Bill Mason's knife?
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Ah - the best canoeing film EVER!
I am not sure of the knife in the film but in "Song of the Paddle" the knife photoed on P54 looks like a standard stacked leather handle bowie (as made by many manufacturers) in a home made, aluminium lined, sheath. He also recommends a SAK.
I am not sure of the knife in the film but in "Song of the Paddle" the knife photoed on P54 looks like a standard stacked leather handle bowie (as made by many manufacturers) in a home made, aluminium lined, sheath. He also recommends a SAK.
got a time in the movie? I see one at 18:54. IIRC from reading his books etc, he wasn't terribly bothered about branded knives, fancy knots and stuff, he just picked what worked for him. I'll have look tonight too.
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Just had a reply from Becky and guess what ? She has no idea
However she's going to see if her mother knows.All she knows is it was his favourite knife and always used the same one.
I just looked at that one too. Just a short skinning knife with a wooden handle. Could be made by almost any manufacturer, as they're quite common.
It is probably a Marbles Expert, or something similar. It looks like the guard may have been reduced in Waterwalker. A biography of Bill's mentions that he carried a "Calvin Rutstrum Belt Knife". Calvin Rutstrum recommended the Marbles Expert knife in his classic book "Way of the Wilderness" in the 40's/50's. This book was well studied by Bill.
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