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 Re: Bushcraft Knives - What do you have or prefer?
[Re: Spider-Pig]
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06/30/14 06:17 PM
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Sheep horn is my favorite natural handle material. I just found out my uncle is now raising sheep I may have to ask him to save me the rams horns.
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"dein Gott schickte mich zu zerstören"
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Re: Bushcraft Knives - What do you have or prefer?
[Re: Andy the Aussie]
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06/30/14 06:19 PM
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The Survive! GSOs are one of the very very few blades outside of The Busse Family that catch my attention.
One of my two best mates has a Fallkniven and the other several Chris Reeves, all are nice baldes, I would not now pay the asking price for the CRKs but he got them as an investment and so far is doing well. I also keep coming back to my late 1980s Cold Steel SRK...!!
I have a semi custom blade from Stitch Knives and it is pure function (Elmax steel) in a smaller package (he also sent out one of his 1/2 tang blades that is with my best mate for field testing - as he gets to dress far more deer than I...!!!
I will probably add a GSO to my collection down the road. When I was whittling down my collection, my key 4" choices were a Howling Rat or Esee 4. The GSO would easily have been on the short list too. It's impressed me a lot.
JYD #109
"I came here for the knives and stayed for the people."
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Re: Bushcraft Knives - What do you have or prefer?
[Re: Endeavour Morse]
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06/30/14 08:14 PM
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I think Patty has brain damage. I was looking at a Sarsquatch on the X and Patty said I could get it! Is it worth a knife worth having, MAYBE as a Pack blade?
IF I've read it right, .187 inch thick 7 inch long blade made of INFI.
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Be a Sheepdog
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Re: Bushcraft Knives - What do you have or prefer?
[Re: Endeavour Morse]
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06/30/14 08:21 PM
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I told you before Randy
She is a keeper
The stripes of a tiger don't wash away.
Be a man of steel not clay
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Re: Bushcraft Knives - What do you have or prefer?
[Re: Endeavour Morse]
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06/30/14 08:36 PM
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I STILL haven't decided though. I'm really wanting a 4 inch or so edc blade but I am cheap so it's hard for me to actually take her up on this until I have REALLY made up my mind on what I want to get. I DO think I have the 7inchish size filled now. I am very well pleased.
Architect and Tom are two of the best folks to deal with there are.
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Re: Bushcraft Knives - What do you have or prefer?
[Re: coyotebc]
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06/30/14 08:37 PM
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I told you before Randy
She is a keeper Haha, found that out about 18 years ago!  But it still took me 2 years to convince her of that.
A Little Paranoia Will Keep
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Be a Sheepdog
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Re: Bushcraft Knives - What do you have or prefer?
[Re: Endeavour Morse]
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06/30/14 08:45 PM
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I would get a SARsquatch if the timing was right, but it never is. One day....
USMC 1997-2002. 6173 CH-53D Sea Stallion Helicopter Crew Chief and Flightline Mechanic. Semper Fi!
"Be still, Taggart!"
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Re: Bushcraft Knives - What do you have or prefer?
[Re: Endeavour Morse]
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07/01/14 08:09 AM
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The SARsquatch is a great blade. I wish I had kept the competition one I had. Minus the swedge, it approaching perfection!
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"I came here for the knives and stayed for the people."
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Re: Bushcraft Knives - What do you have or prefer?
[Re: Endeavour Morse]
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07/01/14 12:19 PM
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I have a SARsquatch. It is an OUTSTANDING knife, but isn't what I would define as suitable for bushcrafting. It is a near ideal "general purpose survival knife", but is too large for small tasks.
JYD #123 The great one formerly known as Architect.
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?
[Re: Endeavour Morse]
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07/01/14 12:20 PM
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I agree about the swedge. I really don't understand its purpose.
JYD #123 The great one formerly known as Architect.
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?
[Re: Endeavour Morse]
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07/01/14 02:08 PM
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SkunkHunter
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Hmmmm I've been thinking again, yes it's dangerous but we live in dangerous times.
Large blade........BWM
Medium/med small...Sarsquatch or BATAC.
Small blade........AMS or leaner meaner
Good enough?
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Re: Bushcraft Knives - What do you have or prefer?
[Re: Endeavour Morse]
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07/01/14 03:18 PM
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I have started to become enamored of the Sarsquatch, but alas I fear the one I asked about may be gone. Haven't heard back from the seller yet and I sent him a message yesterday evening.
Oh and I saw a prototype Ashtac 6.5 that looked nice, but to rich for my blood! (at least from that seller)
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