Balance or your bushcraft knife

[Andy]

where do you like the balance on your bushcraft knife to be?

 

[RovingArcher]

where do you like the balance on your bushcraft knife to be?

For an all around outdoors knife, I prefer it to balance close behind the blade.

 

[TheViking]

For an all around outdoors knife, I prefer it to balance close behind the blade.

I have to agree there. But for me it's most important on choppers. :wave:

 

[arctic hobo]

I think you meant "Balance on your bushcraft knife" on your title, instead you wrote "Balance or your bushcraft knife", making it into a rather unusual request by a highwayman :rolmao:

I too like it just behind the blade - where else would we have it? :?:

 

[tomtom]

i dont think i could balance on my bushcraft knife.. its juts too small

 

[Andy]

i dont think i could balance on my bushcraft knife.. its juts too small

you need to hammer it 4cm into a tree first Tom

 

[alick]

Generally I'd just say I don't like a knife to be blade heavy. On smaller knives I can't remember when this was last an issue. On one where it really matters, the monster BRKT Evo1, the balance is spot on - front edge of the handle - making the knife really nice to use.

I'm scared of kukri's (haven't learn't to use them safely) but I'm up for a billhook ):

 

[TheViking]

I think you meant "Balance on your bushcraft knife" on your title, instead you wrote "Balance or your bushcraft knife", making it into a rather unusual request by a highwayman :rolmao:

That made me chuckle! :rolmao: :biggthump

 

[C_Claycomb]

I like to have the balance right on my first finger for general work, if I can only have one balance point

I have a couple of knives with large brass guards, in a normal grip they balance forward of the first finger, due in part to the heavy guard. They also have wide ricassos, about 3/4" which alows the index finger to go forward of the guard. Now the balance is in the hand. That is a versatility I really like.

 

[Webley Webster]

Chris

These are related questions for me as well. If the knife is a small one (3"-5") and it has a guard it MUST have a ricasso wide enough for me to choke up on (and a guard comfortable enough to do it) then I prefer the balance point at the front edge of the index finger, if the edge comes almost to the hilt then I like the balance at the BACK of the index finger or between the index and middle fingers.

Web(large knives are a whole different thing)