Thread: Which Knife ?

Viper

The Knives of Alaska feather weight hunter in D2 steel - nice knife, I have the bird and trout version in green G10. Very slim and very light. Solid liner lock design that is easy to manipulate and safe. At 108mm long folded, I find mine a little too long for comfortable pocket carry and too long to go in the coin pocket of my jeans. Put it in a belt pouch and you are good to go.
These are available from NZ supplier Knives of Alaska Featherlite Hunting Knife, D2 Tool Steel - 395FG
Buy Knives of Alaska Featherlight Hunter D2 G10 OD Folding Knife - 395FG at Blade Master

W.R.Case Sod Buster - this is definitely the knife size for pocket carry, if you get the "Jr" model which is 90mm closed length. There is a bigger version that is again around the 118mm long and you have the same problem as the KOA above. My GEC #15 is 90mm long and this is the best pocket carry size. Sod buster is not a lock blade. These are also available in NZ.
W.R. Case Sod Buster Jr Pocket Knife - Jigged Rosewood Handle 00471
W.R. Case Sod Buster Jr Pocket Knife - 80502
W.R. Case Sod Buster Jr Pocket Knife - Jigged Amber Bone Handle 245

Larger sod buster - W.R. Case SOD Buster Pocket Knife - 00092

Can't comment on the CRKT.

Cheers Hot barrels, mate I think your loving this knife / thread as much as I am.

D2 is a brittle, chippy sort of steel.

Red is edge holding, blue is toughness:

Originally Posted by Tahr

D2 is a brittle, chippy sort of steel.

Red is edge holding, blue is toughness:

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Tahr
Have they change the dressing and I wouldn't be surprised if you haven't given them a run down on the surgical steel they used
KH

Cheers @Tahr that little pic is getting saved for reference!

Originally Posted by Kiwi-Hunter

Tahr
Have they change the dressing and I wouldn't be surprised if you haven't given them a run down on the surgical steel they used
KH

I was asleep at the time.
But it feels like it was done with the back side of a rusty and blunt cow cockies' Svord.

Least the svord is kiwi! It was most likely single use and disposable, almost everything in he medical world is now!

Originally Posted by viper

Cheers Hot barrels, mate I think your loving this knife / thread as much as I am.

Always happy to help someone spend their money

Originally Posted by Tahr

D2 is a brittle, chippy sort of steel.

Red is edge holding, blue is toughness:

Yes, the graphs say that but I have seen D2 in a roll forming machine rolling out 100's of Km of steel without issue, and I have never yet chipped a D2 blade, so I guess it comes down to heat treatment, and the use of the knife.
Everything is a compromise, but that makes good justification for buying a back-up knife! Now, where's that list again .......

Just saying that the graph supports my experience on animals. All knife steels I've used will chip, but D2 is the queen bitch.

Buy CRKT Kommer 2-Shot Folder Orange G10 Handles at Blade Master

so was thinking of this, damn Thar you know your steel but pissing on my parade.
Thanks for the thoughts though.

Like the look and blade shape of above knife.

Originally Posted by viper

Buy CRKT Kommer 2-Shot Folder Orange G10 Handles at Blade Master

so was thinking of this, damn Thar you know your steel but pissing on my parade.
Thanks for the thoughts though.

Like the look and blade shape of above knife.

Good. 12c27 comes up really sharp and was the first of the decent modern stainless steels. Quite a few NZ knife makers use it. That knife looks good.

Just gotta get Hot Barrels ok and it might be the one

Do it, and then write a report on your thoughts!

I have a Bark River Woodland Special which is the exact same blade/handle/overall length ratio and its an absolute honey of a knife and has skinned out a few deer and lots of goats. Not great for boning as you would expect due to the short blade, but you will be impressed with what a 3" blade will do.

You never actually said what your "...... and have a separate knife for that" actually is, so whats the other knife you have?

So the hunt for a knife goes on...... I mst have done 4 hours of scrolling through the Top Gear and Blademaster websites.

The Kommer got crossed off as it's made in china and several others after many others despite names like K Bar, Ontario etc produce knives outta China. Seems even some of the German companys do to. It seems to depend on the price point. Some products on the lower end are designed in the States etc by some great knife designers but produced outside the States , Germany etc.
Which is cool, I ve have had / got some awesome products out of China but want something not made in China this time.
So it's down to at this point:

Grohman mini Russell folder / high carbon stainless / made in Canada. ( blade is shaped like a Canadian belt knife )

Knives of Alaska feather weight hunter / D2 steel / made in USA

Knives of Alaska Model 410 / D2 steel / made in USA

Sog Twitch 2 / Aus 8 / made in USA

I know about the steel Thar, point taken and bloody good advice but I am only using this on rabbits.
The other blade Hot Barrels is a Kershaw Bear Hunter, fixed blade, 810mov stainless, very sharp, China but an excellent skinner on larger game. I use that with a $35 meat workers Victinox boner, combo works well and one acts as a back up knife to the other if I have a breakage out in the hills.

You live in Cromwell and need a knife to gut rabbits. Hmmm.....