Best folding Bushcaft blade ?

[pumbaa]

I know the woodlore knifes are considered the best for bushcraft by most if not all of you . I am considering getting a new knife just for Bushcraft . So i am looking for something that is folding but not a lockknife . I have a couple of SAKs but want something stronger .
Any ideas or recomendations ?
Cheers
Pumbaa

 

[addyb]

You might want to check out:

Cold Steel Twistmaster, which is a Carbon V Opinel-copy.

Or, you can buy a large Opinel, size 10 will do nicely. The lock will pop off very easily, and it will then become a regular folder. The steel is excellent, with amazing cutting power.

Personally, I'm not a big fan of the Opinel, design wise. I do like the steel, but I've found that the handle doesn't balance out the weight of the blade all that well, and the twist lock leaves something to be desired. When I first bought one (I've been through 3 of them) I took it to my neighbour, who is an old-school hunter/bushcrafty kind of guy, he took one look at it and said "Nice blade Adam, but I've used one of these before, and almost lost a finger when the lock slipped."

There's lots of threads on this board about modifying the Opinel, but personally I don't think it does a whole lot of good to the knife.

Please keep in mind that the Opinel has been around for well over a hundred years, and it is inside the New York Museum of Modern Art under the "100 Most Beautiful Objects in the World" display.

It is what it is.

A.

 

[Squidders]

I got an EKA folder and modified it with a dremmel... it now doesn't lock... I think its sweet.

 

[Andy]

Look for the folding knives made by Shing over on british blades. the blades are heavy duty and they are very well made. The D2 model will throw a hell of a spark on a fero rod (use it with the blade folded of course).

There is the UKPK which is nice and has one hand opening, but isn't as heavy duty and I find the handle painful when making feather sticks.

 

[Hoodoo]

I'm kinda fond of this one.

 

[Andy]

They are nice (I'm looking out for a mini one). They do lock though

 

[mojofilter]

I'm kinda fond of this one.

I just love the blade shape and high grind on the Ritter!

 

[beachlover]

I got an EKA folder and modified it with a dremmel... it now doesn't lock... I think its sweet.

Yup! I go with the EKA folder too, though I haven't had the confidence to modify mine as it's such a nice knife and I don't want to destroy it! My other is the UK Penknife - not perfect, but sheeple - friendly

 

[stotRE]

I may sound like a complete green horn but why would you want a folder that dosen't lock?

Is it for safety or is it for another bushcraft use?

Is it better to lock or not lock?

 

[steven andrews]

I may sound like a complete green horn but why would you want a folder that dosen't lock?

Is it for safety or is it for another bushcraft use?

Is it better to lock or not lock?

Its a legal thing.. a knife that locks is technically illegal to carry.

 

[stotRE]

Thats interesting as i never knew that.

Does that mean that you could have a non locking folder with a longer than 75mm blade?

 

[Motorbike Man]

Thats interesting as i never knew that.

Does that mean that you could have a non locking folder with a longer than 75mm blade?

Unless you have an extremely good reason, the only knife legal to carry in this country is a non-locking knife with a blade no more than 3" long

 

[Rebel]

You might want to spend a little time checking up on the law over at British Blades

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8336

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2011

It is not illegal to carry a locking folder if you have a "good reason". If you are out bushcrafting in the woods (or can prove that you are on your way there or back) you have a good reason. You are not allowed to carry a fixed blade without good reason either.

Anyway I don't want to get into all the vagueries of the law but it is worth reading up on.

 

[tomtom]

I'm kinda fond of this one.

links down for me.. but i know mojo can see it.. is it just down for me?

 

[Motorbike Man]

links down for me.. but i know mojo can see it.. is it just down for me?

Nope, I can't see it either

 

[stotRE]

You might want to spend a little time checking up on the law over at British Blades

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8336

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2011

It is not illegal to carry a locking folder if you have a "good reason". If you are out bushcrafting in the woods (or can prove that you are on your way there or back) you have a good reason. You are not allowed to carry a fixed blade without good reason either.

Anyway I don't want to get into all the vagueries of the law but it is worth reading up on.

Cheers Rebel

 

[Minotaur]

I know the woodlore knifes are considered the best for bushcraft by most if not all of you . I am considering getting a new knife just for Bushcraft . So i am looking for something that is folding but not a lockknife . I have a couple of SAKs but want something stronger .
Any ideas or recomendations ?
Cheers
Pumbaa

I sort of want to echo what some one else said, why do you want a non-locking folder for Bushcraft?

The Frost Mora would seem to make more sense.

 

[pumbaa]

Let me explain . I am currantly going through more hassle than i care to repeat , in that after doing something incredibly stupid my house was searched by the police . They have taken my entire knife collection including my lock knife and Granfor . There was nothing there that you could not buy today , but its still not a nice experience . So as all they left where my Gerber pro scout , leatherman wave and 3 SAKs , it has made me think that a strong folder that i could legaly carry might be the sensible option . Hence the question .
Cheers
Pumbaa

 

[Abbe Osram]

Let me explain . I am currantly going through more hassle than i care to repeat , in that after doing something incredibly stupid my house was searched by the police
Pumbaa

What did you do? Pissing drunken on Tony Blairs car?!
//Abbe

 

[pumbaa]

That i might have got away with !
Basicly lost my rag and gobbed off ! Was asking for help for stress , depresion and anger managment at the GPs and it all went a bit pete tong . like i said before , stupid thing to do . Made worse by my Knife collection and the fact i had Some Ganja on me when arrested . Mind you the fraustrating thing is that since then i have been tripping over help . Have also banged the Ganja on the head (it was getting a big problem ) and am under D.D.A.A.S for counciling and support .
Pumbaa