It's your show virtuovice, and a good one at that. Your opinion it quite worthy of listening to. The quest for finding and personalizing our favorite/perfect knife or knives continues. Thanks for your input. I for one am learning from this saga of the consummate knife lover you have perpetuated. Cheers
Dutch bushcraft knives brought me here . Fascinating, I only got into knives the past year due to watching bushcraft shows during COVID . Yes bushcraft knives like cpm 3V as there favourite steel. You inspired them very much. Keep well keep safe. Daz from australia
Im surprised the Bravo 1.5 did not make the list. I thought you liked it much. The Lovelace hunter looks very nice for for deer dressing. Cant wait for deer season!
Awesome collection! Your great observations noted. More videos like this would be fantastic! Thank you for your many informative videos. Love the attention to details on feather sticks making.
Super video! I own at 100 knives but only a few I use alot! Bravo and little caper for hunting and bushcraft! Plus, Ontario machete! Too bad about those Japan laws! My machete is priceless in all situations! Enjoy you video and please keep them coming!
My favourite bushcraft knife, to date, is the Jeff White Bush HD. The knife is beautiful to me, keep a remarkable edge and is my best one for sharpness vs blade thickness. Unfortunately the handle is too small for my big hands. But still is my favourite overall knife.
I am not a knife collector. I am a book collector. BUT, I still felt that something IMPORTANT was missng from my spontaneous collection of knives. A real good survival knife! So, now I have bought a Bark River Bravo 1.5. I am sure it will be my best companion when Europe collapses, and everyone has to defend for themselves, and survive on their own. Now I have four great knives: Mora Companion Fällkniven TK2 Bark River Bravo 1.5 Gerber Silver Trident I must say again how great TK2 is. The angled form of the handle makes you know immediately its position in your hand. MUCH more so than a knife with a handle made of curved forms! This also makes TK2 a great knife for close up self-defense combat, for you can very quickly change its position in your hand, without looking, and know its exact position by feeling. Japan, land of the Samurai, land of Integrity and Honour, and straightforwardness. Please stay true to your culture and racial identity. Please don't become multicultural. Don't make the same mistake that Europe has made! BECAUSE it would be your destruction. The International Banking Empire hates Japan's independence, integrity, and ethnic unity. They will try to destroy you, like they do to every country, and make you part of a global New World Order. They will try to flood your country with Arabs and Africans, break you down, and mix you up. DEFY IT! Hail Victory!
Great you show a new video in english! I tried following your other channel in japanese but no way for me to understand a single word. Thanks for sharing!
Yes Sir I have been waiting a long time for this video. And I inderstand that six months ago or six months from now it could easily have 4 or more different knives in the mix. Same is here. Whichever knifes are in my bag are my necessary knives. Thanks for new video. Take care
Doc, you worry me with this bear obsession. If I was going out into bear country I think I would leave the reground Nata in the garage and take a couple of handheld flares. Bears have got multiple Bark Rivers of their own... 2 pairs of 5 each at the end of 2 long, fast, powerful arms, plus another 10 in reserve. On top of that they have a mouth full of Ka-Bars AND the willpower to keep going - even if they are badly hurt. I'll miss that "Hello -knife people".
With practice it should be possible to get used to effective deer dressing with any decent hunting knife. I would choose Fallkniven TK2 or a Bravo, simply because they are more handsome than Fox River! Maybe even get used to exclusively handling a Bravo 1.5 for deer dressing - because then, in an emergency situation, you will have both survival knife and effective hunting knife in one.
I have bought two new knives, thanks to Virtuovice's reviews! Mora Companion and Fallkniven TK2. The thin blade, and very comfortable handle of Mora Companion, makes it excellent for cutting tough material like wood. The convexed top of the handle fit into the palm of the hand perfectly, and relieve pressure when cutting down hard. The thick blade of TK2 is more suited for cutting soft material, like meat. The handle is very comfortable, but not suited to cut tough material like wood, because the top of the handle is NOT convex, and does not fit into the palm when cutting down hard. However, the angled design of the handle is wonderful, and you know exactly where the knife is in your hand and which angle the blade has without looking at it. More precise to hold than Mora Companion. Now I have three knives for different purposes: Mora Companion: For all around utility and bushcraft. Also good for hunting, fishing, shellfish and clams. (I think this knife is pretty ugly looking, not harmonic in forms, but still very comfortable and useful. Strange that something that is ugly, can be functional. It is ironic, that my cheapest knife, the Mora Companion, will probably be my most used knife.) Fallkniven TK2: For hunting. (My most expensive knife. TK2 is luxurious and beautiful. It is like a jewel! I don't want to mess it up, and will use it only for the most exclusive of activities. It is a pleasure just to hold, and it feels like a natural outgrowth from the hand! A Masterpiece of craftsmanship.) Gerber Silver Trident: For self defense. A brutal knife. No one is going to force their way into my home.
Thank you! Very usefull information. You are very thorough and I have learnt allot from your videos. Also it is very good to see the landscape in Japan. This summer I will try your way of preparing trout:)
Great videos again..I must say your videos on knives are my most favourite as I to are a knife buff..I have many different bushcraft knives but my main carry now is my Fallkniven Idun with stacked leather handle..4"laminated steel blade..expensive but well worth the purchase in the long run...I also take my condor bush lore with me ,I prefer convex knives but usually tend to go for full ting with good ergonomics ...good Scandinavia grinds are also good...but I always have to take my Ka bar BK2 when I go in to the woods or mountains ..heavy but by far the best for chopping and battening ..been in the UK we have some great blades due to our great Sheffield steel company here..I'm just starting to learn how to begin reprofiling blades...made a few mistakes but getting there..keep up with your videos very interesting and beneficial...Many thanks
Say Heah Doc, I live in a area where we have Black Bears only, even then I feel the Bears have the edge, heh heh heh, (pun)anyhow in those areas I carry my modified Para Ordnance Expert in Stainless Steel .45acp 1911 re - done into a .460 Rowland, even then some say it's too lite, I know better, but a knife ? You must be a Superman.
Wako, Please stay far away from bears. My wife and I saw one last year. It was a large California Black Bear that was the size of a mid-sized car. They have a lot of power, and they are fast. That Counter-Assault is a good first line deterrent. If you have your hunting rifle, I would not hesitate to use it (despite the law) if the bear spray does not work. What good is the law if you are dead? That said, most bears will avoid people, and I see you take precaution with bear bells and such. I would hate to be in a knife fight with a bear, but make him earn his prize if it ever gets to that point. My wife and I always carry Counter Assault when hiking/backpacking in bear country. The real danger are the wild cats, which are 150+ lbs. You can use bear spray, but you are suppose to fight the cat off if you get mauled. Fight back. I carry an Emerson CQC15 and a Bark River Bravo 1 for this.You need a knife that is fast, will not fail, and has traction and secure grip. The Emerson CQC15 has all of these for me.
My friend. You are a legend. EDIT. I have a few of these knives. Love the way you altered the Ontario.. though mine is bayonet style. Mora, I love..carry everywhere. It's replaced the knife my father gave me(buck110) though mora I have is companion style but carbon. Have recently transitioned to the BPS adventurer as my everyday carry.
Again, I say...many, many, many confirmed accounts of a man killing bears (even grizzlies) with just a knife. In the late 1800's knife hunting was a celebrated sport with and without the use of dogs and several legends of that period killed hundreds of bears with a hunting knife. One was former Governor of South Carolina: Wade Hampton. He killed upwards of 500 bears in his life with fifty of those being taken with just a knife. A man with a good knife and a cool head in battle can kill the crap out of any bear.
I'd love to believe that. Sincerely. But I just don't know what a 200 lbs man vs a 600 to 1000 lb raging charging Grizz at least 20x stronger and faster than a man, that rolls around large boulders and logs and digs all day long for subsistence could possibly do in terms of any significant damage to it with a hunting knife. I wouldn't even feel secure with a 454 Casull. But I'd rather go down fighting anyway with some chance of evening up the odds if the bear was hard wired with intent on eating me alive. Respectfully...
roadwary56 I hear ya. I never fought a bear. But, a 100 lb pit-bull got in my house when I was moving in (2005). I didn't see him till it was too late. I grabbed him by his collar, dragged him outside, picked him up over my head and body slam him one handed. He didn't feel heavy at all. He whimpered like a puppy and ran home with a broke leg flopping. I'm not by any means a physically impressive man...just a short fat dude. I could have wrung a bear's neck easy at that moment for sure, lol. Cheers.
Haha. Hey that's a good one. Good on ya. Remind me not to tick you off or wind up in your house uninvited (not that I would or could). lol Yeah, sometimes motivation trumps size. Imagine what you could have done to that pooch with your knife in hand. And cheers to you down in "Tar Heal" country. Used to live next door ya in east TN, go Vols. You know what I'm talking about.
Grizzlys usually aren't raging, especially 200 years ago when they had less encounters with man. I think that makes it more plausible for one man to kill more than one bear.
The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys ,we all like to play and then justify it afterwards,PS I also have wasted thousands of dollars on knives,and it was worth every cent,good luck with your toys.
Doc, I had my Rodent 6 thinned down and the top gaurd taken off its becoming one of my Fav. 6" blade, and it came out great at the Busse Custom Shop, I have a suggestion for your Bear Protection Knife, instead of modifying the Rodent 6, I'm thinking of taking the top gaurd off on the Busse Team Gemini, I bet we would have some of the best knives for such use, it's long, it would be more fluid, and the steel IMO is the best.
You sir are a master blade sharpener. Fantastic collection of knives. Bark River makes some beautiful, high quality knives. What is the model name of the black Bark River life you use for bushcraft/survival? Domo Arigotto. (sp?)
No swiss army knife? The blades are thin and tiny, for small everyday tasks only but the tools are fantastic and the quality and worksmanship are awesome. I feel naked without one in my pocket. I guess you can legally carry the 58mm ones in the city even in Japan, it may look like a toy but it is still a very useful little tool.
i think you have 2 sets of fine knives, for "all around" use. knives for a life-time and back up (or alternate) choices you could outfit yourself and one more person/even 4 people in one camp i admire your choices
Picked up a Weatherby Vanguard series 2 in .308 caliber a few weeks ago. As you may know Wako, it is actually a Howa product; I'm very please with this fine Japanese product.
I learned, that most factory edges are not good, and It is better to have some marring on face grind and a sharp convex edge, marrring , can be smoothed out, hard fine stone fine sand paper
Great choices, I have some of the same ones. I think I have also seen you with bear spray on your belt when out fishing. This is also a great choice. Fighting a bear with a knife must be a last resort.
I'd have to say I also love the mora light my fireknive as a must EDC.with a good full tang.(bark river with 4inch)and I'd be good for just about every thing.
I really cannot think of a better thing to waste money on than guns and knives. There is just a magical feeling of slowly opening a box with a new gun or knife in it. We can’t carry hand guns for protection up here in Canada neither. Although I would hope to never have to tackle a bear with a knife, I carry either my Kabar fighting knife or my Kabar Big Brother. It would be better than fighting a bear with your bare hands, lol.
Greetings from Tasmania. l've been following your youtube videos for a while now. l'm into bushcraft and my current loves are the Tops BOB, and as a secondary l use a Tops Scandi trekker. l love these knives, but wanted to see what all the fuss was about when it came to Mora knives. l watched your clip on the Moras and a few other scandi grind knives and went for the Marttiini which cost me $35 AUD all up shipping included. l love the thin scandi blade for wood working. The only down side is that l find the grip to small for my hands (not really an issue as my hand travels all over the blade foe carving). l know you are fond of the Moras, but l reckon you should give Marttiini of Finland a go. Also just currious as to where you live. l didn't realise hunting was such a big thing in Japan. Keep the videos coming. Well done.
I’m sure this has been said before, but if you are in knife distance from a bear it’s over. Unless you hit a miracle spot that insta kills the thing, you’re going to be a pulp before the bear drops.
I would use my Cold Steel SRK in VG-10 SAN Mai” for fighting bear, or my Glock 81, maybe my Kbar 1211, also have bushcraft Gerber Prodigy fine edge, and a Cold steel Kubon Tanto” my Stepdad just bought the Recon Tanto VG-10 San Mai, very nice Knife!
Say Heah, I have a Attack Model #18 Randall Made. I also have a Model #14 with a One Finger Groove Handle. Bob at Randall told me its almost indistructable Also I got lucky my #18 is made in 440c. I also have a CarbonV Laredo and the San Mai 3 Matches which is a Mamba Jamba of a knife. Yup its a Big'un. Plus two recent Bowies. my BK-20 Bundok Bowie and my BK-29 Moses Bowie. Both 10" + bladesBut my Fav. Knife I like to bring to a Bear Fight is my Para Ordinance Expert 1911 S.S. Converted to a .460 Rowland, heh heh heh at least. It's like a .44 magnum but with more fire power.,,.
haha lol...you were spot on about how much money you have to spend before you find out which ones were good ,bad. etc..its called an expensive education but i think its just something we all do,amd even when we know as much as anyone can and after years of spending lots of money,we still cant resist a knife that catches our eye lol,the big question is what did you learn. and if you could only keep three which would you choose?
I have spent a lot of money on knives and learned that what I necessarily need are Bravo1.25 3V for survival and Fox River 3V for hunting and Mora Garberg for bushcraft.
A guy not too long ago crammed his fist down an attacking North American grizzly bears throat as it began to maul him while elk hunting and the bear panicked from gag reflex then fled . Traditionally native American boys were required to kill a grizzly with nothing but sticks and stones to become a hunter for tribe . The fury and power of an attacking bear no doubt is alarming but focus and intent apparently is sufficient historically on a quite broad , routine level . I think it's appropriate to know that you will kill a bear with whatever you have and then convince the bear as well . I've a relative in the 80's who was nearly mauled to death by a grizzly while bow hunting and eventually killed the bear with a small broadhead tip of one of his broken arrows . Deep in the pits with knife . Of course to disembowel, eyes,throat etc. And do shove your fist down its throat and cling on until it suffocates. Point is .......... Bears should become people food and it's up to us to convince them . Kill 'em
Fight a bear with a knife? lol If your lucky he will just get annoyed, I wouldent even use a axe against a bear. Try pepperspray or a spear instead and you might stand a chanse.
its a last resort ...you might get mauled but if you stick him with that knife you have a chance... especially if you are a doctor and know where to stick it
@@jbbolts Absolutely no chance. Unless it's a very small bear. Due to the thick skin and fat underneath the knife won't even penetrate deep enough to cause any serious damage. But what it will do, it will make the bear much angrier! And the bear had 5 massive claws on each hand, don't forget about that.
@@docldn take a closer look at that knife. both the bear knives.going by by memory both edges were sharp and spear tipped. and your hand is not slipping on that handle and if any knives could pierce a bear i believe this design would. those knives sharpened and used by virtuovice imo believe could be lethal ...
You have an awesome knife collection there thanks for sharing I loved the fourth knife it looks very cool by the way what do you think about recurve blades? And also how do you sharpen them?
Hey there, I am a silent watcher of your videos and enjoy them so far, but now I am about to buy my first bark river knife and I'm thinking about the Gunny rampless or hunter, bravo lt hunter and the fox river, but I am not sure about the steel yet, because I want it to be easily sharpened and because I use it for camping, hiking and kitchenwork and also for hunting in Germany(here we usually open the belly first and only take the guts out not the meat) and I don't want it to rust too easily because it can lie around in the blood for a while and I'm often not able to clean it instantly, so I'm not sure if the a2 with a patina or the cpm 3v is better and the other thing which is the harder one is that I want to be able to sharpen it on a field trip, I'm not sure if I would be able to easily sharpen the 3v with just the bark river compounds(black and white, without green ;) ) or if I should take sand paper or anything like that as well and which grit, I wouldn't care if I had to sharpen it after like 2 days of kitchen work or light hiking/camping or after every 1-2 red deers from Germany to retain the edge easier, because I'd rather sit for 5 minutes every second day of the week than for 30 minutes with more material I need once a week(just as an example) I hope that u can help me Best regards Moritz
A2 is no good because it takes rust easily. Once the rust happens on the edge, it results in rusty chip. 3V is relatively rust resistant to A2. But it takes rust after kept in a wet leather sheath over night. Gunny Hunter has low grind and large edge angle, so it is difficult to sharpen to make a razor edge to it. What you need will be Gunny ELMAX Rampless for the top priority. I don't think ELMAX is very difficult to sharpen in the field. What you need is black/white compounds and #240, #400, #800, #1200 papers for metal, and a leather strop. Thanks.
Thank you for your quick and helpful response, I didn't even consider Elmax yet, but I think it would be best indeed for me, I didn't intendmd to let it in a wet sheath overnight but who knows, as my only bark river yet ill probably also take it to the sea and similar things, then I only have to figure out when to use the sandpaper and when which compound depending on how sharp the knife still is
And one more question, which kind of handle do you prefer for hunting, so that you can get the knife where u want it to easily and that is tough enough, because I think that G10 is the toughest, but it would probably make the knife too handle heavy and wood would be the lightest but I don't know, how good it will be, when it is wet or lying around in Blood or stuff like that, will it soak that up or will it just ignore that because of its treatment?
HTC1S You should not buy Gunny Hunter because its grind starts from a very low line and its edge angle cannot go smaller than 35 degrees without hard bevel reprofiling. Regular style Gunny ELMAX or S35VN has the same bevel geometry as A2 Gunny which is very nice. The useless ramp should be removed by BRKT before purchase. You give a comment to a dealer when you purchase the knife that you need the ramp removed professionally by BRKT. Then the dealer will send it to BRKT and after the modification the knife will be shipped to you. This modification is free of charge though it will take one month. Wood handle is beautiful but can bend or take cracks. Unless you soak the knife very long, the wood doesn't absorb water. The blood is washed off with soap and hot water easily. G10 is way too heavy and cold in winter. Micarta is the best material for a knife handle. Canvas micarta has better traction than the other micarta. You need to get rid of the notorious micro bevel at first using sandpapers starting from 400 grit. Unless you do it, the edge cannot go sharp enough by stropping. If you need a drop point, you can make a beak style drop point by sanding the spine near the tip. It will need 80 grit. Thanks.
I wish that you never have to get within knife range of a bear. It rarely ever turns out well for the human. I just found your channel and subscribed to it. Take are out there.
+James Cooper The unfortunate thing is that for where he lives (Japan), their legal system doesn't exactly leave much in the way of better options. It's pretty much a knife or bear spray. Either way is way closer to a bear than I'd ever want to be.
+James Smith There is a couple of accounts of guys defending themselves and even killing the bear with a knife, but they are few and far between. And the guy always gets bad messed up.
Love your videos. I'm a knife collector as well benchmades are my favorite ( rift, hunt skinner especially). What r your thoughts on kabar knives (aka. Kill a bear).
+virtuovice Hello virtuovice i have got a bark river bravo 1 in cpm s35vn + one enzo birk 75 in D2 + a benchemade torrent nitrios 890 and two blades on my leatherman charge al do you think is a pertinent choice? by the way thank you for your vidéos
I would love to see that Video in 2021. Keep up the good work and thanks for your videos.
It's your show virtuovice, and a good one at that. Your opinion it quite worthy of listening to. The quest for finding and personalizing our favorite/perfect knife or knives continues. Thanks for your input. I for one am learning from this saga of the consummate knife lover you have perpetuated. Cheers
I too have wasted money on knives, fishing rods, women, weed & whiskey ...
nothing from above is WASTED, well that fishing rod maybe
Money well spent.
Dutch bushcraft knives brought me here . Fascinating, I only got into knives the past year due to watching bushcraft shows during COVID . Yes bushcraft knives like cpm 3V as there favourite steel. You inspired them very much. Keep well keep safe. Daz from australia
DBK sent me here. Great channel. I
Im surprised the Bravo 1.5 did not make the list. I thought you liked it much. The Lovelace hunter looks very nice for for deer dressing. Cant wait for deer season!
Awesome collection! Your great observations noted. More videos like this would be fantastic! Thank you for your many informative videos. Love the attention to details on feather sticks making.
Great video, Wako my friend!! Can't wait to see your camping/bush craft/ fly-fishing videos. God bless. John
good selection
I wish you would redo this video for 2019. Thanks
2021 now lol
2022 now
Is it 2023 yet?
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Always enjoy your videos, please keep them coming. Your knife videos are some of my most favorite. Thank you for sharing sir.
Yeah me to.Have about 100 use about 7 .And truth be told the knife I use the most .swiss army knife.
I have to say, having a dedicated bear-fighting knife is very manly
It's not a waste of money if you truly enjoy it.
i enjoyed seeing your beautiful collection of knives very high quality . thank you
The Light My Fire version of the Mora, with a firesteel integrated into the handle, is even more useful than the otherwise excellent Companion.
Super video! I own at 100 knives but only a few I use alot! Bravo and little caper for hunting and bushcraft! Plus, Ontario machete! Too bad about those Japan laws! My machete is priceless in all situations! Enjoy you video and please keep them coming!
My favourite bushcraft knife, to date, is the Jeff White Bush HD. The knife is beautiful to me, keep a remarkable edge and is my best one for sharpness vs blade thickness. Unfortunately the handle is too small for my big hands. But still is my favourite overall knife.
Very good knives .
You are very lucky
I am not a knife collector. I am a book collector.
BUT, I still felt that something IMPORTANT was missng from my spontaneous collection of knives. A real good survival knife!
So, now I have bought a Bark River Bravo 1.5. I am sure it will be my best companion when Europe collapses, and everyone has to defend for themselves, and survive on their own.
Now I have four great knives:
Mora Companion
Fällkniven TK2
Bark River Bravo 1.5
Gerber Silver Trident
I must say again how great TK2 is. The angled form of the handle makes you know immediately its position in your hand. MUCH more so than a knife with a handle made of curved forms! This also makes TK2 a great knife for close up self-defense combat, for you can very quickly change its position in your hand, without looking, and know its exact position by feeling.
Japan, land of the Samurai, land of Integrity and Honour, and straightforwardness. Please stay true to your culture and racial identity. Please don't become multicultural. Don't make the same mistake that Europe has made! BECAUSE it would be your destruction. The International Banking Empire hates Japan's independence, integrity, and ethnic unity. They will try to destroy you, like they do to every country, and make you part of a global New World Order. They will try to flood your country with Arabs and Africans, break you down, and mix you up.
DEFY IT!
Hail Victory!
Great you show a new video in english! I tried following your other channel in japanese but no way for me to understand a single word. Thanks for sharing!
Mostly what i got out of this video, is he is prepared to fight bears. Like prepared to merc one.
Yes Sir I have been waiting a long time for this video.
And I inderstand that six months ago or six months from now it could easily have 4 or more different knives in the mix. Same is here. Whichever knifes are in my bag are my necessary knives.
Thanks for new video. Take care
Doc, you worry me with this bear obsession. If I was going out into bear country I think I would leave the reground Nata in the garage and take a couple of handheld flares. Bears have got multiple Bark Rivers of their own... 2 pairs of 5 each at the end of 2 long, fast, powerful arms, plus another 10 in reserve. On top of that they have a mouth full of Ka-Bars AND the willpower to keep going - even if they are badly hurt. I'll miss that "Hello -knife people".
With practice it should be possible to get used to effective deer dressing with any decent hunting knife. I would choose Fallkniven TK2 or a Bravo, simply because they are more handsome than Fox River! Maybe even get used to exclusively handling a Bravo 1.5 for deer dressing - because then, in an emergency situation, you will have both survival knife and effective hunting knife in one.
I have bought two new knives, thanks to Virtuovice's reviews! Mora Companion and Fallkniven TK2.
The thin blade, and very comfortable handle of Mora Companion, makes it excellent for cutting tough material like wood. The convexed top of the handle fit into the palm of the hand perfectly, and relieve pressure when cutting down hard.
The thick blade of TK2 is more suited for cutting soft material, like meat. The handle is very comfortable, but not suited to cut tough material like wood, because the top of the handle is NOT convex, and does not fit into the palm when cutting down hard. However, the angled design of the handle is wonderful, and you know exactly where the knife is in your hand and which angle the blade has without looking at it. More precise to hold than Mora Companion.
Now I have three knives for different purposes:
Mora Companion: For all around utility and bushcraft. Also good for hunting, fishing, shellfish and clams.
(I think this knife is pretty ugly looking, not harmonic in forms, but still very comfortable and useful. Strange that something that is ugly, can be functional. It is ironic, that my cheapest knife, the Mora Companion, will probably be my most used knife.)
Fallkniven TK2: For hunting.
(My most expensive knife. TK2 is luxurious and beautiful. It is like a jewel! I don't want to mess it up, and will use it only for the most exclusive of activities. It is a pleasure just to hold, and it feels like a natural outgrowth from the hand! A Masterpiece of craftsmanship.)
Gerber Silver Trident: For self defense. A brutal knife. No one is going to force their way into my home.
Great video...outstanding knives!
Thank you! Very usefull information. You are very thorough and I have learnt allot from your videos. Also it is very good to see the landscape in Japan. This summer I will try your way of preparing trout:)
Thanks for a look at your top choices. I know a lot of your time, doing real work with those, went into these choices. Stay well, Doctor.
I always enjoy your videos THANK YOU
DBK sent me, thank you for all your work
Of all the knife channels on the internet...your opinion weighs the most in my mind.
Great videos again..I must say your videos on knives are my most favourite as I to are a knife buff..I have many different bushcraft knives but my main carry now is my Fallkniven Idun with stacked leather handle..4"laminated steel blade..expensive but well worth the purchase in the long run...I also take my condor bush lore with me ,I prefer convex knives but usually tend to go for full ting with good ergonomics ...good Scandinavia grinds are also good...but I always have to take my Ka bar BK2 when I go in to the woods or mountains ..heavy but by far the best for chopping and battening ..been in the UK we have some great blades due to our great Sheffield steel company here..I'm just starting to learn how to begin reprofiling blades...made a few mistakes but getting there..keep up with your videos very interesting and beneficial...Many thanks
I thought only Russians fight bears with knives. this thing is serious.
russians drink vodka with bears.... they dont fight them
@@jbbolts did you really expect a reply from an ancient comment?
@@jawadibrahim2367 not especially... why do you ask?
@@jbbolts just for fun.
@@jawadibrahim2367 Yet you still gave him one...
BTW, I think the sheath is from Spec-Ops
As someone who is new to hunting, this is very helpful information Wako.
Say Heah Doc, I live in a area where we have Black Bears only, even then I feel the Bears have the edge, heh heh heh, (pun)anyhow in those areas I carry my modified Para Ordnance Expert in Stainless Steel .45acp 1911 re - done into a .460 Rowland, even then some say it's too lite, I know better, but a knife ? You must be a Superman.
Great to see 2 moras of 8 knives total. I think Mora is essential as well and should not be overlooked.
bear fighting knife ! oO DAMN ! i love it
Wako,
Please stay far away from bears. My wife and I saw one last year. It was a large California Black Bear that was the size of a mid-sized car. They have a lot of power, and they are fast. That Counter-Assault is a good first line deterrent. If you have your hunting rifle, I would not hesitate to use it (despite the law) if the bear spray does not work. What good is the law if you are dead? That said, most bears will avoid people, and I see you take precaution with bear bells and such. I would hate to be in a knife fight with a bear, but make him earn his prize if it ever gets to that point.
My wife and I always carry Counter Assault when hiking/backpacking in bear country. The real danger are the wild cats, which are 150+ lbs. You can use bear spray, but you are suppose to fight the cat off if you get mauled. Fight back. I carry an Emerson CQC15 and a Bark River Bravo 1 for this.You need a knife that is fast, will not fail, and has traction and secure grip. The Emerson CQC15 has all of these for me.
My friend. You are a legend.
EDIT. I have a few of these knives. Love the way you altered the Ontario.. though mine is bayonet style.
Mora, I love..carry everywhere. It's replaced the knife my father gave me(buck110) though mora I have is companion style but carbon.
Have recently transitioned to the BPS adventurer as my everyday carry.
Great Knives!!
Thank you for your opinion. You have saved me a lot of time, thank you.
Again, I say...many, many, many confirmed accounts of a man killing bears (even grizzlies) with just a knife. In the late 1800's knife hunting was a celebrated sport with and without the use of dogs and several legends of that period killed hundreds of bears with a hunting knife. One was former Governor of South Carolina: Wade Hampton. He killed upwards of 500 bears in his life with fifty of those being taken with just a knife. A man with a good knife and a cool head in battle can kill the crap out of any bear.
I'd love to believe that. Sincerely. But I just don't know what a 200 lbs man vs a 600 to 1000 lb raging charging Grizz at least 20x stronger and faster than a man, that rolls around large boulders and logs and digs all day long for subsistence could possibly do in terms of any significant damage to it with a hunting knife. I wouldn't even feel secure with a 454 Casull. But I'd rather go down fighting anyway with some chance of evening up the odds if the bear was hard wired with intent on eating me alive. Respectfully...
roadwary56 I hear ya. I never fought a bear. But, a 100 lb pit-bull got in my house when I was moving in (2005). I didn't see him till it was too late. I grabbed him by his collar, dragged him outside, picked him up over my head and body slam him one handed. He didn't feel heavy at all. He whimpered like a puppy and ran home with a broke leg flopping. I'm not by any means a physically impressive man...just a short fat dude. I could have wrung a bear's neck easy at that moment for sure, lol. Cheers.
Haha. Hey that's a good one. Good on ya. Remind me not to tick you off or wind up in your house uninvited (not that I would or could). lol Yeah, sometimes motivation trumps size. Imagine what you could have done to that pooch with your knife in hand. And cheers to you down in "Tar Heal" country. Used to live next door ya in east TN, go Vols. You know what I'm talking about.
Grizzlys usually aren't raging, especially 200 years ago when they had less encounters with man. I think that makes it more plausible for one man to kill more than one bear.
briargoatkilla, are you serious? If you want kill bear with a blade, for sure it have to be a sword not knife
Interested in an update video. :)
The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys ,we all like to play and then justify it afterwards,PS I also have wasted thousands of dollars on knives,and it was worth every cent,good luck with your toys.
Doc, I had my Rodent 6 thinned down and the top gaurd taken off its becoming one of my Fav. 6" blade, and it came out great at the Busse Custom Shop, I have a suggestion for your Bear Protection Knife, instead of modifying the Rodent 6, I'm thinking of taking the top gaurd off on the Busse Team Gemini, I bet we would have some of the best knives for such use, it's long, it would be more fluid, and the steel IMO is the best.
That #4 is absolutely gorgeous
love it
thanks for sharing! good knife selection!
MAAAN ..That Japanese Hunting Knive is so DAMM BEAUTIFUL !!
You sir are a master blade sharpener. Fantastic collection of knives. Bark River makes some beautiful, high quality knives. What is the model name of the black Bark River life you use for bushcraft/survival? Domo Arigotto. (sp?)
same question here. propably a gunny. asymmetrical grind.
nvm. it's a bravo1.
@@daschamaeleon i was thinking maybe its a bravo 1.5 now im not so sure... i guess he forgot to mention it
No swiss army knife? The blades are thin and tiny, for small everyday tasks only but the tools are fantastic and the quality and worksmanship are awesome. I feel naked without one in my pocket.
I guess you can legally carry the 58mm ones in the city even in Japan, it may look like a toy but it is still a very useful little tool.
dude, if you fight bears daily, you really DONT NEED swiss army knife!
Really enjoy your videos very interesting and beneficial...Many thanks
i think you have 2 sets of fine knives, for "all around" use.
knives for a life-time and back up (or alternate) choices
you could outfit yourself and one more person/even 4 people in one camp
i admire your choices
It's not a waste! If you love them !
Very nice knives my friend, your bear fighters look intimidating. Good work thanks for sharing!! Cheers
Picked up a Weatherby Vanguard series 2 in .308 caliber a few weeks ago. As you may know Wako, it is actually a Howa product; I'm very please with this fine Japanese product.
The sheath for that big Ontario Navy looks like a Spec Ops sheath.
I learned, that most factory edges are not good, and It is better to have some marring on face grind and a sharp convex edge, marrring , can be smoothed out, hard fine stone fine sand paper
Great choices, I have some of the same ones. I think I have also seen you with bear spray on your belt when out fishing. This is also a great choice. Fighting a bear with a knife must be a last resort.
+Mea Woodsman Yah, a knife is much better than fingernails and foul language!
I have this sheath in black, it holds my Becker BK-2, its the small, and made by Spec Ops, excellent sheath.
I love that fox river Knife. Yeah there is no one knife for all uses.
I'd have to say I also love the mora light my fireknive as a must EDC.with a good full tang.(bark river with 4inch)and I'd be good for just about every thing.
That bear knife is totally awesome!
I also use my Kershaw folding house knife more than any other knife. I use Mora for eating steak tho
I really cannot think of a better thing to waste money on than guns and knives. There is just a magical feeling of slowly opening a box with a new gun or knife in it. We can’t carry hand guns for protection up here in Canada neither. Although I would hope to never have to tackle a bear with a knife, I carry either my Kabar fighting knife or my Kabar Big Brother. It would be better than fighting a bear with your bare hands, lol.
DAMM Serious Knifes ...
I wanted to buy a Bark River Aurora .. but they are totally sold out ..
Greetings from Tasmania. l've been following your youtube videos for a while now. l'm into bushcraft and my current loves are the Tops BOB, and as a secondary l use a Tops Scandi trekker. l love these knives, but wanted to see what all the fuss was about when it came to Mora knives. l watched your clip on the Moras and a few other scandi grind knives and went for the Marttiini which cost me $35 AUD all up shipping included. l love the thin scandi blade for wood working. The only down side is that l find the grip to small for my hands (not really an issue as my hand travels all over the blade foe carving). l know you are fond of the Moras, but l reckon you should give Marttiini of Finland a go. Also just currious as to where you live. l didn't realise hunting was such a big thing in Japan. Keep the videos coming. Well done.
3V Steel ..i ABSOLUTE want a knife from 3V
Great selection there,
I’m sure this has been said before, but if you are in knife distance from a bear it’s over. Unless you hit a miracle spot that insta kills the thing, you’re going to be a pulp before the bear drops.
The sheath that the Ontario navy knife is in looks like a spec ops brand sheath
I would use my Cold Steel SRK in VG-10 SAN Mai” for fighting bear, or my Glock 81, maybe my Kbar 1211, also have bushcraft Gerber Prodigy fine edge, and a Cold steel Kubon Tanto” my Stepdad just bought the Recon Tanto VG-10 San Mai, very nice Knife!
Wow! Great video
Say Heah, I have a Attack Model #18 Randall Made. I also have a Model #14 with a One Finger Groove Handle. Bob at Randall told me its almost indistructable Also I got lucky my #18 is made in 440c. I also have a CarbonV Laredo and the San Mai 3 Matches which is a Mamba Jamba of a knife. Yup its a Big'un. Plus two recent Bowies. my BK-20 Bundok Bowie and my BK-29 Moses Bowie. Both 10" + bladesBut my Fav. Knife I like to bring to a Bear Fight is my Para Ordinance Expert 1911 S.S. Converted to a .460 Rowland, heh heh heh at least. It's like a .44 magnum but with more fire power.,,.
Hello
I still can not believe the beloved gunny is with the Hobby Knives.
Should be 9 needed knives.
haha lol...you were spot on about how much money you have to spend before you find out which ones were good ,bad. etc..its called an expensive education but i think its just something we all do,amd even when we know as much as anyone can and after years of spending lots of money,we still cant resist a knife that catches our eye lol,the big question is what did you learn. and if you could only keep three which would you choose?
I have spent a lot of money on knives and learned that what I necessarily need are Bravo1.25 3V for survival and Fox River 3V for hunting and Mora Garberg for bushcraft.
6,000+ brown bears? Wow, I would take a Katana! ;-)
A guy not too long ago crammed his fist down an attacking North American grizzly bears throat as it began to maul him while elk hunting and the bear panicked from gag reflex then fled . Traditionally native American boys were required to kill a grizzly with nothing but sticks and stones to become a hunter for tribe . The fury and power of an attacking bear no doubt is alarming but focus and intent apparently is sufficient historically on a quite broad , routine level . I think it's appropriate to know that you will kill a bear with whatever you have and then convince the bear as well . I've a relative in the 80's who was nearly mauled to death by a grizzly while bow hunting and eventually killed the bear with a small broadhead tip of one of his broken arrows . Deep in the pits with knife . Of course to disembowel, eyes,throat etc. And do shove your fist down its throat and cling on until it suffocates. Point is .......... Bears should become people food and it's up to us to convince them . Kill 'em
Great job man
very nice collection,just have my first mora
i use many years other knife's
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steve
At my cabin some one was atacked by a bear and they killed it with a stick just have to hit it in the right spot
what bear? gummy bear?
what stick? the elder wand?
Fight a bear with a knife? lol
If your lucky he will just get annoyed, I wouldent even use a axe against a bear.
Try pepperspray or a spear instead and you might stand a chanse.
SignedSign lol, yeah my first thought was "YOU FIGHT BEARS WITH A KNIFE?! Jedi sensei!"
All i need is 1 knife for everything
Hi Wako. Can you do a quick video explaining how you make the belt loops for your Mora knives?
Thank u for sharing
Nice video, but never, NEVER try to fight a bear with a knife.
Serious, it will be your last mistake my friend.
+TheAnvil1971 yeah your best bet is to have pepper spray or really know about bear areas and avoid it like the plague to be completely safe
its a last resort ...you might get mauled but if you stick him with that knife you have a chance... especially if you are a doctor and know where to stick it
@@jbbolts Absolutely no chance. Unless it's a very small bear. Due to the thick skin and fat underneath the knife won't even penetrate deep enough to cause any serious damage. But what it will do, it will make the bear much angrier! And the bear had 5 massive claws on each hand, don't forget about that.
@@docldn take a closer look at that knife. both the bear knives.going by by memory both edges were sharp and spear tipped. and your hand is not slipping on that handle and if any knives could pierce a bear i believe this design would. those knives sharpened and used by virtuovice imo believe could be lethal ...
You have an awesome knife collection there thanks for sharing I loved the fourth knife it looks very cool by the way what do you think about recurve blades? And also how do you sharpen them?
Check out his video archive. Many, many vids on sharpening.
Hey there, I am a silent watcher of your videos and enjoy them so far, but now I am about to buy my first bark river knife and I'm thinking about the Gunny rampless or hunter, bravo lt hunter and the fox river, but I am not sure about the steel yet, because I want it to be easily sharpened and because I use it for camping, hiking and kitchenwork and also for hunting in Germany(here we usually open the belly first and only take the guts out not the meat) and I don't want it to rust too easily because it can lie around in the blood for a while and I'm often not able to clean it instantly, so I'm not sure if the a2 with a patina or the cpm 3v is better and the other thing which is the harder one is that I want to be able to sharpen it on a field trip, I'm not sure if I would be able to easily sharpen the 3v with just the bark river compounds(black and white, without green ;) ) or if I should take sand paper or anything like that as well and which grit, I wouldn't care if I had to sharpen it after like 2 days of kitchen work or light hiking/camping or after every 1-2 red deers from Germany to retain the edge easier, because I'd rather sit for 5 minutes every second day of the week than for 30 minutes with more material I need once a week(just as an example)
I hope that u can help me
Best regards
Moritz
A2 is no good because it takes rust easily. Once the rust happens on the edge, it results in rusty chip. 3V is relatively rust resistant to A2. But it takes rust after kept in a wet leather sheath over night. Gunny Hunter has low grind and large edge angle, so it is difficult to sharpen to make a razor edge to it. What you need will be Gunny ELMAX Rampless for the top priority. I don't think ELMAX is very difficult to sharpen in the field. What you need is black/white compounds and #240, #400, #800, #1200 papers for metal, and a leather strop. Thanks.
Thank you for your quick and helpful response, I didn't even consider Elmax yet, but I think it would be best indeed for me, I didn't intendmd to let it in a wet sheath overnight but who knows, as my only bark river yet ill probably also take it to the sea and similar things, then I only have to figure out when to use the sandpaper and when which compound depending on how sharp the knife still is
So would you take the Gunny elmax Rampless or hunter version for the slight droppoint?
Best Regards
Moritz
And one more question, which kind of handle do you prefer for hunting, so that you can get the knife where u want it to easily and that is tough enough, because I think that G10 is the toughest, but it would probably make the knife too handle heavy and wood would be the lightest but I don't know, how good it will be, when it is wet or lying around in Blood or stuff like that, will it soak that up or will it just ignore that because of its treatment?
HTC1S You should not buy Gunny Hunter because its grind starts from a very low line and its edge angle cannot go smaller than 35 degrees without hard bevel reprofiling. Regular style Gunny ELMAX or S35VN has the same bevel geometry as A2 Gunny which is very nice. The useless ramp should be removed by BRKT before purchase. You give a comment to a dealer when you purchase the knife that you need the ramp removed professionally by BRKT. Then the dealer will send it to BRKT and after the modification the knife will be shipped to you. This modification is free of charge though it will take one month.
Wood handle is beautiful but can bend or take cracks. Unless you soak the knife very long, the wood doesn't absorb water. The blood is washed off with soap and hot water easily. G10 is way too heavy and cold in winter. Micarta is the best material for a knife handle. Canvas micarta has better traction than the other micarta. You need to get rid of the notorious micro bevel at first using sandpapers starting from 400 grit. Unless you do it, the edge cannot go sharp enough by stropping. If you need a drop point, you can make a beak style drop point by sanding the spine near the tip. It will need 80 grit. Thanks.
I wish that you never have to get within knife range of a bear. It rarely ever turns out well for the human. I just found your channel and subscribed to it. Take are out there.
+James Cooper The unfortunate thing is that for where he lives (Japan), their legal system doesn't exactly leave much in the way of better options. It's pretty much a knife or bear spray. Either way is way closer to a bear than I'd ever want to be.
+James Smith There is a couple of accounts of guys defending themselves and even killing the bear with a knife, but they are few and far between. And the guy always gets bad messed up.
Any changes for 2019?
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Love your videos. I'm a knife collector as well benchmades are my favorite ( rift, hunt skinner especially). What r your thoughts on kabar knives (aka. Kill a bear).
항상 재밋게 보고있습니다. 더 많은 나이프 리뷰 부탁드려요 ^^
Us people carry spray or special guns against bears but you grab your fighting knife.
Interesting vid. Thanks for uploading. What model was the 5th knife? Is it a Bravo or a Gunny?
Thank you, nice people.
the 5th knife you shown the one you said was the best bushcraft survival knife. What knife is that and what steel is it?. Thanks
The knife is Bark River Bravo1 LT smooth spine in CPM-3V steel. Thanks.
If you had to choose only 3, which knives would you choose?
I guess two of them would be Bark River, and the third would be Bark River xD
Very nice knives. Are there any folding knives that you like?
+Pietro B I like 551 Griptillian very much.
+virtuovice Hello virtuovice i have got a bark river bravo 1 in cpm s35vn + one enzo birk 75 in D2 + a benchemade torrent nitrios 890 and two blades on my leatherman charge al do you think is a pertinent choice? by the way thank you for your vidéos
No more cKc Forrester 7? I'm a little bit surprised by that. It's been a favorite for a long time.