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Bush Craft Survival
The guru's of today’s bush Crafting pretty much agree that a good Bush Craft / Survival knife should have :
- Full Tang
- Carbon Steel
- 90’ spine
- 5 to 6’ blade min.
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Hunting
Hunting Knives come in all shapes and sizes from large European Hunters with 12” blades and the famous Bowie style hunters, 8 to 10” classics to the smaller skinners and capers.
Tactical
Tactical Knives come in all shapes and sizes. Hollywood Rambo’s to medieval battle knives. The most common are the Practical Tactical that are Light weight but durable.
Every Day Carry
The fixed blade Every Day Carry Knife is a knife chosen based on an individuals daily routine. The rancher may chose something different than the Landscaper or the forester.
The term “Bush Craft Knife” is a trendy term used to describe any number of knives carried into the wild by “woodsman” that have the ability to help one survive in that environment. It should have a 5 to 6” blade, full tang for strength, a 90* spine for scraping jobs such as sparking a fire steel or processing tinder for fire. Carbon steel blade for edge retention and in emergency the spine can be used to throw a spark the same way flint and steel are used (stainless will not do this). I prefer the durability of Micarta type materials for the handle scales.
The blade profile should be flat ground with a convex secondary edge for strength. Not Hollow Ground, this grind is not meant to chop. If you’ve chosen a light weight tactical design with this type grind, extreme care must be taken to avoid breaking chunks from the thinned cutting edge of the blade when chopping or splitting wood for fire or shelter building.
Survival by definition is “the state or fact of continuing to live or exist, typically in spite of an accident, ordeal, or difficult circumstances”
