My New Favorite Knife (for now)

[bobmn]

I heartilly concur with the Canadian Belt Knife reccommendation. Great knive for general chores but the slight drop point is perfect for skinning. The Grohmann version is very well made. An inexpensive version is being sold by Cold Steel.

[Piolet]

I'd forgotten about the Cold Steel knock-off. The price (in their "Special Projects" catelog) is about $16, so the price is right. I own several Cold Steel knives/swords and I find the steel and the workmanship to be fine. I guess my only reservations about their version of the Canadian Belt knife is that theirs is hollow ground and the handle is polypropylene. I'm not sure I want a hollow ground knife for the general use of the Belt knife, and I'm wondering if there isn't a risk of either melting or deforming with the polypropylene, if you get it too near a heat source.

By the way, Cold Steel also sells some very nice looking Khukris, I haven't owned one, but they look excellent.

[Woods Walker]

Dave.

That knife looks good. Not sure why they changed as mine was a pure scandi.

Just a few videos of my Favorite Knife (for now).....

[Woods Walker]

Here is a side question for anyone who owns the Lansky sharpening system. I mostly use the 25 degree setting for nearly everything (not scandi/convex) but what do people use for small stuff like a SAK? Maybe 20?

[David in OR]

Cool vids, WW.

Chaga... Do we have that out here, I wonder? I don't remember seeing it.

[Woods Walker]

Chaga is one of those natural tinders that can take a spark from carbon steel on quartz, chert, flint or many other harder rocks. The back of a knife would work, file or traditional flint and steel striker.






The coal will start out small. A person could use a chunk, shavings or dust. I like the latter two if the chaga is on the woody side. Those little white shards mixed in are quartz as this took maybe 10 strikes.

[Pathfinder]

I've got a Cold Steel Bushman for heavy work

A Gerber 600 multi-tool

My original issue Air Force Survival knife for grudge work & "play" (throwing & mumble-e-peg)

A Mora Classic #1 for my all around camp tool & food prep

By the way, Sportsman's Guide has a pair of Mora's (#1 & #2) for $14 or something like that...

Pathfinder

[Pawnee]

WW,

That was wonderful! You are officially crowned a "true man of the woods!"

Pathfinder,

Beware. The knives advertized in the Sportsman's Guide are Mora knockoffs. Very poor quality. There are certainly others, but Ragweedforge.com sells real Moras.

FYI,

Pawnee

[Woods Walker]

Yea I also heard those are knock-off Moras. They aren't even real scandi knives. Ben's backwoods or Ragweed can be trusted. I picked up this Mora #2 as gave my other one away. I want to file the spine and do a few simple mods.



Oh...What's this?

http://www.moraofsweden.se/news/robust

edit.

Here is the size of my larger #2 vs. #1/0.

[Pawnee]

WW,

Here is another size comparison (from top to bottom), #3 - 6" blade, #3 Converted - 4" blade, #2 - 4" blade, #1 - 3 3/4" blade: