Field Archery Knife

[lavrentyuk]

I am after buying a friend a sheath knife suitable for digging the odd arrow out of trees and the like when out in the woods on NFAS shoots.

Ideally she would like a black handle and sheath, leather of cordura. I figure a drop point would have advantages, a fairly thick blade as there is a lot of levering and chiselling. A thumb guard of some sort might be an advantage too. Stainless probably as all the care effort goes into the archery equipment - she shoots compound whereas I shoot takedown recurve.

Ideally the answer would be 'don't miss in the first place' but we all do - course setters seemingly delight in making some shots very difficult. almost having to shoot around trees sometimes.

Suggestions, and page links, greatly appreciated.

Cheers all,

Richard

 

[HillBill]

I could make you something if that interests you mate. That way you can have all the features you want on it. All depends on your budget though.

 

[resnikov]

I would say a mora with a custom sheath, that way if it does break trying to pry an arrow out of the wood its not expensive to replace.
Lots of people on here making very good sheaths.

 

[oldarcher]

i have used a ka bar in the past and it was pretty good , but now use a knife mark hill made for me and that dos the job a treat

 

[mountainm]

A sharpened screwdriver is better than any knife I've used for digging arrows out

 

[woof]

Some time ago, someone featured a knife for this purpose, not sure if that was on here or over on BB. The mora work knives that look like a chisel maybe good for this sort of thing, but a custom from Mark Hill would go down very nicely thank you.

Rob

 

[lavrentyuk]

Customs would be nice but I don't think my budget would stretch that far :-(

A full tang would be kind of useful for the levering. I would normally recommend a Mora myself but they aren't really pretty enough and one thing they don't like is too much levering.

A small chisel/screwdriver may work but this is a present !

Keep 'em coming guys.

Richard

 

[HillBill]

Whats your budget?

 

[Corso]

I'd go for something in the coldsteel range

http://www.coldsteel-uk.com/store/The-Spike-Series.html

The bowie spike looks like the toughest and they are on sale too

 

[mountainm]

Customs would be nice but I don't think my budget would stretch that far :-(

A full tang would be kind of useful for the levering. I would normally recommend a Mora myself but they aren't really pretty enough and one thing they don't like is too much levering.

A small chisel/screwdriver may work but this is a present !

Keep 'em coming guys.

Richard

Personally I'd avoid a full blade - you only need the tip sharpened, it's more a digging tool that's required than a chopping tool. It only takes a slip whilst pushing hard for the hand to go onto the blade.

How about a kiridashi like this:

http://www.heinnie.com/Mini-Tak-Kirdashi/p-0-0-4157/

this would work well - cheap, good grip, little chance of slipping. Bit tacticool tho'.

 

[Tat2trev]

What about a custom necker small but useful

 

[FGYT]

Seen the Wild Steer at a few shows looks odd but its designed for archery and then makes sense and the sheath isn't my thing


http://www.wildsteer.com/gb/prods.php?fam=1#.UmgDqtKsh8E

 

[Niels]

I use a knife with a very big rounded pommel on the end to dig arrows out of trees.
Trust me hitting a knife with the palm of your hand gets painful really quickly if the pommel isn't suitable.

 

[HillBill]

Thats weak tea dude Kiridashis have weak tips.... and only came into existence because makers didnt want scraps of steel going to waste I've never seen the point in one... its waste metal with an edge thats not really designed for a purpose other than scrap = money. I could make over a hundred of those from my scrap bin But i only make knives with a real purpose...

Personally I'd avoid a full blade - you only need the tip sharpened, it's more a digging tool that's required than a chopping tool. It only takes a slip whilst pushing hard for the hand to go onto the blade.

How about a kiridashi like this:

http://www.heinnie.com/Mini-Tak-Kirdashi/p-0-0-4157/

this would work well - cheap, good grip, little chance of slipping. Bit tacticool tho'.

 

[mountainm]

Thats weak tea dude Kiridashis have weak tips.... and only came into existence because makers didnt want scraps of steel going to waste I've never seen the point in one... its waste metal with an edge thats not really designed for a purpose other than scrap = money. I could make over a hundred of those from my scrap bin But i only make knives with a real purpose...

Why is the tip weaker than any other knife with an acute point at the same thickness?

Still think a big bradawl is the optimum tool for the Job.

 

[ozzy1977]

Found this earlier http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?153223-Archers-knife

 

[mountainm]

Found this earlier http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?153223-Archers-knife

Screwdriver with added danger.

 

[ozzy1977]

Also this question has been asked before and apparently Dave Budd has made an archers knife before.

 

[Biker]

Seen the Wild Steer at a few shows looks odd but its designed for archery and then makes sense and the sheath isn't my thing


http://www.wildsteer.com/gb/prods.php?fam=1#.UmgDqtKsh8E

Now I like that system a lot. Have you watched the video on that using the extractor? Very clever, but I can't find a price tag for that knife... Whoa! Scratch that, just found it €254 (ouch!)

 

[Longstrider]

You can see my design for a solution to your problem here ... http://www.britishblades.com/forums...-Archers-Chisel-Knife&highlight=archers+knife

I even have one in stock at the moment