Dave I just found this old video of yours and I have already seen it but I watched it again there's so many little good nuggets in it I really appreciate it. You truly are a down to Earth sensible Bush crafter. None of this Rambo survivalist mentality.. thank you for your no-nonsense information! 👍👍👍
This is THE longest video I have watched this year. Why did I keep watching? Because the info is good, and you are not a knife snob. You never say something like: "This is THE right way to do ........", instead you constantly say stuff like: "Here is a neat idea I found ..." I really like that, and I can learn from a guy like you. So many guys on videos are arrogant kids who basically say that they are right and everyone else is wrong and it's their way or you are just plain dumb. They don't all come out and say it but you can clearly see that in MOST videos. You certainly have an opinion, but it's always with a reason and you make it clear that that's what works for you and each should find what works for them. You clearly enjoy what you do, and your joy with all sorts of cutting edges is contagious!! Thanks again!!!
Thank you my friend! I just try and be honest and say what works for me. I have the advantage that I buy all my own gear. When folks get gear sent to them they have to say its all good or they dont get any more gear! LOL. Take care my friend and thanks for watching!
NICE. I wasn't thinking mostly about the review stuff, more about your general attitude about conveying ideas and skills. You have a purity, a humour and humility, that makes you authentic and a good teacher. You are a great example and as I watch I not only learn about what you intend to teach, but also I learn how to do a good TH-cam channel from you. I do reviews for knives, mostly for budget folders, and I know exactly what you are saying about how it is easy to say what you want when you buy the gear yourself. I do get some knives given to me and at first there was a strong temptation to stretch the truth on the good stuff and sorta hide the flaws a bit but thankfully I got over that and now I only accept stuff if the company is fine with me saying ANYTHING I WANT about the item. Some don't want that, so I don't accept their stuff to review.. Still, I would rather buy everything, but since I am disabled and on a fixed income that won't work until my channel gets larger and starts to bring in enough $ to cover all of the purchases - it will happen, I am convinced.
You may not even read this but I wanted you to know how much I enjoy your video ( is that still what we call them ?). I've been watching you quite a lot lately and I too love your deliverance and knowledge. I'm not quite up with the 21st century these days and am disabled so while I can watch I cannot get out to practice much, I just love to learn. I'm ex-military and ex-first responder fire and rescue, but my dad was a career marine, and I learned a lot from him, including survival, weapons, bush craft etc. . Back in my early years I would go out to the forest and stay for days /weekends etc. and again in my thirties I would venture out into the unknown because I had the luxc
After watching tons of videos and a ton of yours, I decided to give the Mora (carbon) a try. This knife is everything you have said. I have had a blast using it and cannot believe how well it keeps the edge. Thank you for pointing out you don’t need to spend a small fortune for a really good knife! 👊🏻
I agree totally with My Simple Life. You not only make your videos entertaining and you teach what you set out to teach but you also make them fun to watch. Keep up the good work Dave and we'll keep watching.
My partner also resarche about survival in nature, so sometimes he showed me some clips of others. But you are the best, you win whit your sense of humor and excellent appearance as well as interpretation. You always make a smile on my face.
For another easy way to feather without the fatigue, pound your knife into a stump and pull the stick backwards like the DC method but without holding the knife. I'm with you on the striker, mine is always with my rod and I don't care if I have a sharp spine or not. Although a sharp spine is good for scraping bark off trees.
I have several people that I watch, while I am trying to get better at camping. I like watching yours the most. Largely because of the way you explain things. You use what I would call common sense. This makes it easy to understand. Thank you!
I just know I can learn something new when I'm watching your vids dave.it's like opening a Christmas present.you know it's gonna have something great in it.thanks again for sharing mate.
i really enjoyed this one Dave. When i decided recently to buy a modest priced Swedish knife for myself and for my Mrs B, i had to explain to her fully that such a knife is a tool and you use a tool to achieve an end result. She asked a question, ` Why do we need to buy two knives ? '___ My answer was quite plain and simple, `In case i am not with you.' BB, in the UK
I've been watching your videos for bout a month, just love them. My friend you would've made great teacher or leader in the military, your personality and overall genuine heart come through so well, May god bless and keep you and yours well, Thanks from the PA backwoods ; )
Always great to hear that Craig and I'm happy you like the way I do things. I just like to share what ever it takes to get people outdoors and enjoying life. Thanks for watching and may God bless you too!
Thanks again. Your laugh is infectious and is certainly a measure of your great personality. It is another thing that has pulled me into watching your videos.
Outstanding video as are all the ones i have seen so far. Being a Marine i love my K-Bar but as one of your other viewers said its a combat knife, It can be used for survival but its not really meant for that purpose. Knives are like any tool each size has a specific purpose. I havent been in the bush for many years but i do have some knowledge of bushcraft and survival. I agree with you when going out no matter if its a weekend camping trip with the family or bugging out because the fecal matter hit the rotary oscillator we need multiple sizes and shapes of knives or cutting tools. Personally I and like you I wouldnt go out with less than 3 tools, a machete as you use or a hatchet for chopping, a folding saw for quickly cutting wood, and a medium to small size knife like your Bushcraft for whittling and skinning. However i would also prefer to have a small folding knife and a second small knife like a Bushcraft. Like you I have blades stuck all over the place in my gear, including the urban stuff I carry around. Great work and keep up the videos!!!
Thanks David!, I'm glad you liked it. I hear ya on the Kabars, not really a survival knife but man is it one awesome knife! I love the two I have. I always carry my trio of tools and often a back up fixed blade. I 100% stopped carrying folders into the woods. Ive had too many locks fail on me so I no longer trust any of them. Thanks for watching
Although I have never commented on your videos, I watch most of them. You are near the top in my book. You have great knowledge and insight. Plus, I love your sense of humor. Keep up the good work.
As always , so much to learn , so much to absorb and so much to see in Your videos. Great material and thanks a lot for Your sharing and Greetings from WW2HistoryHunter :)
I got my first mora companion carbon. Strapped it. A storm dropped a 12 foot strip of 10 foot sunchokes across my storage shed door. I grabbed the companion and chopped those 1 inch stocks as easy as if I was using a bigger knife! I was so impressed that I ordered 5 moraknivs to tuck away in my off grid trucks.
As much as I love all of your videos this one you showed so much professionalism in filming and information, commentary was simply awesome thank you so much
whether or not you will choose to use his techniques, ways, etc... I really like, enjoy, and appreciate the in-depth explanation of his opinions and facts.
I have never failed to enjoy your instructive and intelligent videos. Coming from the UK, What you do is almost alien to us, simply because we don't have the space for bush crafting etc (at least legally). I am now an old guy who will pass over with an envious craving to be able to bush craft as you do and you do it so well. My hat is off to you. Excellent videos sir . I am subscribed and will be looking forward to ALL of your views on your subject. Respect and peace to you.
Thanks Tony, I'm glad you like the vids and what all I do. I have talked to plenty of people from the U.K. that have all said the same thing. Its almost impossible to find a spot to do bushcraft type camping in. I am truly blessed to be surrounded by so much woodland. Thanks for the sub and Thanks for watching
Always be watching your vids bro :) Hope you'll keep going because you're brilliant and all of your viewers will agree, a very, very special guy, but don't ever think that you're being opinionated. An opinionated person is someone who gives opinion on things that they know little or nothing about. However, you have great experience (and then some) on what you comment on. Just because you have an opinion does not make you opinionated. Superb, instructive videos. (in my opinion, lol ) Peace and be happy bro.
It may be your opinion, but you make such good sense defending it, that I learn more than you intended. I think that some of the survivalists arguments come from a desire to cover every scenario, no matter how remote. Your more common sense approach is refreshing.
I carry a small set of pruning shears for cutting roots and such. Works pretty good if I fall into a blackberry patch, one leg I do fall over once in a while.
Knives? I have a Mora HD Companion that I wear as a boot knife, a Mora Companion MG in my EDC bag, I wear a Schrade SCHF 5N as a neck knife, and I carry a SAK in my pocket. A knife is simply an extension of your hand. Love them cats...The machete that I tote in the wood is an Ontario 18" blade. It's thick, it's heavy, and it's sharp as a razor. Aw hell, I'm old, and I'm gimpy, and I need good tools. I'm a simple man and I like simple tools. Good video David. Flashback: one time I went boar hunting in Arkansas with a boar spear, I stuck one and that son of a bitch tried to run up my spear and kill me! It about took all my strength to put that damned pig down. It sure did taste good though. LOL One day we'll talk about my days of rattlesnake hunting in Oklahoma. Another point, I do not baton wood, if'n I have a long stick, I will stick it between two trees and break it into smaller pieces. Okay, enough of this rambling, have a great day my friend.
Thats very cool Robert! It seems like you and I have close to the same preferences of knives! Thats a great story on the boar hunting. I always thought you was one of the most interesting persons I ever met on Facebook. I would love for you to make videos and share some more stories. Take care and Thanks for watching Robert.
Robert Winkler Just reading some of the comments. I read yours and wanted to let you know, that if you run out of killing Rattle snake's in Oklahoma, then shoot on over to Arizona and we'll see if we can find a few of ours. I like the desert and love our mountains and timbers. BUT I hate those damn rattlers, to be honest I don't see a lot of them, and at least they warn you most of the time. BUT if I see one, he is a dead rattler. Cooking over a camp fire they taste pretty good. I figure if I see one and kill the bastard, I just saved some kid or dog from getting bitten. Had a young Labrador retriever get bit a few years ago, I managed to save her life, but she was never the same after that. It messed up her mind from the poison. Well have a good one, Stay safe. TUCSON AZ
Thanks for the response on Reddit and for the link to your channel. What an incredible wealth of info. Surprised I had not found it earlier. FYI one good technique to make fuzz sticks we found is to stick the tip of the knife in a log and then draw the fuzz stick across the blade.
Fine, informative video. Each of my ferros has an accompanying piece of hacksaw. However, I find a sharp spine to be very useful for making fine scrapings for tinder. Multi-purpose.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. I can agree with the back of a knife for making shavings. Ive made some very fine fluff doing that before! Thanks for watching
You are showing that wild camping can be done in many fun safe ways , no matter how much one has in ones pocket . Thank u. Looking forward to binge watching more.
As you've shown many times, tripods are some of the most versatile tools a person can know how to make. Thank you for sharing your experiences and ideas. The key to feather sticks that I've found is the angle that I have of the blade to the wood, no matter what the knife's blade grind is, and I've used every grind a blade can have as a sailor. I have yet to find a "perfect" knife, however the #1 attribute that ALL of my, nonfolding, knives have in common is a Full Tang.
Absolutely, most anything can be built with trip pods. Knife angle does have a lot to do with it but, differing wood grains also act in differing ways during feathering
Primitive Survival is awesome. The guy reminds me of James Franco. I don't know if he cam make all of the things we see without the other things he has made to use as a baseline to make the other tools. I don't know for sure. But he clearly makes amazing hits with the furnace and tile roofs. But stuff like the tile roof is long term society rebuilding. If you were in the woods, you wouldn't go through the trouble to build a fin bladed turbine bellows to draw air into a clay furnace to make terracotta roofing tiles. If you had a framework for the hut, you'd use palm fronds or something else. What he is showcasing is how society developed. There's no dialog because he is showing how the technique probably evolved back from the Stone Age.
I had a knife made of 440 stainless. I could shave a file with it. When I finally showed off enough, I found out I needed a diamond stone to put an edge back on. A good home made knife can be made with a lawn mower blade. Now you need to watch blacksmith videos!
"Wood Wright" on PBS was making wood plane blades from lawn mower blades. They need to be durable and sharp. If You want to "futz" with them to make them pretty, it can be done. I prefer ugly, rusty, leave my knife alone or you'll get lock jaw! Whichever way you make it, it is EXACTLY correct 'cause you made it! One knife I made for cutting the armor from Navy communication cable was a sharpened hacksaw blade with a Bondo handle. It slid behind my brass buckle just fine. "Nuf Bla, blah! Watch ya later. CM
That kife spear part lol corner a bear and spear it lol lol,, I agree with u 100 the only thing I own that is Bear Grills is a feral rod, great vid buddy
Thanks for keeping it real. I get frustrated and somewhat taken on a small confusion train ride, with emotional TV displays regarding knives and strapping to a stick and digging and only having a knife and weird designs. thank you for expressing, by your experience, the type of tool a knife is meant to be and being practical. use the knife to make a tool. Love it. thanks again.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked the way I did it. Often times, too many folks are under the impression that if you see something on TV or a movies that its got to be real. About 50% of whats on them TV shows is good solid advice. About 5% of what you see in movies is good solid advice. LOL. Thanks for watching
Glad to see you still have woods! Been thinking about you with all the wildfires around. Man, we need rain! Appreciate the description and reasoning behind the different types of knives. I learned a lot!
the older I get the more simple I like my knives. The old Hickory Or Chicago Cutlery kitchen knife is about perfect. Of course like you dont beat on my knifes with rocks and rarely baton them. I also carry and axe with me since a machete is not practical for this area.
Sounds good to me Randy. Sometimes simple is better. I showed the battoning of a knife for this video simply because the subject was knives. In real life I rarely ever baton a knife and do all battoning with a machete. Ive always figured axes for colder climates and machetes for warmer climates. Always great to hear from you my friend
One again you are for sure my favorite TH-camr! You make bad days a little better with your always happy personality. Your videos are super informative and interesting. I can't wait to see some new videos! You and nick keep it up!
Hahaha...I Learned THAT lesson the hard way! I had a brand new Bark River Forester back in the day and used it to dig out a tent stake that was pounded into a root about 4 inches deep...that poor knife was scratched up something awful! That was in the early 2000's and Bark River has policy where they will "tune up" your knife....clean, polish, sharpen...you just pay shipping. I found out about that program last year and my knife is good as new and will NEVER be used as a digging tool again! And thanks for the digging stick idea, too!
David, Every time that I have a notion to head out and do something out in the woods, my wife gives me a hard look and asks- " has David done a video about that?" I try to slide out the door without being questioned too much but more times than not- I have to explain what I intend to do. I've gotten some really strange looks when I tell her that I'm gonna go out into the bush and make a cup of coffee. She's asked me many times if I realize that we have a perfectly good coffee maker sitting right there on the counter. Tough question. I try to tell her that it just isn't the same. If the neighbors see me out in our back yard building a fire, they call their kids and pets to get in the house. In my defense, I've never thought about roasting anybody's dog but cat is really too stringy for my taste. Just kidding but it has it's advantages- none of them has ever asked me to share my coffee. This video on knives is absolutely spot-on. My "big" knife is a Esee 5 and my "don't leave home without it" is a Randall Gamemaster. I've been questioned about using a knife such as the Randall to actually cut things with it...... I really like your videos- I always learn something new from every one.
Lol! Sounds good to me Mike! I have a coffee maker, oven and a bed at home but I like to brew eat bake and sleep out in the woods. Why? Same reason as you, it's fun! Take care and thanks for watching Brother!
I hope you made a lot of money on this video. I lost count but there must have been a dozen ads in this one. I liked this one a lot because you explained the reasoning behind your choices to select and to discard. Really good video. I get bored to tears with some peoples videos. If I do, I don't go back. I have never been bored with any of yours.
the part of the primitive technology guy cracked me up, I thought the same thing. the guy sharpens a rock sharper than a mora, then builds a house....with fireplace with no modern tools.
I'll be honest, you peaked my curiosity in your mention of the primitive technology guys channel so I paused yours and sought him out. Found one where he made a stone axe. That was certainly 'Billy bad a$$', and I did subscribe. But as I am not interested in surviving in a world that has turned stone age I will continue to anxiously await your videos. You are fun and your videos are incredibly easy to follow in the detail needed to succeed at having a good time. Carry on, my brother, carry on.
Man, what that guy shows is awesome but I understand, most folks do not have the time to ever do what he does. I guess what all I try to show anyone can do. Take care and Thanks for watching
I honestly dont remember but, if I had to guess, theres some setting you can go into on Google+ that changes stuff like that if you still have a Google+ account. Those pages used to be tied to our TH-cam channels so any setting there got set over here for some reason.
Howdy! Glad to see you!!! Boy that fellow on Primitive technologies is really something. Everybody has their niche and some of these people I'm certainly in awe...You, Dave are on the top of my list! I always admire your opinion on Bushcraft subjects and I hope you will continue to express that opinion (especially about gear and knives.) Thanks for the effort you spend on passing your extensive knowledge. Just another old admirer, Clark
Always great to hear from you Clark! Im happy you think a lot of me and what all I do. I'll try to continue to express my opinion as long as I dont start too many fights. LOL. Take care and Thanks for watching
Reallybigmonkey1 I like your cooking videos the most those where the ones that caught my eyes the tree grill u should patent it some day😂 I tried something like it it is awesome
Thanks man! I have a lot more cooking vids planned but the drought and fire ban has made me hold off on them. I would love to patent make and sell gear one day.
The "stake pins" are one thing you have shown that are better than anything I have seen on market. I would also buy your small cook grills. My cooking is based on GI canteen cups and BSA style mess kit. I could use a "set" of your small grills for sure. I know I will be copying your idea when I can get my welder buddy to tack it all together for me. One to fit BDU pocket, and one to fit water bottle holder or behind my GI canteen inside the cover. Definitely keep at the fabrication and inventions. You have some great designs.
hello from Saskatchewan Canada. I stumbled across your channel about six months ago and enjoy every video you put out. You have made me realize that it is time to get back out in nature and forget about the stresses of life. Your videos are both informative and funny. I look forward to your next video and cant wait to get out there and try some of the things i have seen here on your channel. Thanks and keep up the good work
Another excellent video! I was on Amazon looking at the Mora Companion knifes and noticed that there are 5 different Companion models. Which exact model do you recommend? Thanks
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. I forgot to mention my favorite one since they have them in a thin version, thick version and even stainless. Heres a link for the one I find the best www.amazon.com/Morakniv-Companion-Sandvik-Military-4-1-Inch/dp/B009NZVZ3E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485459439&sr=8-1&keywords=mora+companion+HD+carbon Thanks for watching
I ordered the Mora that you recommended and it is a really nice knife. It's pretty amazing that it doesn't cost more than it does. Light weight and really high quality. It's earned a permanent spot in my backpack! Thanks!
Love the ending. The back up to a mora is another mora! Like at sea we say the backup to a GPS is another GPS. You didn't talk cost, but you certainly could have afforded yet another mora.
I realy love your vids ! thank you for al youre vids en your fun way of doing things, your humor ,you make me smile just by saying Hi ! ;) Have fun ! en all youre toys :P
Hey! Great video! As I kid I carried a small custom grohmann bushcraft knife (full tang 4 inch blade 90 degree spine) and always wanted a big blade, saved up all my money and bought a buck 119. Next day realized how foolish I was and how good my grohmann was.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. Lol, man it's so funny how as young people we wanted the biggest knife possible! As adults you always find a smaller knife does so much more so well. Thanks for the comments and thanks for watching Peter
I love it when you're really into a fire technique and all of a sudden...QUIDDIES !! and they're all up in the "triangle of death" just waaaathchin...hey Poppa...when's dinner??
Thanks Dave. I have a couple of mora knives that I usually take camping. I've heard it said a survival knife is the one you have on you at the time. If that's the case my leatherman that I keep in the car or a filleting knife I take fishing are probably more likely to become survival knives.
How very true, when a person actually gets into a survival situation, any knife is a survival knife. In Bushcraft tho, Im very very picky. LOL. Not much beats a Mora. Take care and Thanks for watching Brett
Very informative video, really enjoyed it. Got to agree with you on the Mora knives, and I have many others, that I would also trust, but it;s funny how when you need to cut some cordage, open a package, cut a piece of meat, or whatever, I will always reach for the Mora. My saw is Bahco laplander, I do have a Silky, nice saw but heavier and thinner blade. I think for long term shelter buiding or wood processing a Machete or axe is needed. I don't carry these all the time and each overlaps each others functions, though I think the machete is a little more versatile and safer for the inexperienced to use. Speaking of Mora's David check out the Mora chisel, I have found it to be amazingly useful little tool. Not many reviews on it either. Keep up the great work.
Thanks Dan, I'm glad you liked it. I agree, amazing how so many knife collectors and knife users grab a Mora for most everything they do daily. I also agree that a machete is a much safer tool. Folks dont realize the dangers of an axe if you arent truly experienced with one. Ill look at that Mora Chisel. Thanks for watching
Sounds good to me John. Take a look at this link for a good one. www.amazon.com/Morakniv-Companion-Sandvik-Military-4-1-Inch/dp/B009NZVZ3E/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1478919716&sr=8-3&keywords=mora+companion
really good common sense stuff, and I agree with most of it. Chopper, slicer, saw...that's my game. Handle materials, sheaths, don't make much of a difference, but carry options do, to a large extent; I like them close to reach and easy to take out & put back. My belt has (on left) folding saw, scout carry Mora--then on right, my Leatherman and a dangler SP-8. I'm good to go, and ready for anything. Too many implements are becoming more like expensive jewelry and less like tools. The only thing I am thinking of adding is an Opinel small folding saw in my pocket. Really good video---thanks, man.
Thanks! We think alike with that trio you have. And I agree, outdoor tools are sometimes looked at or used as mans jewelry! I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
Thanks again for yet another great video! I too like Mora knives both for bushcrafting but also for woodcarving which I also enjoy! Hope your area's drought ends soon and your woods turn into their normal beautiful selfies! God Bless you and yours!
You are very welcome Kenn and I'm glad you liked it. Hard to beat a Mora! Im sooo ready for the drought to be gone! Thanks for watching and may God bless you too brother!
I knew you gonna pick mora knife at the end! And I don't blame you , it's the knife that handles very well and you can resharpen or hone it so easily. They turn out to be the sharpest for skinning
Big thumbs up!!!!! I think this was the most common sense on the subject ever presented on YT!!!!!! Total agreement from me on your points so well made. And Mora's?? I only own two (that will change) The LMF Mora and the Companion HD. These two knives paired together are simply outstanding for sooooo many tasks. BTW, for those who care to know, the tang on the Companion HD goes all the way in to where the letter A is in the name MORAKANIV in the grip. For the life of me, I just don't see how this is a weak design as some say. Yes I own several solid full tang knives, but I would be just fine out back of beyond, with my two Mora's. Again, this was 52 minutes of very solid advice that all should take to heart!.
Thanks Charles, I'm glad you liked it that much! Not much beats a Mora, I have no problems with the partial tang on the Mora since the handle is injection molded around it. That makes it pretty hard to break unlike wood or maybe even micarta? Thanks for watching
Excellent! A thorough discussion. I'll forward this as a reference when my friends ask questions. One point: If the sheath is too flimsy, the knife can get lost. I've had sheaths fail.
Well so far they are all around us but not too close yet. My favorite spot up in the North East Georgia mountains got burnt pretty bad in Cohutta Georgia. Take care and Thanks for watching
Great video as always Dave. Personally, I have carried an Aitor Cuchillo de Monte, or Aitor Oso Negro for over 30 years. (The Oso Blanco is the same other than color.) This is basically the original Spanish Military Mountain Survival Knife. Look it up. It is a fantastic knife for skinning, fleshing, gutting, wood craft, etc plus it will kill. It also has the bevel on the back side from factory but it comes un-sharpened. The reason I did not sharpen the back edge like that big, nasty Tonto blade you showed, is because it is dangerous. Now I'm no clumsy fool with a blade or anything like that but there are times when I want to use my knife or machete as a draw knife for carving, etc. The thing is, if you are deep in the woods and you make just one mistake with a double edged blade, it could slice you wide open and put you into a very serious situation. So unless you plan on hunting Taliban, I do not recommend sharpening the back side of a blade. That's just my opinion. Happy trails!
@@Reallybigmonkey1 I compliment you and Dave Canterbury for turning me on to machetes. I first saw Canterbury demo the Condor brand and then stumbled onto your excellent machete videos and learned the versatility of a machete. I then took it from there and got a Condor Golok from BaryonyxKnife.com. Great company. They gave my Golok a special sharpening service which cut the angle on the blade back significantly. Now the bevel is long and sharp and not so steep. HUGE Improvement! Much better for carving. I love the Golok but what I found is that your fingers can very easily slip over the blade because there is no finger guard. It almost requires a wrist lanyard but I'm going to also grind out a finger detent just after the handle before the blade and knurl in some notches as a make-shift finger stop. I later purchased a Condor Parang and had the same special sharpening service done for only $10 from Baryonyx. Very nicely done also and a tremendous improvement to the blade. The Condor Parang is now my favorite. Much safer handle plus the Parang makes a better draw knife because of the somewhat clip point tip at the end. It draws wood very well but is still heavy enough to make a good chopper. And NO, I did NOT sharpen the back side! I want to keep my fingers! Lol. As for the Aitor, you will find them at KnifeWorks.com for about $120 or so. Beware cheap imitations! The real deal is made in Spain, serial numbers, top quality, etc. I got my "Cuchillo de Monte" (Knife of the Mountains) back in about 1987. It is now a collector's item. I carry mine upside down in the Aitor sheath on my military H-harness. Never lost it and it's fast to draw for self defense although I also carry a 44 Magnum in the woods. Mine was replaced by the modernized Oso Negro (Black Bear) and Oso Blanco (White Bear). Same knife but a slightly better saw edge on the new ones. And YES, their saw edges actually cut! I have sawn through many an Elk pelvis with mine and it notches wood nicely as well. It will cut fatwood nice and close to the trunk of a pine if you take your time and excellent for notching snare sets, etc. The size of the Oso models is perfect. Aitor makes larger Bowie versions but the Oso knives will gut and skin everything equally well. I have processed tiny Brooke trout, rabbits, rattlesnakes, deer and elk with mine. The large curved blade is excellent for skinning but not so big that it is clumsy. Just the right balance too. It is not a full tang but there is a bolt that runs all the way through to the back of the handle where it is locked in place. Mine has taken tremendous abuse with no issues although the tip can break off if you are a Bully with it. The knurled polymer handle is nearly 100% non-slip. I have had my hands covered in blood and fat with total confidence in my grip. It has never slipped on me not even once. Great finger guard also. It has a flat spot on the back of the blade to baton with. The blade is heavy enough to do it but I avoid batoning wood. I keep it sharp for animals. I baton with the machete. It is stainless steel however and not carbon steel. The back edge will strike a ferro rod just fine but that is not a strong point. But she will do it. I also carry a small, round pencil file to touch up the curved edge if needed, although I don't remove metal very often. I prefer to hone the edge as much as possible. So that's the low down on the Oso Negro and Oso Blanco. It is NOT just a nasty looking military knife and NOT a clumsy Rambo knife. It actually does everything very well. I highly recommend it. Mark Hillen Cedaredge, Colorado
your bushcraft office or whatever you call it.. omg is like a candy store... while your talking about the knife in your hand im trying to see all the awesome stuff behind you.. would be fun to see it all.. makes me wanna go buy another knife or two.. thanks for another exciting video Dave.. see you in the next one!
I guess I call that the gear room. At least thats what everyone nick named it. LOL. The part behind me is sorta organized but the part behind me looks like a garbage dump. I gotta clean it up one day I'm glad you liked the vid, Thanks for watching
I am with you Dave. Knife, machete/chopper of a sort and a folding saw. I am in central Florida and an axe is of little use for me. It is just to easy to find small wrist size wood for all of my projects. And the machete/chopping blade is of better use down here in thicker brushy areas down here. Hang tough.
Sounds good to me. I have pretty much always thought axes were for up north where its colder and they need to process more wood. Down south, a machete is more suited for us.
I just like the stealth way you talk about the boy's toys.... 100% agree!Though we don't have the same opinions, (the environements are different), you have knowledge and wisdom about these matters!And we sometime surprise ourselves: I ussually do not like american blades (I prefer the puuko or leuuko), BUT I agree that #1 is my tomahawk, and surprisingly, the blade I tend to use most is a very crude but functional spear point that I bought from Jason Dravenak president of American Bushcraft Association....I just love that knife, I feel confident with it, it feels good in the hand, it's rusty as hell (well, I should say: it is somewhat prone to devellope a nice patinna…) and I am not afraid of using it in the field as it is not "nice" or "fancy".Keep the good work and the good tips...and let the boys play with the toys…we have other things to do, right?Thanks for everythingFrom a bushcrafter from Portugal: keep well!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it all. Well, I have plenty of opinions on toys but I try my best to keep a lot of them opinions to myself because soo many multitudes of folks love them things. No problem at all with spear points, I love em if they are actually designed for a spear. Knife handles werent really meant for it in most cases. Take care and Thanks for watching
Your perspective is interesting. A number of things influence our preferences in knives, but one of the best is to match the knife to your hand and your level of manual dexterity (mine's pretty crap,and I am left handed to boot). There's also the law to consider here in the UK.
Good observation. If the knife feels good in the hand and doesnt wear you out, its a good pick. I have heard y'all have some strict laws over there. Take care and Thanks for watching Simon
Good video! I like your common sense approach to bush crafting; I always learn a new trick or two watching your videos. BTW: I’m glad that black panther didn’t attack you (14:34).
Thank you David! Very informative video. I love knives, and could never own too many. I have several of the ones you showed here, and I appreciate what you had to share about each of them. I am a survivalist who is exploring more of the bushcrafting ways of doing things, so I always enjoy your pointers and tricks. You never disappoint.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. Man can you tell I love knives too? Ive always said survival and bushcraft are totally different but it is amazing how bushcraft skills can make a survivalists life a lot easier. Thanks for watching and see ya in the next one brother
Always great to see a new video from you Hon!! This one was good 😊 a favorite topic for sure! Lol .. I think I'm pretty much always on the lookout for another knife 😉😉 just love em! Lol .. Lots of good practical common sense advice from you, as usual. Thanks for taking the time to make these for us David! ..Appreciated!!
Always great to be back on here Ruth! I wished I was rich enough to just make vids for a living but Im a po boy. LOL. Take care and see ya in the next one Ruth!
All these Survival, Bushcraft, Outdoor Education, Primitive channels ...the list seems very long; all I ever want is what your channel promises: "Fun in the Woods'. Just sayin'. Between you and Bushcraft Bartons, I get it all. And thanks to you both--you're the real deal. :)
Good video as usual. I did notice with some amusement that there was an interesting array of coffee purculators in the background! It's kinda a big topic really cause everyone has different needs from their knives. I've noticed a couple of Australian bushcrafters don't worry about full tang etc at all cause most gum trees drop a lot of small branches and sticks and the leaves are full of eucalyptus oil and are excellent for starting fires anyway. But collecting water is a big issue so a shovel is more use (for digging holes in dry creek beds etc but can be used for burying tourists as well :)) Anyway thanks for the vid, hope you get some rain soon.
Thanks Annette, I'm glad you liked it. I lvoe me some perc coffee so I make sure and have a different pot for each day. LOL. Very good point you make. Goes along with what I always preach. Pick your tools n gear fro the climate terrain and environment. Send us some rain! Thanks for watching
Someone may have mentioned this already, but when you were having trouble making feathers the issue was with the grain direction of the wood. If you had flipped the piece over you would have been cutting with the grain and would have had nice curls. It's the same reason when using a wood plane to smooth a board if you go in the wrong direction the blade digs into the wood. The next stick you tried was easier, and I could see that you were cutting with the grain. Thanks for another great video.
Mors Kochanski has mentioned that before and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesnt. I still havent figured out why it make a difference. Other than the wood grows upright in one direction so its layered?
That's true, I guess some woods are better than others also. Straight grain with no knots definitely helps haha. I'm with you though, for woodwork it's hard to beat a scandi. A campfire-side chat with Mors to discuss it would be fun.
Speaking of liking the scandi grind, I took a chance and bought a cold steel FinnWolf. For the price I think it's a winner. The handle is not so comfortable but no metal liners so I shaped it to my liking.
I'm just assuming as wood grain definitely goes in one direction but is layered in one direction also. Man a fireside chat with Mors would be incredible! He's a wealth of knowledge
Mora knives also my favourite. Blade quality excellent. The size and shape of the blade is just right for most tasks. Been using them about all my life. You could check also Hultafors knives. They are also fine making and cheap.
On my Mora Heavy Duty I file a 90 degree section farther up the spine past where my thumb would sit so I don't get those hot spots. I agree that with extended use that sharpened spine can wear on the thumb or fingers. I really enjoyed this video and found everything very interesting.
you seem to be the best choise for building a wash station in the woods!!! this is just a favor from your fan! i know you are very busy and i will understand if you cant !i will never miss a video all the same your friend, fan and fellow survivalist joe!!!
thank you for taking the time it means a lot to me! us who are serious about survival and or a way to take care of our families when things go bad takes a long time to learn and everything you show us does just that! Don't ever let the trolls bug you they sit on there butts and do nothing and think they know it all! i am thank full you and the others are here to help! And you all ways answer me with in 48 hours that all so means a lot! thanks again , I'll be watching !!
Thats a great subject for a tag Dave. I really enjoyed your perspective on the subject. Survival is a fun subject, I think there is alot of fantasy and imagined scenarios involved with the marketing. I'm also one that uses a sharpened spine, but not for the ferro rod, mostly just to save the edge of the blade and to loosen fibers or create fuzz for fire or remove bark, or like with cedar, breaking fibers. I might just do a video on this subject myself, I hope you dont mind
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. How true! Not only is there a lot of fantasy involved, theres also a lot of idiotic designs of knives that cure problems that never existed. Very good use of a sharpened spine, I can agree with that! Yeah, make a vid bro and consider yourself tagged. Thanks for watching
Hi David, 5 things: 1. You are getting pretty sophisticated with your video editing. You always do a good technical job on your videos. 2. I recruited a new fan for you on my recent vacation. She is a dealer in Vegas, but originally from North Georgia and she talks just like you. 3. I think the Kabar fighting knife is held with the cutting edge upward so you can stab upward into a guy's guts, and slash downward with the sharp side of the clip point. 4. I love the Primitive Survival guy, but I'm skeptical that his videos are 100% for real. 5. How many cats do you have?
Thanks Man, I'm glad you like the way I do things. Its taken 5 years to slowly learn editing and camera angles. Im still learning too. Thanks for adding me a new fan! I love both my Kabars no matter how they are held. No one knows if the Primitive guy gets any help or not but man he puts out some cool huts and shelters! I am up to 6 cats now. Thanks for watching
Reallybigmonkey1 Don't get me wrong I love the Primitive guy's videos, and I think it's stuff you could possibly do, it's just sometimes his stuff looks a little too good to be true.
Well in my case, his stuff is pretty awesome but unrealistic for most average folks to do because not many have the time in invest in such huge projects.
I lost my moaknife last month trailblazing... even though it wasn't a full tang and the steel was not that hard . It was so easy to sharpen and perfect size blade and shape. And you can't beat the price. And I really abused it and it didn't chip and never had a problem battaning...
Mitch of Native Survival has a really good consistent feather stick technique. He usually puts the end of the stick on a hard surface, then draws down slowly. It almost looks like butter the way he does it. He ends up with some amazing feather sticks. I think the key is patience and a slow steady strokes, but that's just my observation, I'm not experienced in making feather sticks at all.
I gotta agree with you 100%. Feathering slowly is the way to go. I pretty much have trouble slowing down on anything I do so my feathers usually look horrible. LOL. Thanks for watching.
I dont know how ou can make a better video..you said so many truths in the beginning that it would take me as long to mention every one as it took to make this video. .this is so excellent. thanks buddy!!!!
Thank you Brother, I'm glad you liked it that much! I feel like I just sat down and spoke what was always on my mind when it came to blades. Thanks for watching my good friend!
Dave I just found this old video of yours and I have already seen it but I watched it again there's so many little good nuggets in it I really appreciate it. You truly are a down to Earth sensible Bush crafter. None of this Rambo survivalist mentality.. thank you for your no-nonsense information! 👍👍👍
You are very welcome and I'm glad you like my videos and tips so much!
This is THE longest video I have watched this year.
Why did I keep watching? Because the info is good, and you are not a knife snob. You never say something like: "This is THE right way to do ........", instead you constantly say stuff like: "Here is a neat idea I found ..." I really like that, and I can learn from a guy like you.
So many guys on videos are arrogant kids who basically say that they are right and everyone else is wrong and it's their way or you are just plain dumb. They don't all come out and say it but you can clearly see that in MOST videos. You certainly have an opinion, but it's always with a reason and you make it clear that that's what works for you and each should find what works for them.
You clearly enjoy what you do, and your joy with all sorts of cutting edges is contagious!!
Thanks again!!!
Thank you my friend! I just try and be honest and say what works for me. I have the advantage that I buy all my own gear. When folks get gear sent to them they have to say its all good or they dont get any more gear! LOL. Take care my friend and thanks for watching!
NICE. I wasn't thinking mostly about the review stuff, more about your general attitude about conveying ideas and skills. You have a purity, a humour and humility, that makes you authentic and a good teacher. You are a great example and as I watch I not only learn about what you intend to teach, but also I learn how to do a good TH-cam channel from you.
I do reviews for knives, mostly for budget folders, and I know exactly what you are saying about how it is easy to say what you want when you buy the gear yourself. I do get some knives given to me and at first there was a strong temptation to stretch the truth on the good stuff and sorta hide the flaws a bit but thankfully I got over that and now I only accept stuff if the company is fine with me saying ANYTHING I WANT about the item. Some don't want that, so I don't accept their stuff to review.. Still, I would rather buy everything, but since I am disabled and on a fixed income that won't work until my channel gets larger and starts to bring in enough $ to cover all of the purchases - it will happen, I am convinced.
Sounds like your on the right track brother. Always tell exactly what youre thinking about gear and always be yourself!
yea exactly like that chucklefuck poser Chris Tanner “Prepared Mind 101 “ .....
You may not even read this but I wanted you to know how much I enjoy your video ( is that still what we call them ?). I've been watching you quite a lot lately and I too love your deliverance and knowledge. I'm not quite up with the 21st century these days and am disabled so while I can watch I cannot get out to practice much, I just love to learn. I'm ex-military and ex-first responder fire and rescue, but my dad was a career marine, and I learned a lot from him, including survival, weapons, bush craft etc. . Back in my early years I would go out to the forest and stay for days /weekends etc. and again in my thirties I would venture out into the unknown because I had the luxc
A Lotta fishing lures are made to catch fisherman not fish. Same with most knives.
How very true! Well said Russ.
@@richtash2747 really? Are you actually asking a question or just being a dork lol.
@@richtash2747 Be careful about the knife you buy. Don't fall for gimmicks. If you plan on only buying one knife be sure to do a lot of research.
After watching tons of videos and a ton of yours, I decided to give the Mora (carbon) a try. This knife is everything you have said. I have had a blast using it and cannot believe how well it keeps the edge. Thank you for pointing out you don’t need to spend a small fortune for a really good knife! 👊🏻
Great to hear that Mitchell! Like I always say, nothing beats a Mora!
Those tripods have proved my suspicions. You are a mad genius.
LOL, Thanks brother!
My Life Outdoors I think I saw you on the man stuff podcast yesterday
I agree totally with My Simple Life. You not only make your videos entertaining and you teach what you set out to teach but you also make them fun to watch. Keep up the good work Dave and we'll keep watching.
Thanks Scott. I was always told its tough to teach and not be boring. I just have fun with it and I guess it works!
Dave, I rewatched this after years of having seen before. Man, this was one of your best!
Thank you Robert!
Says he is not an expert......but he makes more sense than every expert iv'e ever seen 👍👍👍
Thank you John!
You are a brave man shooting videos with your back turned to those mountain lions walking around behind you. 🦁
Lol! No fear my friend
My partner also resarche about survival in nature, so sometimes he showed me some clips of others. But you are the best, you win whit your sense of humor and excellent appearance as well as interpretation. You always make a smile on my face.
Always great to hear that and I'm happy you like what all I do. Thanks for watching Martina
For another easy way to feather without the fatigue, pound your knife into a stump and pull the stick backwards like the DC method but without holding the knife. I'm with you on the striker, mine is always with my rod and I don't care if I have a sharp spine or not. Although a sharp spine is good for scraping bark off trees.
Another very good featherstick method! I can see a sharpened spine being great for fluffy fine scrapings. Thanks for watching Brother!
Freakin' brilliant! tried it yesterday!
I have several people that I watch, while I am trying to get better at camping. I like watching yours the most. Largely because of the way you explain things. You use what I would call common sense. This makes it easy to understand. Thank you!
I'm glad you find my videos that helpful David!
I just know I can learn something new when I'm watching your vids dave.it's like opening a Christmas present.you know it's gonna have something great in it.thanks again for sharing mate.
Thanks Patrick! I'm glad you liked it and I'm always happy to share. Thanks for
watching
i really enjoyed this one Dave. When i decided recently to buy a modest priced Swedish knife for myself and for my Mrs B, i had to explain to her fully that such a knife is a tool and you use a tool to achieve an end result. She asked a question, ` Why do we need to buy two knives ? '___ My answer was quite plain and simple, `In case i am not with you.' BB, in the UK
Thanks BB, I'm glad you liked it. Lol, that was a good answer you gave your wife!
I've been watching your videos for bout a month, just love them. My friend you would've made great teacher or leader in the military, your personality and overall genuine heart come through so well, May god bless and keep you and yours well, Thanks from the PA backwoods ; )
Always great to hear that Craig and I'm happy you like the way I do things. I just like to share what ever it takes to get people outdoors and enjoying life. Thanks for watching and may God bless you too!
Thanks again. Your laugh is infectious and is certainly a measure of your great personality. It is another thing that has pulled me into watching your videos.
I'm glad you like the videos so much Ric!
Outstanding video as are all the ones i have seen so far. Being a Marine i love my K-Bar but as one of your other viewers said its a combat knife, It can be used for survival but its not really meant for that purpose. Knives are like any tool each size has a specific purpose. I havent been in the bush for many years but i do have some knowledge of bushcraft and survival. I agree with you when going out no matter if its a weekend camping trip with the family or bugging out because the fecal matter hit the rotary oscillator we need multiple sizes and shapes of knives or cutting tools. Personally I and like you I wouldnt go out with less than 3 tools, a machete as you use or a hatchet for chopping, a folding saw for quickly cutting wood, and a medium to small size knife like your Bushcraft for whittling and skinning. However i would also prefer to have a small folding knife and a second small knife like a Bushcraft. Like you I have blades stuck all over the place in my gear, including the urban stuff I carry around. Great work and keep up the videos!!!
Thanks David!, I'm glad you liked it. I hear ya on the Kabars, not really a survival knife but man is it one awesome knife! I love the two I have. I always carry my trio of tools and often a back up fixed blade. I 100% stopped carrying folders into the woods. Ive had too many locks fail on me so I no longer trust any of them. Thanks for watching
Although I have never commented on your videos, I watch most of them. You are near the top in my book. You have great knowledge and insight. Plus, I love your sense of humor. Keep up the good work.
Always great to hear that and I'm happy you like what all I do. A sense of humor is one of my lifes tools. Thanks for watching
As always , so much to learn , so much to absorb and so much to see in Your videos. Great material and thanks a lot for Your sharing and Greetings from WW2HistoryHunter :)
Thank you brother, I'm glad you liked it all. Thanks for watching and stay safe my friend!
I got my first mora companion carbon. Strapped it. A storm dropped a 12 foot strip of 10 foot sunchokes across my storage shed door. I grabbed the companion and chopped those 1 inch stocks as easy as if I was using a bigger knife! I was so impressed that I ordered 5 moraknivs to tuck away in my off grid trucks.
Fantastic to hear that Loren! As with everyone else, once you use a Mora you're hooked for life!
As much as I love all of your videos this one you showed so much professionalism in filming and information, commentary was simply awesome thank you so much
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it that much! Thanks for watching
I know nothing about bushcraft, but what a fun, interesting and down-to-earth tutorial on knives and their many uses in the field. Excellent job.
Thanks Philip! I'm glad you liked it
whether or not you will choose to use his techniques, ways, etc... I really like, enjoy, and appreciate the in-depth explanation of his opinions and facts.
Thanks Matty!
I have never failed to enjoy your instructive and intelligent videos. Coming from the UK, What you do is almost alien to us, simply because we don't have the space for bush crafting etc (at least legally). I am now an old guy who will pass over with an envious craving to be able to bush craft as you do and you do it so well. My hat is off to you. Excellent videos sir . I am subscribed and will be looking forward to ALL of your views on your subject. Respect and peace to you.
Thanks Tony, I'm glad you like the vids and what all I do. I have talked to plenty of people from the U.K. that have all said the same thing. Its almost impossible to find a spot to do bushcraft type camping in. I am truly blessed to be surrounded by so much woodland. Thanks for the sub and Thanks for watching
Always be watching your vids bro :) Hope you'll keep going because you're brilliant and all of your viewers will agree, a very, very special guy, but don't ever think that you're being opinionated. An opinionated person is someone who gives opinion on things that they know little or nothing about. However, you have great experience (and then some) on what you comment on. Just because you have an opinion does not make you opinionated. Superb, instructive videos. (in my opinion, lol ) Peace and be happy bro.
primitive technology was how i found your vids, you're a hilarious dude. keep at her man
Thanks man! Stick around for more fun!
Bushcraft Heroes got me started here. Thanks boys!
It may be your opinion, but you make such good sense defending it, that I learn more than you intended. I think that some of the survivalists arguments come from a desire to cover every scenario, no matter how remote. Your more common sense approach is refreshing.
Thanks Stephen, I'm glad you liked it and learned. I like to look at it as what could realistically happen. Thanks for watching man
"I'm gonna carry two, or three, Mora Companions." Heh.That's good. Three of them would still weigh only 9.3 ounces.
Two, three, Four, they are plenty light weight enough to!
I carry a small set of pruning shears for cutting roots and such. Works pretty good if I fall into a blackberry patch, one leg I do fall over once in a while.
Pruning shears are a fantastic item to carry. I cant believe more folks dont carry them
Knives? I have a Mora HD Companion that I wear as a boot knife, a Mora Companion MG in my EDC bag, I wear a Schrade SCHF 5N as a neck knife, and I carry a SAK in my pocket. A knife is simply an extension of your hand. Love them cats...The machete that I tote in the wood is an Ontario 18" blade. It's thick, it's heavy, and it's sharp as a razor. Aw hell, I'm old, and I'm gimpy, and I need good tools. I'm a simple man and I like simple tools. Good video David. Flashback: one time I went boar hunting in Arkansas with a boar spear, I stuck one and that son of a bitch tried to run up my spear and kill me! It about took all my strength to put that damned pig down. It sure did taste good though. LOL One day we'll talk about my days of rattlesnake hunting in Oklahoma. Another point, I do not baton wood, if'n I have a long stick, I will stick it between two trees and break it into smaller pieces. Okay, enough of this rambling, have a great day my friend.
Thats very cool Robert! It seems like you and I have close to the same preferences of knives! Thats a great story on the boar hunting. I always thought you was one of the most interesting persons I ever met on Facebook. I would love for you to make videos and share some more stories. Take care and Thanks for watching Robert.
Robert Winkler Just reading some of the comments.
I read yours and wanted to let you know, that if you run out of killing Rattle snake's in Oklahoma, then shoot on over to Arizona and we'll see if we can find a few of ours.
I like the desert and love our mountains and timbers.
BUT I hate those damn rattlers, to be honest I don't see a lot of them, and at least they warn you most of the time.
BUT if I see one, he is a dead rattler.
Cooking over a camp fire they taste pretty good.
I figure if I see one and kill the bastard, I just saved some kid or dog from getting bitten.
Had a young Labrador retriever get bit a few years ago, I managed to save her life, but she was never the same after that. It messed up her mind from the poison.
Well have a good one,
Stay safe.
TUCSON AZ
Robert,
If you don't mind me asking, which model of Ontario machete are you using? Thanks.
Thanks for the response on Reddit and for the link to your channel. What an incredible wealth of info.
Surprised I had not found it earlier. FYI one good technique to make fuzz sticks we found is to stick the tip of the knife in a log and then draw the fuzz stick across the blade.
You are very welcome and I'm glad you like my channel! Yep, that's a good method for fuzz sticks. Thanks for watching
Fine, informative video. Each of my ferros has an accompanying piece of hacksaw. However, I find a sharp spine to be very useful for making fine scrapings for tinder. Multi-purpose.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. I can agree with the back of a knife for making shavings. Ive made some very fine fluff doing that before! Thanks for watching
You are showing that wild camping can be done in many fun safe ways , no matter how much one has in ones pocket . Thank u. Looking forward to binge watching more.
Thanks Lana! Yep, you ain't gotta be rich to camp
Excellent commentary...
Thank you Kenneth!
As you've shown many times, tripods are some of the most versatile tools a person can know how to make. Thank you for sharing your experiences and ideas.
The key to feather sticks that I've found is the angle that I have of the blade to the wood, no matter what the knife's blade grind is, and I've used every grind a blade can have as a sailor. I have yet to find a "perfect" knife, however the #1 attribute that ALL of my, nonfolding, knives have in common is a Full Tang.
Absolutely, most anything can be built with trip pods. Knife angle does have a lot to do with it but, differing wood grains also act in differing ways during feathering
Primitive Survival is awesome. The guy reminds me of James Franco. I don't know if he cam make all of the things we see without the other things he has made to use as a baseline to make the other tools. I don't know for sure. But he clearly makes amazing hits with the furnace and tile roofs. But stuff like the tile roof is long term society rebuilding. If you were in the woods, you wouldn't go through the trouble to build a fin bladed turbine bellows to draw air into a clay furnace to make terracotta roofing tiles. If you had a framework for the hut, you'd use palm fronds or something else. What he is showcasing is how society developed. There's no dialog because he is showing how the technique probably evolved back from the Stone Age.
Man he is awesome. I was told he studied primitive ways for years. I guess his channel is a little more primitive living rather than just survival.
traderjoes, If you mean Primitive Technology you can turn on closed captions and he has some dialog there.
I had a knife made of 440 stainless. I could shave a file with it. When I finally showed off enough, I found out I needed a diamond stone to put an edge back on. A good home made knife can be made with a lawn mower blade. Now you need to watch blacksmith videos!
Shave a file? Man Ive never seen that before! I have a forge and have forged a few knives in the past but man do they look rough!
"Wood Wright" on PBS was making wood plane blades from lawn mower blades. They need to be durable and sharp. If You want to "futz" with them to make them pretty, it can be done. I prefer ugly, rusty, leave my knife alone or you'll get lock jaw! Whichever way you make it, it is EXACTLY correct 'cause you made it! One knife I made for cutting the armor from Navy communication cable was a sharpened hacksaw blade with a Bondo handle. It slid behind my brass buckle just fine. "Nuf Bla, blah! Watch ya later. CM
Man I used to love Wood Wright shop on PBS!
That kife spear part lol corner a bear and spear it lol lol,, I agree with u 100 the only thing I own that is Bear Grills is a feral rod, great vid buddy
LOL, well actually thats if you on a TV show. I do have a Bear Grylls ferro rod too and its pretty good! Take care and Thanks for watching Josh
Thanks for keeping it real. I get frustrated and somewhat taken on a small confusion train ride, with emotional TV displays regarding knives and strapping to a stick and digging and only having a knife and weird designs. thank you for expressing, by your experience, the type of tool a knife is meant to be and being practical. use the knife to make a tool. Love it. thanks again.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked the way I did it. Often times, too many folks are under the impression that if you see something on TV or a movies that its got to be real. About 50% of whats on them TV shows is good solid advice. About 5% of what you see in movies is good solid advice. LOL. Thanks for watching
Thanks Tony! Hard to beat a machete and knife combo. There nothing that combo can't handle. Thanks for the sub and thanks for watching!
Glad to see you still have woods! Been thinking about you with all the wildfires around. Man, we need rain! Appreciate the description and reasoning behind the different types of knives. I learned a lot!
Oh Im very happy to still have woods! Theres fires ALL around me here. I'm glad you liked the vid. Thanks for watching Alex
the older I get the more simple I like my knives. The old Hickory Or Chicago Cutlery kitchen knife is about perfect. Of course like you dont beat on my knifes with rocks and rarely baton them. I also carry and axe with me since a machete is not practical for this area.
Sounds good to me Randy. Sometimes simple is better. I showed the battoning of a knife for this video simply because the subject was knives. In real life I rarely ever baton a knife and do all battoning with a machete. Ive always figured axes for colder climates and machetes for warmer climates. Always great to hear from you my friend
One again you are for sure my favorite TH-camr! You make bad days a little better with your always happy personality. Your videos are super informative and interesting. I can't wait to see some new videos! You and nick keep it up!
Thanks Jim, I'm glad you like em so much. I have lots o fun videos planned for 2017 so stay tuned! Thanks for watching
+Reallybigmonkey1 so excited!
So much goes through my mind, it spills out of my ears.......
LOL!
I got to stick an earplug in one side...not much in there to slow it down😂(they say)
Hahaha...I Learned THAT lesson the hard way! I had a brand new Bark River Forester back in the day and used it to dig out a tent stake that was pounded into a root about 4 inches deep...that poor knife was scratched up something awful! That was in the early 2000's and Bark River has policy where they will "tune up" your knife....clean, polish, sharpen...you just pay shipping. I found out about that program last year and my knife is good as new and will NEVER be used as a digging tool again! And thanks for the digging stick idea, too!
Really? I never knew that! That's a good deal with Bark River. Thanks for watching brother
David, Every time that I have a notion to head out and do something out in the woods, my wife gives me a hard look and asks- " has David done a video about that?" I try to slide out the door without being questioned too much but more times than not- I have to explain what I intend to do. I've gotten some really strange looks when I tell her that I'm gonna go out into the bush and make a cup of coffee. She's asked me many times if I realize that we have a perfectly good coffee maker sitting right there on the counter. Tough question. I try to tell her that it just isn't the same. If the neighbors see me out in our back yard building a fire, they call their kids and pets to get in the house. In my defense, I've never thought about roasting anybody's dog but cat is really too stringy for my taste. Just kidding but it has it's advantages- none of them has ever asked me to share my coffee. This video on knives is absolutely spot-on. My "big" knife is a Esee 5 and my "don't leave home without it" is a Randall Gamemaster. I've been questioned about using a knife such as the Randall to actually cut things with it......
I really like your videos- I always learn something new from every one.
Lol! Sounds good to me Mike! I have a coffee maker, oven and a bed at home but I like to brew eat bake and sleep out in the woods. Why? Same reason as you, it's fun! Take care and thanks for watching Brother!
I hope you made a lot of money on this video. I lost count but there must have been a dozen ads in this one. I liked this one a lot because you explained the reasoning behind your choices to select and to discard. Really good video. I get bored to tears with some peoples videos. If I do, I don't go back. I have never been bored with any of yours.
Fantastic to hear that George! I've heard a few say the videos are too long but I love it when I hear they are never boring!
Great video! Thanks for sharing brother!
I'm glad you liked it and I'm always happy to share. Thanks for
watching Brother.
You really jump around re. topics but the wealth of your knowledge really ties it all together. Very informative and enjoyable. Kudos!
I do jump around a lot. I have a lot in my head to say and it gets jumbled up.
the part of the primitive technology guy cracked me up, I thought the same thing. the guy sharpens a rock sharper than a mora, then builds a house....with fireplace with no modern tools.
Absolutely man. While we are all arguing over which knife is best, hes using a rock for everything!
I'll be honest, you peaked my curiosity in your mention of the primitive technology guys channel so I paused yours and sought him out. Found one where he made a stone axe. That was certainly 'Billy bad a$$', and I did subscribe. But as I am not interested in surviving in a world that has turned stone age I will continue to anxiously await your videos. You are fun and your videos are incredibly easy to follow in the detail needed to succeed at having a good time.
Carry on, my brother, carry on.
Man, what that guy shows is awesome but I understand, most folks do not have the time to ever do what he does. I guess what all I try to show anyone can do. Take care and Thanks for watching
how did you get that blue bar around your name in the comment section? It would really help me manage my channel! thanks a lot!
I honestly dont remember but, if I had to guess, theres some setting you can go into on Google+ that changes stuff like that if you still have a Google+ account. Those pages used to be tied to our TH-cam channels so any setting there got set over here for some reason.
Howdy! Glad to see you!!!
Boy that fellow on Primitive technologies is really something. Everybody has their niche and some of these people I'm certainly in awe...You, Dave are on the top of my list! I always admire your opinion on Bushcraft subjects and I hope you will continue to express that opinion (especially about gear and knives.) Thanks for the effort you spend on passing your extensive knowledge.
Just another old admirer,
Clark
Always great to hear from you Clark! Im happy you think a lot of me and what all I do. I'll try to continue to express my opinion as long as I dont start too many fights. LOL. Take care and Thanks for watching
Quote "IMA MACHEEETE GUY" love the show brother.
LOL, I am! Thanks for stopping by Brother
Ain't that neat?? LOL!
I sat on my balcony on this warm fall day and watched every minute of your video. I enjoy all of them. Thanks for what you do!
Sounds like a good way of spending time brother! Take care and Thanks for watching
Cool Video, good knives and fine wood connections? ;) Well done David!
Thanks Sepp, I'm glad you liked it all. Stay safe and Thanks for watching brother
More great Information and ideas. Thanks for taking the time to make the Video Dave, I sure to enjoy them.
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it and I'm always happy to share. Thanks for
watching
i started watching your 3 to 4 years ago videos and I looked at this one man u look like a freaking model now 😂 no homo lol awesome video
A model? My mom says I look like a slob. LOL. Thanks for watching man
Reallybigmonkey1 I like your cooking videos the most those where the ones that caught my eyes the tree grill u should patent it some day😂 I tried something like it it is awesome
Thanks man! I have a lot more cooking vids planned but the drought and fire ban has made me hold off on them. I would love to patent make and sell gear one day.
The "stake pins" are one thing you have shown that are better than anything I have seen on market.
I would also buy your small cook grills.
My cooking is based on GI canteen cups and BSA style mess kit.
I could use a "set" of your small grills for sure.
I know I will be copying your idea when I can get my welder buddy to tack it all together for me.
One to fit BDU pocket, and one to fit water bottle holder or behind my GI canteen inside the cover.
Definitely keep at the fabrication and inventions.
You have some great designs.
hello from Saskatchewan Canada. I stumbled across your channel about six months ago and enjoy every video you put out. You have made me realize that it is time to get back out in nature and forget about the stresses of life. Your videos are both informative and funny. I look forward to your next video and cant wait to get out there and try some of the things i have seen here on your channel. Thanks and keep up the good work
Thanks, I'm glad you like what all I do so much! Get out into the wilderness any time you can. Thanks for watching
Another excellent video! I was on Amazon looking at the Mora Companion knifes and noticed that there are 5 different Companion models. Which exact model do you recommend? Thanks
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. I forgot to mention my favorite one since they have them in a thin version, thick version and even stainless. Heres a link for the one I find the best www.amazon.com/Morakniv-Companion-Sandvik-Military-4-1-Inch/dp/B009NZVZ3E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485459439&sr=8-1&keywords=mora+companion+HD+carbon Thanks for watching
Thanks for the info!
Youre welcome my friend!
I ordered the Mora that you recommended and it is a really nice knife. It's pretty amazing that it doesn't cost more than it does. Light weight and really high quality. It's earned a permanent spot in my backpack! Thanks!
Reallybigmonkey1 how is it with batoning?
Love the ending. The back up to a mora is another mora! Like at sea we say the backup to a GPS is another GPS. You didn't talk cost, but you certainly could have afforded yet another mora.
Thanks Capt! Well with a Mora, cost is no issue. They are sometimes cheaper than the china made junk! I love a back up to my back up. LOL.
I realy love your vids ! thank you for al youre vids en your fun way of doing things, your humor ,you make me smile just by saying Hi ! ;) Have fun ! en all youre toys :P
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it and the way I do things! I do love my toys! Thanks for watching
Hey! Great video! As I kid I carried a small custom grohmann bushcraft knife (full tang 4 inch blade 90 degree spine) and always wanted a big blade, saved up all my money and bought a buck 119. Next day realized how foolish I was and how good my grohmann was.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. Lol, man it's so funny how as young people we wanted the biggest knife possible! As adults you always find a smaller knife does so much more so well. Thanks for the comments and thanks for watching Peter
14:38 black panther oh no lol
LOL, actually two of them!
Epic cats
I love it when you're really into a fire technique and all of a sudden...QUIDDIES !! and they're all up in the "triangle of death" just waaaathchin...hey Poppa...when's dinner??
i love cats... keep most the mice away from the farm an theyre so low maintnance ... best pets ever. de la gato
I'll agree to that Ty. Theres no mice anywhere round my house!
Thanks Dave. I have a couple of mora knives that I usually take camping. I've heard it said a survival knife is the one you have on you at the time. If that's the case my leatherman that I keep in the car or a filleting knife I take fishing are probably more likely to become survival knives.
How very true, when a person actually gets into a survival situation, any knife is a survival knife. In Bushcraft tho, Im very very picky. LOL. Not much beats a Mora. Take care and Thanks for watching Brett
I feel the same on all the hype about thing that really dont matter in actual survival. Great vid keep it up.
Well said and thanks for watching!
Very informative video, really enjoyed it. Got to agree with you on the Mora knives, and I have many others, that I would also trust, but it;s funny how when you need to cut some cordage, open a package, cut a piece of meat, or whatever, I will always reach for the Mora. My saw is Bahco laplander, I do have a Silky, nice saw but heavier and thinner blade. I think for long term shelter buiding or wood processing a Machete or axe is needed. I don't carry these all the time and each overlaps each others functions, though I think the machete is a little more versatile and safer for the inexperienced to use.
Speaking of Mora's David check out the Mora chisel, I have found it to be amazingly useful little tool. Not many reviews on it either.
Keep up the great work.
Thanks Dan, I'm glad you liked it. I agree, amazing how so many knife collectors and knife users grab a Mora for most everything they do daily. I also agree that a machete is a much safer tool. Folks dont realize the dangers of an axe if you arent truly experienced with one. Ill look at that Mora Chisel. Thanks for watching
i dont have a knife yet so the ved you have up is helping me to deside what type i may go with so for that thanks
Sounds good to me John. Take a look at this link for a good one. www.amazon.com/Morakniv-Companion-Sandvik-Military-4-1-Inch/dp/B009NZVZ3E/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1478919716&sr=8-3&keywords=mora+companion
thanks man i like that one .
really good common sense stuff, and I agree with most of it. Chopper, slicer, saw...that's my game. Handle materials, sheaths, don't make much of a difference, but carry options do, to a large extent; I like them close to reach and easy to take out & put back. My belt has (on left) folding saw, scout carry Mora--then on right, my Leatherman and a dangler SP-8. I'm good to go, and ready for anything. Too many implements are becoming more like expensive jewelry and less like tools. The only thing I am thinking of adding is an Opinel small folding saw in my pocket. Really good video---thanks, man.
Thanks! We think alike with that trio you have. And I agree, outdoor tools are sometimes looked at or used as mans jewelry! I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
Love the video it rocks and you rock to
Thank you James!
Thanks again for yet another great video! I too like Mora knives both for bushcrafting but also for woodcarving which I also enjoy! Hope your area's drought ends soon and your woods turn into their normal beautiful selfies! God Bless you and yours!
You are very welcome Kenn and I'm glad you liked it. Hard to beat a Mora! Im sooo ready for the drought to be gone! Thanks for watching and may God bless you too brother!
Enjoy your pearls of wisdom. To me wisdom is always preferred as you have. Great video David.
Thank you Bob!
I knew you gonna pick mora knife at the end! And I don't blame you , it's the knife that handles very well and you can resharpen or hone it so easily. They turn out to be the sharpest for skinning
Mora all the way for me. Price ,quality and ease of use. They just cant be beat!
Big thumbs up!!!!! I think this was the most common sense on the subject ever presented on YT!!!!!! Total agreement from me on your points so well made. And Mora's?? I only own two (that will change) The LMF Mora and the Companion HD. These two knives paired together are simply outstanding for sooooo many tasks. BTW, for those who care to know, the tang on the Companion HD goes all the way in to where the letter A is in the name MORAKANIV in the grip. For the life of me, I just don't see how this is a weak design as some say. Yes I own several solid full tang knives, but I would be just fine out back of beyond, with my two Mora's. Again, this was 52 minutes of very solid advice that all should take to heart!.
Thanks Charles, I'm glad you liked it that much! Not much beats a Mora, I have no problems with the partial tang on the Mora since the handle is injection molded around it. That makes it pretty hard to break unlike wood or maybe even micarta? Thanks for watching
I truly appreciate your honesty about knives.
Thank you Jim!
I love your honesty & thank you for sharing all based on experience & education. I’ve learned much from you. Thank you!!!
Fantastic to hear that! Thanks for the comments and thanks for watching my friend
Excellent! A thorough discussion. I'll forward this as a reference when my friends ask questions.
One point: If the sheath is too flimsy, the knife can get lost. I've had sheaths fail.
Thanks Mike, I'm glad you liked it. Very good point on the sheath, thats a big issue to watch out for. Thanks for watching
Oh yah, what steel do you prefer? My Mora is high carbon steel on purpose.
I usually prefer 5160 but I can take 1095 any day and be happy.
Roger that
I hope the fires are not threatening your favorite areas and loved ones. take care. Thank you for another great video.
Well so far they are all around us but not too close yet. My favorite spot up in the North East Georgia mountains got burnt pretty bad in Cohutta Georgia. Take care and Thanks for watching
I always enjoy listening to your take on things, makes a lot of sense as usual. Cheers Dave ! All the best, Del
Thanks Del! Always good to hear that. Thanks for watching
Great video as always Dave.
Personally, I have carried an Aitor Cuchillo de Monte, or Aitor Oso Negro for over 30 years. (The Oso Blanco is the same other than color.) This is basically the original Spanish Military Mountain Survival Knife.
Look it up. It is a fantastic knife for skinning, fleshing, gutting, wood craft, etc plus it will kill. It also has the bevel on the back side from factory but it comes un-sharpened.
The reason I did not sharpen the back edge like that big, nasty Tonto blade you showed, is because it is dangerous.
Now I'm no clumsy fool with a blade or anything like that but there are times when I want to use my knife or machete as a draw knife for carving, etc. The thing is, if you are deep in the woods and you make just one mistake with a double edged blade, it could slice you wide open and put you into a very serious situation.
So unless you plan on hunting Taliban, I do not recommend sharpening the back side of a blade. That's just my opinion.
Happy trails!
I'm glad you liked it and thanks for the info! I'll look up that Aitor
@@Reallybigmonkey1 I compliment you and Dave Canterbury for turning me on to machetes. I first saw Canterbury demo the Condor brand and then stumbled onto your excellent machete videos and learned the versatility of a machete.
I then took it from there and got a Condor Golok from BaryonyxKnife.com. Great company. They gave my Golok a special sharpening service which cut the angle on the blade back significantly. Now the bevel is long and sharp and not so steep. HUGE Improvement! Much better for carving.
I love the Golok but what I found is that your fingers can very easily slip over the blade because there is no finger guard. It almost requires a wrist lanyard but I'm going to also grind out a finger detent just after the handle before the blade and knurl in some notches as a make-shift finger stop.
I later purchased a Condor Parang and had the same special sharpening service done for only $10 from Baryonyx. Very nicely done also and a tremendous improvement to the blade.
The Condor Parang is now my favorite. Much safer handle plus the Parang makes a better draw knife because of the somewhat clip point tip at the end. It draws wood very well but is still heavy enough to make a good chopper. And NO, I did NOT sharpen the back side! I want to keep my fingers! Lol.
As for the Aitor, you will find them at KnifeWorks.com for about $120 or so. Beware cheap imitations! The real deal is made in Spain, serial numbers, top quality, etc.
I got my "Cuchillo de Monte" (Knife of the Mountains) back in about 1987. It is now a collector's item. I carry mine upside down in the Aitor sheath on my military H-harness. Never lost it and it's fast to draw for self defense although I also carry a 44 Magnum in the woods.
Mine was replaced by the modernized Oso Negro (Black Bear) and Oso Blanco (White Bear). Same knife but a slightly better saw edge on the new ones. And YES, their saw edges actually cut!
I have sawn through many an Elk pelvis with mine and it notches wood nicely as well. It will cut fatwood nice and close to the trunk of a pine if you take your time and excellent for notching snare sets, etc.
The size of the Oso models is perfect. Aitor makes larger Bowie versions but the Oso knives will gut and skin everything equally well. I have processed tiny Brooke trout, rabbits, rattlesnakes, deer and elk with mine. The large curved blade is excellent for skinning but not so big that it is clumsy. Just the right balance too.
It is not a full tang but there is a bolt that runs all the way through to the back of the handle where it is locked in place. Mine has taken tremendous abuse with no issues although the tip can break off if you are a Bully with it.
The knurled polymer handle is nearly 100% non-slip. I have had my hands covered in blood and fat with total confidence in my grip. It has never slipped on me not even once. Great finger guard also.
It has a flat spot on the back of the blade to baton with. The blade is heavy enough to do it but I avoid batoning wood. I keep it sharp for animals. I baton with the machete.
It is stainless steel however and not carbon steel. The back edge will strike a ferro rod just fine but that is not a strong point. But she will do it.
I also carry a small, round pencil file to touch up the curved edge if needed, although I don't remove metal very often. I prefer to hone the edge as much as possible.
So that's the low down on the Oso Negro and Oso Blanco. It is NOT just a nasty looking military knife and NOT a clumsy Rambo knife. It actually does everything very well. I highly recommend it.
Mark Hillen
Cedaredge, Colorado
your bushcraft office or whatever you call it.. omg is like a candy store... while your talking about the knife in your hand im trying to see all the awesome stuff behind you.. would be fun to see it all.. makes me wanna go buy another knife or two.. thanks for another exciting video Dave.. see you in the next one!
I guess I call that the gear room. At least thats what everyone nick named it. LOL. The part behind me is sorta organized but the part behind me looks like a garbage dump. I gotta clean it up one day I'm glad you liked the vid, Thanks for watching
I am with you Dave. Knife, machete/chopper of a sort and a folding saw. I am in central Florida and an axe is of little use for me. It is just to easy to find small wrist size wood for all of my projects. And the machete/chopping blade is of better use down here in thicker brushy areas down here. Hang tough.
Sounds good to me. I have pretty much always thought axes were for up north where its colder and they need to process more wood. Down south, a machete is more suited for us.
I just like the stealth way you talk about the boy's toys.... 100% agree!Though we don't have the same opinions, (the environements are different), you have knowledge and wisdom about these matters!And we sometime surprise ourselves: I ussually do not like american blades (I prefer the puuko or leuuko), BUT I agree that #1 is my tomahawk, and surprisingly, the blade I tend to use most is a very crude but functional spear point that I bought from Jason Dravenak president of American Bushcraft Association....I just love that knife, I feel confident with it, it feels good in the hand, it's rusty as hell (well, I should say: it is somewhat prone to devellope a nice patinna…) and I am not afraid of using it in the field as it is not "nice" or "fancy".Keep the good work and the good tips...and let the boys play with the toys…we have other things to do, right?Thanks for everythingFrom a bushcrafter from Portugal: keep well!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it all. Well, I have plenty of opinions on toys but I try my best to keep a lot of them opinions to myself because soo many multitudes of folks love them things. No problem at all with spear points, I love em if they are actually designed for a spear. Knife handles werent really meant for it in most cases. Take care and Thanks for watching
With feather sticks I try to find which way the wood grain is going, it helps me. Plus straightest grained wood works best for me. Great video
Good advice to follow. For me, about 10% of the wood I find feathers beautifully. The rest of it sucks. LOL. Take care and Thanks for watching Mike
Your perspective is interesting. A number of things influence our preferences in knives, but one of the best is to match the knife to your hand and your level of manual dexterity (mine's pretty crap,and I am left handed to boot). There's also the law to consider here in the UK.
Good observation. If the knife feels good in the hand and doesnt wear you out, its a good pick. I have heard y'all have some strict laws over there. Take care and Thanks for watching Simon
Good video! I like your common sense approach to bush crafting; I always learn a new trick or two watching your videos. BTW: I’m glad that black panther didn’t attack you (14:34).
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it and how I do things. LOL, That black panther is always lurking around here! Thanks for watching
Thank you David! Very informative video. I love knives, and could never own too many. I have several of the ones you showed here, and I appreciate what you had to share about each of them. I am a survivalist who is exploring more of the bushcrafting ways of doing things, so I always enjoy your pointers and tricks. You never disappoint.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. Man can you tell I love knives too? Ive always said survival and bushcraft are totally different but it is amazing how bushcraft skills can make a survivalists life a lot easier. Thanks for watching and see ya in the next one brother
Always great to see a new video from you Hon!! This one was good 😊 a favorite topic for sure! Lol .. I think I'm pretty much always on the lookout for another knife 😉😉 just love em! Lol .. Lots of good practical common sense advice from you, as usual. Thanks for taking the time to make these for us David! ..Appreciated!!
Always great to be back on here Ruth! I wished I was rich enough to just make vids for a living but Im a po boy. LOL. Take care and see ya in the next one Ruth!
All these Survival, Bushcraft, Outdoor Education, Primitive channels ...the list seems very long; all I ever want is what your channel promises: "Fun in the Woods'. Just sayin'. Between you and Bushcraft Bartons, I get it all. And thanks to you both--you're the real deal. :)
Thanks, I'm glad you like both our channels. I have always been a big fan of Bushcraftbartons. Thanks for watching
Good video as usual. I did notice with some amusement that there was an interesting array of coffee purculators in the background!
It's kinda a big topic really cause everyone has different needs from their knives. I've noticed a couple of Australian bushcrafters don't worry about full tang etc at all cause most gum trees drop a lot of small branches and sticks and the leaves are full of eucalyptus oil and are excellent for starting fires anyway. But collecting water is a big issue so a shovel is more use (for digging holes in dry creek beds etc but can be used for burying tourists as well :))
Anyway thanks for the vid, hope you get some rain soon.
Thanks Annette, I'm glad you liked it. I lvoe me some perc coffee so I make sure and have a different pot for each day. LOL. Very good point you make. Goes along with what I always preach. Pick your tools n gear fro the climate terrain and environment. Send us some rain! Thanks for watching
Someone may have mentioned this already, but when you were having trouble making feathers the issue was with the grain direction of the wood. If you had flipped the piece over you would have been cutting with the grain and would have had nice curls. It's the same reason when using a wood plane to smooth a board if you go in the wrong direction the blade digs into the wood. The next stick you tried was easier, and I could see that you were cutting with the grain. Thanks for another great video.
Mors Kochanski has mentioned that before and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesnt. I still havent figured out why it make a difference. Other than the wood grows upright in one direction so its layered?
That's true, I guess some woods are better than others also. Straight grain with no knots definitely helps haha. I'm with you though, for woodwork it's hard to beat a scandi. A campfire-side chat with Mors to discuss it would be fun.
Speaking of liking the scandi grind, I took a chance and bought a cold steel FinnWolf. For the price I think it's a winner. The handle is not so comfortable but no metal liners so I shaped it to my liking.
I'm just assuming as wood grain definitely goes in one direction but is layered in one direction also. Man a fireside chat with Mors would be incredible! He's a wealth of knowledge
I bought the Cold Steel Finn Bear, Canadian belt knife and Roach belly. I was shocked at how decent they were for such a cheap price
Mora knives also my favourite. Blade quality excellent. The size and shape of the blade is just right for most tasks. Been using them about all my life. You could check also Hultafors knives. They are also fine making and cheap.
I couldnt have said it better! Good quality, just the right size and grind. Take care and Thanks for watching
On my Mora Heavy Duty I file a 90 degree section farther up the spine past where my thumb would sit so I don't get those hot spots. I agree that with extended use that sharpened spine can wear on the thumb or fingers. I really enjoyed this video and found everything very interesting.
Good idea on doing just the end section. I'm glad you liked the video, Thanks for watching
you seem to be the best choise for building a wash station in the woods!!! this is just a favor from your fan! i know you are very busy and i will understand if you cant !i will never miss a video all the same your friend, fan and fellow survivalist joe!!!
Sounds pretty cool! Ill see if I can plan out a vid on that. Ours creeks gotta fill back up first tho! Take care and Thanks for watching Joseph
thank you for taking the time it means a lot to me! us who are serious about survival and or a way to take care of our families when things go bad takes a long time to learn and everything you show us does just that! Don't ever let the trolls bug you they sit on there butts and do nothing and think they know it all! i am thank full you and the others are here to help! And you all ways answer me with in 48 hours that all so means a lot! thanks again , I'll be watching !!
Thats a great subject for a tag Dave. I really enjoyed your perspective on the subject. Survival is a fun subject, I think there is alot of fantasy and imagined scenarios involved with the marketing. I'm also one that uses a sharpened spine, but not for the ferro rod, mostly just to save the edge of the blade and to loosen fibers or create fuzz for fire or remove bark, or like with cedar, breaking fibers. I might just do a video on this subject myself, I hope you dont mind
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. How true! Not only is there a lot of fantasy involved, theres also a lot of idiotic designs of knives that cure problems that never existed. Very good use of a sharpened spine, I can agree with that! Yeah, make a vid bro and consider yourself tagged. Thanks for watching
Hi David, 5 things: 1. You are getting pretty sophisticated with your video editing. You always do a good technical job on your videos. 2. I recruited a new fan for you on my recent vacation. She is a dealer in Vegas, but originally from North Georgia and she talks just like you. 3. I think the Kabar fighting knife is held with the cutting edge upward so you can stab upward into a guy's guts, and slash downward with the sharp side of the clip point. 4. I love the Primitive Survival guy, but I'm skeptical that his videos are 100% for real. 5. How many cats do you have?
Thanks Man, I'm glad you like the way I do things. Its taken 5 years to slowly learn editing and camera angles. Im still learning too. Thanks for adding me a new fan! I love both my Kabars no matter how they are held. No one knows if the Primitive guy gets any help or not but man he puts out some cool huts and shelters! I am up to 6 cats now. Thanks for watching
Reallybigmonkey1 Don't get me wrong I love the Primitive guy's videos, and I think it's stuff you could possibly do, it's just sometimes his stuff looks a little too good to be true.
Well in my case, his stuff is pretty awesome but unrealistic for most average folks to do because not many have the time in invest in such huge projects.
I lost my moaknife last month trailblazing... even though it wasn't a full tang and the steel was not that hard . It was so easy to sharpen and perfect size blade and shape. And you can't beat the price. And I really abused it and it didn't chip and never had a problem battaning...
In certain cases I'll attack an orange lanyard to mine. In swamps wetlands or in a kayak I've been known to attack a float bobber to a knife too!
Another Amazing Vid, Nice work, I share your love of the scandi grind brother ! Thanks for all the great tips Dave, so very much appreciated !!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. Nothing beats a Scandi for bushcraft! Thanks for watching
Mitch of Native Survival has a really good consistent feather stick technique. He usually puts the end of the stick on a hard surface, then draws down slowly. It almost looks like butter the way he does it. He ends up with some amazing feather sticks. I think the key is patience and a slow steady strokes, but that's just my observation, I'm not experienced in making feather sticks at all.
I gotta agree with you 100%. Feathering slowly is the way to go. I pretty much have trouble slowing down on anything I do so my feathers usually look horrible. LOL. Thanks for watching.
I dont know how ou can make a better video..you said so many truths in the beginning that it would take me as long to mention every one as it took to make this video. .this is so excellent. thanks buddy!!!!
Thank you Brother, I'm glad you liked it that much! I feel like I just sat down and spoke what was always on my mind when it came to blades. Thanks for watching my good friend!