knife for wood cutting?

[offgrid]

Have a couple Falkniven knives., F1 and a A1. Both have convex grinds. A convex grind works well for chopping/cutting wood.

I've cut up branches with both to try them out, worked well. Slow going, but doable.

[loudbay]

Here's just a couple pics of my two beckers. A bk2 and bk11. My bk11 is my edc, horizontal carry at 11 o'clock. Bk2 stays in my get home bag along with a tiny strop shown in the pics, and a Leatherman Wave. Last but not least, my Gransfors Bruks, small forest axe is in my "Tools" bag.

Tools bag explanation: I have a family, so clothes and general camping, GTHOOD type stuff is a massive endeavor to keep organized, and undoubtedly something will be overlooked or forgotten. This is where my 'tools' bag comes in. I know if my wife or I have only one bag to grab, it's that one. She knows it, I know it. My family can forget or lose comfort, clothes, entertainment for the two young ones, etc. While this category would be a terrible thing to overlook or forget, I know the truly important 'tools' are all together and accounted for. It includes everything not pertinent to 'get home' survival and lends more towards stuff for comfort, like an axe, multi-fuel stove, better sharpening tools and larger strop, better rain gear, small tarp, larger capacity water filter, extra ammunition, firearms cleaning supplies, crank radio, simple Ti pot to boil water, a bit of cash, etc.

Thanks for looking. Keep your powder dry.

Cheers,
Matt

[loudbay]

Rest of the pics...

6 - Choked up on the stippling for finer work.
7 - Just the newly stropped steel.

[Sawin]

If you haven't considered it yet, a collapsible bone saw from a deer cleaning kit is my backpacking saw of choice. It's super light, strong and durable, cuts through wood in just a few strokes and much cheaper to buy.



you twist the orange knob and the blade slides into the handle. Twist the knob back and it's locked inside safely stowed away for packing.

[tmckay2]

If you haven't considered it yet, a collapsible bone saw from a deer cleaning kit is my backpacking saw of choice. It's super light, strong and durable, cuts through wood in just a few strokes and much cheaper to buy.



you twist the orange knob and the blade slides into the handle. Twist the knob back and it's locked inside safely stowed away for packing.

I agree they are quite useful and light but I'm really looking to take as few of tools as possible which is why I want just an all purpose knife

[loudbay]

Have a couple Falkniven knives., F1 and a A1. Both have convex grinds. A convex grind works well for chopping/cutting wood.

I've cut up branches with both to try them out, worked well. Slow going, but doable.

I definitely want a F1 one day, just so much $ to part with.

I also like the Condor Knife and Tool offerings. Definitely something for you guys to take a gander at. Carbon steel and leather sheaths at budget pricing.

Cheers,
m.

[SA Friday]

Kukri. Done.

[Rott Weiler]

Kukri. Done.

Check out the tests on the Kukri. Can be found for around $18. I have several more expensive knives but I also have several Cold Steel Kukris. Can't beat it for the money.

Wood Chopping Test - http://knifetests.com/ChoppingShootout.html

Kukri Torture Test - http://knifetests.com/ColdSteelKukri...ctionTest.html

Check out the other tests too...informative and entertaining!

[Milt]

I admit to being a 'knife nut', but, for cutting wood, the best short-term solution is a good folding saw; the best long-term solution is a good axe. The saw will eventually wear out and requires special files or stones to resharpen, assuming the heat treated area of the teeth is thick enough to even permit resharpening. (In my carpentry work, I just replace the saw, because it is so inexpensive.) A good saw cuts wood with amazing efficiency and speed compared to even the best knife.

The axe, if made of good steel and properly heat treated, is essentially a lifetime tool. I have cut much wood over the years with a Gransfors-Bruk axe - it takes a long time to get dull and is very easily brought back to its factory shaving-sharp condition. In the 'old days' my scoutmaster demonstrated the superiority of a good axe for general bush craft (they called it 'woodsmanship' back then). As with the saw, a good axe in skilled hands will out-perform the best heavy knife. Even the machete is inferior to the axe on the big stuff.

About a millennium ago, my rowdier ancestors used axes to clear land, build ships and kill their enemies. There was no more useful two pound chunk of steel for a man to carry in those days than a good axe - even today, in the woods that's still true.