Choosing a High End Bushcraft or Fieldcraft Knife by Equip 2 Endure
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2014
- Adam goes through his personal Bushcraft / Fieldcraft Blades to explain his evolution in what he looks for in a knife.
What are your preferred Bushcraft knives? What are your go-to blades when you are in the field?
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I have a BK2 that I use for camping, bushcraft and general motocamping. Granted out of the box, it's not what I would call "bush ready" by any means... but once I stripped off the black coating, blued it, sharpened the spine and introduced the blade to my Worksharp, (thank you Adam for the Worksharp reviews) I couldn't ask for a better knife. I can baton, ignite charcloth off the spine with a rock, throw sparks from a ferro rod, etc. Yes, I had to put some work into it to make it "bushcraft" worthy, but I wouldn't trade it for anything... plus nothing beats a knife that you've customized yourself. That's my 2 cents. Keep up the good vid's Adam!
Everyone's system evolves over time, it's nice to see someone explain theirs.
Def great knife options!
Sweet knives! Well loved!
As per usual a stellar video. Info, fun, geek appeal, the whole package. Thanks.
Thanks for watching!
For the few people who don't know.. Make sure you guys check out the Enzo Trapper. Just a hair thinner then the .125 or 1/8th that Adam loves so much (for good reason). The Trapper sits at .135 in a nice scandi. Just under 4 inches in 01 with curly birch handles and red liners and a thick leather sheath for 125??? Hard to beat. That's the knife that made me sell my BHK bushcrafter scandi. Love it
Great video nice collection
Nice collection!
Great review.
My first "fieldcraft" knife was the Brothers of Bushcraft by TOPS. It is a little beefier than the ones you showed here but I found it works really well with a convexed edge. I've had it since it came out and after I got it, it inspired me to do bushcraft and get outdoors more.
Great video. If you ever have a change to handle a Fallkniven f1 with its sheath, you will find that the whole unit will fit comfortably in a front suit pocket! With every knife being a compromise, this is a Swedish pilot survival knife that can also function in the city.
That Fiddlebackforge at 8:00 is amazing. Beatiful blade!
Althogh after some 200 dollars knifes, my 10 bucks Mora still is my go to knife. With a saw and another bigger knife or a cheap tramontina machete, 100% coverd.
Love my Mora Robust for my back up. Fallkniven F1 has probably had the most use. Have a Scrapyard 511 that has been pretty good considering it being closer to a clip point.
That Echo 5 looks dandy. FBF Sneaky Pete in O1 looks great. I've been wanting something this size in O1.
Great video, Adam!
Cool to share your thoughts on blades I don't have. Had the Fallkniven A1 and F1 disliked the grind and grip. I have been watching FBF a while and may imbibe soon. Mora black and Spyderco Bushcraft are in my bag for now. Thanks!
Liking the design of your second to last knife. It looks like a more traditional bushcraft but the blade is a bit deeper which provides a bit of a guard while turning it into a knife great for food prep. Look smart.
Damn Adam you've got some good taste in knives.... Or maybe I have good taste in knives because I own all of these except the Idun and Hawken haha and I'm ordering one as soon as I figure out what roll I want it to fill! Love those Fiddlebacks, Andy makes some beautiful pieces.
Some Beauties there huh, One of my Fav's and hardly talked about is the Busse Son of Badger, I love it, , ,
I enjoy your videos. Possibly consider doing a review on a Swamprat Ratmandu. I have 2 of them and they are hard to beat.
Thanks
Gray Wolf knives, model #6 knife....Perfect!
Hay Adam what happened with you and Survive! Knives ? I have been hoping you would do a review on there new GSO 3.5 and new SK Series knives
Regarding your comment about the Idun's lanyard hole being too small, you are right that 550 paracord would never work. But what is PERFECT for the Idun's lanyard hole is Type ONE Paracord, which is 1.85mm diameter, which is absolutely just the right size for the Idun! Paracordgalaxy has every size made: nano, micro, Type 1, 275, 325, 425, 550, 650 coreless and even 750. Most people don't realize that paracord comes in 9 sizes.
adam,, sort of surprised you. haven't tried the diving sparrow knife works nbs from Abe elias, I'm saving to get mine,, has all the attributes of your choices rolled into one fantastic. knife.
My high end bushcraft knife is the Bark River Knives Aurora (love the knife!)
Dreoilín O'Coigligh
very well but watch the tip I already broke a very tiny bit off of it
faultroy
I have to retract this comment do NOT get this garbage knife it can't even make a netting needle.
@@AlaskanFrontier1 the brk Aurora is garbage?
Adam, How do you care for your leather stacked handles? Just curious what products and or oils you use specifically, and what process you use to keep them in great condition. Thanks brother
I love your stable of knives, I don't have the Idun, instead I have the Njord, I bought out a business and this was part of the deal, for about $200.00, I'm really surprised you didn't include the Swamp Rat Ratmandu, with its choil, I can easily include it in the 4"group with its function, and the steel is awesome, but I think I found my Holy Grail of a knife, its the Busse Son of Badger, in INFI, its Sable Ground, .164 thick, its thin enough to be used as a slicer, yet tough enough to use as a real Search and Rescue/Bushcraft/Survival Knife, 4 3/4" is a perfect length for me, I have a few knives in my stable too, but so far, the S.O.B. is my favorite.
I have a dilemma figuring out whether I should get a Genesis or a Bark River Bravo 1. I'm planning on mainly purchasing one or the other so I can be sure to have a trust worthy knife when I take my kids on a backpack camping trip this summer. Which one would you recommend? If not one of those two I was also debating between the PLSK1 or the Pathfinder Knife Shop Spirit.
I'm jealous of Adam's awesome collection. Most of these are out of my price range at the moment but I seem to get along just fine with my Mora HD Companion, Ontario SP47Gen 2 and Bahco Laplander. These 3 tools and a Leatherman Wave work very well for me.
+Eurotrash4367 Mora makes a great knife. You'll find Mora all over these knife videos. There are more expensive knives out there but none more useful than the mora. Knife geek videos are abundant. The question is what do you want to do with the knife . . . .
have you looked at the buck selkirk yet? any thoughts in comparing to the benchmade bushcrafter?
You have some pretty knives. I share your preference for a cutting edge that comes all the way back to the handle, without an inch of square bar stock in between. I too have moved steadily to thinner and lighter knives. I never had the need to baton anything, or as I put it, beat my nice knife with a club.
The one I have used most in over a half century of bushcraft is an Old Hickory 6" boning knife in a self crafted sheath. It isn't too pretty, but It has got me through Amazonian, High Sierra, Florida swamps, African bush, and a million other adventures. I have used it for hundreds of shipboard splices and lots of food prep.
I have hand ground one down to half its blade, and am on my second. Both still take a fine edge. I don't have a knife "system" I have one good knife that does what I actually do. Yes, I have some pretty knives too, that have never seen use. But I call them what they are, boys' toys. My real knives are not pretty. If I will be around salt water, I tend to varnish the whole knife. The varnish wears off the edge, and the rest is slower to rust.
While I won't insult someone else's opinion, I place little value on reviews of obviously unused knives, by people who obviously have spent little or no time working with knives. How many reviews have you seen, where some guy touts some gear that is still in the blister pack? Not much credibility there.
keep it simple...
I am getting a new knife. I was curious on which knife you liked better the Echo 5 or the Hawkins for Dan. And also which do you like better the Bushfinger or the Sneaky Pete from Andy? I like both of there knives and will possibly get 1 from each of them but wanted to see what you thought was the best out of those.
Ohhhhhh man you need to get your hands on a spyderco bushcraft knife. One of the best knives with the most comfortable handles i have ever used. But it is 9/64" thick so i would like it to be a little thinner man oh man that thing is saweet!
Thank you Adam. I Still need to pull the trigger on a Hawkins or an Echo 5. Is your Echo 1/8 and full flat grind? Not sure I like the grind on your Hawkins. Maybe a high saber or flat? What do you think? Love the knife vids. Keep them coming.
I do love my full flat grind, but I have been in a scandi state of mind recently! lol.
i remember my first knife review
Bark River is pretty good too.
Hey Adam, whats hapend(?) to the dude in florida that is an ex navy seal that was with your channel. His stuff was awesome.
Say Heah Adam, Right now I have several in this category, But what do you think of some of mine. The Busse Combat Son of Badger, My 3V Skookum Bush Tool, a John Bradley Knife called the World's Finest Camp Knife, with Desert Ironwood instead, It's sort of rare because I had the handles changed, Oh yeah tge Cold Steel SISU Oh and a G. E. K. made by George K, a 4", 3/16" thick with a choil made out a saw steel years back and prolly my Fav (R. I. P. Geirge) I wish I coukd get another one. It's like I said my Fav.
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Really like your taste in field knives and, and your explanation. But I need to ask you a question. That beautiful sheath you have on the ontario is exactly what I want. I like to have pretty knives too, but my "user" is an Ontario RBS. Its a functional knife and I don't mind beating the hell out of it. But the sheath it came in was crap. I bought a kydex for it, I won't name the outfit that made it for me, but I still had to heat it up, and re-fit it proper.
I couldn't catch the name of the designer you mentioned. If you could, maybe you could answer me back on the maker, and their contact info. I think for a primary "user" my OKC and that sheath would be a tremendous upgrade from what I currently have.
Thanks, great vid, well done.
Bark River Gunny.!!
whats the field sharpeneer you use ?
Hey Adam, did Survive knives fall out of your favor at some point and I missed it? If so, may I ask why? I haven't seen them mentioned in over a year but I may have missed some vids. Thanks.
They are quality knives, more on the survival side were I was focusing on my evolution of thinner bushcraft knives.
Thanks for responding. I realized this particular video was not geared to include the Survive knives but for whatever reason I thought of it while watching it that I had not seen one mentioned in a while. lol I have the 5.1 and have grown quite fond it for overall use so I just wanted a headsup, if one was warranted, about any issues. Thanks again and I enjoy your vids.
Equip 2 Endure LLC keep an eye out for the upcoming 1/8th scandi 4.1!
F.Y.I. Adam, since my last post, I got 4 Busse Knives, and fell in love with my Son of Badger Busse knife, 4 3/4", .164 thick, and the famous INFI Steel, now Busse came out with the Ratmandu in INFI, and I ordered it, I love my Swamp Rat Ratmandu, and because of its choil, I feel as comfortable with its 5 1/4" blade lenght, as I do using some of my 4" blades, but, the Busse Son of Badger made me find my best bushcraft knife blade size, for me, a perfect lenght bushcraft knife is 4 3^4", but as far as blade shape, my Rod Garcia Skookum is right up there, and similar to my beloved Busse's, John Bradley's "best Camp Knife", is up there with the other two, because it's Austempered and 5/32's also. I've seen this video before, but it's just like a good record, it's music to my ear's, and I will re - watch this again.
I can get the sk-5 blackbird for about 115 from knives plus
one of my favorites is the grohmann survival knife desiged by dh russle. it has served me very well with many deer kills and camping trips. i dont think that the grohmann knife company gets near the credit they deserve.
haha...we have the same thumbnail. how did you do it?
Would love to hear your story on Survive knives. After a year of video praise they are shunned by you for several months. I question your honesty with reviews now. Too bad...
There are quality knives, and very well made. It's funny, I got slack for too much Survive Knives and now slack for not enough. They are a little more focused on the Survival end, where I was focusing on the thinner bushcraft knives that I have been moving towards. I think the 1/8th scandi they are doing is going to be great.
He says "There are quality knives, and very well made" but "focusing on the thinner bushcraft knives" That would fine Except, It appears he pulled every video that had to do with Survive Knives specifically from his catalog. I emailed Adam asking the same question but got no response... Doesn't pass the smell test.
I am a bit surprised at Adam's comment regarding G10 melting for bow drillis divots whereas Micarta doesn't. Everything I have read says G10 resists heat slightly better than Micarta. I am wondeering exactly which knife he experianced this with because I would suspect it was of lower quality with more epoxy content than glass fiber. As far as I know the 2 are similar composites but micarta uses cloth rather than glass fiber.
Great question....im not an expert, but i would assume G-10 would be more heat resistant.
+schlooonginator I work with both G10 and micarta , i noticed SOME colored G10 (yellow specially grrr) tend to burn really quick on a sand belt, they are hard to work with as they can get burn spots very quick.. never had issues with black G10, Jade and some more.. it's more with the bright colors.. not sure why though as they seem similar. Never burned micarta if i remember correctly, but played with less variations than g10 so far .
Simon blanc Hmmm, that's interesting. Perhaps its really the epoxy content? I mean, G10 is essentially a micarta,just with glass fibers rather than cloth.
Its difficult to burn glass obviously and cottons burn rather than melt (a reason they are used in areas where fire or burning resistance is required which leaves us with the glue or epoxy. I would imagine different companies use different kinds and ratios of fiber to epoxy. I am interested because I am also a bike guy and carbon fiber is the same idea and they do as much as possible to eliminate excess resin as that is what increases weight.
one knife dam it be the behringmade tac f1 bkack on dark oak g 10 scout leather sheath
I believe the Genesis is A2
knives are more respected by using them for more than bushcraft. you forgot swiss army knivs. There blade on the tool is amazing
I'll take a becker bk2 if they made it full tang.Tanto is another one I love.
+DEEZ NUTTZ The BK2 is Full Tang.
- Adam
The BK2 is full tang, but it's not worth buying. Why? Too short and too thick.
+Vlad Popovici Too short? Only if you want a knife for showing off, rather than for real use.
+Vlad Popovici And also way too heavy. The knife itself weighs in at one (1) pound. Now add the survival sheath. Ouch!
For Bushcraft most "experts" recommend palm size lengths (about 4 inches). So the BK2 is fine there. It is just an overbuild, overweight knife.
If it's not for real use, but a twenty dollar display knife. And just how impressive do you think it is to show off a useless knife? People will just wait until they're away from you, and then laugh.
Bark river bravo 1 3v steel
I think after a certain point of quality, knives become collector items, whether they get used or not. High end knives are like sports cars.... anything after a camaro or mustang is just because you have too much money sitting still. The difference between a 100 dollar knife and a 300 dollar knife isn't worth the financial sacrifice to me. They are beautiful pieces BTW, but hobbies never less expensive the deeper into them you go. I'm going through the same process with axes.
I can do what most very expensive knifes can do with my 50 dollar KA-BAR, although it does lack the charm of the "better" ones.
Helle Alden knife will field dress Deer all day long.
I have a fallkniven frej it doesn't have the palm swell. The sheath is absolutely terrible. Also the stacked fallkniven Northern Lights I wouldn't really call a rat-tail tang. Here is pic of the tang www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1091414-Fallkniven-Northern-Lights.
benchmade 162 my choice
I just use a condor bushlore knife. I had to sharpen it a bunch out of the gate but I have gone through 2 in about 8 years and they are cheap enough that you don't care if you lose it or it gets stolen. I don't think I would ever buy any of these knives. Too expensive.
Does the blackbird already come with that sexy ass sheath? Or is it "optional"?
What happened to the Survive! Knives love affair?
Enzo trapper
They are great knives, thanks for your feedback.
I want the woodsman pro. Want to sell it
No, I could not bring myself to sell, sorry.
I got knives for sale
Daniel Isabelle do you have a woodsman pro? If so how much
I don't have the woodsman pro im sorry man I do have other knifes I was just trying to help a fellow crafter out
Daniel Isabelle ok, thanks for the offer though.
I ordered an Echo 5 exactly like the one in this video (BECAUSE of this video) and I have to say, Dogwood Custom Knives has the worst customer service I have ever seen. They take over a week to reply to email IF they reply at all. Not only that, but they told me it would be ready in 60-90 days and this is day 111 and I haven't heard anything from them. Day before yesterday I wrote asking why I wasn't contacted to let me know there was a delay, and when could I expect my knife, and so far - as per usual for them - no reply. They may make good knives but they have NO IDEA how to run a business.
+RationallySkeptical While filling out the work order for your knife, I wrote the deliver date incorrectly and until seeing your email this evening, was not aware the knife was late. Since you placed your order I have hired someone to help handle these types of task, to insure this does not happen in the future. I have set aside all other work (including prep for blade show) to finish your knife as quickly as possible. I regret the delay in delivery but am flattered that you are so excited to received my work. Thank you, Dan Eastland.
I sent another email after Dan's comment to order a second knife and not only did it take three days to get a response, despite reassurances that it would "not happen in the future" but I was told that they weren't willing to take another order from me until late June or July. My opinion of your so-called customer service has not improved. I also would like to add that I still have not received the FIRST Echo 5 I ordered, which was FOUR MONTHS AGO now.
If nearly all of UA-cam would stop the silliness of putting a razor sharp edge on knives that should never be sharpened at such an angle, a lot of good knives wouldn't get ruined. A knife with a twenty degree bevel angle per side is just as sharp as one with a ten degree bevel angle, even if it won't shave you. Sharpness is the condition of the edge, not the bevel angle. and not whether it will of won't shave you.
I still don't understand how of why UA-cam created this stupidity. Throughout history, a pocketknife was sharpened at fifteen degrees, a food knife at seventeen, a general purpose knife at twenty, and a sheath knife for skinning game at twenty-four to twenty-six, depending on the knife, and no one could tell the difference because they didn't shave with their knives.
This is still true today. There is nothing you can do with a ten or eleven degree angle that doesn't have a common, specialized steel to do that thing, be it a razor, a scalpel, a dedicated small carving knife, etc. Though a pocketknife, a real pocketknife with a thin blade, will shave at fifteen degrees.
"Razor sharp out of the box" is complete nonsense. It's understandable because very, very few on UA-cam ever used a knife with a different bevel angle, and it just seems to make sense that ten is better than twenty. But it isn't. Unless, of course, you get up and shave with your knife every morning. Or unless you don't know enough to carry a real pocketknife.
But people pay hundreds of dollars, or more, for a knife that will, of course, be delivered razor sharp because that's what customers demand, then then ruin those knives in remarkably short time, if they use them very much.
As far as I can tell, only Ka-Bar knows enough to sharpen a knife with the correct bevel angle. A Ka-Bar comes with a twenty degree per side angle, as it should. The funny thing is that when people pick one up they talk about how sharp it is. They're right, it is sharp. Just as sharp as the knife with the ten degree bevel. It even cuts a number of things easier and better.
And, no, the steel type has nothing to do with it. Old steel or new "super" steel, most of which are horrible for knives, should still have the same bevel angles, which means never ten or eleven degrees.
And who in blazes carried water stones into the woods, or isn't smart enough to know oilstones get a knife just as sharp as Waterstones? And who doesn't know that you sharpen a machete at a different angle in order to make the edge last longer. Are you really saying you make the edge last longer by making it duller, which is why you don't use a Waterstone??????
Where is the Bear Grylls knives? I thought you knew your stuff
SuperArrow201 Junk
Gerber makes toys, not real knives
3:09....looks like a German bundeswher knife
Wouldn't a Mora companion knife priced ten dollars do the same tasks as any of these overpriced knives.I carry a Mora companion knife in my game bag and a Buck light knife on my belt for field dressing Deer when I'm hunting.i have a collection of expensive knives eg.Helle Mora martini and Boker but I keep them on display in the gun room,im slowly selling them too buy a better scope.Stay safe.
Boy I just hate those thick kitchen knife designs !
Ain't a Bush craft knife supposed to be big enough to chop and to do multiple task
benchmade bushcrafter!
When you don't give a prize you lose an audience
It's a video about one guy's evolution in his own choice of knife not the latest law in what people must choose. And where did the issue of sexuality come from?? Generally, people who rant about others sexuality have issues about their own.
Wow, you're an expert of what issues other people have, right? So far, I've never met anyone, including psychiatrists. who say people who rant about other people's sexuality have issues of their own. In fact, the opposite is most often true.
Where are you going when you head outdoors that you are always meeting new people in the field & hanging with different people & niche groups? It sounds more like the local mall or restaurant than the wilderness. I rarely see other people when I'm out in nature & if I do it is in passing or at a distance. I don't play with them & share my toys & show off my knives.
More to the point of this video's title: This was just some fellow showing off his shiny, expensive toys. He never so much as offered any real advice on how to choose or what to look for & why in a quality knife. A far as the leather sheaths go, I like leather too but you must live in a dry climate because they would be nothing but a bother here in the Pacific Northwest. You also made no mention about not storing your knives in their leather sheaths when not in use. I will not explain why this shouldn't be done, especially when you are risking your very expensive knives as you no doubt already know this if you own so many knives. I'm just surprised you didn't address any of the aforementioned issues in this video as per the title.
More than a bit too wordy to hold attention. One of the few videos I have watched where I felt it was a waste of time to watch.
Chop? Do you even know what a knife is for? Knives are for cutting, not slicing. And bushcraft knives should not be stainless steel at all, let alone a steel like CM 154 that chips ridiculously easy. No one who buys any of the knives you have in this video should be allowed to use the words "bushcraft" or "fieldcraft'. These knives have nothing to do with such things. They're "look at how much money I have" knives, made to show people, not to actually take into the wild. Chop? Seriously? You probably think batoning with a knife is a good thing, too.
They're three hundred dollars overpriced. They're not as good as a dozen fifty dollar knives on the market. They are beautiful, but they are not for use, they're for pure show.
Nice collection!