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 Re: Bushcraft Knives - What do you have or prefer?
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Man, I have no use for paper micarta.
True, canvas can absorb some oil on the surface. It cleans up with some dish soap and a brush easy enough.
It's a shame we don't see more linen. It is easily my favorite. I don't have any Busse-kin with it at the moment, but I do have a Spyderco Street Beat with polished linen that I've been meaning to scuff up with some sandpaper. Maybe this weekend.
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Re: Bushcraft Knives - What do you have or prefer?
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06/06/14 06:40 PM
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I don't think I've owned any linen micarta. Have any pics of your Spyderco?
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Re: Bushcraft Knives - What do you have or prefer?
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06/06/14 06:41 PM
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THE SAR HAS LANDED!
A quick commentary to follow later - sick of typing on an iPhone.
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I am now a fictional British television police officer (currently a Detective Sgt) at Thames Valley Station. My governor is Detective Inspector Fred Thursday and it’s 1969.
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Re: Bushcraft Knives - What do you have or prefer?
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06/06/14 07:24 PM
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I'm glad the SAR made it! I don't have a pic of the Spyderco, but the bottom knife in this pic is tan linen. To me it feels better than canvas. Less coarse. ![[Linked Image from i1091.photobucket.com]](http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i393/amflud/IMAG0307_zps946f50c2.jpg) The Spyderco scales are polished and slick, and it looks and feels like it has some type of sealant.
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Re: Bushcraft Knives - What do you have or prefer?
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06/06/14 08:48 PM
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The abrasive coarseness of canvas is what I like about it. It remains tactile when sweaty or wet. I don't know that I've ever held linen, but have read many times about how popular it is.
The SAR has a very large handle shape and scales, but the curved ergo shape is really comfortable.
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I am now a fictional British television police officer (currently a Detective Sgt) at Thames Valley Station. My governor is Detective Inspector Fred Thursday and it’s 1969.
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Re: Bushcraft Knives - What do you have or prefer?
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06/06/14 08:55 PM
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Oh, I definitely love canvas. Linen just has such a nice feel to it, though.
I was secretly hoping wouldn't like the SAR5.
Oh by the way. There are some INFImandus at Blade.
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Re: Bushcraft Knives - What do you have or prefer?
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06/06/14 09:08 PM
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AN INFI RMD????????
I MUST HAVE !!!!!
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Re: Bushcraft Knives - What do you have or prefer?
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06/06/14 09:10 PM
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I really like the SAR. It's a beastly bushcrafter. It reminds me of the sort of knife a frontiersman would carry...stout, simple, very practical.
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Re: Bushcraft Knives - What do you have or prefer?
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06/06/14 09:11 PM
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The RMD is my favorite Rat. They feel great, and are imminently practical. I'd love to have a FFG INFI version.
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Re: Bushcraft Knives - What do you have or prefer?
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06/06/14 09:14 PM
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I feel that "smaller profile" 5-6" INFI are missing from the line up. The ASH, Tankbuster, SJTAC, etc are all "big" frames.
The Boss Jack was reasonable, but had the ergonomics of an three-sided engineer's scale.
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Re: Bushcraft Knives - What do you have or prefer?
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06/06/14 09:16 PM
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The pic I saw has a saber-ground knife in it.
I have a FFG RMD. Right now it's having a deep Bowie clip ground in it to reduce even more weight.
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Re: Bushcraft Knives - What do you have or prefer?
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06/06/14 09:18 PM
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Well, the INFImandu fits that niche. I'm tempted to have proxy snag one for me, but I keep getting bad news at home.
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