Can you use a folding knife as a survival knife? Part one. I build a thatched survival shelter.

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  • I discuss a line of B.S. I see and hear too much on the internet. I am not saying a folding knife is the best choice for survival but pleeeeeze stop saying it will "fail at the joint and anyway it will close on your fingers". This is an insult to any reasonably competent outdoors person. The knife I use in this video is a James Barber folder and has been worked hard for more than twenty five years.
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  • @gavingaming123
    @gavingaming123 7 років тому +40

    I totally agree with your thinking that few folk actually ever use a traditional folder and just dismiss it. My fathers pen knife has a blade of under two inches and in the seventy years he's owned it he has used it for all countryside tasks such as gutting, skinning game, cleaning fish and wood work. Good on you mate !

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  7 років тому +21

      Thanks Garry. I like looking at knife reviews, but got so tired of the silly crap many people on youtube were coming out with, such as a folder will snap shut on your fingers causing a thermonuclear explosion which will destroy civilization as we know it.( I may be exaggerating a little) It is clear to me that many of these people have no experience of using a knife, and only rehash nonsense they hear on other videos. I got so tired of it I decided to make my little series to "set things to right", as Josey Wales would say. Are ye into the bit of hunting?

    • @gavingaming123
      @gavingaming123 7 років тому +3

      Hi Vinnie aye I do a bit roe stalking and rough shooting and lucky to have shooting permission on an area of land that I can go wild camping wi my sons. I recently gave my eldest son a Victorinox Officer for his sixteenth birthday and he was whittling pegs for our basha when we were out the other night. If your ever over in Scotland give me a shout. All the best mate. Garry

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  7 років тому +3

      Good stuff. I like the bit of hunting too.

    • @gavingaming123
      @gavingaming123 7 років тому +1

      Hi Vinnie if your ever over in Scotland give me a shout and we'll go out for a stalk. Cheers. Garry

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  7 років тому +2

      Thanks for the very kind offer Garry. I will have to keep that in mind!

  • @Orlosthedruid
    @Orlosthedruid Рік тому +5

    I'm ex-Airborne Infantry, I have a lot of time in the woods.
    This guy, HAS SKILLS.
    RESPECT !

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  Рік тому +1

      Coming from someone like yourself that is high praise indeed. Thank you so much and thank you for your service to your country 👍

    • @Orlosthedruid
      @Orlosthedruid Рік тому

      @@vinniesdayoff3968 To be honest, the knife you have is doing amazing cuts. YOu went through 2"+ diameter willow in like 4 cuts.
      I am seriously impressed. That knife is like a Light Sabre. I own some nice blades myself, but the work you did with a blade less than 2" is amazing. I know what it is like trying to cut into green wood, and that was work.
      I am impressed with your skills.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  Рік тому +1

      Putting a bend on it makes it very weak and easy to cut

  • @craiger2399
    @craiger2399 6 років тому +27

    You replaced, with a tiny blade: a big chopper, an axe, a silky boy saw, a farmer's scythe, and probably more. And, you replaced with twine the need for a wagon or wheelbarrow to haul your reed. Apparently, the best survival kit is "skills".

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому +7

      My head is swelling! No , I'm just a country bloke who used techniques that were common among country people when I was a boy. Just doing what decent people taught me to do. Thank you very much and thank you for watching.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому +6

      I would just like to say that the reason for this video was to make a point about folding knives and what they can actually do. If I was to travel into a wilderness area then I would carry an axe, saw, and any other tool that I might need. I would not just wander off with a folder

  • @rickheasman8547
    @rickheasman8547 5 років тому +6

    Thank you adding a voice of reason to the bush craft world . I live in the UK so the only knife I can carry without issue is a non locking knife with a sub 3 inch blade . Usually a Swiss Army Knife with a saw blade . For cutting Y forks for catapults , walking sticks, wood and food processing it has proved ideal. Also you can use it in town without scaring people . Best of all it was under £30 not $300 and can be sharpened easily.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  5 років тому +4

      Hi John. It is worse here, I am not allowed to have a knife at all unless involved in some activity where I can justify having it. I did two Swiss army knife videos and they did just fine. Thank you for your kind comment.

    • @darrellhutchinson3415
      @darrellhutchinson3415 Рік тому +1

      Swiss Army knives (authentic, not knock offs) are well built, and fit and finish are ALWAYS top notch. Very good choice ( although I much prefer my traditional Case pocket knives, I have MANY Victorinox Swiss Army knives). You can't beat them!

  • @timvest8141
    @timvest8141 5 років тому +4

    I'm impressed. If I am going to be in the woods most likely I will have my Mora companion, but no matter where I am I will most likely have 2 slip joint folders in my pockets.

  • @bushcraftnorthof6012
    @bushcraftnorthof6012 6 років тому +3

    Not only are you proving folders are more than adequate, you constructed a fine shelter! One of the biggest things I’m coming to respect from you, is passing on sound and proven knowledge and skills from those before you. I greatly admire that. Ever since I was a boy, I loved watching men, specially older men, performing tasks and working. You can learn so much, even before you ask that first question. Take care.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому +3

      I claim to be no expert at much of anything but I am a country person and reasonably practical. I really do believe it is wrong for some people ( we will mention no names) to be making shelters from materials that will not shed water and that will offer no protection just for views. I spend a lot of time outdoors and think a lot about what could go wrong and try to equip and prepare myself. It is important to make sure information is good, proven (otherwise say it is not) and not be putting crap on UA-cam just for views. It could get someone in big trouble if they tried to copy it.

  • @timatchley3862
    @timatchley3862 6 років тому +4

    Vinnie, Your are 100% correct. A good folding knife will serve the purpose. I've heard people talk about folding knives cant take the abuse of bushcraft and outdoor skills. You just proved on this video they are more than capable for the task.When I was young, my grandfather always carried a case folding trapper in his pocket on the farm. Good job my friend keep making your videos.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому

      Thank you Tim. I had similar experiences when I was young. generations of countrymen can't all be wrong. Thank you very much for watching

  • @thesakguy3852
    @thesakguy3852 5 років тому +2

    This just shows that a survival knife is the one you have with you. Thanks for sharing.👍

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  5 років тому +1

      I just wanted to prove it could be done. So many on UA-cam say it can't. Thanks for watching

    • @jamesaritchie1
      @jamesaritchie1 5 років тому

      The knife you have with you is the one you CHOSE to have with you when you left home. If it isn't a good one, you made a dumb decision.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  5 років тому +1

      @@jamesaritchie1 You are right indeed James, but as I explained at length already my reason for making the video was that I had watched many videos and read many survival articles where people said you could not build a shelter with a slip joint folder. I just said "Hold my beer". Of course I would not wander off in, lets say Canada, with just a folder. Neither would I wander off with just a "survival" knife as many seem to recommend these days. How are you keeping?

  • @jungroe
    @jungroe 3 роки тому +1

    That was quite fascinating and educational. Indeed, never underestimate what you can do with a small folding pocket knife with a little know how and ingenuity.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you very much indeed. I'm just a little tired of people who don't really know what they are talking about dismissing the folding knife which has been used by outdoorsmen for many generations

  • @nowilikethatyoubet9319
    @nowilikethatyoubet9319 6 років тому +4

    Vinnie, I've thoroughly enjoyed watching this video. Please keep putting out shelters and other bushcrafting videos using a folding knife.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому +6

      Thank you my friend. The humble pocket knife has served many generations well. We should not cast it aside for sharpened pry bars!

  • @amrahmed5790
    @amrahmed5790 5 років тому +3

    First of all , you are a good man , "country man " , I am 42 years old man , i started carrying a simple slip joint pocket knife since I was 8 , it was my grandfather's cheap knife , for years i believed the rule " any knife can be a survival knife " .
    It's not about the knife , i was always about the skills , of course the more the knife become bigger , thicker , heavier , fixed blade , the more it will be advantageous , but what if all i had was just a swiss army knife ? Should I die 😂 ? , Of course it took more efforts to make something like that shelter , it needs an average physical power , but in the end , it have been done , slashing and cutting the stretched tissues of a green wet tree made it much easier , bending the tree's branches was helpful , and that's was the skills of a real country man , thank you for your video which makes me more sure about my believes

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  5 років тому +2

      Thank you very much Amr. It sounds like you had a childhood similar to mine. I think some people on UA-cam are so obsessed with beating and hammering on their knives that they have forgotten that the first and most important job of a knife is to cut or slice, and as you know you can do a great deal of work with even a small sharp knife. I made this video to prove that. Thank you for watching and for your kind comment.

  • @gregedwards1921
    @gregedwards1921 4 роки тому +2

    I'd love to see Ireland, I bet its beyond beautiful, enjoy your videos !

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  4 роки тому +2

      It's lovely when it stops raining ☹️ Thanks very much for watching. I appreciate it 😀 👍

  • @cb3391
    @cb3391 4 роки тому +4

    My friend I agree, I have carried a "tinker" swiss army knife for over 30 years, ( traded my bsa knife for it and haven't looked back)
    Great vids subbed

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  4 роки тому +1

      Practical experience shows that many UA-cam wonder boys don't know what they are talking about ☺

  • @Exiledk
    @Exiledk 5 років тому +1

    Finally. Some common sense on UA-cam. All I usually carry is a Buck 110 or 112. Rarely do I need anything else.
    And what a practical little shelter. Well done.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  5 років тому

      Thanks Keith. I'm not an expert in survival or anything [neither are many of the people who write articles on survival methinks :-) ] but I got tired of listening to people say you can't do this or that with a folding knife when I knew I could do it all day long. I believe many people on UA-cam just repeat stuff they have heard others on UA-cam say, so nonsense is passed from one to another and nobody tries things out to see what works.Thanks very much for watching.

  • @johnjames218
    @johnjames218 7 років тому +32

    I have been laughing at all these so called survival knives for years, it ain't the knife that is important it's the skill behind it

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  7 років тому +13

      Thanks John and thanks for watching. Those knives are probably superb and better than folding knives without doubt, but I am so tired of hearing that pathetic reason for not using them. Its time to strike back at the keyboard warriors!

    • @LarsRibe
      @LarsRibe 7 років тому

      Hear!

  • @garygag739
    @garygag739 4 роки тому +1

    That's brilliant it just goes to show it's not the knife in the hand but the hand on the knife that gets the job done. Nice one vinnie. 👍👍👍.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  4 роки тому

      I hear so much nonsense on UA-cam I just had to make that one

  • @donpegar2645
    @donpegar2645 5 років тому +3

    Any knife you have on you at the time you finally figure out your in a survival situation is now a survival knife

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  5 років тому +2

      Well with a few simple techniques it can do the job Don. Thanks for watching.

  • @amypeterson4615
    @amypeterson4615 5 років тому +2

    This is a great video. I know you are proud to carry that pocket knife now that you know the significant things you can do with it. Nice.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  5 років тому +2

      Thank you Amy. I just got so tired of reading about how a folding knife cannot do this or that or will immediately fail etc while I knew that by using a few simple techniques I learned from my father that I could do a great deal of work with a sharp folder. So many people on UA-cam seem to be confused as to what a knife is for believing it is a wood splitting tool and seem to be poorly able to use it to cut with which is what a knife is actually meant to do. That is what drove me to make that video. Thank you very much for your comment and for watching .🙂 👍

  • @darrellhutchinson3415
    @darrellhutchinson3415 Рік тому +1

    THANK YOU for dispelling the stupid myth about slip joints as survival knives. A lot of people (myself included) usually carry a traditional slip joint pocket knives to get them through their day. And it's always been said that the best survival knife is the one you have on you. As long as you buy a reputable, well made slip joint, you should be fine. Unless you're just plain stupid.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  Рік тому +1

      Thanks Darrell. I just got tired of hearing guys on UA-cam say you can't do this or that with a folding knife. I was sitting there saying why ever not?? And I'm not even a bushcrafter 😀

    • @darrellhutchinson3415
      @darrellhutchinson3415 Рік тому

      What is the brand and model of the you used for that video?

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  Рік тому

      @@darrellhutchinson3415 It's a James Barber knife. No longer produced. When I was a child they had a great reputation among country guys

  • @cyberdon9668
    @cyberdon9668 6 років тому +6

    I have a folding Buck Bantam BLW and a folding Buck Bantam BHW. I'm new to bush craft so I haven't really used them yet. After hearing that folding knives are useless for survival purposes repeatedly on numerous forums, I felt bad about my purchases and was going to rush out to buy a big expensive fixed blade. After seeing these vids, I'm thinking maybe my knives are ok. :)

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому +6

      Well I have a few things to say here. Firstly as I have said in the description I would not advise anyone to wander off into the wilderness with just a folder (or just a fixed blade either). Also they will not stand up to the extreme beating and hammering of knives that goes on on UA-cam. Each to their own but I have no use for hammering and walloping on knives and I have found I don't need to do it. It is portrayed on UA-cam that you must have an extreme, indestructible knife. That's all very well but these knives have evolved into knives that are too big and heavy to be useful, too thick in the blade to be good slicers, and not big or heavy enough to be good choppers. To me the power of a knife is having the ability to cut and slice well, not being able to withstand walloping. I think many of these guys would be better off with a good sharp thin bladed knife for cutting with and a hatchet for all the walloping and hardship. For the person that just wants to go to the countryside and practice woodsmanship or whatever you like to call it they will manage fine with any decent folder. We can break any tool by not using it with common sense. Part of growing up is to learn how to use tools properly without breaking them and to come up with techniques to overcome their shortcomings....Phew! Thanks for watching and commenting my friend!

    • @cyberdon9668
      @cyberdon9668 6 років тому +2

      Thank you. :) That's exactly what I got from your videos: use a folding knife properly, and it will do what it's designed to do.

    • @zBMatt
      @zBMatt 4 роки тому

      cyberdon there’s a reason bucks are known as survival knives, and most of them are folders.

  • @trynsurviven2440
    @trynsurviven2440 7 років тому +1

    That is one darn fine shelter you built there. As a young teenager I only had a two blade folder. A few friends and I built a lean-to that was very strong and stood for several years. All cut with folding knives and used strips of bark for lashing. Thanks for sharing.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  7 років тому

      Hello and thanks very much. As you say , you can do a great deal of work with a folder, yet they are dismissed out of hand by the "popular"Internet. Many hands make light work when shelter building, eh?

    • @trynsurviven2440
      @trynsurviven2440 7 років тому

      vinniesdayoff You are so right.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  7 років тому

      Peace out my friend.

  • @MarkRuslinzski
    @MarkRuslinzski 4 роки тому +3

    Vinnie is the man, that's my grandsons name and he's Irish to and into it also, it's more fun when you can do it with less, sometimes less is more

  • @clear_life_mahat_laghu
    @clear_life_mahat_laghu 5 років тому +2

    Great video, thank you. The only thing I noticed, that the wood you cut was hazel, which is very soft, especially in spring. The knife would probably not perform as well in California coastal hardwood forrest which is mostly oak and manzanita, during summer dry season. So yes, folding knives are capable of many things (I carry my Victorynox Officer for 25 years now, and use it for any tasks, outdoors as well as indoors). But folders are not infinitely capable. Sometimes it does not hurt at all to carry a good fix blade. Situation defines.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  5 років тому +4

      Hi Maxim, you are dead right about having a stronger knife. I made these videos in response to the many people who say a folding knife CANNOT do such things as build shelters. I am not recommending that one wanders off into the wilderness with only a folder. Indeed I am one of those that would use a saw and an axe rather than the survival knives touted by many. I use hazel and willow because they will quickly regrow and it makes little impact as they are completely renewable. Willow is soft and reasonable easy to cut. Hazel or at least hazel of any reasonable diameter is not easy to cut. It is listed as a hardwood. I am going to copy and paste a piece from this website www.treeandlandscape.ie/Tree-A-Z/hazel-corylus-avellana.html "Hazel timber is pale brown, straight grained and very hard. It is always produced in small diameters.In the past, hazel was an important tree economically. Coppiced stems were durable and had a variety of use". I certainly do not find it easy to cut. Birch for instance is much easier to cut. We have oak here but not in quantity and I do not cut it as it is valuable for wildlife. There are many who tell you to use this and that knife for shelters etc but how many of them ever make one? At least I put my money where my mouth is. I think many on UA-cam have forgotten or don't know what a knife is for. They have become obsessed with splitting logs from the woodpile and think that is what a knife should be used for. I have had similar comments to this before and I think I will do a video where I cut a harder wood. Thanks very much for watching and for your intelligent comment.

  • @fadingmargins
    @fadingmargins 5 років тому +2

    Enjoyed it? Like coming late to a party - brilliant!! There are experts and there are those who know because they do. Subbed

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  5 років тому +1

      Hello and thank you so much! If you think I am an "expert" you may be disappointed 🙂. There is an old saying, God loves a trier but He hates a chancer I know enough to know that folding knives can do much more than many "experts"( chancers) on UA-cam say they can. Maybe that makes me a trier?

  • @devildogsbushcraft7898
    @devildogsbushcraft7898 4 роки тому +1

    Bravo! Best use of a pocket knife I have ever seen.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  4 роки тому +1

      Thank you sir. That is a very great compliment 🙂

    • @devildogsbushcraft7898
      @devildogsbushcraft7898 4 роки тому +1

      Just before I seen your video, I watched another young man fail miserably at the very same task. So I shared your video with him. His vid was a couple years old. Hopefully he figured it out. If not, your video will set him straight. Lol.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  4 роки тому

      @@devildogsbushcraft7898 Would that be one Tim Galati by any chance?

    • @devildogsbushcraft7898
      @devildogsbushcraft7898 4 роки тому +1

      @@vinniesdayoff3968 , yes that's the one.

    • @devildogsbushcraft7898
      @devildogsbushcraft7898 4 роки тому +1

      @@vinniesdayoff3968 it was painful to watch Tim's video.

  • @ClintHollingsworth
    @ClintHollingsworth 7 років тому +4

    That's pretty dang impressive!

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  7 років тому +1

      Clint Hollingsworth Thanks Clint, we aim to please

  • @ShihabdeentheCyclist
    @ShihabdeentheCyclist 3 роки тому

    your videos are very useful tips and very unique ideas in bushcraft

  • @stevehuffman7453
    @stevehuffman7453 2 роки тому +2

    Great video! I post links to this when young and not so young self appointed "experts" claim you NEED a huge chopper or large lockback with the latest and greatest flavor "super steel" to do more than sharpen a pencil or open a letter or box, and you'll amputate fingers, die of exposure, etc. if you go hiking in the woods (or a National Park) with "only" a slipjoint.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks very much Steve. I am after finding lots of comments I have missed until now. My apologies for the late reply

  • @patcharapongsatian5833
    @patcharapongsatian5833 5 років тому +2

    little knife, great skill

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  5 років тому

      Thank you for your kind words and thank you for watching 🙂

  • @bladecollector7
    @bladecollector7 2 роки тому

    Absolutely mind blowing, Watch this series of your videos a dozen times each and I’m amazed every time I think you have a laser on the end of that little knife or something lol

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you kind sir. Just a few simple techniques my father showed me as a boy

  • @jacktrades4261
    @jacktrades4261 6 років тому +1

    Great videos, this and the following two, thanks for sharing the common sense, not so common anymore...

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому +1

      Indeed it is not common Jack! Thanks for watching.

  • @slick_slicers
    @slick_slicers 4 роки тому +1

    A man after my own heart. I got my first slipjoint 46 years ago and I still have a whole 10 fingers... I know, it’s hard to believe, but honest, it’s true!

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  4 роки тому

      Where has this nonsense come from slick?? I think it is coming from people who know nothing except the rubbish they hear on UA-cam

  • @musmustafa7900
    @musmustafa7900 5 років тому +1

    Next Level Vinnie.. after watching you with that little knife I'm sure you could have done it with your bare hands. Now before you people go rushing out to purchase the smallest little knife to do what Vinnie just did, forget about it.. he has skills you need to learn first, or stick to your fix blades for safety reasons alone..

  • @davidpyper82
    @davidpyper82 5 років тому +1

    Haha exactly.what I did with my barber age 8 but just for the fun of cutting with it and then whittling the bark off :) and it's still sharp 28 years later

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  5 років тому +1

      Perhaps we are Peter Pan types David? 😀

    • @davidpyper82
      @davidpyper82 5 років тому +1

      @@vinniesdayoff3968 I never want to be a serious grown up lol

  • @matuskucharek4082
    @matuskucharek4082 5 років тому +1

    Love your videos! I little late to this video but I completely agree with you about using folders, even tension spring folders for bushcraft. I've mostly used pocket knives to cut branches because they are the easiest to carry. In a survival situation you'll have to do with whatever you are carrying in your pocket. I definitely won't EDC an Esee 4 on me just for the 1 in a million chance I'll get stranded on an island. Just learn to use the tools you have. Pocket knives have some sort of finger choil before the bevel starts so that even of it closes on you, the choil will hit your index finger and stop the blade from fully closing.-Advice from a guy that had a 4 hour surgery because he closed a Swiss Army Knife on his pinky

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  5 років тому +1

      Thank you Matus. I am not saying you should wander off into the wilderness with just a folder but I get annoyed with people who say they cannot do some work for you. They clearly do not know much about knives. By the way check out my latest video called mowing the lawn. I am giving away a Victorinox hunter. All you have to do is leave a comment to have a chance to win it. I know about tendon surgery too! I cut my thumb with a saw one time.

  • @timatchley3862
    @timatchley3862 5 років тому

    Vinnie, I watched this older video on small folding knives and their uses in the field. A friend of mine made a comment to me the other day stating "Why do you carry that old mans knife,you need to get yourself a tactical folding knife". He was referring to my Old Timer Barlow two blade I was carrying. So I explained to him that this knife can do everything his China made tactical knife can do and then some. He doesn't understand that most thick blade knives on the market are not favorable when dressing game and doing general chores around the farm or camping. A lot of people purchase knives based on the cool factor and discard the older style knives that have established themselves as proven cutting instruments in the field. The steel used in cheaper knives normally don't hold a decent edge and hard to sharpen. There is cheap knives on the market such as Opinel, Mora ect. that offer good steel and hold a edge. I just wanted to share this with you, I find it comical that most people today think they need fancy tactical knives for the woods. Our fathers carried the old folding knives and did just fine. Thanks for listening, have a great day. Take Care!

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  5 років тому

      The craze for batoning caused knife blades to become thicker and thicker Tim. Now people that don't know any better will tell you a folding knife needs a thick blade for "hard use". A thick blade will be harder to push through material and will just not cut as well as a thin one. It's a strange old world where fashion is more important than function. Anyway enough ranting. Thanks for sharing your opinions Tim☺

    • @timatchley3862
      @timatchley3862 5 років тому

      @@vinniesdayoff3968 Your so correct my friend. I've noticed the craze over many new survival knives on the market with fancy handles and designs. I told my friend, try and prepare a fish with your thick blade knife and then try my thin blade Barlow. I'm not sure if he understood what I was trying to tell him. He probably has never gutted a fish in his life. I found this older video and thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks and tell Little Dyson hello for me. Take Care

  • @LarsRibe
    @LarsRibe 7 років тому +2

    I don't like using a small folding knife for bigger tasks like that, but I like being able to :-) And have done so - mainly because I was to lazy to go back and get a bigger tool. This video should be shown as an intro to all those videos of semi famous people who want to sell the 'worlds best survival knife' that they designed :-D Very nice shelter by the way!

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  7 років тому +2

      Thanks very much Lars. I have often wondered if some 'guru' came up with the comment I dislike for that very reason

  • @victocarrieri835
    @victocarrieri835 6 років тому

    Very good ! The "magic" is in your creativity my friend! How much wisdom in using a simple knife! Congratulations and thanks for the tip! I liked the shelter! A strong hug here from Brazil!

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому

      Thank you very much Victo. I am honoured that you would say that! I am from Ireland, best wishes from the Emerald Isle !

    • @victocarrieri835
      @victocarrieri835 6 років тому

      That's the truth, my friend! I hope you have the health, the willingness and the patience to continue to toast us with your posts! Let's not lose touch! I'm already subscribed to your channel! A big hug!

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому

      Thank you Victo, I will do my best to make something interesting for you, big hugs from Ireland too!

  • @sarsaparila
    @sarsaparila 6 років тому

    I really like this video, and your dogs, a lot. You did a great job.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому

      Thanks Lee, we must rage against the Machine :-)

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому

      The dogs are always stealing the limelight on me. Never work with dogs or children :-)

  • @nick_t7467
    @nick_t7467 7 років тому +8

    Nice try, Vinnie. You obviously had a friend, just off camera, making the cuts for you with a 15 inch Bowie knife. Seriously though, I really enjoyed the video. People used to do the stuff with rocks; it stands to reason that any decent blade will get the job done in competent hands.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  7 років тому +4

      Foiled again! Would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for those dammed kids!Thanks Nick. I have said it before, but it annoys me when people knock folding knives.I still don't know who started this nonsense or why.

  • @gear_n_kloudz7371
    @gear_n_kloudz7371 6 років тому +2

    What are your knife laws like in ireland? I have Irish and Scottish heritage and in just curious because one day I would like to visit Ireland at least once in my life

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому

      We have shitty knife laws. You cannot carry a knife in a "public place" which means anywhere unless you have a good reason. You have to be actively fishing or hunting or gardening etc. There is no size limit, it is ANY knife no matter how small. The way the law is written it could apply to something like a folding scissors. In practice you would have to be causing trouble to come to the notice of the police, who are usually sensible people who use their discretion. I will paste a section of the law here for you to read
      of knives and other articles.
      9.-(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), where a person has with him in any public place any knife or any other article which has a blade or which is sharply pointed, he shall be guilty of an offence.
      (2) It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove that he had good reason or lawful authority for having the article with him in a public place.
      (3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), it shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove that he had the article with him for use at work or for a recreational purpose.
      (4) Where a person, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse (the onus of proving which shall lie on him), has with him in any public place-
      (a) any flick-knife, or
      (b) any other article whatsoever made or adapted for use for causing injury to or incapacitating a person,
      he shall be guilty of an offence.
      (5) Where a person has with him in any public place any article intended by him unlawfully to cause injury to, incapacitate or intimidate any person either in a particular eventuality or otherwise, he shall be guilty of an offence.
      (6) In a prosecution for an offence under subsection (5), it shall not be necessary for the prosecution to allege or prove that the intent to cause injury, incapacitate or intimidate was intent to cause injury to, incapacitate or intimidate a particular person; and if, having regard to all the circumstances (including the type of the article alleged to have been intended to cause injury, incapacitate or intimidate, the time of the day or night, and the place), the court (or the jury as the case may be) thinks it reasonable to do so, it may regard possession of the article as sufficient evidence of intent in the absence of any adequate explanation by the accused.
      (7) (a) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to both.
      (b) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) or (5) shall be liable-
      (i) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to both, or
      (ii) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.
      (8) In this section “public place” includes any highway and any other premises or place to which at the material time the public have or are permitted to have access, whether on payment or otherwise, and includes any club premises and any train, vessel or vehicle used for the carriage of persons for reward.
      (9) In this section “flick-knife” means a knife-
      (a) which has a blade which opens when hand pressure is applied to a button, spring, lever or other device in or attached to the handle, or
      (b) which has a blade which is released from the handle or sheath by the force of gravity or the application of centrifugal force and when released is locked in an open position by means of a button, spring, lever or other device.

  • @timleaning6695
    @timleaning6695 5 років тому

    Excellent job sir.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  5 років тому

      Excellent comment sir! Thank you for watching Tim. Much appreciated 👍🏼 🙂

  • @hheintze1
    @hheintze1 7 років тому +1

    Spectacular. What kind of steel is that folding knife made from? I would imagine that many pocket knives would dull from cutting bales of rushes.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  7 років тому +1

      Hi Hans. Some type of carbon steel. It's a very old knife, made by James Barber. It is a superb little knife. To be honest, I touched up the edge a couple of times while making the video. In my opinion, you would have to do this with any knife

    • @hheintze1
      @hheintze1 7 років тому

      Thanks for the info.

  • @rokhnroll
    @rokhnroll 7 років тому

    Good job loved watching your use of a slip joint folder. Something very satisfying about making something with a pocket knife. i bet that carbon blade would also throw a spark using a piece of flint.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  7 років тому

      Thanks very much. You know I never tried it. Flint is very scarce in Ireland. The only deposits I know of are in County Antrim in the North of the country. To be honest everything here is so wet I just use a lighter. I am glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @dennisleighton2812
    @dennisleighton2812 Рік тому +1

    I'm intrigued. Why would someone of your undoubted abilities want to tackle such tasks so under-equipped. A folding knife, like a Victorinox Ranger Grip 78/9, also a folder, BUT infinitely better for doing those same tasks. [In the UK it would probably be one of the smaller SAKs, but one with a saw.
    Your point about folding knives is well made, and I endorse it. ]
    However, I see a lot of sense in using better technology where appropriate, and part of that is planning. Also, the knife I mentioned above is a remarkable tool.
    For the benefit of other viewers, I recommend they look up a bloke called Felix Immler. He works for Victorinox, helping to promote their knives and their uses.
    His book "The Swiss Army Knife Book - 63 outdoor projects" is an absolute revelation! It is also very entertaining as he is very amusing. He also has a UA-cam channel
    I highly recommend his book, as I even bought one!

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  Рік тому +2

      Hi Dennis. I just delight in proving a point I suppose. I have watched many videos where people say things like you can't build a shelter with a folder etc. I was sitting there saying oh yes you could and you know what I will. I just want to show there is more to using a knife than batoning or beating it as well.

    • @dennisleighton2812
      @dennisleighton2812 Рік тому +2

      @@vinniesdayoff3968 Agreed. In my opinion, no knife was ever designed to baton through a log, as they are designed to cut stuff. There are far better ways to split wood more safely and efficiently than bashing a knife, and using those alternatives means you won't be risking damage to your primary tool. It's just common sense. So we are in agreement. Nice chatting with you.

  • @T37912
    @T37912 5 років тому

    Wel Vinnie, I finally made up my mind; I bought a Victorinox Rangerwood 55. Beautiful knife. Haven't really used it yet (bought it today), just cut up 2 kg of beef to make a stew for the family (had to do something with it). Just hoping to win the hunter to let my boy use that one when we're out cycling and camping. My daughter can then use my Hercules and we're all happy campers.
    FYI, you're video is the one that tilted the balance for me between the rangerwood 55 and the forester.
    Kind regards
    Alain
    PS I supose Aoife is your daughter (or at least kin) ? There was a Dutch musical group (instrumental only) in the 70's / 80's called Flairck that was very much inspired by Irish music and 1 of their "songs" is called Aoife.
    You can find it on UA-cam if you're interested.
    Alain

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  5 років тому +1

      You are making me envious Alain. I think the Rangerwood is a lovely looking knife. I wish you good luck with it. Aoife is my daughter. I looked up that tune by Flairck and it is very gentle and beautiful music. Thanks.

  • @irishwanderer4206
    @irishwanderer4206 6 років тому

    Good video and a lovely tune

  • @cyberdon9668
    @cyberdon9668 3 роки тому +1

    Hi Vinnie: With regard to your James Barber folding knife, did it develop a lot of wobble over the years, which you had to repeatedly fix?

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  3 роки тому +1

      It has a little wobble but not too bad considering the amount of work it has done. I have tightened it up periodically. Really it is what you would call a gentleman's pocket knife (It's wasted on me so 🙂) and it is not meant for heavy duty outdoor work. That is part of the reason I began my quest for a "good" pocket knife.

    • @cyberdon9668
      @cyberdon9668 3 роки тому

      @@vinniesdayoff3968 K thks. :)

  • @matthewtripp7696
    @matthewtripp7696 6 років тому

    I work with scouts and I always recommend a small slipjoint pocket knife. The argument I get is that they're unsafe and the boys are too young. I have had a knife close on me but the first one that did was a lockback knife. I learned from the cuts I got and wear them proudly as lessons well learned to use a knife properly. At least a small slipjoint doesn't give you a false sense of security and you will more than likely have it.
    Loved the vid, can't wait to see more like this series

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому

      Hello Matthew and thank you very much for watching my video. I suppose no knife, fixed blade or folder, is safe and we must learn from our mistakes or hopefully from other peoples mistakes :-) You hit the nail on the head there. I am just a country guy but I get angry when I hear "experts" dismiss folders when I know they can be very useful and can do a lot of work for you so I just wanted to prove what they can do.

    • @power_of_Christ_God
      @power_of_Christ_God 6 років тому

      Matthew Tripp Word

  • @nderimmehmedoski496
    @nderimmehmedoski496 Місяць тому

    Survival can mean so many things. I will be so thankful to have a Victorinox knife. They are some survival experts that are recommending 1 kg knives or an hatchet. Survival means for me that it happens unexpected and it make sense to Cary a folding knife with you. When I go to work I don’t take chainsaw with me because the office friends will be scared 😂😂.
    I can make 🔥, bow, scheltet, cut food atx…
    Victorinox ranger with the saw 😊

  • @kylec166
    @kylec166 3 роки тому +1

    People to start remembering before all this new technology people have forgotten how pioneers use to live there daily lives. People have forgotten a simpler way of life.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  3 роки тому +1

      True Kyle. Charles ingles carried a small hatchet and a folding knife and he was a pioneer, farmer, hunter and trapper. He probably knew more about woodsmanship than all the modern youtubers combined

  • @wavepropulsion1
    @wavepropulsion1 6 років тому

    I found a three inches blade and four inches handle, more or less to be more comfortable in my hands. But my smaller edc blade is smaller. And in that size I can use one blade instead of more. Your video and your point is excellent. If somebody is in a survival situation he don't have the expensive custom knife with him, but the blade easy to carry everyday. And the more you use the blade the more skilled you are about the capabiltyes of it. UA-cam survival and bushcraft is more about a sport for some and fad for others. Much marketing too because most men likes blades.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому +1

      You are bang on. A lot of marketing and a lot of fads going on. I am not proposing that you wander off into the wilderness with only a small knife, obviously a fixed blade will be stronger, but lets stop talking crap. To listen to some "experts", who appear every couple of days in videos brandishing the latest "sharpened pry bar" survival knife which they obviously don't pay for, they would have you believe that a folder will instantly fail if you try to build a shelter etc. My experience is that a decent folder can do a great deal of work and do it for years. I still like blades though! Your comment about the three inch blade I would very much agree with too. You do most of your cutting close to the handle where you have most power. Thank you for watching.

    • @wavepropulsion1
      @wavepropulsion1 6 років тому

      Thanks mate, still watching the second of your videos and will watch all. Will add this to my favorites.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому +2

      I am very honored, thank you

  • @gbro1988
    @gbro1988 7 років тому +2

    How many times did you have to sharpen the knife and what type of steel is it by the way awesome video coming from deep south texas

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  7 років тому +4

      I sharpened (quick touch up) twice. The wood was no trouble, but the rushes dulled the edge, especially if I cut too low and hit the roots and clay.Carbon steel is all I can tell you. The maker (James Barber) stopped making knives in 1944 as far as I know.Deep south Texas sounds even cooler than Texas!

  • @T37912
    @T37912 5 років тому +1

    Thank you. I agree wirh your point of view. I only use Victorinox (with small saw) and a tomahawk (lighter then an axe and sufficient for bushcraft unless you're building a log cabin). This has never failed me.
    I must say that now I'm trying out the Cold Steel shovle to possibly replace the tomahawk.
    Alain

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  5 років тому +2

      You are carrying what Charles Ingalls (who was a pioneer woodsman and trapper) carried, and if the truth be known probably an awful lot of trappers and outdoors men through history carried the same. Your tomahawk will do the hard work and your slim bladed victorinox will cut and slice better than any quarter inch thick sharpened prybar (er... survival knife) 👍

    • @T37912
      @T37912 5 років тому +1

      @@vinniesdayoff3968 Thank you Vinnie. By the way, watching your video on the rangergrip made me think about getting one for outdoors. I carry a swiss champ (as my multitool) and a nomad as a edc. When out in the woods I carry the hercules and the nomad (swiss champ then being in my pack because never without it). When I'm out with the wife to dinner or somerhing I'll have my pioneer alox and my mini champ alox (because they do look fancy and they are socially acceptable).
      This setup has never let me down.
      If I do get the rangergrip, I'll give my hercules to my 3rd boy. He is now using a handyman as an edc and an outdoors knife (outdoors he also uses a sentinel)
      Fyi - the names are models of Victorinox. The swiss champ, handy man and pioneer being the "regular" size, the hercules, sentinel and nomad being rhe larger ones ( but still smaller rhen rhe rangergrip) and the mini champ being one of those itty bitty ones that are so called key chain.
      I know, too much info for a reply but I do appreciate your chanel and opinion because it gives a european perspective to bushcraft (much like Felix Imller's chanel.
      Alain

    • @T37912
      @T37912 5 років тому

      Forgot to say, we never use fixed blades because they are illegal in most of europe when we go bike camping

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  5 років тому +1

      Thanks very much and thank you for watching my videos. Do the pliers on the Hercules make good tweezers for thorns and such? I deal with blackthorn and whitethorn a lot and could do with effective tweezers. I think the saw is the best and most effective tool on the SAK's (for the woods at least). It really makes them hit above their weight and probably makes them better than most "survival" knives being brandished on UA-cam for shelter building.

    • @T37912
      @T37912 5 років тому +1

      @@vinniesdayoff3968 the pliers are much sturdier than they look and can handle a lot of sidewards tork if you are for instance trying to get a nail out of a board. To handle thorns (big ones) they work very well. For smaller splinters I use the tweezers. I know you think they are useless (you mentioned this in the rangergrip video) but they are vey useful for splinters. The way you (kind of) demonstrate it in the rangergrip shelter building / survival knife video is not handling them correctly. You are to high up on the tweezers; you need to choke up on them more. Anyway, to answer your question, yes the pliers work on thorns (in my opinion) but are capable of much more (but in reality, I use them more to take hot stuff of the fire then I do to pull nails out of boards).
      I agree on the bushcraft bit for the saw. In every day life I use the blade and the bottle opener / prybar a lot.
      Alain

  • @paulnicholson1545
    @paulnicholson1545 4 роки тому

    Hi Vinnie, I really like your approach thank you for your videos. Everything has to be in context, usually survival situations occur when you are not expecting them, otherwise, you would be prepared. Everyone can carry a small folding knife and it is good to see that they can do a job when push comes to shove! A bush-crafter may take a fixed blade knife, and an axe and or a saw as they are the tools of the bush-crafters trade.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  4 роки тому

      Hi Paul. I would carry exactly the same as yourself in such a situation. However there are many videos on UA-cam which revolve around using only a knife. (many of these people may have financial interests no doubt) They will be quick to point out that a folder simply cannot do any of these jobs. This is ridiculous to any countryman who knows that folders were used for bushcraft long before bushcraft had a name. Charles Ingalls was a frontiersman, farmer, hunter and trapper and he carried a small hatchet and a folding knife. I just wanted to dispel some UA-cam nonsense 🙂Thanks very much for watching and for your comment 👍

    • @paulnicholson1545
      @paulnicholson1545 4 роки тому

      @@vinniesdayoff3968 Thanks for your reply Vinnie, it made my day, I didn´t expect it and was quick to show my wife :) just to clarify, I am not a bushcrafter, like you, I carry a regular small folding knife. I take it when hiking, camping, fishing or walking the dog in the woods. I can even open a bottle of wine with mine! Keep up the great work :)

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  4 роки тому

      Sounds like me there Paul 🍷🍷🍷🍷 🙂🙂 👍

  • @yeshuayahushua4338
    @yeshuayahushua4338 2 роки тому

    So actually what is the best quality/price knife for bushcraft now?
    I understand that the best knife for survival is without a doubt Jaakari Puukko, so for chopping wood I would use this, but the "bushcraft" smaller knife?

  • @MarkRuslinzski
    @MarkRuslinzski 4 роки тому

    You are The Best Vinnie,
    From Mark

  • @grizzlycountry1030
    @grizzlycountry1030 5 років тому +1

    I have a wide variety of knives. The list includes automatic, locking (variety of locking mechanisms), slipjoint traditionals and fixed blades. If I could only have one knife in the wilderness my choice would be the victorinox hiker or victorinox trekker with the traditional blade. If I could take a fixed blade knife along with a saw or hatchet I guarantee that the victorinox hiker or trekker will still be in my pocket. I may be seperated from my pack in a fall, but a victorinox will still be in my pocket with a lanyard cinched around my belt. One thing I know for sure is that I can count on the victorinox hiker or victorinox trekker to stay alive. Probably odd hearing an American saying that they would go with a slipjoint instead of something "tacticool". LOL

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  5 років тому +1

      It's not odd because I bet you use your knives. The Victorinox knives are good slicers and very easy to sharpen. They will cut and slice better than most !/4 inch thick survival knives that truly are designed for people just to batter their knives through logs of firewood.. Thanks for watching 👍

  • @ironhorse19
    @ironhorse19 7 років тому

    Great video I've learnt something new today

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  7 років тому

      Thanks Ironhorse. I very much appreciate your views too

  • @irishwanderer4206
    @irishwanderer4206 6 років тому +1

    The Irish are experts with penknifes Iv had one since I was small I'm 25 now I have 3 big, medium, and small and they have locking pins but still they can do damage never had it close on my fingers because being a woodturner I know safety all too well.

  • @StevanOutdoor
    @StevanOutdoor Рік тому

    Very nice video and I agree.

  • @krait44
    @krait44 6 років тому

    Amazing! Great work.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому

      Thank you very much Chris and thank you for watching.

  • @whilburn2
    @whilburn2 6 років тому +2

    I’ve had the same thoughts for a long time. I keep a tomahawk with me to pack in my things but I use a smaller knife. I don’t really care nor the larger knives. I think it’s a bit more practical. Great video :)

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому +4

      Hi Wayne, thank you very much. I am not saying a very small knife is the best choice, I am just proving a point. I believe much of what I see on UA-cam makes little sense and I want to show that there is more than one way to skin a cat. Charles Ingalls ( "Little house on the prairie") carried a hatchet and a folding knife if memory serves me right. I think it was mentioned in "Little house in the big woods". So your choice of implements makes sense. Using a sharp folder for your cutting tasks and a hatchet for the walloping and brutality makes more sense to me than walloping on your knife. A knife designed for batoning will not make as good a slicer as a slim blade designed for cutting. Also you will find that there are not a great many logs of fire wood lying around in the woods for you to split and anyway you will find a great deal of wood (usually) that will not need to be split at all for your fire. Thank you for watching :-)

    • @whilburn2
      @whilburn2 6 років тому +2

      vinniesdayoff the main reason I carry the tomahawk is for emergencies. Never had one and I rarely use it. I don’t build shelters and wood is always available and I don’t need large pieces for anything. I think there’s a certain romanticism of bushcrafters with gear selection and sometimes people think some primitive tool might be the best way to go where others use technologically advanced tools. I’ve wasted a lot of money on things that I finally quit carrying because it’s not useful. I traded my bigger blade as well as a decently large camp saw in for a Victorinox ranger grip 78. Is a one of the larger sized pocket knives but it has a saw and a nice lock blade. So I reduced a lot of weight, and space, and it’s virtually one handed operation if I need it. As far as the saw goes, I I use it regularly on wood smaller diameter than my wrist. The saws aren’t super efficient but they work. And the back of the saw blade works great with a ferrocium rod.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому +2

      Ahem, not pushing my videos or anything, but I did a review on the Rangergrip. It made a big impact on me. Closer to a one tool option than some big knives being brandished as such.

    • @whilburn2
      @whilburn2 6 років тому +2

      Hehehe.. I was looking your videos over, because this video was the first i had seen of your work. Makes me feel even better for having my Ranger grip. I watched Felix Immler demonstrate his swiss knives and now you. I have a feeling, that we will be seeing a movement across the bushcraft community of other people getting in on the action of using the folders and specifically the victorinox knives because of their popularity. I grew up on a farm in southeast Arkansas and we hunted deer & hogs, but the staple of what we took in was racoon, squirell (red & fox), and rabbit. those were always cleaned with an old timer or uncle henry. most of our fish, other than catfish were also cleaned with small folders. the catfish were cleaned with buck knife folders that were along the same size as the swiss rangergrip. my only issue, and i have only one, with the ranger grip is that i use a lansky sharpening system. the blade of the ranger grip starts angling from the spine of the knife. this makes using the lansky sharpener near iimpossible because it requires at least the first 1/8th inch of the spine of the blade to be symmetrically flat and even to maintain a firm grip and keep the blade perpendicular to the various sharpening planes of the device. I compensate by using a hand held ceramic hone that i can lay on the edge and just keep a good polish on it, then i use card stock with a bit of rouge rubbed on and then strop it. (i do leather work and found out a long time ago that a piece of thin cardboard stock with some rouge and the edge of a table can create a scary sharp edge after sharpening a knife. time to get back to your videos :)

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому

      Sounds like you had a similar upbringing and knife experiences to myself Wayne.(Apart from the hogs, I would surely love a little hog hunting over here) We used mostly folders for everything and they did just fine, that's why I made this video. I would love to learn leather work too and I will be trying out the compound on cardboard. Is it jeweller's rouge that you use?

  • @devildogsbushcraft7898
    @devildogsbushcraft7898 3 роки тому

    Yup this the video I was thinking of. This little knife does as well as your buck 110. What are your thoughts?

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  3 роки тому +1

      Small knives can do just as much work as big knives, at least when it comes to slicing. I suppose it comes down to what you as an individual like and what your intended use is for the knife. Given a choice I would take the Buck 110 because it is bigger and more hand filling with a more comfortable handle. The fact that it looks very good to my eyes doesn't hurt it's case. The clip point is something I have loved since childhood too. Also it was designed to be a good slicer.

    • @devildogsbushcraft7898
      @devildogsbushcraft7898 3 роки тому

      We'll I'm glad to see your video because I do have a buck 110. It wasn't my EDC, but maybe I'll rethink that. Thanks Vinnie. I really love that you take the time to reply with meaningful replies. Hoorah!

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  3 роки тому

      @@devildogsbushcraft7898 I'm really glad you take time to watch my video and comment. Thank you so much 👍I carry it in the nylon pouch because it can be worn horizontally. You don't know it's there

  • @kylec166
    @kylec166 3 роки тому

    I totally agree as well all you need is a older knife like you have or like I have carryed a Swiss army knifes since I was 7 years old. You might find Felix Immler channel interesting he shows you how to do so much just with a Swiss army knifes. Nice video

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  3 роки тому +1

      I have come to the conclusion that Swiss Army knives are very good

  • @lindseyyork1301
    @lindseyyork1301 6 років тому

    I enjoyed the video is that a half congress you are useing I recently bought a imperial congress that has r blades to try out due to it being cheap I was wondering have you ever used that little knife to clean game like deer or fish thank you john

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому

      Thanks for dropping by John, I suppose half congress is the most apt name for it. I have done just about anything you care to name with that knife, including cleaning game like fish and deer. I carried it for twenty five years and it was my favourite knife. I have retired it so I don't lose it.

  • @tubewatcher3100
    @tubewatcher3100 6 років тому

    Very impressed!

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому

      Tube Watcher This pleases me!:-) Thank you for watching.

  • @ShihabdeentheCyclist
    @ShihabdeentheCyclist 3 роки тому

    Really really appreciate your video 😍😍😍

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  3 роки тому

      Thank you very much! 🙂

    • @ShihabdeentheCyclist
      @ShihabdeentheCyclist 3 роки тому

      Please kindly upload a video about can we use Swiss army knife in beaches will it cause rusty due to salt winds

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  3 роки тому

      @@ShihabdeentheCyclist Hi Hussain. I carried a Swiss Army Knife often when snorkeling just in case of snagging on discarded fishing gear. If you wash it with fresh water and oil it afterwards you will have no problems with rust. I would say salt winds would not be a problem at all. I will think about how I would make such a video

  • @glbwoodsbum2567
    @glbwoodsbum2567 Рік тому

    Great video!!!

  • @eightgeorge
    @eightgeorge 7 років тому

    Nice point that you made. I like the shelter that you built. If you look at the you tube channel primitive technology, the guy just uses rocks, sticks, fire and mud to build all sorts of things which is pretty amazing. You don't need to spend 100's of pounds for the right knife to survive. All you need is the know how. I thinks the survival channel are a bit ott but saying that we all like to collect knives but don't put them to use really. The most used knives are really our kitchen knives which we don't really take into account.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  7 років тому

      Hello and thanks very much for the comment. I am subscribed to primitive technology and enjoy the channel very much. There is some great information on you tube, but sometimes crap is repeated and passed from video to video. I just tried to do a little 'mythbusting'

  • @jefflinsid904
    @jefflinsid904 6 років тому

    I, for one, would not be happy if your knife folded on your fingers. But I really wasn’t worried. You have lots of experience.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому

      Thanks very much for that Jeff, neither would I be happy! The truth is that if you are cutting with the knife in the normal way it CAN'T close on your hand. We have to keep that a secret from UA-cam though 😉

  • @augustus63
    @augustus63 7 років тому

    Great video! willow is a tender, soft wood though.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  7 років тому +1

      Thanks for your comment That's why I used it. Why pick a tough wood? I used my knowledge to use the most appropriate resource. That's what I believe an outdoors person should do. I made a hazel bow in part two. Not super tough, but a bit harder than willow. You are obviously an outdoors man.

  • @Peripatetic_Proletariat
    @Peripatetic_Proletariat 7 років тому

    That's a great shelter..

  • @silvanigra
    @silvanigra 5 років тому

    Yes, virtually any blade is usable, but a larger, more solid blade just makes things easier. And I don't mean Rambo knives, just a bigger folder (e.g. Victorinox Forester, Buck 110, etc.) or a very affordable, very good quality and very lightweight fixed blade like a Mora Companion.
    The fact that such a small blade is usable, doesn't have to make you give up on a slightly better knife that can make your life a lot easier in the woods.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  5 років тому +1

      Rodger that. I made this video because I was tired of survival articles/videos etc that said you could not carry out survival actions with a folding knife because it would fail. I knew I could do it all day long with a good folder. The knife I used in that video is an excellent little knife and I was at no disadvantage at all. It also has better steel than a Mora knife. UA-cam videos seem to focus on beating and hammering on knives and many of the presenters seem to have trouble slicing with a knife. I wanted to show what could be done with a good slim bladed, slicing knife. I would not advise anyone to wander off into the wilderness with such a knife. The video was made to prove a point. Neither would I advise anyone to wander off with one of the many one tool option knives being brandished on UA-cam. Thank you for your comment and for watching, it is much appreciated. Vinnie

    • @silvanigra
      @silvanigra 5 років тому

      @@vinniesdayoff3968 True. Most of the 'real life' cutting tasks around the camp involve slicing capabilities rather than splitting logs and felling trees :)
      I was going to do a similar demonstration this spring using a small Victorinox Camper (maybe you're familiar with it - non-locking, thin blade), to demonstrate it can get you a shelter, firewood, a weapon (spear) and maybe even food (e.g. make a fishing pole, hook, etc.).
      Cheers from Transylvania - Romania!

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  5 років тому +1

      Let me know if you make your video. I will certainly watch it. Watch out for those pesky vampires! :-)

    • @silvanigra
      @silvanigra 5 років тому +1

      @@vinniesdayoff3968 Will do. But now that I've seen what you can do with that minute blade, I feel a bit... underqualified :))
      Awesome stuff (I watched the other parts too), and a solid idea is proven beyond a shadow of a doubt! Good work!

  • @FTA4evr
    @FTA4evr 7 років тому

    I have what is known as the TL-29 Electrician's Knife that would be perfect for all the tasks that you are performing with your little folder. They have been around since WWII and are still being made. The older, arguably better quality, knives are available on ebay at low prices. The one I have is a Kutmaster made in Utica, NY and it's a beauty of a tool.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  7 років тому

      Thanks Ronnie. I had a look at them. A sensible, proper working knife. As you said ideal for outdoor use. Is your Kutmaster a vintage knife?

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  7 років тому

      I was given a British army clasp knife by a friend on Saturday. I am still cleaning it up. It would be similar to your knife, I'd say

    • @FTA4evr
      @FTA4evr 7 років тому

      I'm guessing it was made in the '60s, maybe even earlier. A well made knife. I picked it up for $1 at a garage sale. That's the kind of value I appreciate.

    • @FTA4evr
      @FTA4evr 7 років тому

      I also have a rigging knife that would work well as a folding survival knife with its sheepsfoot blade and marlin spike.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  7 років тому +1

      1953. Unissued I believe. Very strong looking knife. I wonder why I see so many on You Tube with broken blades. I suppose some people will break anything

  • @Chris-iu5ol
    @Chris-iu5ol 7 років тому

    Awesome video mate! I use them all the time in the Bush here even though I have a fixed blade with me. But a Victorinox with a saw would have made your life a lot easier, BUT, point proven!

  • @Tom_Bee_
    @Tom_Bee_ 3 роки тому

    If I ever need to survive in the wild, I'll just pack two Vinnies and a bag of twine. I'll be just fine.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  3 роки тому +2

      There was only one of me produced! Thankfully, according to my wife 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

  • @drpeemac
    @drpeemac 4 місяці тому

    Thank you

  • @harpinbrad
    @harpinbrad 6 років тому

    Couldnt agree with this more, its about the skill behind it, ive never shut a folding knife on my fingers because the cutting force holds it open.. used properly it will never fold on your fingers, people with awls on their knife let it do the work and support the blade again it will not close on your fingers.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому +1

      Well we agree. UA-cam can be annoying because you will have a crowd of individuals who copy some other video they saw and this goes on and on with people making the same silly statements over and over without having any practical experience in the matter

    • @harpinbrad
      @harpinbrad 6 років тому

      vinniesdayoff my grandad got me carrying a knife and we used to whittle when i was a kid, he used if for everything,
      Keep up the work on your videos we all enjoy them and ive learnt some tricks, im pretty new to actually learning some bushcrafty skills

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому

      +harpinbrad Thanks a lot! I'm not really a bushcrafty type myself. I just decide what I am going to do and muddle my way through. I am really doing these videos to show the knives actually doing some work so I can Base my opinions on something more than B.S. I am away from home at the moment so I did not spot your comment until now, my apologies

  • @doddydevrian2421
    @doddydevrian2421 Рік тому

    Thank's for sharing

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  Рік тому +1

      Thanks to you for watching 🙂

    • @doddydevrian2421
      @doddydevrian2421 Рік тому +1

      @@vinniesdayoff3968 i enjoy your video i can learn some new skill from it, thanks again

  • @victocarrieri835
    @victocarrieri835 6 років тому

    Where is this place and where are you from?

  • @prasaite
    @prasaite 4 роки тому +1

    Smart man can use every tool wise and effective. For idiot every tool can be dangerous and useless. The best survival knife is this one you have in your pocket when shit happends.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  4 роки тому

      Many videos seem to show that there is only one way to do things when there are many ways. Thanks very much for watching 👍

    • @prasaite
      @prasaite 4 роки тому +1

      @@vinniesdayoff3968 True, creativity and knowledge is more important than equipment, and you show it in your movies. Very good job.

  • @ShihabdeentheCyclist
    @ShihabdeentheCyclist 2 роки тому

    Really missing your videos

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  2 роки тому +1

      Brace for impact! I'm going to start making a few soon 🙂

  • @FTA4evr
    @FTA4evr 7 років тому

    I suppose you are essentially coppicing or pollarding those willows, and thus creating a copse.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  7 років тому +1

      Bang on Ronnie. Any species of willow was called a "sally" in the old days in Ireland. The field where I cut those is called "The Sally Garden". They would lop the top off the "sallies" which would shoot out branches. These would be used for basket making and for making scallops which were a kind of pin to hold down thatch. Those poles I cut had been cut before.

  • @destinationbushcraft1833
    @destinationbushcraft1833 4 роки тому

    This is the truth!

  • @vaamorais
    @vaamorais 6 років тому

    You need to know your tool and the best out of it. And if it is with you all the times chances are it will be useful when the need comes.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому

      Wise words Vitor. We all like big knives and machetes but it is not always possible to carry them. I am really only trying to prove a point. Thanks for watching

  • @irishwanderer4206
    @irishwanderer4206 6 років тому

    It's good to see another Irishman

  • @JH_1095
    @JH_1095 7 років тому +1

    are you on Instagram??? When the next video?? More folding knife survival..

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  7 років тому +1

      No JH 1095 I am not on Instagram. New video coming tomorrow hopefully. Inspired by your comments actually. Stay tuned my friend!

    • @JH_1095
      @JH_1095 7 років тому

      vinniesdayoff awesome can't wait!

  • @ShihabdeentheCyclist
    @ShihabdeentheCyclist 2 роки тому

    Brother missing your videos

  • @jeanstravinsky6579
    @jeanstravinsky6579 6 років тому

    I still think people are way too obsessed with carrying far too small knives. You didn't show a lot of de-limbing. Also, off the beaten path, there can be a need for path clearing. A 10" blade can be as little a 16 ounces, if it is not one of those off-balance full tangs... One pound is very little.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому +2

      I am not proposing someone carry a small knife Jean and I say so in the description. I made this video because I was tired of so called experts saying that you can't do this or that with a folding knife when clearly you can if you know what you are doing and apply a little common sense.I think if I can cut poles of this size we can accept that I can cut off some limbs. I cannot show everything I do or the video would be interminably long. In fact I think many of the "survival" knives shown on UA-cam are too small for the abuse they are put to. If you believe that survival = splitting wood, like many on UA-cam believe, then you should carry something that can chop and split with real authority. personally I would rather have a good folder, a saw and a hatchet than most of the knives I see being used. I do not think much of the concept of the one tool option either. Thank you for watching and for your comment Jean.

    • @jeanstravinsky6579
      @jeanstravinsky6579 6 років тому

      I agree that staying "on path" just the folder and saw is more efficient, but "off-path" in dense forests it is not enough... Saw and hatchets cannot clear paths, and the hatchet is either not good at de-limbing or tiresome to do so: De-limbing is often a major part of the work. Machetes can de-limb but are often cumbersome and poorly made. The advice tendency today is against BOTH folders and big knives, instead favouring small heavy full tang fixed blades with 4-5" blades... Since you are right the folder can do this work, I find this obsession with medium/small fixed blades quite strange.

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  6 років тому +1

      I may be a cynical old so and so Jean but I am very very sceptical of "the advice tendency" especially on UA-cam. If you look at many of these channels they have names that contain "survival" and perhaps "bushcraft" yet many of them do no survival or bushcraft. Instead they appear on a regular basis flashing the latest "one tool option" or must have amazing survival knife. The most they may do is beat or hammer the knife through a piece of firewood which takes place in their back yard. I am but a simple country person but I have come to the conclusion that these channels are shopping channels. They are being paid to sell products and many of them work with each other and all sing from the same hymn book.I am lucky enough to live in an area that has thousands of acres of natural and commercial forests. I spend a lot of time "off path" and I very rarely have to clear a path. If I do I have found the best tool for this, by far, to be a garden secuteurs preferably the anvil type. Pair this with a saw and you will be able to penetrate very heavy brush. I grew up on a farm and have spent a lot of time cutting brambles and thorn brush, and no matter what you use to chop them they will often spring about and always seem to catch your face. the secuteurs do not have this problem, there is much less energy expended and little risk of cutting yourself. Not "cool" or following the "advice tendency" but I assure you it works. I am not trying to tell anyone what to do Jean, if you enjoy your knife or any tool you use go forth, use it, and have a good time. Once again I am not advising anyone to carry a folder as a survival knife, I just wanted to make a point to all these people that say you cannot use a folder for survival tasks when clearly you can if it is necessary. Also I wanted some way to show knives working and this is a good test or demonstration of a knife. Thank you for an interesting discussion Jean.

  • @reneschaap8091
    @reneschaap8091 5 років тому

    he he ik heb een opinel 10 al jaren ,daar zeggen ook van dat breekt bij zwaar gebruik . ik heb er nog geen last van!! opa

    • @vinniesdayoff3968
      @vinniesdayoff3968  5 років тому +1

      Hallo Rene. Dat heb ik ook gehoord. Ik maakte een video waarin ik een Opinel gebruikte en die brak niet. Te veel mensen die niet weten waar ze het over hebben. Ze herhalen gewoon onzin die ze op UA-cam horen. Ik gebruik Google Translate, dus ik hoop dat ik geen fouten heb gemaakt!

  • @edg3718
    @edg3718 5 років тому

    👍👍👍

  • @westbsa7424
    @westbsa7424 Рік тому

  • @jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344
    @jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344 5 років тому

    Doggies!