Yes, treat your tools with respect. But a busted knife is still useable, either grind down the remaining blade or attach the broken piece to a new homemade handle.
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Yes, treat your tools with respect. But a busted knife is still useable, either grind down the remaining blade or attach the broken piece to a new homemade handle.
If I was in the deep woods and have to deal with a broken knife there's a few things I would do. With the broken tip I could make a hoko-type knife. With a primitive blacksmithing set-up I could make a new knife point. Need to make a bellow and I could use an axe or a hatchet for a hammer. If I didn't have these there's always the old trusty rock. A grinder could be a sandstone. The sharpening stone I would already have.
I too respect my knife. I use it only for what it was intended. I simply do not throw, dig, or pry with it. I have been using the same knife for the last 28 years in the woods.
If you do encounter a broken knife, you could make a serviceable cutting tool from a rock, piece of obsidian, broken glass, metal, etc. There are many options to having a broken knife.
I got several knives, the thing I believe is to use your tools for what they are intended for, don't dig or hammer with a knife (some people hammer with pommel) unless the pommel is made for that like my army/air force survival knife. I would attach a small handle to the broken portion to use as small utility camp knife, and once out of the woods I'd grind the blade down and try to fix the broke knife as best could, although since getting out of the army I have never broken a knife and only did that once in the army.
Part of the blade still intact you can still use it as a cutting tool. a broken piece of blade can be converted into a servicable spear point. If you have the time and the inclination you can re-shape what's left of the blade that's attached,put at least something of a point back on it. At worst, it's now a small digging tool. (shrugs) best thing is still don't break it in the first place though, lol, but like you said, anything can be flawed.
The broken blade can also be inset to branch/stick and used in the hoko knife style.
I'm not grinding down any part of it. !st off for that to happen it would have to happen to either my Ka-Bar "Bull" Dozier or My Buck General. I always carry my "back-up" blades, a Buck Vanguard with rubber handle, and my Folding Buck LED Lumina. The only way a knife of mine will break is if there's a manufacturer's defect in them because, like most of you, I don't use a knife for anything but what it's made for. Both the Ka-Bar & the Buck have Lifetime Warranties against manufacturer's defects, so I'd just send the broke knife back when I got home.
i need to buy a good long lasting knife that wont break or rust on me. what should i look for in metal type? stainless steel? anyone suggest some dependable models?
Plenty's been posted already, go through the older knife postings and if you can't decide then ask. But warning, a hundred different preferences will lead to a hundred different answers, lol
I have several but I always go with my Army/Air Farce Survival Knife and honing stone, I also have the Tracker 2, but one of my favorites is a simple hand made trapper (skinning knife) with curly maple handle.
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/3...nnerni1.th.jpg
One of my favorites that I take always. :D But I think it all comes down to individual choice. :D
What's the blade size on the one in the pic Beo? Double e...ya might want to look for something just like that.
Hand forged 3" blade with Hard Maple handle.6" overall length. Some file work on the blade dress's it up.
1st one, or send me $40 bucks and I'll make you one like in the pick, no s**t.
Perfect knife in my opinion.
first one, I'm not a big fan of those little serrations if you have cleaning and gutting to do that the second and third ones have.Quote:
Originally Posted by explodingearth
Man, you got taste! I just recently bought the Ka-Bar "Bull" Dozier" and love it! What's more, I bought it from Tomar's Ka-Bars and got the lowest price I could find as a result!Quote:
Originally Posted by explodingearth
just bought this, http://www.impactguns.com/store/medi...r/kab_1212.jpg
if you want quality for cheep (not fighting knives) buy a buck folder , if you want the next step up buy an alpha hunter, or if you want a fixed blade the 110 special is a timeless classic , i carry a 7" nighthawk and a alpha hunter folding edition but thats just personal preference. bowies and combat knives are a big no-no for outdoors work, if your carrying a hatchet dont bother with machetes but iv found my cold steel kukuri magnum to work great chopping wood or clearing brush alike
I frigg'n hate K-bar knives... stupid junk crap pig stickers... lol :D Go traditional boy!!!
Hey Smok welcome back... do not leave this forum.