all of those features, but it's what I feel a "chopper" should be. I guess I would consider what you're talking about more of a "bush knife".
 
ok here is a question on mikes sawback on his knife. do they really work well enough to bother with? i'm not doggin your idea mike, i've just never used a good one before.

dave see the origional post about the field mouse :)

thanks

jake
 
For survival I want a 4" fixed blade knife with flat or convex grind. I'd probably go with 01 or 3V for the steel.

And if I find some survival maniac wailing on a redwood, I plan to back away as quietly as possible, and go survive somewhere else.
 
Acridsaint and Scott,

i wonder if this is a "size is relative" situation. i'm 6'6'' and 375 lbs and i cant imagine any knife being too big or weighty..... maybe the conan sword or something but a knife no

thanks guys

jake
 
Of course you might want to learn how to make blades and choppers by knapping flint. Then you can make whatever cutting tool you need.
 
AcridSaint said:
Scott - I think we're just using different terms here. In my opinion a chopper is fairly rugged, large and somewhat weighty knife. That's not to say you can't chop with something that's not got all of those features, but it's what I feel a "chopper" should be. I guess I would consider what you're talking about more of a "bush knife".
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I personally like my choppers light and thin. Maybe 5/32" at the thickest point. I would want it to be a stick tang, instead of a full tang, to keep the weight down. It can be used to hack quickly through small branches, used as a kitchen knife, skin game, dig holes in the ground, make a fuzz stick, etc.
 
strahd71 said:
ok here is a question on mikes sawback on his knife. do they really work well enough to bother with? i'm not doggin your idea mike, i've just never used a good one before.
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Never used a good one either. I just drew it because I was bored in class. I was just thinking, it would be a lot easier to cut branches if it had teeth.
 
mike the only saws on knives i've ever used have been on those cheap "survival" or "rambo" knives back in the 80's. those knives were horrible! cheap pot metal handles and horrible 440c blades that would not get sharp no matter what. the only good thing about them is they were cheap and for the most part the compass would be kind of accurate. but the saw really left something to be desired!

jake
 
My "Survival Knife" favorites would be a BRKT Bravo1 or a Rat 5 SERE. Both have a slight drop point hunter style. Both have 4-5" blade. I love A2 as a blade steel. but any carbon steel 1075 - 1080 and up would suffice for me. I prefer natural to synthetic in handle material, and stag is at the top of my list. my only other concession would be to have the butt modified to fit a firesteel in like Eric Boese did a while back. That thing was drool worthy. On a more traditional note, a good 4-5" Nessmuk a good 4" slipjoint trapper or stockman and a decent hawk or hatchet and your cutting is covered.

Jason
 
Oh yeah, I'm a knifemaker and you want me to decide on one????????
Yeah right.
I edc a leatherman wave, have for awhile, now that they have decided to come out with the special edition with some of my O-1/L-6 damascus. Other than that I'd like the camp axe I'm working on(oh yeah I also carry a vic, but that one may have a mod blade soon too, unofficial)
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Del
 
Randall the shorter model 18. Because cant live on field mice alone. Give me a knife with fishing line in it.
 
I really only get to pick one? :(

OK OK... I'll go with a drop-point, 4 1/2" fixed blade made of high-carbon steel. My old CS CarbonV Master Hunter is the one I use most often when camping or goofing around in the park and it's never let me down. I jerry-rigged a pouch onto the sheath for a ceramic rod, ferro rod and some tinder.

If I knew I was going to get lost (?) I'd ignore the one-knife rule and bring a chopper, too. Either my Trailhawk or my Barker comp knife would be fine. Then again, if I knew I was going to get lost I'd bring my backpack with all my goodies in it. As Mitch Hedburg said, "If you get lost in the woods, build a cabin. Now you're not lost, you're home!" :D
 
strahd71 said:
Acridsaint and Scott,

i wonder if this is a "size is relative" situation. i'm 6'6'' and 375 lbs and i cant imagine any knife being too big or weighty..... maybe the conan sword or something but a knife no

thanks guys

jake
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That reminds me of the guy I met in Tahoe a month or so back. He was 6'10 and 385. I went and talked to him and stood by him just to see what it feels like to feel small. I am 6'3" and 280. Interesting to see how most others see me. LOL I always wonder when I am making my handles if they are to big. They started getting special sized gloves for me at work, hoping I would wear them more often. The safety guy asked why I didn't have gloves on. I said leather is tanned skin. That describes the skin on my hands and it has lasted 57 years and the gloves wear out in a couple days. He just walked away.
 
ib2v4u said:
I am 6'3" and 280. Interesting to see how most others see me.
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I know what you mean. It's weird to suddenly notice you can't see the top of a guy's head.

Being 6'4" has its ups and downs... people bug me to change light bulbs and get stuff off the top shelf for them... on the other hand, I get to peek down blouses a lot... :D

"Gee, you're tall. Do you play basketball?"
"You're short, do you play miniature golf?!?"
 
Jake, I have pondered this question much like you have. My answer to the ultimate survival knife question is the knife that I have on me. That one would be the ultimate knife to have in a survival situation.:):)
 
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