new all round knife

[flash]

after doing a morning of buscraft at college, i realised how ****e the knives i buy really are, none of them really hold there edge, and there all folders, since then ive been looking at some knives on the net, specifically the brusletto range, are these any good, do they hold there edge, and are they worth the money.

heres the one im looking at, i know there pricey but i want a knife that is up to the job.

brusletto

cheers

 

flash

[pin]

Have a look at http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=26036

 

For a knife to hold its edge it needs to be a good carbon steel blade - the ones you mention are very good from what I understand.

 

Have a look here its a chart of the different steels uses and how hard they are.

[faff]

they are not that pricey really iv paid £250 for a knife in the past. they look ok and I have been told the troll is a good knife. Like anything it depends on what you want the knife for. if its just hunting and skinning then you don't need an all-round style knife like I would use in bushcraft. I think they are a little big for skinning but still do the job they are a jack of all trades.

check this knife forum out http://www.britishblades.com/forums/

[flash]

anyone know of any knife kits of a similar design to ray mears kinfe, needs to be a full tang blade, and not to expensive. would prefer if the blade has all ready been fully prepairedm but can do handle from scratch.

 

cheers

 

flash

[Dunkield]

Have look at Attleborough Accesories Flash, they have good selection of kits and parts to make your own knives.

 

Here:

 

http://www.attacc.com/acatalog/Attleboroug...ies_Knives.html

 

of here for ready made ones:

 

http://www.bkcg.co.uk/

[faff]

top knives http://swc-handmade-knives.com/

this is my knife

[Madcowz]

This is mine,

 

made out of Reindeer Antler, leather & wood. Got it in lapland many years ago.

 

Not a great picture as wife has pinched the camera so had to use my pda.

 

 

 

[apbuild]

I use a Brusletto Falken for all of my work and it is excellent.

 

Holds a great edge and feels good in the hand.

 

Rob.

[flash]

found a guy on a bushcraft forum that makes top quality blades, gonna buy the lade, ad pins off him, and then make my own handle. anyone have any ideas on a really nice looking piece of wood.

thought of some maple, but not quite sure.

 

cheers

 

flash

[flash]

anyone had any experience working with curly birch, really like the look of the grain, gonna see how much i can get it for.

 

cheers

 

flash

[Oly]

Had a look on your initial link Flash and I'm impressed at the value you can buy such high carbon content knives for.

 

Does anyone else know of other knives of a similar price with a higher carbon content? What's the best price to carbon ratio out there??

[M ROBSON]

I have the Brusletto Kystkniven.

 

Best knife I've owned!

 

Mark.

[SPARKIE]

i have a couple of opinel knives and the stay sharp and are cheap then i also use kershaw knives from the states have 3 of them and are very sharp and hold there sharpness quite well but are quite expensive to get hold of over here .. http://www.kershawknives.com

[Lost Magpie]

I bought a falcon knife i stumbled acroos off E-Bay about a year back whilst looking at falconry gear. The picture was really poor but i could tell it was a decent knife, ended up getting it for £7.00, priced it and it's worth about £70.

 

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