stainless bushy knife

[w00dsmoke]

Doe anyone know of any knife makers who make a bushy knife in stainless?

No lectures on the pro's and cons of stainless please, the knife will get wet as it will be in a canoe and on a BA so stainless it must be. I have a lot of knives for different purposes and want to cut back to the basics

Cheers

WS

 

[Hoodoo]

This one from Rod Garcia is in S30V.

The sheath converts easily to a dangler.

 

[familne]

Alan Wood makes in RWL/34 as does Stewart Marsh who has one on ebay at the moment - quite pricey though!

 

[climberslacker]

what book is that?

 

[robin wood]

Shing does nice ones in a range of steels, I like D2 which isn't quite stainless but is stain resistant and has very good edge retention. Also good stainless CPM S30V

http://shingcrafts.com/

 

[Tiley]

Rod Garcia's Skookum Bush Tool in S30V is great. I received mine recently for episodes just like yours. I think Rod still has a couple of blanks left in S30V - it might be an idea to contact him and see what he's got. In view of the rate of exchange with the dollar, it represents superb value but you will get stung for about twenty six quid for VAT and duty.

The Alan Wood Stainless Bushcrafter is a very handsome beast. It's a little bigger than the Woodlore and has the advantage of a choice of slab material. Mine has black fibre liners and giraffe bone slabs - very pretty. They are pricey and I'm not sure how much of a wait you'll have. I got mine in seven months but that was a few years ago now.

Alternatively, you could look at that Norwegian manufacturer who turns out the stainless laminated blades - I can't for the life of me remember the compnay name...oops!

 

[Celt_Ginger]

Fallkniven F1. Stainless steel and around £60.00 with a kydex sheath which won't rot.

 

[Hoodoo]

what book is that?

Knifemaking by Bo Bergman

 

[Shinken]

Lots of makers make knives in stainless, and don't worry if people do lecture you saying carbon is better that stainless. They are just plain old wrong. And i don't mean that to be disrespectful to them.

What kind of knife are you after? Mora's come in stainless 12c27 which is a great steel

 

[Andy]

Are you looking for a custom or a production knife

Production wise
Mora
Fallkniven (got the F1 myself)
Helle
EKA (add a couple and nice but not my thing)
all spring to mind

for custom
Stuart Mitchell (Stuart M)
Guy Stainthorp (Gucep) , depends if he can get it heat treated though
Shing

If you fancy making your own it's not too difficult to source stainless blades, the custom makers may even do one to your spec

 

[Bushcraft4life]

Just so i can throw another production knife into the mix.

Look no further than an Enzo from Brisa, i think they happen to be one of the best production knives out and they come in a range of handle materials and grinds as well as stainless and carbon steel.

Personally and i don't mean to cause offence to any Helle or Fallkniven owners (i own an Eggen and an F1 myself) i think Enzo has a march on both, this is my opinion of course.

https://www.brisa.fi/portal/index.php?option=com_oscommerce&osMod=index&cPath=92_113

Have a look and see what you think or check out my thread ''New Bushy'' in this section and have a look at what i wrote.

 

[Hoodoo]

This is Charlie May's Skifa (handle is wider than normal). Blade is S30V.

 

[w00dsmoke]

:You_Rock Thanks for the replies folks...
I knew a knife question would get a good response!

Well I am after a "bushy" design and was looking at something along the lines/cost of what SWC produce (I don't think he does them in stainless.)

Like I said before I have a few knives, (buck vanguard is my favourite but it is concave ground and not really strong enough for heavy work at the thin end of the blade), many mora's and other cheaper knives and I fancy just investing in a decent knife that will be used a lot.

I don't see the point in tool steel if you are spending alot of the time on or in water as it may be and I really can't be bothered with all the hassle of keeping it rust free, so it has to be very stain resistant or stainless.





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[scanker]

Dennis recently posted about some Enzo kits over at BB:
http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54134

Another thread for info: http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41119

 

[hollowdweller]

Not sure if he has any left but Dan Koster said:

Around ~80 or so bushcraft blades are packed like sardines in a Flat Rate Box headed to Paul Bos today.

The thumb grooves are killing me....Now MY thumb has grooves in it...


Here is what's in the box:

CPM 3V = 48 blades
S30V = 10
CPM D2 (the new/improved stuff) = 10
CPM 154 = 15

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=543439

 

[h2o]

ive got a helle eggen and its a great knife stainless laminated

 

[bigjackbrass]

This is Charlie May's Skifa (handle is wider than normal). Blade is S30V.

I say, that's a very handsome knife, Hoodoo. Lovely clean lines; looks very well balanced.

And of course now that I've bought a house I have a garden... so bushcraft tools practically count as household essentials

 

[Doc]

Another option is the Grohmann - perhaps the No 1 or the Boat Knife: they are reasonably priced (circa £40), and available in a non-exotic but nevertheless competent stainless steel, with a choice of handles including rosewood, resin-impregnated rosewood that Grohmann call 'Xtrawood', buffalo horn, etc.

The No 1 won a design award when it came out in 1958. Made in Canada of course, and if you look at the Canadian Canoe Routes forum you will see they have quite a following there.

The Boat knife is also issued to the Canadian armed forces.

The handles look unusual but are highly ergonomic and your grip will not slip when your hands are wet.

They are not too heavy - a lot of the Woodlore type 5mm thick full tang designs represent a lot of negative buoyancy!

I have a couple of Woodlores, a Mora and a Brusletto but when out in the wilds it is the Grohmann that lives on my hip. It does not have a Scandinavian grind and I will admit the Woodlore makes slightly better feather sticks, and is slightly better at batoning. But the differences are irrelevantly small, and the Grohmann is lighter, has a more secure grip when wet, and I have also found it to be the better tool for the gralloch when out stalking.

http://www.grohmannknives.com/

 

[Hoodoo]

I say, that's a very handsome knife, Hoodoo. Lovely clean lines; looks very well balanced.

And of course now that I've bought a house I have a garden... so bushcraft tools practically count as household essentials

It is a dandy Jack. I've put it through the ringer and that S30V just takes it. If you decide to order from Charlie, keep in mind that the standard Skifa has a narrower handle. The handle on this is wider and is as comfy as it gets imo.