Bushcraft knife directory and why use what you use?

[penvisser]

this is my knife at the moment, I rehandled the knife myself.
At the moment a local knifemaker is making a knife designed by myself, will post a pic when it's ready.



here a pic of the knif in progress



Penvisser

 

[sam_acw]

Mine changes with some regularity.
I made what I thought would be a Ray Mears type knife from a Frosts Lapplander 90 blade and buffalo horn handles. I didn't like using it as I found that it didn't seem to cut through things well but plane along them.
For use when I have to go through urban areas to the woods the I use a Victorinox Electrician Plus. This is like the Farmer model without the keyring but with an extra blade instead of the can opener.

This makes up the pocket knife element and due to the lack of a key ring/lanyard it is happy living in a Singtek sheath

For a sheath knife I got a custom Nessmuk made from a maker in Poland. The knife is a real beauty but the blade is at least 4mm thick so not quite to everyone's taste.

It is now picking up a gentle patina through kitchen usage.
However, at the moment I'm using a single fixed blade PSK knife by Bark River. I've only had it a couple of days but I'm hoping to start putting it through its paces seriously!

Sorry to be so picture heavy - if anyone knows how to re-size them plaes do it or tell me how!

 

[JohnC]

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I made this knife earlier this year and use it a lot. 4mm 01 steel, cow bone handle. The sheath is beeswaxed leather. It's a bit thick for fine kitchen tasks, but will do. I like the feel of it and use it a fair bit.
I saw the outline of the shape somewhere on a thread on the forum.

 

[mtnfolk mike]

man.. there are some great looking knives here....

i'm in love with my gene ingram #30, i recently got.... it is a great all around camp/bushcraft knife....
my next knife of choice would be my osage handled bark river northstar....

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=4479

cheers... mike

 

[stovie]

Still haven't replaced this baby yet...as i've said somewhere before, bought for me when I was 11yrs old from a shop in Princes St. Edinburgh. Recently got a Mora from the woodcraft school course I did, which lets face it is very functional...But impossible to get attached to...

 

[bent-stick]

I usually have one or more of these somewhere close:
Frosts carbon mora (Currently the favourite - best 10 quid I ever spent)
A laplander 115 handled and sheathed in kerowing (in gallery).
Gerber multitool
SAK Explorer(?)
Opinel 8
GB woodland(?) axe
Ryobi folding saw

And in the sharps pouch:
Frosts carver (x2 for some reason),
Frosts crook knife
Noname hoof knife
Set of 4 stanley whittling jacks
A couple of sorby palm chisels

Work in progress
The zebrawood and ebony handled knife in the gallery.

My gallery

Soon I'll have a billhook too.

Shopping list
Trying to talk myself out of getting a kukri sent over from nepal
Double or left hand crook knife (ben orford?)
Damascus blade for handling
More laplander blades for handling to corect what I did wrong the first time

 

[Stew]

I really should take a group photograph but I'm too scared to get them all together!

 

[Klenchblaize]

Despite promising to put this under lock & key until my 4 year-old daughter is either big enough and/or interested enough to put it to some use, I’ve found myself taking it with me more and more of late. Sorry Phoebe-Niamh!

Cheers

 

[stovie]

Don't normally get worked up by shiny things, but that is rather pretty K...

 

[Klenchblaize]

Thanks. I do though conceed your "Scout Knife" has considerably more cred' through honest and regular use.

Cheers

 

[tecNik]

Three main knifes I like to have on my person when out and about.

From left to right...

1. Main Knife - Just a cheap solid knife I don't mind working into the ground.

2. Leatherman Wave (New Version) - Much better than a SAK imho.

3. Folding stanley knife - Carry 10 spare blades in a pouch. Good to know you always have 20 clean, razor sharp edges.

 

[Seagull]

Laminated blade by Julius Petersson, abt 3.5mm thick, 95mm edge.
Handle of Olive wood, sheath of Ash and Leprevo,s finest; both by Ceeg.

Its a hand filling grip, which I designed to clench the 4th and 5th digit, allowing a good "closed up"pronation. Many folk find this kind of grip is much too scary ; and drop it. Works fine for me, everywhich way and always feels safe especially on draw cuts.

Ceeg

 

[Klenchblaize]

Generally these days this one

One off by Magnus Axelson (who has since won the Swedish Championship)

Blade: Göran Enocksson, Sleipner steel.
Handle: African blackwood, buffalo horn,
pewter and brass.
Sheath: Predrilled stitches, button with
mosaic pin, brass and pewter.

Why do I like it? Its beautiful to hold in any grip and the formed holds work holding the blade up, down, reversed and in a chest grip. I also confess to enjoying having a thing far more lovely than I could ever make

Red

Any chance of a few more close-up pictures of that sheath and from different angles please?

Cheers

 

[British Red]

Sure no probs - any particular view you want to see?

Red

 

[Klenchblaize]

Three would do please:

1. Full front (a little closer than the pic with knife)
2. Back as per above
3. Close-up of stitched welt etc.

Thanks and NO rush.

Cheers

Klench

 

[seany boy]

Well i've one or two which i use regularly A few folders

A Mora 2000 and a couple of Brusletto's

Two wooden handled Mora's and a handmade Bushcrafter

A good old Mora

A Frost's hook knife

Three hoof knifes.Not used these yet as i've only just got them and have'nt had time. There going to need a bit of time spending
on them to give them a half decent edge but it will
be interesting to see how they work out.

 

[British Red]

Welt includes pewter and brass stringing to match the pewter and brass bands between the horn and blackwood in the handle

Red

 

[J. J. Magnum]

Most of my knives (at the moment) have been replaced by this one:

 

[leon-b]

Still haven't replaced this baby yet...as i've said somewhere before, bought for me when I was 11yrs old from a shop in Princes St. Edinburgh. Recently got a Mora from the woodcraft school course I did, which lets face it is very functional...But impossible to get attached to...

stovie i shew my dad this picture and he said that he has that exact knife but he doesnt know where it is
leon

 

[riddleofsteel]

Two knives currently in competition for my fav.
A Stewart Marsh and Bark River Aurora

A side by side review appears on this site in an earlier post.