Category: Cutting Tools
Knife, axe and saw. What each earns in the pack, and how bevel angle and thickness behind the edge behave over a multi-night trip.
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Knife, axe or saw: which one earns its weight on a one-night build
Three tools, 36 ounces between them, and one of the three is usually dead weight. Which one depends on the wood, not on preference.
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Scandi or saber grind for frozen wood: nine trips of edge data
Two grinds, the same wood, nine winter trips. What thickness behind the edge actually buys, and what it costs on a frozen knot.
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What a bushcraft knife actually does on a four-night winter camp
We tallied every controlled cut across four nights below freezing: about 1,100 of them, two thirds going into feather sticks.
