question background:
I will move back to Brazil and probably live there for the rest of my life. I live in nature there so bushcraft is a big part of my every day life. Quality knives in Brazil are very expensive!!! and in the region I lived, city life and comfort already snuck in to the small villages. So nobody really bothers about "bushcrafting"... I didn't even knew anyone who had a proper sharpened knife!
So I want to bring a knife with me which will last as long as possible (preferably forever as I won't be buying another quality knife over there) and a sharpening method which needs no renewing of equipment.
I actually want to bring 2 knives with me, to have 1 as backup when the other gets lost/stolen/broken...
So the Questions:
- will a convex blade last longer than a scandi grind? (or other grinds)
- Is there a method to sharpen a convex blade which doesn't need renewing of equipment (unless it comes from the forest...)
- So what grind / sharpening method would you advise? (keeping in mind I'll bring 2 knifes)
I also want to bring a small 19" axe and a machete I will find over there... so heavy batoning every day won't be necessary...
Cheers, Peter
I will move back to Brazil and probably live there for the rest of my life. I live in nature there so bushcraft is a big part of my every day life. Quality knives in Brazil are very expensive!!! and in the region I lived, city life and comfort already snuck in to the small villages. So nobody really bothers about "bushcrafting"... I didn't even knew anyone who had a proper sharpened knife!
So I want to bring a knife with me which will last as long as possible (preferably forever as I won't be buying another quality knife over there) and a sharpening method which needs no renewing of equipment.
I actually want to bring 2 knives with me, to have 1 as backup when the other gets lost/stolen/broken...
So the Questions:
- will a convex blade last longer than a scandi grind? (or other grinds)
- Is there a method to sharpen a convex blade which doesn't need renewing of equipment (unless it comes from the forest...)
- So what grind / sharpening method would you advise? (keeping in mind I'll bring 2 knifes)
I also want to bring a small 19" axe and a machete I will find over there... so heavy batoning every day won't be necessary...
Cheers, Peter