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Handmade survival knife

by Dan
(Orem, UT)

If you can't find it make it

I have never really been satisfied with conventional design. It seems as thought established knife makers start with the design first and try to fit it into the survivalist category. It should be just the opposite, design a knife for survivalists.

Based on what I felt I needed out of a knife I designed what I needed. The belly of the blade is honed in two parts. The first is honed to hold a very sharp edge. The second is honed for chopping and whacking. There is a saw on the spine and a hide scrapper on the back. Sewn into the handle are two arrowheads and matches, wrapped in para-cord.

Everything about the knife is practical and based on the survivalists skill set. The difficulty is in production, right now I can build them for around $250 I would like to get pricing to $110.

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Dec 10, 2009
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I like it.
by: John B

Great looking knife Dan. I can see where a multi-edged utilitarian knife would be of interest to any who wish to travel a bit lighter and not be weighed down with a multitude of blades of various lengths and styles. If the blade is 3/16 or better in thickness and a hardness of not less than 67 rc there should be a market out there for you. As far as the price goes, it's not at all unreasonable, as I have paid much more for knives that suit a speciffic need for me. Good luck to you on your venture!

Nov 22, 2009
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Neccessary
by: Anonymous

I see survival knives all the time, and while I think your knife is very unique and utilitarian I sometimes wonder if we survivalist try to 'all-in-one' just a little too much.

My philosophy is that a simple fixed bladed knife should be more than enough for just about any/all survival situations. The key ingrediant I have always espoused is the ingrediant of knowledge and less about tool functionality.

Don't get me wrong, that one simple knife should be a very quality instrument, but with a little practice one should be able to skin, saw, chop and cut with a single and simple edge.

My only other gripe about survival knives as a whole is that they are WAAAYY too expensive. Granted a quality tool costs a little more than lesser-quality machine stamped stuff, but one should never have to spend more than a $100 for a great simple, fixed-bladed knife.

Nov 22, 2009
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nice work
by: Shaykh Idris

but all of this can be done with a split rock!

Nov 22, 2009
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Nice
by: Anonymous

Looks good but is very similar to the Tom Brown's Tracker survival knife

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