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i am in the market for a nice bushcraft knife. i would like to spend $150 tops. it needs to fulfill all my needs; widdling, hiking, camping, all that kind of stuff. for all my knives i like durable rough knives that i dont want to worry about hurting. what is my best bet.
 
edc flipper said:
i am in the market for a nice bushcraft knife. i would like to spend $150 tops. it needs to fulfill all my needs; widdling, hiking, camping, all that kind of stuff. for all my knives i like durable rough knives that i dont want to worry about hurting. what is my best bet.
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Bushcraft is about knowledge and skills, not brute force. Bushcrafters can thrive in the wilderness -even in the dead of winter, with a just $10 Mora knife. It really isn't about the knife.

For $150, you can purchase a puukko, a Fiskars ax and still have enough to buy Mors Kochanski's definitive book Bushcraft: Outdoor Skills and Wilderness Survival.
 
Spyderco Bushcraft is a pretty cool O-1 steel knife in that range.
I also have a couple Fiddleback Forge pieces, hand made, really nice.
I would check them out, if only to get more of an education.
Handles matter.
 
Hmm... maybe a Fallkniven F1 or Esee 3/4 they're all pretty good all around camping blades.
 
Blind Horse Bushcrafter 01 tool steel..full flat grind...awesome leather sheath. Around $130.
I recently got one and it quickly became my favorite knife.
Moras are great too.
 
Mikael W said:
One of these will do.
Mora Robust at 1/8" spine (the grey one) is 12-15 $
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A lot of people buy expensive Woodlore style knives and then go back to their old Moras. The blade is as good as any Scandi grind, the handle is exceptional, the price is astonishing. It has to be the default first choice.
 
meanwhile said:
A lot of people buy expensive Woodlore style knives and then go back to their old Moras. The blade is as good as any Scandi grind, the handle is exceptional, the price is astonishing. It has to be the default first choice.
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There's really no question about it, Moras rule.
You can also spend a few extra bucks and get the Mora Bushcraft Black for a more robust specimen.
I picked one up this winter and am looking forward to putting it through its paces. :thumbup:
 
maybe Enzo Trapper O1: nice handle, full tang, excellent steel for your purpose, scandi grind, finnish quality, not too expensive...
Regards
Osky
 
I can speak on 3 that I personally have. The first is a Bark River Bushcrafter CPM 3V steel. Great knife, feels incredible in the hand, and 3V is off the charts tough tool steel. Toughness is more important to me in an outdoor/ Bushcrafting knife than pure edge holding. You can always strop it back to sharp, you can't always fix broken. Second is an Essee 3. Another really great knife. Good handle, 1095 is tough, simple, and proven. I also prefer the Essee sheath. It is currently mollied to my backpack/ bug out bag. Third, and in no way last is a new design from Tops called a Dragonfly. A lot of Tops are way to "out there" for me, but the Dragonfly" is super neat. It's a Scandinavia grind, linen micarta, and again, very proven 1095. Those are but MY opinion, with knives that I can speak about. YMMV.

P.S. The ESSE 3 and the Tops REALLY excel as slicers, the Bark River is a convex Scandi, so it will cut forever, it just doesn't "feel" as sharp.
 
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