im interested in what folders everyone uses in bushcraft! by which i DO NOT mean SAK's or Leatherman or other multi-tools.. im talking proper slip joints.. i have seen a few people with spyderco's and kershaws.. what do YOU use??
What Folder..
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Opinel No 7 or Fox or an old EKA to which Shing fitted an O1 carbon blade (my current favourite - I swap around a bit).
I too am very fond of the opinel no 8, but im also fond of my sebbie, my fallkniven model P and U2, my spydies, my stockmen, my EKA etc etc..... 
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):Mostly the spyderco calypso (for techi people it's got 30 degree total edge)
I have in the past used a few traditional pocket knives (sheffield of course)
I have in the past used a few traditional pocket knives (sheffield of course)
Opinel....got two, and never a complaint about their quality, sharp edge or comfort in hard use. Forgiving too, a colleague snapped 1/8th" off the point on a dig (Real eejit!) and my brother remade the shape for me with a grinding wheel, re ground the edge and the knife is *still* a good tool.
Toddy
Toddy
buck protege - have it for years and still going strong
gerber freeman - not used it much as yet, but seems to be very well made.
my edc is a CRKT rollock
gerber freeman - not used it much as yet, but seems to be very well made.
my edc is a CRKT rollock
Opinel no 7, wouldn't be without it and I doubt I'd ever buy a different folder unless I was going for a custom made.
I've tried a few cheaper liner lock type knives but the locks seem to break easily. Swiss army style are too bulky and the tools not that useful, though I do keep one in the house with forceps & scissors on it for trimming bonsai.
Realgar
I've tried a few cheaper liner lock type knives but the locks seem to break easily. Swiss army style are too bulky and the tools not that useful, though I do keep one in the house with forceps & scissors on it for trimming bonsai.
Realgar
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Here's the two I use
BUCK Alpha Hunter http://www.buckknives.com/catalog/detail/212/223
BUCK Tactical Stricker http://www.buckknives.com/catalog/detail/365/233
BUCK Alpha Hunter http://www.buckknives.com/catalog/detail/212/223
BUCK Tactical Stricker http://www.buckknives.com/catalog/detail/365/233
well yesterday i got a Spyderco UK penknife..
to be honest i wasnt expecting that it would have many uses in bushcraft.. but its more robust than i was expecting it would be.. and i have made some lovely feather sticks today.. so im thinking its going to become a regular part of my kit
to be honest i wasnt expecting that it would have many uses in bushcraft.. but its more robust than i was expecting it would be.. and i have made some lovely feather sticks today.. so im thinking its going to become a regular part of my kit
