Your first custom camp knife/bowie

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noob93

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What was your first custom camp knife/Bowie. I say that because most will argue a full tang Bowie is a camp knife and stick tang or hidden tang is a real Bowie. In any case I'd love to hear/see what your first one was. Aaand go!
 
noob93 said:
What was your first custom camp knife/Bowie. I say that because most will argue a full tang Bowie is a camp knife and stick tang or hidden tang is a real Bowie. In any case I'd love to hear/see what your first one was. Aaand go!
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Actually, Mine was the Puma White Hunter, At the time, I didn't know what I had, So I traded it for something stupid. Grrrrrrrr. ,, .

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paul'ie said:
Actually, Mine was the Puma White Hunter, At the time, I didn't know what I had, So I traded it for something stupid. Grrrrrrrr. ,, .

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Crap man that's not a cheap knife hope you didn't trade it for an mtech :o
 
noob93 said:
Crap man that's not a cheap knife hope you didn't trade it for an mtech :o
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He'll NO !!! I'm not that stupid, But in value, The White Hunter went up ten fold Grrrrrrrr. ,, .

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Since you mentioned hidden tang...

 
First big knife was a Blackjack Anaconda bought with birthday money about 25 years ago from Cutlery Shoppe. For those that have never seen one, it was a modern take on the Collins #18 / Western W-49 type knives.

I've never seen the stick tang vs. full tang argument, even by purists. That being said, the original intent of the Bowie knife was as a fighter by the original suppliers during the prime Bowie era. They did offer regular camp knives, heavy patterns, etc..... for general woods work alongside their Bowie offerings.
 
My first "real" camp knife was bought a few months ago. Not exactly a custom piece--it is production but very very nice imo. It's a Fiddleback Forge Camp Knife with natural micarta handle scales. I have other knives from other brands/makers that fill the role, but this one is the only one designed specifically for things you might do when camping/outdoors etc. Not that other knives can't also work well but this one's main purpose is for working in a camp-type environment and all the things you might have to do. It excels at a lot of tasks and can take the place of additional knives you may have otherwise had to bring along if you didn't have the Fiddleback.

The handle, for example is long enough to accomodate a snap-cut for wood processing or cutting through a game animal's sternum. It is comfortable and grippy too. You could choke up for finer tasks--I chopped up carrots, celery and onions and it worked fine. The edge is thin so you don't crush the onion, you cut it. The blade has ample belly but is well balanced and much thinner at and behind the edge than most competitors which makes it even more versatile. I have not tried it in a skinning role but it would probably do okay. Feather sticks and tinder are no problem. It is made from 3V steel so it can take a beating and survive. You can baton with it if you want to. I have not b/c it can chop quite well for its size. It is a full tang knife also. I like it a lot.
 
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noob93 said:
I was eyeballing that knife when it went up for sale. Looks like a very functional design
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I'd say it's a good compromise between camp and fighter.
 
My first custom is is one I put together some 30 years ago, I still use it from time to time but I have gravitated toward smaller blades.

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