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I've been looking for something along the same lines. I wanted a fixed blade small enough I can comfortably carry it daily, robust enough I can carve and baton wood, and preferably uncoated carbon steel so I could do a patina for something different. This one is at the top of my list. https://www.c...

crazywednesday wrote:

hoimin wrote: Option 2: Bark River Featherweight Fox River - is the blade sturdy enough for carving? The handle suggests this is designed as a slicer

I would recommend this. I carry one every day. Mines in elmax.

It is sooo pretty. How’s the thinner stock against what you use it on?

I personally see no reason to spend more money on a knife than I have to. The Cold Steel Mini Pendleton Hunter in 3V would be a great choice and you can take the strap portion of the sheath off and pocket carry it. I often carry an Esee Izula in my pocket and sometimes on my belt. This knife comes ...

My digging has turned up three options so far, but I'd love to learn about some different ones. Option 1: Bark River Ultra Lite Bushcrafter - not currently available Option 2: Bark River Featherweight Fox River - is the blade sturdy enough for carving? The handle suggests this is designed as a slice...

Thanks for the suggestions. The Muela style is a bit busy for my tastes. I am a fan of the puukko style though!

Canada is pretty diverse in landscape and culture so it’d be pretty hard to capture it in one model. I wouldn’t mind seeing a line up of fixed blades for ocean and forest, and a pair of folders for urban and rural use. All four would feature red g-10 with white liners (or vice versa, or combo’d with...

I got a Dark Timber Honey Badger (gen 2)! It's pretty big (not quite a full on chopper but still definitely a knife) and very agile for its size, but I think it needs a little buddy along for the ride when out hiking/camping. Preferences: Blade length: 2.5" - ~3" Blade thickness: no more t...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re_xo8_3ZeM

I like the look of the Landi EDC! I recently came across the Manly Patriot , but I don't know about its availability. and it's a bit larger and the blade is a bit thicker than you've specified. Personally, I've been contemplating between the BRKT Featherweight Fox River and the Ultra Lite Bushcrafte...

I can't say I've done any of this before, but I've come across some great videos on the topic. From Andy Tran/InnerBark Outdoors: Field Sharpening and Blade Maintenance in the Jungle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT-WzXgvXSY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkpQAjz71fs From MCQ Bushcraft: a clever li...

Thank you for the kind words, Chris. :) I know what you mean concerning the upswept tip. However, the way the handle was designed helps to position the tip of the blade closer to the midline—almost to a negative angle. It’s kind of difficult to explain, but if you get a chance to hold one, I think ...

Looks nice! But from extensively using my Manixe's in the kitchen I find that a blade in the 3.5" region comes sometimes short, especially to cut some fruits / vegetables on the large side. I don’t disagree. Even 5” feels short to me for kitchen work. Folding knives are, by definition, a serie...

http://knifenews.com/compression-lock-food-prep/
Alistair Phillips (Cubane on this forum) put this together for kitchen work.

From the January 2016 Spyderco Byte: A Deeper Look at Pocket Clips Since Spyderco pioneered the concept of mounting a pocket clip on a folding knife 35 years ago, clips have come a long way. We have also learned a lot about how to make clips work best on knives of various styles, sizes, and handle m...

Strider wrote:That was a very nice write up, thanks

No problem, Strider! Welcome to the forums!

And thanks, abbazaba/rybu0305! I agree with abbazaba about the weight as well. For me, there are weight tiers that just sort of feel the same/negligible in pocket and in hand.

Shaman : OAL: 8.00" Handle: 4.42" Handle Thickness: 0.53" Blade Length: 3.58" Edge Length: 3.01" Blade Thickness: 0.15" Weight: 5.20 oz GB2 : OAL: 8.42" Handle: 4.82" Handle Thickness: 0.49" Blade Length: 3.60" Edge Length: 3.38" Blade Thicknes...

Gayle Bradley 2 + Gareth Bull Small Kalos riding shotgun in the coin pocket, which let me choose between big/prolonged cutting, or little snippities for non-knife people.

I think it's a great handle shape and style for any stout or longer work knife. I don't mind the thin slabs for small out-and-in office slicers.

It won't fit in my pocket, and it's not a great photo, but here's the newest addition to my little family:


Cheesy (and glarey) family portrait:

The Taichung made knives are hand sharpened still as far as I know. It's only the new Golden models that are robo-sharpened. My GB2 was slightly uneven. My 940-1 was super uneven not just in the sharpened bevel grind where it was somewhat wavy, but the whole primary grind was so asymmetrical that th...