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Fallkniven NL5 Idun in CoS

There's a few videos on them on YT. Some of the makers are ok, the Chinese knock-offs are pretty terrible, but universally recognized that Victorinox made the best ones, which isn't a surprise to anyone. Problem with the new GAK / Soldier from Victorinox is that it isn't UK legal. Blade is too...

No, it's a a normal straight blade, not serrated - see my photo earlier in the thread.

Here’s my one to give you a sense:

I wouldn’t agree with ‘quite a few tools’. The saw has a multi-tool tip on it, and there’s an awl and corkscrew - that’s it. They don’t affect the thickness of the GAK, which is two-layer. It’s also the largest UK Legal knife Victorinox ever made (true of the 108mm series), and the saw is widely...

Victorinox German Army Knife (GAK) would be my suggestion.

Mears is the reason it’s always been O1. He is still of the opinion that it’s perfect for bushcraft.

Don’t get me wrong, the Pro / Nomad Meister is a great knife, wonderfully designed and does have a great feel in the hand because of the taper in both directions (to the tip, and to the handle). I had a SWC Woodlore Pro, but in the end sold it because, for me, the original Alan Wood Woodlore...

Essentially, yes - Mears designed the Pro to be better at a wider variety of tasks that you would beed in a bushcrafting context. It’s still very good with wood, and has a taper so that the tip is slimmer and slightly more pointy than the original Woodlore for fine carving. It’s a small...

I’ll take it.

I get paid to write and teach at university. Essentially, I never grew up, and I enjoyed being a student so much I never wanted it to end. So, after my degree I did a Masters. That was lots of fun too and so I signed up for a PhD…you get the idea.

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A…Land Rover

Todor Hristov. He’s been brilliant with comms all the way through as well, and was happy to make it to my specifications.

A custom Puukko in magnacut, reindeer antler and birch bark handle with stainless fixings.