Are you better than your knife?
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errm ok.
there was surely a time when your skill set did not match the capabilities of the knife you used though?
given an ultra sharp mora or something im sure that i could achieve much better results than if i used my current knife.
that's because my current knife isn't ultra sharp - it is fat and not suited to a lot of work - it was also not heat treated perfectly.
as my bladesmithing improves - i can make a blade that is capable of doing the tasks i am capable of.
as you said a knife is indeed an inanimate object - but it is you doing the work - without practise you can't improve what you can do.
andy
I'm sure its been said but a knife is only as good as the hands its in. No one's better than their knife
who is missing the point?
a better i.e. sharper, stronger, versatile knife can facilitate its user to do better carving, skinning etc
but that very same knife in the hands of a novice is no better or worse - it is simply that the user is not as skilled.
i think we are arguing the same point here my man.
andy
I'm just thinking, is this a trick question? Like when is a door not a door? When its a jar.
No really joking aside, as already mentioned I think we all agree on this one. This boils down to the point, excuse the pun!, of knife control. A knife doesn't go around stabbing people, its the prat weilding it. If you take the knife away, they will still want to stab you, so they will pick up a blunt stone to stab you with.
And believe me, its no fun carving with a blunt stone!
Rust?
LOL....Priceless!
What the OP was pitching for in my view is whether you ever eclipse the ability for your knife because of limitations in the knife....and for me that is a good question and is true.
You can become more proficient than a knife can deliver...some of this is easily said if you have a knife with inherant limitations....carrying only a SAK may well mean you cannot do certain things as well...this side of the arguement basically shows that there are "tools for each task" ....but... sometimes to have versatility you need a compromise knife which is going to be with you when you need it and can enable you to muddle through on most things.
Sometimes you are limited by issue kit...especially in the Infantry...SLR bayonets in the Falklands had little or no easily found general use ability. I remember seeing the Gurkha's use their Khukri's and soon picked one up.
The skill set I learned with that Khukri was way ahead of what you could do with an SLR bayonet.
Now with the proliferation of good designs and knives suited to some serious use I doubt it is easy to say "I have eclipsed my knife's ability to let me use my skill's"...a knowlegeable guy with a Wooden handled Mora, a SAK and a good machete like the Collins one ,would probably do as well as can be done ......even on a very cheap budget.
Our more expensive knives have good competition in cheaper tools if they are selected carefully. It was'nt always as well known though as to what was good on the bargain level. A lot of other choices were bad at that price range...but now there is a fair bit of knowledge out there...and who can say they are better than a Mora can deliver if it has the right handle on it?
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Oooright, sit on my hip while I pee in the woods. Lets see who does that better, you or a knife?
Paul.
I'd have to say its better than me. For the simple fact you can always get better and a more skilled person could do more with it than me.
One important point I think is its also important to find a blade design that suits you and you feel confident using and not scared that your going to chop a finger off. I also feel you should be able to put a razor edge on any knife (or any tool with a sharp edge for that matter) you use.
One important point I think is its also important to find a blade design that suits you and you feel confident using and not scared that your going to chop a finger off. I also feel you should be able to put a razor edge on any knife (or any tool with a sharp edge for that matter) you use.
Oooright, sit on my hip while I pee in the woods. Lets see who does that better, you or a knife?
Paul.
As soon as your knife jumps out of storage on onto your hip by itself then so will I.
Thanks for the video! Besides being old it looks like he uses quite a thin knife, but hard to see in the video. Is it poplar he's carving in?
Often I see bushcrafters with quite thick knives, perhaps so you can stand on them after being hammered in a tree
tis an interesting question, and a hilarious thread!:You_Rock_
but i'd have to say no.
ultimately, thin cuts, thick is more robust. the best knife is usually the sharp one. so the better you are at sharpening, the better your knife gets the easier you carve.
give me a mora over a thick old woodlore clone any day.
cheers, and.
but i'd have to say no.
ultimately, thin cuts, thick is more robust. the best knife is usually the sharp one. so the better you are at sharpening, the better your knife gets the easier you carve.
give me a mora over a thick old woodlore clone any day.
cheers, and.
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