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Old 04-15-2013, 10:25 PM
imajalapeno imajalapeno is offline
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first knife

Okay so for my first knife I have decided to go with a kit to just put the handle on to get some ideas and be familiar before my first homemade knife,any idea where to get a kit??? I want the blade to be aggresive. Like a tanto blade(http://www.bladeops.com/Large-Ultima...-p/sds1133.htm) like that one <-..i m just not sure where to get a kit,any help is greatly appreciated.
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Old 04-16-2013, 09:25 AM
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Well, that's a long way from the ultimate survival knife in my opinion and I doubt you'll find one exactly like that in a kit knife but you'll never know until you try. Check in your other thread where you asked this same question. I made some suggestions for how you might find a kit blade in that thread ...


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Old 04-17-2013, 11:50 AM
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Dude....step back and take a deep breath. Now take another. You've got newbie blade fever, and gotta calm down.

Trust me, you're going to get tired of carrying a huge chunk of steel around all the time. Unless you're Rambo or Arnie, you ain't built for it.

And saying you want an "Aggressive" blade suggests all sorts of unsavory things you don't want people to think about you. Stop. It's adolescent. And "Aggressive" knives get you all sorts of attention you don't want, usually from guys with badges and "aggressive" guns.

Figure out what you need the knife for FIRST, (And for the love of all, please leave "It's aggressive" OUT of your list of "Needs".) then pick out an appropriate blade kit.

Odds are, you're NOT a trained knife fighter (You can tell one by the scars), and even they don't go for the giant blades. Anything you need to do in survival situation can be done with a mere 4-5" blade. If you need an ax, you get an ax. You need a machete, get a machete.

But good lord, take that breath.
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Old 04-17-2013, 02:19 PM
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As an experienced camper I have to disagree with your philosophy in what makes a good survival knife. There are many who share your opinion, but that's why there are different types of knives. The idea of what I consider a "survival" knife is that it may very well be the only tool you have. It's kind of hard to carry a knife, saw, axe, and several other tools with you when doing things like backpacking or kayaking. In my experience the most vital uses for a knife in the wilderness are for and shelter building. Both of these require much more chopping and splitting than done slicing. It is difficult to do a small job with a large knife, but it is impossible to do a large job with s small knife. I carrya 10" blade whenever possible, and the extra weight is well worth it to me. Your opinion is completely valid as s personal preference, but don't assume a large knife is just a novelty with no real world use.
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