Mizar
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a Scandi grind knife is all fun and games until you have to prepare food with it or sharpen it. And with Moras the later will happen quite often because of the soft steel.
Here are some options from Christmas Sales thread to give you some ideas - https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/christmas-new-years-sales.925791/#post-12778880Looking for a decent priced fixed blade that i can shave kindling with, chop, etc. mainly used around the campsite.
Ive been carrying a Gerber Prodigy into the woods with me for a few years now. It does everything I need it to do.Looking for a decent priced fixed blade that i can shave kindling with, chop, etc. mainly used around the campsite.
Because carrying both is not always an option. Having a knife that can perform multiple duties is a plus and are made for the task at hand.My question is, why would anyone want to do chopping with their woods knife? Plenty of quality inexpensive hatchets and axes out there.
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Rumor is that the new models will come with a roll between the scissors and the phillips...I would rather go camping without toilet paper than be without a leatherman.
If you carry a flat sharpening stone with you, in my opinion the Scandi grind is one of the easiest grinds to sharpen as it is self guiding. Just tilt the blade on the stone until the edge touches the stone and draw or push which ever method is prefer.2. Do I really need a Scandi grind?
Sure, if one cannot sharpen a knife freehand and needs all the help he can get to maintain the angle... For me personally it's a major PITA, because I have to grind away large amounts of steel, compared to a "regular" blade, but I know how to use a sharpening stone. Don't get me wrong - I love Scandinavian blades, especially puukkos, but I know their drawbacks. Great for woodworking, but lousy for cutting and, realistically speaking, a camping knife will be used for the later maybe 90% of the time.If you carry a flat sharpening stone with you, in my opinion the Scandi grind is one of the easiest grinds to sharpen as it is self guiding.
Rumor is that the new models will come with a roll between the scissors and the phillips...
My dream multitool would have no blades and additional tools in their place.They would be even more valuable at that point. Years ago I started keeping Swiss army tweezers under the saw blades myself.
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Its more of a tool than a knife (although it has both smooth and serrated blades) but it’s simply what I use the most camping. If I am going butchering, it’s not my first pick but not my last either...
I agree, it is about knowing the limitations of each knife and what they can do. For camping, hunting and fishing, I always carry 3 or 4 knives each designed for different tasks. I owned a Brusletto and it was my neck knife around the camp and the outdoors. Like you used cutting string and light chores, until my wife took ownership of it. I never got around to buying a second one for me. Instead I use the Eldris Mora knife with the 2.2 inch blade. Not the same but I don't worry about using it when I do saltwater fishing.Sure, if one cannot sharpen a knife freehand and needs all the help he can get to maintain the angle... For me personally it's a major PITA, because I have to grind away large amounts of steel, compared to a "regular" blade, but I know how to use a sharpening stone. Don't get me wrong - I love Scandinavian blades, especially puukkos, but I know their drawbacks. Great for woodworking, but lousy for cutting and, realistically speaking, a camping knife will be used for the later maybe 90% of the time.
P.S. This little beast - Brusletto Balder with 2" blade, rides permanently on my fishing vest, always kept razor sharp. But it's only purpose is to cut fishing line. Actually, it did tasted blood once - couple of years ago a fellow fisherman managed to get a hook in his thumb, so a little field expedient surgery was needed to get him "off the line". A quick sterilization and the little bugger passed the test with flying colors.
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