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Quoted: Morah Kansbul or Garberg Garberg is the pull tang version so probably a bit better as a do all knife, but I've got the Kansbul as a lightweight backpacking/hunting knife and have no issues batoning wood, etc with it despite the partial tang. View Quote I was going to mention the Kansbol ~ it's a heck of a knife for $35, a bit more than double that for the full-tang Garberg. Downside of either is the hanging scabbard style sheath. |
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Quoted: I dunno what this is or who made it, but it's tickling my no-no zone. View Quote https://www.worktuffgear.com/product-page/puzon-wilderness-bowie-sk85 Made in Taiwan, but they seem like a great company overall. |
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Quoted: Did you shrink it in the wash or is that just the aspect? For my money Becker tweener, or an ESEE 4-6. Most knife use is more practical than pokey; but those are all plenty pokey and much more practical. View Quote Lmao, def did not shrink!!! My hands are pretty large and the angle I guess? It’s a full size and sharp! |
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Quoted: M9 bayonet, if not actually intending to use it as a bayonet. Corrosion resistant, has some decent functions, full tang, and decent crossguard, and made in USA. And it can be a mediocre bayonet if you just have to have one. View Quote I would definitely say that the M9 is NOT full tang. Agree with everything else you posted, but would not be my choice for a survival knife. |
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Quoted: I have talked to people who ran into crazies out in the wild, so there is that. View Quote If I ran into crazies out in the wild I'd rather have a Cold Steel camp shovel with a good edge on the metal. Attached File and some heat! |
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Quoted: I went Gerber Strongarm since it is there for rare occasions and it has yet to get a negative review from what I see. $65 for a tacticool-survivalist-camp knife. View Quote I didn't get one for survival, but on a recommendation from ARFcom I picked up one for a PC...and I'll be damned if it isn't perfect in that role. Honestly, a nice little blade. I'm not really a fan of Gerbers, due to the ones I owned in the '80's (the LMF and BMF were much different then). The StrongArm, however, is really a nicely designed budget blade...and by budget, I don't mean quality. |
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Quoted: Threads like this one are filled with nothing but pictures of 400 dollar safe queens. Flash!! There is no do all knife. If you want something useful, get a Morakniv, and a decent Leatherman or Gerber tool. View Quote I swear, it's impossible to have a knife thread without some nimrod whipping out their fucking Gerber. Goddamn things do one thing well: Separate people who don't know better from $50 bills. They sure as shit don't emulate pliers, screwdrivers, crimpers, knives or anything else well. It's like we have a "what dog is best" thread and someone shows up bragging about their ferret. Just because it has fur and teeth and eats it's own puke that don't make it a dog. |
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Quoted: I didn't get one for survival, but on a recommendation from ARFcom I picked up one for a PC...and I'll be damned if it isn't perfect in that role. Honestly, a nice little blade. I'm not really a fan of Gerbers, due to the ones I owned in the '80's (the LMF and BMF were much different then). The StrongArm, however, is really a nicely designed budget blade...and by budget, I don't mean quality. View Quote Some miracle happened and Gerber managed to not screw up the Strongarm. It really is a good knife for the money. They should offer the same knife in different blade sizes and steels. I'd almost like to see it in thinner blade stock or flat grind to cut some weight. The exact same knife but with a 5-6 inch blade would be neat. I hope this means Gerber is turning their company around. |
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Quoted: I swear, it's impossible to have a knife thread without some nimrod whipping out their fucking Gerber. Goddamn things do one thing well: Separate people who don't know better from $50 bills. They sure as shit don't emulate pliers, screwdrivers, crimpers, knives or anything else well. It's like we have a "what dog is best" thread and someone shows up bragging about their ferret. Just because it has fur and teeth and eats it's own puke that don't make it a dog. View Quote I can't say I disagree with you on most of Gerber's products, but the Strongarm and one or two of their other recent fixed blade offerings are pretty good. They even managed to do a solid job on their heat treat of 440c and it performs pretty well. |
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Quoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/3342/268E06BA-E4BC-4435-AE5B-E658DFFE7443_jpe-1905223.JPG View Quote Crocodile Dundee just looked over my shoulder at this knife and smiled from ear to ear. |
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Quoted: Crocodile Dundee just looked over my shoulder at this knife and smiled from ear to ear. View Quote https://www.worktuffgear.com/product-page/puzon-wilderness-bowie-sk85 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud3yWETkTXU |
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Quoted: I gotta say...Ontario Knife Company seems like they've been in my head lately. They kinda make what I like: overly-built, way too thick, ridiculously sized "monster-killer" knives (honorable mention to the wonderful Kabar BK series). It's obvious I don't use knives in the woods all that much and just play with them while I watch zombie movies...but this one has been getting played with a lot. I'm not finding any issues with it (and yes, I know GD doesn't like tantos. I do). It's the OKC "Ranger". Also comes in a spear point, I believe. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31KL-dwg0mL._AC_.jpg I believe I paid ...$89? for mine, though it's an earlier version and has wood grips vice micarta. ETA: I do have one little bitch. I could wish that it had more of a finger guard. There's jimping on the back of the blade near the handle, but the grip and blade design gives me a little shiver of "you're gonna slice your fingers open when you thrust with this!". Something like this: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/166803/modified_ranger-1905396.jpg View Quote Got a welder and an angle grinder? |
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This thread tells me I need more knives.
My basics are covered with a couple Moras, a Seal Pup Elite, and a TOPS Sierra Scout (shorter blade with a big belly). Maybe it’s time to shop for some larger blades. If I had to ride into the sunset tomorrow with only one knife, I’d crack open the safe and get my dad’s old Buck Nemo dive knife. |
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Quoted: Literally was gonna post this. Excellent knife. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/457660/139A8516-8FC5-4D3C-B736-2FCE7AC8BAA5_jpe-1904428.JPG View Quote I don't like mine. It is certainly solid, but I would rather have a Mora companion. |
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I won a sweet Matt Helm knife from cola warrior. I use it for lots of stuff and I think it would do all I needed.
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Large bowie chopper for survival/bushcraft/combat. Pocket knife for fine tasks, camping. Nothing fancy just a Buck or Gerber folder. That little Gerber us1 has become my favorite carry everywhere knife, also like the Buck Bantam. The Cold Steel Bushman bowie is dirt cheap and is supposed to be strong. I like my usaf and kbar knives. Mainly to throw in a pack or bugout bag.
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Quoted: I do...Do you think it's far enough away from the blade that I won't screw up the heat treating? View Quote I was mostly joking, but I believe that it's possible to weld on that part of the knife without heating the blade. If I was to attempt it, I'd probably clamp the knife in a vise with only the little finger guard sticking out. I might involve some water or wet rags, if possible. I'd build up the nub one zap at a time with a MIG machine (TIG would probably be better, but I've never used a TIG welder), and keep a very close eye on how the heat was moving around on the knife. I can't guarantee that this wouldn't put some kind of stress in the blade or something, but i have welded a tang back together that was completely broken off and it's been fine since.(that was on a small, thin knife that I made and broke while I was straightening a warp that happened in the heat treat.) The break was halfway down the tang though so there wasn't as much chance of getting the blade hot. The work that happens after the metal is built up is easy. Just go slow and make sure that you don't get anything beyond what you welded on hot. Post pics if you go after it! |
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Quoted: Esee PR4 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51089950944_8842ec57d4_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51062496086_0646a62446_b.jpg View Quote Who made that sheath? |
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Quoted: Yes I have received the knife. I also have a Spartan Difensa that will be delivered tomorrow. View Quote Is it grippy? I noticed no jimping just the guard, my grip kind of slips with their tomahawks. Does it seem up to the task for batoning and other wood chores? The Defensa looks sick, I just bought a belt knife, so really trying not to go over board buying a full set of Spartan-Harsey blades and a combat africa, just one for now. |
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For real world, all around use, and a decent value?
Becker BK16 or whatever flavor of ESEE 4 catches your fancy. |
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Quoted: https://www.topsknives.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/1000x/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/f/i/fieldcraft_coyote_tan-1.jpg https://www.topsknives.com/knives/survival/fieldcraft-by-brothers-of-bushcraft-coyote-tan Very stout knife. I have been pretty hard on mine, and it has done well. View Quote |
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Quoted: Esee PR4 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51089950944_8842ec57d4_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51062496086_0646a62446_b.jpg View Quote Did you not get the memo regarding using coated knives for food? Pay more attention to GD, jeez... OP: I'd rather pair a good hatchet and a good knife that both have their own strengths. |
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I would also have a knife and a hatchet. A knife big enough to chop effectively with is going to compromise on a lot of other knife-y things.
I know we're all down on Benchmade, but at least they aren't the sole source of Axis lock folders anymore. The Axis lock is the best thing that ever happened to folding knives. I have yet to find a fixed blade knife that outperforms my ancient-ass carbon steel Spec-Plus Kabar knockoff in anything other than hammering (the butt is rubber so that's a no) enough to make me want to buy something to replace it. |
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Quoted: Who made that sheath? View Quote @ttushooter Armatus Sheaths Good sheaths. I own a few, can be a little tight, but excellent sheaths. ROCK6 |
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4 pages in and no penguin? I am disappointed. Mine would be a toss up between my gerber lmf 2 or my esee 4
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Quoted: Tops tracker knife. Once you learn its uses it will accomplish pretty much everything thrown at. It doesnt do everything great but it works on every task View Quote Or you could buy the original, a David Beck WSK Tracker. He’s the guy who actually created that design. His is the one they used in the movie “The Hunted”. |
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Quoted: https://www.topsknives.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/1000x/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/f/i/fieldcraft_coyote_tan-1.jpg https://www.topsknives.com/knives/survival/fieldcraft-by-brothers-of-bushcraft-coyote-tan Very stout knife. I have been pretty hard on mine, and it has done well. View Quote That's a good looking blade. Pretty wild grind. What's the purpose of the little cutout? |
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Quoted: That's a good looking blade. Pretty wild grind. What's the purpose of the little cutout? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/31267/knife_fieldcraft_coyote_tan-1_small-1905516.jpg View Quote Sharpening choil, I believe it's purpose is to be able to sharpen the entire blade without hitting the handle, or ricasso. |
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Quoted: I would definitely say that the M9 is NOT full tang. Agree with everything else you posted, but would not be my choice for a survival knife. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: M9 bayonet, if not actually intending to use it as a bayonet. Corrosion resistant, has some decent functions, full tang, and decent crossguard, and made in USA. And it can be a mediocre bayonet if you just have to have one. I would definitely say that the M9 is NOT full tang. Agree with everything else you posted, but would not be my choice for a survival knife. This is a major reason I prefer the M7. One of our friends brings his M7 camping all the time. |
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Quoted: If I ran into crazies out in the wild I'd rather have a Cold Steel camp shovel with a good edge on the metal. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/60489/shovel_JPG-1905357.JPG and some heat! View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I have talked to people who ran into crazies out in the wild, so there is that. If I ran into crazies out in the wild I'd rather have a Cold Steel camp shovel with a good edge on the metal. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/60489/shovel_JPG-1905357.JPG and some heat! Me like. Some people we know went camping several years ago and they told us about an incident. Early one morning some Charles Manson looking dude unzips the tent and looks in on them asking all kinds of questions like where they've been, where are they going hiking, etc. My friends decided he was either some homesteading nut and they got too close to his hideout or he was a pot grower paranoid they'd find his crop. They decided to pack up and leave later that morning. |
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I don't like using a bushcraft or survival knife on food, so I'd have an Opinel or something in my pocket or pack and something else on my belt, maybe a Buck 119.
https://smile.amazon.com/Opinel-Stainless-Folding-Everyday-Locking/dp/B000UGYWTO/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=opinel&qid=1618526406&sr=8-2 |
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That is very personal for what your needs are, but my vote is Essee 4 or Toos Fieldcraft (or similar). Those two are hard to beat but maybe not a do all knife.
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I have zero desire to use a knife for combat. If it comes to that I've really messed up in a major way. For survival/camping/backwoods I would want a bow saw or folding silky saw for cutting trees to build a shelter/firewood.
https://www.amazon.com/Silky-Professional-Folding-Landscaping-141-18/dp/B0014C4PQS/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=folding+arborist+saw&qid=1618529859&sr=8-3 Then I'd want a decent axe like a full size gransfors bruks to make shelter building/firewood processing easier. https://www.amazon.com/Gransfors-Bruks-Scandinavian-Forest-430/dp/B003DL73LM/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=finnish+axe&qid=1618530220&sr=8-6 To round out the cutting implements a Morakniv. This all assumes a somewhat static location. If I was going to be on the move - then a camp axe/boy scout axe and a Morakniv. If I could only have one implement it would be a beefier knife that could do light chopping and batoning - something like the KaBar BK18/Harpoon or the BK2/Campanion paired with a folder for finer cutting needs. https://www.amazon.com/KA-BAR-Becker-Harpoon-Fixed-Blade/dp/B085P229HS/ref=sr_1_1_mod_primary_new?dchild=1&keywords=kabar+becker+bk18&qid=1618531354&sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/KA-BAR-Becker-Campanion-Fixed-Blade/dp/B001N1DPDE/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=kabar+becker+bk18&qid=1618531451&sr=8-5 |
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Quoted: I have zero desire to use a knife for combat. If it comes to that I've really messed up in a major way. For survival/camping/backwoods I would want a bow saw or folding silky saw for cutting trees to build a shelter/firewood. https://www.amazon.com/Silky-Professional-Folding-Landscaping-141-18/dp/B0014C4PQS/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=folding+arborist+saw&qid=1618529859&sr=8-3 Then I'd want a decent axe like a full size gransfors bruks to make shelter building/firewood processing easier. https://www.amazon.com/Gransfors-Bruks-Scandinavian-Forest-430/dp/B003DL73LM/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=finnish+axe&qid=1618530220&sr=8-6 To round out the cutting implements a Morakniv. This all assumes a somewhat static location. If I was going to be on the move - then a camp axe/boy scout axe and a Morakniv. If I could only have one implement it would be a beefier knife that could do light chopping and batoning - something like the KaBar BK18/Harpoon or the BK2/Campanion paired with a folder for finer cutting needs. https://www.amazon.com/KA-BAR-Becker-Harpoon-Fixed-Blade/dp/B085P229HS/ref=sr_1_1_mod_primary_new?dchild=1&keywords=kabar+becker+bk18&qid=1618531354&sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/KA-BAR-Becker-Campanion-Fixed-Blade/dp/B001N1DPDE/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=kabar+becker+bk18&qid=1618531451&sr=8-5 View Quote So the problem with the internet is there's so much information and so many situations. So like you, I have zero desire to get in a knife fight. I worked with a guy who did knife fighting training. Fuck that. So where am I then? Well I like to camp so I want a beefier knife to do stuff. And being completely honest, I like cool stuff too just because. So I got an Esse 6 because that'll be a great camping knife for whatever. When I got a Tomahawk I opted for a quality manufacturer but I thought "Man the spike is kinda cool. I mean I don't need that, but if the tool is already quality why not indulge for cool?" I actually do use the spike sometimes for moving logs and shit but being honest it was for fun. Moras are just so great and cheap I have a billion. They're in my truck and my packs and everywhere. They do pretty much everything except split wood. I've fileted fish with them, cut paracord, trimmed branches for kindling, etc. So basically I camp and do outdoors activities, so my knives get used, but I also like to be like "lol that's fun" when I use it. I haven't been camping since I picked up the Esse a few months ago. I have shoehorned Moras into everything and probably given like 3 away. |
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