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Old March 29th, 2013 #1
Mr A.Anderson
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Default Blades: Knives, Hatchets, and Saws

Just trying to make things easier to find by category instead of searching the "catch all" threads on kits and gear.


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From Sweden, hands down the sharpest factory grind out there. I have posted this before, but it bares repeating. Buy two when you purchase.

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Why would someone pay 125 bucks for an axe? If I lost my Gransfors Bruks, I would buy it again. Ray Mears would agree. Here is why.


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I keep going on about Mora knives and their quality for 12-15 bucks.
But for higher priced knives, here are three makers to look at.

Helle Knives
http://www.helle.no/

Turley Knives
http://www.turleyknives.com/

BlindHorse Knives
http://www.blindhorseknives.com/knives4sale.htm
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Becker BK2, 1/4'' thick chunk of steel for about 65 bucks. Here is a video on the Becker knives.

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Ontario Knife company: Old Hickory Butchers knife.
1095 steel, full tang, sharp spine for throwing sparks, brass harware on the handle. I paid seven bucks for mine. On the cheap or just starting out, or just wanting to put a kit together for reserve and forget about, this would be a knife to consider. If you are on the cheap, go with this knife for chopping tasks and then get a 12 dollor Mora knife for carving tasks. Between the two brands combined, you will get a hell of a lot of cutting options for twenty bucks.

This video starts out slow, but he does increase the pressure on this blade as the video progresses, and he alternates between German and English.



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Looking for a good folding saw, and thinking about one of these.