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Equipment & Gear => Power Equipment & RV => Topic started by: jeepster on August 16, 2012, 03:29:33 PM

Title: Looking for a quality bushcraft knife
Post by: jeepster on August 16, 2012, 03:29:33 PM: Im tired of buying inferior blades that don't hold an edge or are impossible to resharpen... I've been eyeing some hand made Scandinavian knives and I thought I'd see what you guys can suggest or have experience with...

The one I'm looking at is a karesuando boar that comes with a firesteel and sharpener but I've also seen some others.... What do you guys have?
Title: Re: Looking for a quality bushcraft knife
Post by: h20hunter on August 16, 2012, 03:32:00 PM: Talk to Biggerhammer.....he as all the good knives...
Title: Re: Looking for a quality bushcraft knife
Post by: mossy8352 on August 16, 2012, 04:02:05 PM: If you are on face book you might ask Rick at

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn# (http://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#)!/bayouknives

He has some nice custom knives for sale have known him for almost 10 years.

Mike
Title: Re: Looking for a quality bushcraft knife
Post by: KFhunter on August 16, 2012, 04:10:31 PM: becker brute
Title: Re: Looking for a quality bushcraft knife
Post by: CAMPMEAT on August 16, 2012, 04:16:30 PM: Quote from: KFhunter on August 16, 2012, 04:10:31 PM
becker brute

Did you misspell that by any chance Chris ?
Title: Re: Looking for a quality bushcraft knife
Post by: KFhunter on August 17, 2012, 11:02:09 PM: (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi179.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw296%2Fdefaultuser_photos%2FBruteJune2009.jpg&hash=99cef8df44ac72ffb4d3314ee1df2552cc0f2e27)

I guess Camillus went under bummer
gotta pick em up used off Ebay now
Title: Re: Looking for a quality bushcraft knife
Post by: KFhunter on August 17, 2012, 11:11:42 PM: If I run across a Kershaw outcast I'll probably pick that up, been wanting one for a while but it's been replaced by a "camp 10" which I know nothing about.
Title: Re: Looking for a quality bushcraft knife
Post by: KFhunter on August 17, 2012, 11:26:21 PM: camp 10 might be better - hmm
good deal for a ~ 40 dollar knife/chopper
Title: Re: Looking for a quality bushcraft knife
Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 17, 2012, 11:57:49 PM: I have been really happy with my last few outdoor edge knives/butcher sets. I plan to pick a new one up this year. After running my knives threw 30+ animals last year I think I have got my money out of them already :chuckle:
Title: Re: Looking for a quality bushcraft knife
Post by: dreamunelk on August 18, 2012, 04:51:49 AM: Look at Bark River knives.
Title: Re: Looking for a quality bushcraft knife
Post by: Rick on August 18, 2012, 07:19:41 AM: Quote from: dreamunelk on August 18, 2012, 04:51:49 AM
Look at Bark River knives.

I've got a couple. Semi-custom without the crazy high custom prices and wait times.
Title: Re: Looking for a quality bushcraft knife
Post by: jaymark6655 on August 18, 2012, 08:21:42 AM: I like Grohmann. They have the D.H. Russell belt knife, my dad still has his original one. Best guess on my part is that it's now about 37 years old, if he bought it new.
Title: Re: Looking for a quality bushcraft knife
Post by: Biggerhammer on August 20, 2012, 07:23:24 PM: What size of knife do you have in mind?

Any particular steel you prefer?

Kydex or leather sheath?

There are allot of choices.

There are several knife makers I use that are very reasonable when it comes to custom bush style, survival, camp knives etc.

A couple examples. This is a "Camp/Bush" knife I had Tim OLT build me out of A2. Double Cryo tempered(69 RC). 10" blade , 15" overall. On the large side, more in the "Chopper" class.

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I had Tim also do me this large drop point in S30V Stainless. The smaller knife is one of his Montana Creek Hunters.

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This is a heavy GP8 by Tim OLT in the same steel and Cryo as the above knife with a diamond hone. You can also get a fire steel loop. These knives can be ordered in any steel or handle material combination you prefer.

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Here's a pic for size reference, compared to a 4" 1911.

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This is a standard OLT GP8, I really like the size and feel of this knife. I had it done in 154 CM Stainless.

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This is a knife I have in the works, it should be finished next week. I sent a sketch of my idea of a survival style knife to Dale Howe of Howe Mountain Knives. He ran with it and sent me the pics of the steel ready to be fit with the scales(handles). The steel is 154 CM stainless, 6" blade and a heavy Swedge. The grips/scales with stop short, so that the back of the Knife with the lanyard hole can be used as a impact tool.

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Finished knife ***Edited/Added*** 8/24/12

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Then there are some makers such as Charles May, David Winston and Gene Ingram that make some really nice stuff. Great guys to deal with. I really like the knives I have ordered from them.

http://www.geneingramknives.com/ (http://www.geneingramknives.com/)

http://www.charlesmayknives.com/ (http://www.charlesmayknives.com/)

http://winstonknives.blademakers.com/ (http://winstonknives.blademakers.com/)

Some May's & Ingrams

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Title: Re: Looking for a quality bushcraft knife
Post by: Alchase on August 21, 2012, 01:12:31 PM: Sweet!
Those are too pretty to use, lol
I really like the idea of the orange handle on a camp knife :tup:

I use an old SOG SEAL for a camp knife. Still holds a decent edge and takes lots of abuse.
Title: Re: Looking for a quality bushcraft knife
Post by: Johnb317 on August 21, 2012, 02:02:25 PM: Jeepster,
I use a helle knife and have bought several from Ragnar at ragweedforge. The ones I use have a sandwiched blade. Just as sharp as it was before after skinning and quartering my elk. Very sharp.
Title: Re: Looking for a quality bushcraft knife
Post by: KFhunter on September 07, 2012, 10:22:54 AM: I just picked up one of these at walmart

Camillus Carnivore (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdwX8yXrqg8#ws)

the saw sucks, as it bottoms out about a 1/4 inch in the wood. The saw portion isn't cutting as wide as the blade is.

The chopper portion is "ok" at chopping small brush out the way or making a quick shooting stick. The blade tends to bounce off though so you have to have a pretty straight on swing to get it to cut

didn't try to dig a trench, cant imagine trying to dig with it as it'd tear your hands up

34 bucks or so at walmart I figured what the hell - might see if they'll take it back

or I might just grind off the saw portion and make it curved like a slight kurkuri - and sharpen the "digger" portion and make it a morphadite tanto kukuri :chuckle:
Title: Re: Looking for a quality bushcraft knife
Post by: Cylvertip on September 07, 2012, 12:39:38 PM: These are my pick, love them both. The modified fiskars is really really useful. I always have a SAK craftsman and Leatherman Wave along for small chores.

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,36678.0.html (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,36678.0.html)