knife help

[weekender]

I wonder if anyone can help
I have the original sheath for the ray mears knife I bought some time ago and I'm now helping my nephew get into the outdoors and would like to lend him a knife when out and about and would like to put a knife into the old sheath.
So what would fit? Its got to be resonable knife and not too expensive. ???

Thanks

 

[Pignut]

think the condore bushlore/bushcraft one might fit have a look at the condore knives on hennie haynes

 

[Silverback 1]

There are plenty of makers on this forum or over on British Blades that could make you a superb Woodlore 'clone' that would fit in the sheath if you were to send it to them while making up the knife for you,failing that,look in the classifieds of both forums as they are come up regularly.
One knife that springs to mind is an Arthur Wright bushcraft knife available for £100 upwards (depending on handle scales,)available from heinnie.com, 1st class customer service guaranteed.

 

[weekender]

Sounds good silverback but £100 is a bit more then I wanted to spend.
Hennie haynes?? I take it that's a website or do I look for condore knives?

 

[Shewie]

Gill makes some lovely knives at a really good price

Have a look in the Makers Market as I'm sure there's a few woodies for sale.

You might need to wet form the sheath to a new handle but it's dead easy to do.

 

[HillBill]

http://www.raymears.com/Bushcraft_Product/399-Morakniv-Companion-MG-Clipper-Knife/

These mora's are all the knife you will probably ever need. Less that a tenner but seriously good quality pieces of kit. It should fit in the sheath too

 

[tartanferret]

How about the "Helle Eggen" knife,

www.bushcraftandoutdoors.co.uk/knives-tools/Bushcraft-Knives/?id=4674

around £50.

 

[Silverback 1]

Sounds good silverback but £100 is a bit more then I wanted to spend.
Hennie haynes?? I take it that's a website or do I look for condore knives?

If you Google heinnie.com and click on knives you will have a field day

 

[Pignut]

If you Google heinnie.com and click on knives you will have a field day

What he said

"Sent from the back of beyond using new fangled technology"

 

[weekender]

Thanks everyone. I've heard good things about the clipper will probably go for that but will look at the other suggestions just in case you never know might be something there that takes my fancy.

Thanks

 

[markmlewis]

Hi All, i'm new here and I need some advice, i've got a clipper that i use when i'm out, but i'm seriously considering a nice bowie but can't afford my dream of a cold steel trailmaster or a falkniven A2, also can't find any knife stockists in somerset, cheers all. The boss in doors is really scared i'm gonna blow a load of cash on one. (seriously tempted)

 

[The Lord Poncho]

Hi All, i'm new here and I need some advice, i've got a clipper that i use when i'm out, but i'm seriously considering a nice bowie but can't afford my dream of a cold steel trailmaster or a falkniven A2, also can't find any knife stockists in somerset, cheers all. The boss in doors is really scared i'm gonna blow a load of cash on one. (seriously tempted)

As has already been mentioned above, a Condor Bushlore is a budget knife that looks quite bushy. I hear the new models are better than the original version that I have. Whether it (or to that matter, any other much more expensive knives including those you mention ) will materially out perform the clipper is debateable. It will baton better, and have more weight to it to allow for chopping, but that is about it. Buying online is the way to go if you can't find a local stockist, and even if you can, you might find a cheaper deal.