Which Becker? My considered opinion is that a big knife is not a substitute for a machete but is a substitute for a hatchet or camp axe, because, you want to slice through what you're cutting with a machete but you chop into and take chunks out of what you're cutting with a hatchet. Big knives seem to be more suited to chopping as with a hatchet.
DAY 12Went to check the mail and seen this. Had dispose of it before the ole ball and chain cuts into my knife funds
Day 12: Had to get into some late evening emergency fence repair, for a reason I really don't want to get into right now. Had an in-use shot, but it sucked. Had this on me today. And, uh, oddly, yeah, there was a Buck on me, the 501 Goodfella. In my jacket and I forgot. The large fixed blade is an Antonini Mamba, made in Italy. It's a smurfy knife. Is a Becker a good idea as a short hard-use chopper? There's a guy in CO on eBay making somewhat crude, but affordable fixed blades, and I'm thinking about getting a couple as woods knives. (Image removed from quote.)
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I've always thought the BK-3 would be well suited towards heavy use, and with a still reasonably short (at least relatively speaking) 7-inch blade.
DAY 12:I might be bringing another one into this challenge. Way lighter, better slicer and awlso very Buck 110ish looking. (Image removed from quote.)
Parrots? There was a thing on the news here about an Australian woman that films all the birds that visit her house and posts videos on Instagram or whatever, it's become very popular and i can see why, must be awesome to have all those colourful birds visit, although i think kookaburras laughing at 7AM would test my patience Day 13(Image removed from quote.)
Folks on MTO seem to fall into one of two categories, those with OCD and those with short attention spans. For those with OCD I apologize for this off topic side conversation with Cody. For those with short attention spans, "Hey look at those big, shiny, distracting things!" The BK3 is definitely a good option for a chopper. The very similar Ontario SP8 is about half the price if you haven't seen one. They both look like sharpened pry bars with handles bolted on. I seem to recall you said something about chopping out underbrush. Would a tomahawk work for you? The SOG Fast hawk for example gives you a cutting edge and a spike for digging, prying, and raking at roots and cuttings. Or there is always the Fiskars Billhook saw or the Fiskars brush axe.
must be awesome to have all those colourful birds visit, although i think kookaburras laughing at 7AM would test my patience
I'm really interested in trying a decent tomahawk. I keep looking at the RMJ Tactical/American Tomahawk ones, but way too expensive. I'm going to look into those two Fiskars, and maybe some of the cheaper Cold Steel hawks. I have had a few plastic-handle hatchets, but they just felt odd.
Looks a bit small to be a folding hunter
Huh... for small game hunting?... I just went for the shape. What are the specs for it to be considered a folding hunter?
I still don't own a Buck 110. I bought the similar Schrade 60 T Golden Bear about 1980 or so and it's still better than the Buck 110. There. I said it. I made my choice and that's that. However, I'm tired of being excluded. I think I'm just as foolish since my 40 year old Schrade is exactly the same size as a Buck 110. Therefore, I think there should be another challenge for people who own knives that are the same basic parameters as the Buck but made by other companies. The Case Hammerhead, Boker 3000, Schrade LB-7, Ka-Bar folding hunter, etc., as long as it is the same size as a Buck 110 but made by anyone else. I think such a challenge should also run in April and should be called The "Other" Challenge but it could be anytime, since 2021 is pretty open so far. Not fixed on the name either if someone has a better one. If anyone else is interested add your name to the list as usual.01. Alan K.
I would think it should be close to the same size as the 110.
That is correct Steve. This challenge is about folding hunters that are not the Buck 110, but are direct competitors of the Buck 110 meaning approximately the same size and weight.The Buck 110 has a 3.75 inch (95.25 mm) blade and a 5 inch (127mm) handle. For a knife to be in direct competition with the Buck 110 it has to be a folding hunting knife of approximately the same size, but from a different manufacturer.
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