I'm in the process of overhauling my bushcraft range of knives and I'm looking to ways of increasing the distinction between my 'Basic' and 'Pro' options. The first thing I have done is to limit the glow in the dark tritium to the Pro models, now I'm looking for your input (you are afterall the kind folk who I'm trying to sell these things to!)
Until now I have made a lovely wooden handled ferro rod and fitted it to the sheath of each knife. I'm now thinking of making this an optional extra at Basic level and standard in the Pro range. The main reason being that not only does the making of the firesteel take extra time and materials, but so does the fitting of a loop to the sheath.
So the question is this:
Do you see a firesteel a necessary (ie basic) part of the 'bushcraft knife' package?
I know many (most?) bushy knives have a loop for a ferro rod, or have one in place, but I don't know that many people actually use them? I get the feeling that most people use a seperate rod that they carry rather than the one on their sheath most of the time.
The question is two fold really. If I do need to fit a ferro rod to the sheath, then I could simply fit an off-the-shelf plastic jobby more cheaply than my handmade versions. So I could fit plastic to the basic and wood to the pro, but if I'm honest I would rather leave it off than go plastic and generic
I can't contribute myself since I tend to use a gas lighter and a bottle of meths!
All suggestions and input is gratefully received, thank you
edit. Here are some images of what I currently do. The way I do it, I mold the leather around the turned handle rather than the rod; that way it stays tight despite use
Until now I have made a lovely wooden handled ferro rod and fitted it to the sheath of each knife. I'm now thinking of making this an optional extra at Basic level and standard in the Pro range. The main reason being that not only does the making of the firesteel take extra time and materials, but so does the fitting of a loop to the sheath.
So the question is this:
Do you see a firesteel a necessary (ie basic) part of the 'bushcraft knife' package?
I know many (most?) bushy knives have a loop for a ferro rod, or have one in place, but I don't know that many people actually use them? I get the feeling that most people use a seperate rod that they carry rather than the one on their sheath most of the time.
The question is two fold really. If I do need to fit a ferro rod to the sheath, then I could simply fit an off-the-shelf plastic jobby more cheaply than my handmade versions. So I could fit plastic to the basic and wood to the pro, but if I'm honest I would rather leave it off than go plastic and generic
I can't contribute myself since I tend to use a gas lighter and a bottle of meths!
All suggestions and input is gratefully received, thank you
edit. Here are some images of what I currently do. The way I do it, I mold the leather around the turned handle rather than the rod; that way it stays tight despite use
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