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My new favorite Bushcraft Knife
After hearing all the praise about this knife, I snagged a used one from the For Sale forum.
I'm very glad I did. This thing just rocks. The handle feels great in hand in all the different grips I tried. I thought the G-10 would be slick, given it's shiny appearance. It wasn't, however it was a dry day. We'll see how it works in the wet soon enough.
I have many bushcraft type knives, Kosters, Barkies, Kellams, Blind Horse, Fiddlebacks. This one really impressed me with it's ability. I played around for a few hours and loved it. I'm no fan boy, a knife has to work. This one does! Most of the wood consisted of Beech, Cherry, Ash, and Hard Maple, so no real soft stuff in the wood department.
It drills holes like nobody's business. I started out gentle at first, fearing what I thought was a delicate edge geometry.
As things went well, I got braver. No issues what so ever.
Notching, no problem. Baton in on both sides, tip in and pry out.
Batoning went well,
Even the tough stuff,
Some feather sticks for good measure,
And even some tent pegs,
Given the fact that this was my first day with a new knife, I expected some hot spots, but it was not the case. The Bushcraft did everything I asked of it. It was the most fun I have had with a knife in a long time. This thing peels through wood effortlessly.
My hat is off to Sal and the gang that designed it. Great job!
More to come, but this knife has opened my eyes to Spyderco. A brand I had previously looked at as a folder company.
After receiving the Bushcraft and handling it for a day, I was so impressed with its build quality and design, I grabbed a used but NIB Manix 2 just to try. My first folder in many, many years. I like it's feel, but I'm needing to reacquaint myself with the folder world.
I also see a Temperance 2 in my future.
I looked hard at the Spyderco Hossom series and thought they looked excellent but passed, due to my unfamiliarity with Spyderco. Now I'm kicking myself for that.
Nice Job Spyderco!
After hearing all the praise about this knife, I snagged a used one from the For Sale forum.
I'm very glad I did. This thing just rocks. The handle feels great in hand in all the different grips I tried. I thought the G-10 would be slick, given it's shiny appearance. It wasn't, however it was a dry day. We'll see how it works in the wet soon enough.
I have many bushcraft type knives, Kosters, Barkies, Kellams, Blind Horse, Fiddlebacks. This one really impressed me with it's ability. I played around for a few hours and loved it. I'm no fan boy, a knife has to work. This one does! Most of the wood consisted of Beech, Cherry, Ash, and Hard Maple, so no real soft stuff in the wood department.
It drills holes like nobody's business. I started out gentle at first, fearing what I thought was a delicate edge geometry.
As things went well, I got braver. No issues what so ever.
Notching, no problem. Baton in on both sides, tip in and pry out.
Batoning went well,
Even the tough stuff,
Some feather sticks for good measure,
And even some tent pegs,
Given the fact that this was my first day with a new knife, I expected some hot spots, but it was not the case. The Bushcraft did everything I asked of it. It was the most fun I have had with a knife in a long time. This thing peels through wood effortlessly.
My hat is off to Sal and the gang that designed it. Great job!
More to come, but this knife has opened my eyes to Spyderco. A brand I had previously looked at as a folder company.
After receiving the Bushcraft and handling it for a day, I was so impressed with its build quality and design, I grabbed a used but NIB Manix 2 just to try. My first folder in many, many years. I like it's feel, but I'm needing to reacquaint myself with the folder world.
I also see a Temperance 2 in my future.
I looked hard at the Spyderco Hossom series and thought they looked excellent but passed, due to my unfamiliarity with Spyderco. Now I'm kicking myself for that.
Nice Job Spyderco!
