Best Bushcraft Knife?? / Bark River Bushcrafter 3V - Preparedmind101
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- Опубліковано 8 жов 2017
- *NOTE* I made a mistake due to a mismarked box (mine didn't come from the supply chain). The knife in the video is the Bushcrafter 3V, even though I call it the Bushcrafter 2** I deal with the biggest question right after "What is the meaning of life?" and then dive into a new knife review from the "First Impressions/Firs Use" perspective, the Bark River Bushcrafter 2.
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***NOTE*** I made a mistake in the video. Since I get extras to test, mine ended up in the wrong box, marked Bushcrafter II. The knife in this video is the Bushcrafter 3V, and NOT the Bushcrafter II. I edited the title and the thumbnail, as well as the link. I apologize if anyone already ordered on. The Bushcrafter II is the larger version. However it's only .82" larger blade. If you look at the knives lined up in the video, the Bushcrafter 2 is the same size as the LTWK Outback.
I've owned this knife for three years now. Every now and then I put it away in favor of something else that grabs my attention for a while, but I always come back to the BRK Bushcrafter, and it continues to pretty be my 'gold standard' for an all-around field knife of this size (3.5-4" blade). The handle is super comfortable for me no matter how I hold it, the blade profile and grind are perfection, imo. It does everything and does it well.
On top of that, I have yet to use a steel that is better than CPM-3V for a combination of durability and ease of sharpening. Just keep it stropped up after use, and it just keeps going and going.
A lot of very good info in this video, Chris. Well done, sir.
I heard a story once about a guy who survived living off the land with a much larger knife than any of those. He navigated forest, mountain and rivers until one day he was given a treasure of the Royal Family, the Ocarina of time, and he waged a war in two timelines against the gerudo thief, Ganondorf.
Cedric & Ada Gear and Outdoors I'm sure this guy is super cool, he's just not for me.
y'all take care.
Lol. Think the master sword or giants knife was made of 3v? The way he just slammed it back in the sheath after fights makes me think it was a stainless of some kind.
I finally narrowed my knife buying anxiety down to a mini aurora and you show me this! Great vid.
Chris. You did such a great job that Wil doesn’t have anything left to add. lol. This was one of my favorite reviews. John
Job well done sir Chris!
Another good review Chris thx. I just bought a bark river pocket knife today. Most expensive pocket knife I've ever bought lol but I'm sure I won't regret it
Nice looking knife, you made it look easy. Thanks. Tony
Love it .waiting on my first bark river
Yet another great review!
Like this review Chris!
Nice collection of knives!!!
I have the bark river bushcrafter. I absolutely love it, it is my favorite and best bushcraft knife out of the 6 or so "bushcraft knives" I own. I do agree with Chris that the spine could be a lil sharper. Lastly, I do fall into the category of loving the sheath.
well said about the subjectivity. you never really know until what works for people.
Dig it. Will buy one after I own all your stuff. Thanks Chris
Wow,I love it's sharp edge.
Hey, Chris-
I bought one a few months ago
Antique white micarta scales /w red liners and mosaic pins.
What a beauty! Cuts like a dream. I rigged up the sheath to be a dangler. FYI the leather sheath that fits the bob fieldcraft fits this knife like a dream. $40 + - from DLT.
One more thing- the factory sheath has a magnet in it to aid in retention.
What a knife !!! Bark River always impressed by them. This blade reminds me of a Randall GTR , but a Bark River , great review !!!!
Beautiful knife...I'm definitely gonna have to get me one in the near future, but first I'm saving my pennies for the JX4 for EDC (which will be a b-day present to myself) and the JX6 to compliment my TOPS Tex Creek XL or GSO 5.1. I must admit, I used to be all about Scandi and saber grinds, but the Bark River convex grinds they put on their knives is out of this world...period! Looking forward to your the next vid...
I also have a Bark River Bushcraft II and because of the handle geometry, overall balance and steel quality, it is the favorite knife in my collection. Second place goes to my Mini Aurora in CPM 3v. Both bought at DLT Trading BTW.
I'm sold - great review!!!!
I am always amazed at how well a convex grind cuts, and BR does convex right. I would have liked to see a fero rod loop on the sheath (it may be an option), but if not I can make one. This has to be a fun knife to use. Seeing how well it feathered shows it is a great bushcraft knife. thanks Chris.
looks like a comfortable knife to use
Great job! It is a sweet blade
Looks like a winner to me. Although, I don’t own one yet, I do have a ultra lite bushcrafter. Great knife.
Very nice great review thank you brother
A really awesome knife!
A great video and the best knife I've seen for a long time. One question is that I liked it a lot, I think it's that slippery knot. Would you know to tell me that knot tioi is that? Thank you.
Hi Chris. Greetings from the Czech Republic. I'm a fan of your reviews. And I'm a knife addict..uh..collector. My all time favorite bushcraft companion (i.e. smaller) knife: the Bradford Guardian 4 (with 3D micarta scales). Partially based on your rave reviews of Bark River knives in general, I recently bought a Bravo 2. One thing which surprised me which I don't think you or any other you tube reviewer commented on: the gimping on the ramp was surprisingly uncomfortable. Otherwise, beautiful knife. You should check out Bradford knives. USA quality made. Excellent designs. One more suggestion: Spyderco's elegant, mega-blade, the Tatanka. Keep up the good work. I'll keep watching.
I really want one of those Jessmuk C's!
Who are you, and what did you do with Chris? Feather sticking was Chris's Achilles heel. You make it look so easy with this knife. I'm actually shocked.
the last knife you showed is the type of blade I like but like you said they are tools made for different tasks
I just ordered the bushcraft scout in magnacut from the boys at DLT super stoked
Can a titanium sharp knife blade or full be made which does not need sharpening through latest CnC or laser cutting machines ?
To my understanding, the Bark River Bravo1 LT version was not the design requested by Marine Recon. They came up with the design of the original, thicker Bravo1.
THANKS CHRIS!
Lol tapioca puddin puco, you crack me up Chris!
Haven't watched in a while. I love your new tatts : ) May I ask what they mean?
pretty good looking
Great video. Thanks. "There isn't a best Bushcraft knife". Great keeping it real. :-) thank you.
I love a convex grind!
Thanks barkriver
How about doing a review on a Tope knife
Good review, brother. Sabervex. Well, seeing is believing. That thing feathered like a bird.
I had a ultra light bushcrafter and loved the edge on it but the handles are just to small for me. I got spoiled using larger handles like those on LT and especially adventure sworn.
The ULB is noticeably smaller knife than the regular BRK Bushcrafter, which has a very nice, full handle (much more so than the ULB). I happen to really love them both. In everyday life, I tend to use the ULB a lot more and it is an incredibly useful and versatile knife, while still being compact and very light. But honestly, if I only had one knife to my name (God forbid!), it could easily be the BRK Bushcrafter and I can't foresee any situations where I would regret that decision.
Just hope the tip doesn't break off while performing reasonable batoning. I read if the tip breaks off, they "fix" it with a re-grind which could leave you with 1 or more inches less blade.
I'm talking about Bark River*
So I really appreciate your Knife Reviews and Designs, and I also appreciate the effort you make to show their use in a Practical way. But speaking ONLY for me, if I'm heading into the Woods, I ain't "Bushcrafting". Too Old, Bad Knees, gotta take Heart Meds, I want my Tent, Stove, Coffee and Tylenol! So I like Saws and GP Knives in the 5-7 inch Range. With Bourbon. And a decent Cutlery Set. And Bic Lighters and Zippos and a FAST STARTING FIRE! But that's just me. Yeah Ohio.
+Leslie Kovacs I consider it this way: there are a lot of BASIC Bushcraft skills... And then those skills are then used to do all the Bushcraft PROJECTS people do. I know it's splitting hairs with word meanings, but basically the knife is intended for working with wood.
Leslie Kovacs GP?
Keep Out, I'm thinking that it stands for "General Purpose" knives. But that's just a guess.
Do some stuff on black horse knives like the tree frog the feather stick and the Dutchman I'm going to get them but I like to see your view on them
Brian Goode I did one recently on the ua-cam.com/video/ycM160yPh-4/v-deo.html
There's a secret to the geometry. It has to do with the convex grind. I have 5 br knives with convex grinds. They are each just slightly different from each other. And they all cut differently. And feather sticking too. I've found a perfect tiny tiny micro bevel on my Bravo 2 feathers like that one you have.
Excellent knife but, the best? Probably no. Good review. Thanks for sharing.
Shoot i already ordered the bushcrafter 2. Hopefully its not too unwieldy. But its still bark river so sure it will be fine
+Bradley Birmingham It's a difference of .82 inches more on the Bushcrafter 2. So it's not a HUGE difference.
The handles of the Bark River knives appear, at least visually, to be slick compared to the others. Are they? What happens when your hands are sweaty or wet?
+Jim Melnyk Nothing. You ever seen a video where a polished handle knife kept flying out of someone's hands? I haven't. Even with a chopper. It's just what you expect. Unless your hands are coated in some sort of KY lube, it's really not going to be an issue. What polished handles means is, no hot spots.
Think of it like super steel.... Great Edge retention equals harder to sharpen... Great grippiness equals blisters if you are using the blade a lot.
Is the handle slippery with wet hands?
I know your friend is the bushcraft guy and you never consider yourself as a skilled one, but you do it really great. Better than them all and you enjoy doing it like crazy, specially while feathering. And you do review them quite professionally covering every single point and corners.
Ps. I like bushcrafter two more than this.
Looks like another winner from BRKT
Looks like a very good bushcraft knife and every good bushcraft knife needs a companion flashlight that can light up the #shed 😀
I want them all.
What knife will you use to carve a pumpkin with?
+Reef Surfer I usually use a Mora 511 for that.
Nice GAW. JESSICA.
Nice try.
You can NOT go wrong with Bark River knives.
Oh yes you can. My bushcrafter 2, while it came sharp came with a 27 degree edge angle. Way too damn obtuse.
Oh, don't mistake my comment as a Slam! I'm sure that the Bark River Bushcraft 2 is an excellent knife for the Tasks it is designed to do. And I agree, there is a HUGE difference between it and a Mora, and all Bark Rivers are worth every penny! I just don't WANT to do those Tasks anymore. We have EXCELLENT Gear in the 21st Century compared to what I started out with in Boy Scouts in the 60s. So that's my Preference for Woods Use: Science and Technology! But unless I'm stuck in a Bad Place like Puerto Rico right now, I'm not going to make a Bush Shelter and Feather Sticks and (God Forbid!) BOW DRILLS! But for those who think they could make use of this Knife for THEIR Woods Camping, go for it! I just don't have a need for this Class of Knives anymore. Yeah Ohio.
I like scandi, but over time they get convexed. I find full flat way more easy. I can build an one stick fire with a friggin Opinel. Why all the super steel stuff. Just harder to sharpen
APH , lol spit coffee all over the laptop. Got quite a laugh.. nice knife though.
I don't need Will's take on it on this one, since I can already tell that the handle is quite thin. Too bad, because the blade looks amazing.
You forgot the lt wright GNS v3.. it's obviously the best!!
Nice nice nice...
Really like the knife... I still love my Bravo 1 in S35VN... Got to give props to knivesshipfree.com and Bark River... I'm like a little kid in a candy store... I swear I want one of everything they make! When I win the lotto... I'm cleaning them out!!!
I could be wrong, but isn't that a regular bushcrafter? the bushcrafter 2 has a 4.69 in blade and the lt wright outback you have next to that knife has a 4.3 in blade, and your bushcrafter is clearly shorter in the vid?
+midwestoutdoorsman The box said Bushcrafter II. I'll investigate though.
The sheath looks like its for a bushcrafter 2, maybe it got mixed up at brkt? Anyway I enjoy the reviews, I know what a time gobbler they are. I've been messing with a 3v aurora and like it so far, stay sharp.
Blade wise, steel and all of that you can't beat Bark River. The problem is the handles are so small that they don't fit my hand.
You need a JX5 and a Los Lobos then.
I will be buying a JX5, that knife fascinates me
PREPAREDMIND101 the Los Lobos is on sale through knivesshipfree.com
Fat Man Outdoors yeah the handles are for dwarfs for sure bro
Chris the knife looks nice.... a good review. As usuall.... a few thoughts from an old man. lol
I don't doubt this is a good quality knife but is the expense necessary? Yep, so old me... :-)
Over the years I have found that for Woodscraft/Bushcraft tasks I rarely use my belt knife. For batoning, tent pegs, fire sticks, etc. I use my hattchet. Of course you have to keep it shaving sharp. For fine woodworking I use my Barlow or Swiss Army Knife. My belt knife I have always used for cleaning and butchering game and for kitchen duties. Why would I want to beat on a good knife. Sure if you have to you should be able to, but unless you have planned poorly you will not have to...
When I bulid/built a fire I always gathered twigs and small dead branches from up high off the ground. Pine cones work great. Sure you might have to split wood to get to the dry inside but that is why you have a axe. I use ferro rods and other primitive methods only for teaching others for fun. When I start a fire I usually use matches or a lighter. If the wood is damp... well, I have a small torch or I use cotton with vasaline on them. I cringe when I see someone use the blade of their belt knife on a ferro rod.
The handle of the knife like others looks pretty and comfortable. HOWEVER, I bet that when it is wet, bloody or greasy you will have trouble gripping it firmly - too slick - just my opinion. I don't have this knife but I have handles a lot of knifes with smooth handles. Usually the first thing I do is sand down and/or wrap the handle.
Of course if you are going to be in the field for any length of time sharpening this steel will be at best difficult. You usually need power tools to properly touch of these super steels.
Bush cutting tools are very subjective as you say. All I can do is share my thoughts based on my expierence.
So for the weekend woodsman or collector this may be a good knife, but for someone wo is going to head out into the wilds with it.... well, I would get used to it and give it a few mods.
Just saying..... the opinion of an old man.....
later..................
+Levi Caddell I'm going to have to send you something to broaden your horizons. Premium knives are like the Matrix... You can't be told why they are better... You have to experience it for yourself.
PREPAREDMIND101 Hi Chris... I have used expensive knives before... borrowed from a friend, etc. while camping together. I did not really notice any difference at the time. I can use pretty much any knife you put in my hand. Some work better than others depending on the task. A lot simply has to do with the blade profile and the handle grip. I like the blade profile on this one - I am a convex fan. The handle may feel comfortable when you first start using it, but when your hands get sweaty, bloody or greasy how will it feel? When I use a knife for something other than opening a box or cutting a string it is usually in my hand for a long time. Have you ever butchered a deer or a hog? It takes a while and it gets messy. I have a feeling you would be putting Wilson Wrap on the handle. lol later.... 😊
dont know about you but have yet to actually have a knife feel uncomfortable no matter the conditions unless the handle was already uncomfortable to begin with. Besides this is a bushcrafter specifically. If I were to get a general use knife from brkt I'd get the fox river or the bravo 1. Besides expensive and premium also means you get better grind and edge geometry IF you pick the right company. while the mora and brkt's can be used the same, I can definitely tell my brkt would outperform my mora in every way, it cuts better despite being thicker, is tougher, etc. It's not needed, but it's not unjustified either.
As far as sharpening premium steel in the field Levi...I use a 600 grit diamond and put the final edge on with the ceramic stone off of a lansky that I don't use anymore...works perfect and I've used it to good effect on 3v with is not considered sharpening friendly...just takes some know how which I'm sure you have ... I've used both cheap and expensive and I'd much rather take the higher quality piece...just the opinion of younger man who has gone thru all the stages of knife loving, from cheapo 10 dollar mtech crap all the way to $200 folders and $300 fixed blades...don't get me wrong I still grab my $c#rade schf9(the brand who shall not be named haha) do do some stuff...but when it HAS to work and not fail I always grab the higher end stuff
Is it subjective though?
Would you be interested in selling the bush crafter?
Terava 110...done deal, nuff sed.
I agree completely best bang for the buck
Indeed!
#AngelPubicHairGood LMAO! Where the hell did that came from?
I wanna be a bushcraft wizard-ninja!
Best knife reviews on You Tube bar none: virtuovice
But everyone already knows that. He has had and reviewed a ton of BRKT knives.
In fact, he is probably their best/worst frenemy.
No Will? No Shed? . . . . sexy knife😀
Jeff Slater Lol
What to take away from this is video: chasing unicorns, becoming wizard ninjas and making angel pubic hair
Actually, the Skookum Bush Tool in 3V is the best bushcraft knife, period, because it is handcrafted by sorcery and wizards. No, seriously, it is actually magic, or was it alien technology? I forget. I just needed to correct you on your grievous error Chris.....LOL. Have you ever tested one by the way?
+Steven Szabo If Mors Kochansky took a dump on a paper plate and proclaimed it the best bushcraft tool ever, there would be a lot of people in wool hoodies with dirty stinky hands.
Funny you mention it. Watch Blue Mountain Bushcraft And Outdoors's Jessmuk review. Where he said "I actually like this more than my Skookum Bush Tool.... And I can't believe I just said that!" Lol
CRAP. I remember that video comment! I guess it is just so long since we have seen the Skookum BT. LMAO, Mors dumping on a plate, too funny, but spot on brother!
Would you say that the best bushcraft knife is very subjective?
Your honor I subject! I'm just screwing with you Chris I subjectively agree with you Haha. But seriously I do agree it seems like Every once in a while you get some clown on another channel wanting to criticize And/or contradict other UA-cam videos And statements Made And I'll tell you it pisses me off so much that when I see someone do that I don't go back to the Channel. I Learn so much from UA-cam and all of the different channels and people and that's because everybody has a different opinion and I want to hear everybody's different opinion so that I can take all Of that information and then come up with A decision of what to buy because I don't review gear so I don't get to test it all out I can't hold on To a knife and see how it feels I have to take 5 or 6 different reviews and come up with a decision So again I agree with you When I see one guy bash a product and 4 other guys like or love it I know that he's the Dipshit I won't listen to. Sorry I Continued this rant for so long But considering you Have been known to go into a rant on An occasion or 2 I subjectively request the right To have one of My own. I Probably should look up the definition of subjective What do you think?
For me the best bushcraft knife is the one that suit you the best
+Jean-Baptiste Cardamone Pretty much what I said.
PREPAREDMIND101 Did you heard about Jaktik knives ? www.jaktkit.com/en/knives/48-knife-knv2.html
Weird, mine doesn’t have jimping.
I think what is the best Bushcraft knife for you, not for everyone!
Hey brother, so you know the BRK Bushcrafter knife. It has a skandivex grind. Now tell me how you TRULY sharpen a convex skandi grind. It is not possible. I'll stick to my flat Skandi. Tell me.differently that you can magically sharpen a convex skandi in CPM3v. No way you are sharpening it effectively.
210 for a working hand tool? Most DeWalt or Ridgid power tools don't cost that much.
Wait a minute! We didn't see the cardboard, rope, or random sheath slice test😨
+Ron Hicks I save those for folders
PREPAREDMIND101 You know I'm giving you a hard time😀. I enjoy your channel a lot!
Hey Chris how about a new channel focusing on Police and Citizens?
Be the Hero that we all need.
+Mor Nfo huh?
🤣
That is a Scandi. The oldest grinds in history. Real Scandi is convex
Bushcrafter is not subjective. A sharp spine is mandatory to carry that name. Unless, they want Benchmade to make a better knife
Unfortunately common sense isn't common at all anymore
A quote from Jean-Jacques Rousseau. However very true.
The White River Ursus 45 in 3v is a much better knife
It's nice but expensive.
Darn clickbait, I thought you were absolutely serious and now I'm gonna write a comment about how mad I am about this, even though I may not even frequently watch this channel.
Or for 100 dollars u can buy a cudeman and it s better then that knife
The best bush craft knife is the one you have. Therefore mine is my finger nail.