I was eyeing the Task myself. What do you personally make of the (partial) serrations? What are they most useful for in a bushcraft scenario and in general? I saw you mainly use the plain edge.
Firstly I'm a big fan of serrations and with serrations even a rank novice can make feather sticks like a pro. Serrations can out cut any ropes or cords. here is the scenario, your main blade, if even slightly dull, will not be able to quickly cut cords or ropes, no chance but if you have some serrations they will cut the ropes or cords quickly. i have had to do this diving and that's why all good dive knives contain wicked serrations. I'm pretty sure i made a video a while back on using serrations to make feathers. I'll find it in the playlists and put the link here if u don't find it before me. There are also various types of serrations. Serrations can also be used to start difficult cuts which are then finished by the main blade. PUMA over 50 yers ago (i was a kid of course0 wrote about this in the pamphlets which accompanied their knives For example the famous White Hunter also has partial serrations.
@@BushCampingTools Thanks for responding. I knew about rope cutting and the fact that serrations will work for longer than plain edges, but I never tried them for feathersticking. I'll have to look into that.
@@youtubevoice1050 Yeah sorry about that I din't mean it like that, a lot is lost from typing and not talking but yeah do check them out for making feathers. BTW a old subscriber here told me about this trick some years ago.
The Fulcrum S is a great knife (at east in my hands) an i had it but did not choose to take it out for this work. Ok that both have serrations which are perfect for cutting lawyer canes as apposed to using just a straight edge. But to thin the cane, h thinner blade is better and the TASK has a choil to help a little more with some more control, although often I don't think choil is necessary. if however i was to ty and hack down a palm-or let's say from an ecological standpoint, a "fallen palm" to tae the heart, the Fulcrum S or indeed a Fulcrum would be a better choice-if no machete. In reality i think we are doing more cutting than levering or thumping our way through stuff. For example: if fishing the task would win out over the Fulcrum because of a thinner blade even though both have good tips for gut penetration (for fish gutting). This is where actually trying a knife before you buy one from the internet is a good idea to really se how one's hands fit to the grip and the different postures one can assume for different ways to comfortably control the knife. The Fulcrum S has a more chopping power at the expense of a thicker blade but it depends upon what one wants to do and where environmentally one is i think. Finally, push comes to shove i think one could use either knife fo similar tasks, it would be that one of those models would be slightly better at some things than the other. For example I've spent days on a deserted island but we knew ahead of time what was available on that island and we only took a machete, a leatherman multitool and a SAK. The leatherman was in case i needed to do any repairs to some fishing gear and gutting fish. The machete was for cutting bigger stuff.
Sadly, it appears to be no longer available from Extrema Ratio, i got mine several years back. however, you may be lucky and find it in a physical shop or internet shop somewhere. The model is called the TASK
Amazing work man, sound effects are beautiful.
LOL, they were real! These are the native birds basically near home in Australia! Thanks for watching!
Great!
Hi there, thanks!
I loved this video dude! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
@@BushCampingTools no worries
Oh man, I own a lot of knifes, but every time I watch your channel, I want to buy another one 😁
I own a lot ERs but also love MLL
LOL Fantastic!
Your comments are much appreciated!
@@BushCampingTools Thank you very mutch... have a nice Weekend.... see you….
It is a really nice knife! I have got the J model and it works just fine!
Yeah I have the J model too and love it as well LOL! I think the J model is much more hardcore too.
I was eyeing the Task myself. What do you personally make of the (partial) serrations? What are they most useful for in a bushcraft scenario and in general? I saw you mainly use the plain edge.
Firstly I'm a big fan of serrations and with serrations even a rank novice can make feather sticks like a pro. Serrations can out cut any ropes or cords. here is the scenario, your main blade, if even slightly dull, will not be able to quickly cut cords or ropes, no chance but if you have some serrations they will cut the ropes or cords quickly. i have had to do this diving and that's why all good dive knives contain wicked serrations. I'm pretty sure i made a video a while back on using serrations to make feathers. I'll find it in the playlists and put the link here if u don't find it before me. There are also various types of serrations. Serrations can also be used to start difficult cuts which are then finished by the main blade. PUMA over 50 yers ago (i was a kid of course0 wrote about this in the pamphlets which accompanied their knives For example the famous White Hunter also has partial serrations.
@@BushCampingTools Thanks for responding. I knew about rope cutting and the fact that serrations will work for longer than plain edges, but I never tried them for feathersticking. I'll have to look into that.
@@youtubevoice1050 Yeah sorry about that I din't mean it like that, a lot is lost from typing and not talking but yeah do check them out for making feathers. BTW a old subscriber here told me about this trick some years ago.
@@BushCampingTools No issue at all. Thanks for sharing.
Now I am hungry.....
LOL I get hungry when uploading them LOL!
You are in Australia?
Sadly no, it's old footage. Hoping to return soon.
I know it might be an unfair or difficult question but for this kind of outdoor tasks which one would you prefer, Task or Fulcrum S?
The Fulcrum S is a great knife (at east in my hands) an i had it but did not choose to take it out for this work. Ok that both have serrations which are perfect for cutting lawyer canes as apposed to using just a straight edge. But to thin the cane, h thinner blade is better and the TASK has a choil to help a little more with some more control, although often I don't think choil is necessary. if however i was to ty and hack down a palm-or let's say from an ecological standpoint, a "fallen palm" to tae the heart, the Fulcrum S or indeed a Fulcrum would be a better choice-if no machete. In reality i think we are doing more cutting than levering or thumping our way through stuff. For example: if fishing the task would win out over the Fulcrum because of a thinner blade even though both have good tips for gut penetration (for fish gutting). This is where actually trying a knife before you buy one from the internet is a good idea to really se how one's hands fit to the grip and the different postures one can assume for different ways to comfortably control the knife. The Fulcrum S has a more chopping power at the expense of a thicker blade but it depends upon what one wants to do and where environmentally one is i think. Finally, push comes to shove i think one could use either knife fo similar tasks, it would be that one of those models would be slightly better at some things than the other. For example I've spent days on a deserted island but we knew ahead of time what was available on that island and we only took a machete, a leatherman multitool and a SAK. The leatherman was in case i needed to do any repairs to some fishing gear and gutting fish. The machete was for cutting bigger stuff.
How about a link to knife?
Sadly, it appears to be no longer available from Extrema Ratio, i got mine several years back. however, you may be lucky and find it in a physical shop or internet shop somewhere. The model is called the TASK