Bushcraft Knife Design ???

[nyefmaker]

Please excuse my ignorance, but exactly what design is characteristic of a "bushcraft knife" ???

Most pics I see of people posting a "bushcraft" knife is that of a drop point fixed blade with a single guard. Heck, some of them even look like beefed up kitchen paring knives........!!!

I am a huge CRK fan and I always hear how the Mountaineer 1 & 2 are great "bushcraft" knives due to their single guards and overall drop point style design.

I then hear how some knives are not designed for "bushcraft" such as the Bark River Bravo 1 ??

To me personally, any good fixed blade, wether it had a double guard or not would serve this purpose. If your battoning, your not going to be hitting the top of the guard, your going to be hitting the spine of the blade........I have used almost every type of knife in the field when hunting, clearing shooting lanes, whittling walking sticks, etc. I have used everything from large to small fixed blades and folders. Sometimes I have a folder and wish I had a fixed blade and vise versa, but they all worked...........Never did I say, If I Had A Knife Of This Particular Design, It Would Cover Everything...!!!!!!

I wanna hear your thoughts ???

 

[Esav Benyamin]

For a folder, the Sebenza makes a good bushcrafter. Drop point or Insingo. I like my 4" Sable III for a general purpose fixed blade. One of the big SAKS like the Victorinox One-Hand Trekker would work for wood work, too. (Sorry! )

A bushcraft knife is a light camp knife. Primarily for utility, food prep, woodwork (making traps, trimming a walking stick). The reason the bushcraft guys like a drop or spear point 4" blade with a simple handle and minimal guards is they want flexibility for detail work. They aren't worried about tactical or violent force situations.

Obviously, guys with lots of knives and experience using them won't be hampered by using the almost-right model.

 

[5.56]

I think Spyderco sums it up pretty well here.

Bushcraft is a tradition as much as a sport. It follows a regime of survival skills derived originally from Bushmen of the southern hemisphere. It's mainstreamed today by UK resident Ray Mears through his televised programs outlining how to thrive and survive with only a knife both skillfully and comfortably in nature. [snip]

Knives used in the practice of Bushcraft have specific parameters such as possessing blades between 4-6 inches. Spyderco's is typical of the genre with a 4-inch blade (no handguard) that's fully-tanged. The blade is a Scandinavian or Scandi grind. Scandi edges have a single bevel grind, wide and flat that cuts with strength and is able to withstand twisting and hacking. The blade is made from O-1 tool steel. Bushcrafters generally don't seek the characteristics of stainless over the performance of high-carbon edge retention, and is why traditional Bushcraft knives are produced using tool steel for their blades. O-1's high carbon content holds a long-term edge but also sharpens easily when laying on a new edge......[snip] It is overall blueprinted for performing wilderness chores such as slicing, chopping, whittling and game processing all done in traditional Bushcraft style

My G-10 Bushcraft here:

 

[Charlie Mike]

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[elof_alv]

Nice one CM!

 

[Charlie Mike]

Sold that one recently.