Need suggestion on a good all around field knife

[dragongoddess]

Can I get some recomendations on an all around field knife. I've got a Gerber axe from my camping days but I lack a knife for those chores one encounters while in the woods or camping.

 

[geim druth]

I like swedish mora knives. They're versatile, rugged, and hold an edge well. They're also inexpensive enough that you won't feel guilty using them for all those dirty jobs that scratch and ding your blade. I also like the comfortable way they fit in my hand.

 

[Fosbery]

Fallkniven F1/S1/A1 (depending on how big you want). Moras are fine too.

However, what I'd really reccomend above all else is a Bushcrafter. I know two guys who make excellent ones, their sites are below:

http://msknives.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/

http://www.swc-handmade-knives.com/KNIFE-KITS

 

[azrael]

The Fallkniven F1 is a sweet field knife...I had one and gave it to a bud to use and havent gotten it back yet..lol

Also a swedish mora can be had for next to no money...goto ragweedforge.com and look at the triflex tradesman knife...It is alot of knife for the money

I also like to have a good sized chopper with me if I dont bring a hatchet...The Ranger knives RD series (I have the RD9) is a good choice and again ALOT of knife for the $$$

 

[rbmcmjr]

Following Fosbery's lead, here are a couple of makers who offer bush/woodcraft style blades:

http://charlesmayknives.blademakers.com/

http://geneingramknives.blademakers.com/

As you might infer from the similarity of their designs, one is the student of the other, but I forget which. I have one of Charles' "Big Hand Scandi" models and it is wonderfully sharp, stout, and good looking. Prices are very reasonable for customs.

 

[LAK]

How much do you want to spend?

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[Sharpdogs]

I am not sure what your price range is, but check out the new Benchmade Griptillian fixed blade. If you want something a little nicer take a look at Bark River knives. They have a well deserved and rapidly growing fan club.

 

[Brian Williams]

Old Hickory Kitchen knife. It works, it is easy to sharpen, cost dirt cheap.

get the boning blade about 6" long.

 

[p35]

What kind of chores? I just got back from a few days in the North Cascades Wilderness. I took a Mora, but what really got used was my Swiss Army knife. My brother did fine with one of those keychain size SAKs. Most areas these days outlaw wood chopping, fire building, and other activities you might use a big knife for- part of the "leave no trace" thing (in fact, they promote packing out your own, uh, droppings , but that's further than I'm willing to go). We mostly used the Mora to slice cheese and pepperoni. Do you really need something bigger than an SAK?

 

[XJBaylor]

Another recommendation for Bark River. Their knives are beautiful, handle perfectly and are incredibly sharp. You get the look and feel of a custom handmade knife, but don't have to pay the price.
Look at www.knifeworks.com, the fox river, huntsman, and sandstorm all would fit your need. Look at other websites too, they make alot of knives, and there are alot out there for sale that are not on their website.

Keith

 

[pete f]

I have to say the leading question is how much do you want to spend.

Buck if it is made in the USA still makes a good knife that you can fine for 30 bucks.

the swedish mora style are good too, sometimes they are a bit too cheap for me, but I have a couple. By cheap, I mean, often the ones you find are made with pressed on handles, sometimes the handles are not on s traight compared to the blades etc. but at 8 or 9 bucks each, they do have a decent piece of steel in them.

For a bit more money, you can really get something to be proud of. the Bark rivers are very good. they range from 50 to 200 dollars. the black micarta handles are probably the least expensive in every model line, but also the most durable.

Ontario knives has recently come out with a line of D2 steel blades in the RAT line, good simple tools with extraordinary steel in them.


There are several other brands too that are worth checking out, but a better guide is look at the steels and go from there, s30v, ats 34, 154 cm and D2 or A2, and 12C27 sandvik are really good indicators that you are getting something good.

These all have edge holding and blade toughness that will astound you, and although not as easy to sharpen as some of the older steels, they take edges that are truely scary sharp.


This guy is a member and although I do not own any of his, he has a good rep,

http://www.kreinknives.net/kk_products.htm

 

[Cosmoline]

I like swedish mora knives. They're versatile, rugged, and hold an edge well. They're also inexpensive enough that you won't feel guilty using them for all those dirty jobs that scratch and ding your blade. I also like the comfortable way they fit in my hand.

I love my old Mora. It has real brass fixtures on it and holds a very nice edge. I found it covered in crud for $5 at a pawn shop. I also love the Finn style Puukkos. They use a very thick, wide and short blade with a heavy birchwood handle. The total effect is very different from any other blade I've used. You have a great deal of control with them, even wearing winter gloves.

I like the cheap Opinels for use on fish and for all around thin bladed utility knives. They hold a razor edge.

 

[Fred Fuller]

http://www.agrussell.com/knives/by_...woodswalker_in_leather_hip_pocket_sheath.html

This is one of my favorite kitchen knives as well as being a frequent companion outdoors. I have the Kydex sheath and use it as a neck knife, it's great for harvesting stuff in the garden that needs to be cut (squash etc.). It's small but will take a great edge, since it's a flat ground blade it cuts like a scalpel. And if you need a bigger blade, this one is easy enough to carry so that a larger knife is no problem to add to your load. It's essentially a fixed-blade pocketknife.

lpl/nc

 

[ron8903]

A good old K-Bar is hard to beat.

 

[armedandsafe]

I really like my Randall model 19 BushMaster.

http://www.randallknives.com/hunting.asp

See page 210 of Robert L. Gaddis' "Randall Made Knives." Note that Gaddis made two mior errors in his original publication: The location was Granite Mountain ALASKA (not Arkansas,) and the handle is stag. Bo used a curved piece of stag norn to fit my left hand, as I asked. I love it and it goes with me whenever I'm in the field.

Pops

 

[DWARREN123]

Swede Mora.

 

[B.D. Turner]

My ideal knife would be one that would be small enough to peel potatos, sharp enough to dress a deer, and be easy to re-sharpen. I have not found the ideal knife yet so I take along a couple that do one thing better than the other. My Leatherman is my always have besides my knives. I bought it in 1987 and toted it everyday.

 

[Gordon]

I HIGHLY reccomend the smallest one in this group of cheap plastic handled chrome plated carbon steel knives.It will do all you require and more !It is a 4.5" long with a simple flat grind on it's 61 Rockwell C differentially hardened 3/16" O-1 steel blade. It is called the "Pack Rat" , unfortuneatly you have to find one on e-bay or somewhere as they are no longer made. Mad Dog will make you something close though!

 

[Gordon]

Other view of the Sika 10+" which is my field knife. The Rezine 2000 9" which is my animal slaughtering knife. The Voodoo Cat 6" which is my 'self defense knife' , and the 4.5" Pack Rat utility knife. I have a Rhino skinning knife and an ATAK survival knife and a Frequent Flier non mettalic knife also by Mad Dog, AKA Kevin McClung. Don't go dissing Kevin around me , we think alike in many ways

 

[Boom-stick]

Glock Field knife.

Tuff, strong and can thrown if need be. Oh, and cheap!!

 

[ffemt30]

anything CUTCO