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ajcz

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im looking for general purpose woodcraft knife like the buck special id use iy for cutting rope, vegtables, fish/fish bait, fishing line, etc. any suggestions?
 
Unless you want us to shoot craps with ya, you gotta be more specific. Things that will help are:

  • What have you used so far and how do you find those?
  • What kind of peformance do you want? (Chop wood and slice sliced bread? Beat the heck out of cinder blocks with the edge and also shave?)
  • What is the toughest work you'll subject it to?
  • How much money are you willing/want to spend?

Do you get my point? If you want something like the Buck Special, then get the Buck Special! What do you want different?
 
around 70 bucks and chop wood and slice sliced bread i would probably be cutiing threw some squirrle/rabbit bones and rope and maybe some hardwood cutting and softwood too. that about it
 
I'd suggest a Cold Steel SRK or a Camillus Air Force Survival Knife. Either will need a good sharpening when you get em but after a descent edge has been applied they will cut 100% better and still be plenty tough. If you shop around the For Sale forums you might be able to score an Ontario RAT 7 or RAT 5 for a little over $70 or maybe a Becker Knife and Tool Crewman or BK7. Of course in the lower cost range there are the Mora style blades that are real cutters but not overly built to survive prying. They are great at what they are designed for and that is cutting. Not chopping and prying.
 
ajcz said:
im looking for general purpose woodcraft knife like the buck special id use iy for cutting rope, vegtables, fish/fish bait, fishing line, etc. any suggestions?
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ajcz said:
around 70 bucks and chop wood and slice sliced bread i would probably be cutiing threw some squirrle/rabbit bones and rope and maybe some hardwood cutting and softwood too. that about it
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The Spyderco Temperance will do that well, assuming by chopping you are talking about work similar to which the Buck could handle efficiently. It is difficult to do serious chopping with a knife of that size and weight but you can take down small limbs and saplings with the Temperance and it is quite efficient for cutting in general. For a much more robust pattern which trades a significant amount of cutting ability and precision handled for a similar increase in chopping, prying and general robustness I would look at the CU/7.

-Cliff
 
My personal favorite is the Cold Steel Master Hunter with 4.5 in Carbon V flat ground blade and 4.75 Kraton handle. It is very stout, very handy, takes and keeps a great edge, and I love the grip on the handle. They can be found from $50 to $90. I recently lost one that I had for years (keep searching the house, car, shop) and I plan to order another.
 
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