bush knife
Clearing trail tool
A bush knife is a large, heavy-bladed knife used for cutting through dense vegetation, clearing trails, and general outdoor work in wilderness areas.
Similar to a machete but often heavier and broader, it's a tool of rural life in Africa, the Pacific Islands, and other tropical regions: He grabbed his bush knife and headed into the brush.
Philippine cutting blade
- cutlassCurved slashing naval blade
- pangaBroad African cutting blade
- billhookCurved vegetation-cutting blade
- handlePart for gripping
grip · sharpening · whetstone · lanyard · rivets · tang · pommel · chopping
Heavy broad-bladed knife
- slashAngled line or swipe
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
- jungleDense tropical forest
- thicketDense shrub cluster
vegetation · brushwood · saplings · overgrowth · hack · chop · vines · bamboo
Boundary or sharpness
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- cutSeverance or reduction
- slicePortion cut off
metal · tang · hone · whet · point · tip · carbon · stainless
Cutting vegetation for health
- harvestGathering mature crops
- sugarcaneSucrose-yielding tropical grass
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- copraDried coconut meat
coconut · banana · sisal · cacao · palm · crop · orchard · husbandry
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- campingOutdoor recreational lodging
- shelterProtected place or structure
- firewoodCut logs for burning
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
hunting · bushcraft · backcountry · expedition · outdoorsman · skinning · batoning · cordage
bolo
Philippine cutting blade
- cutlassCurved slashing naval blade
- pangaBroad African cutting blade
- billhookCurved vegetation-cutting blade
handle · grip · sharpening · whetstone · lanyard · rivets · tang · pommel · chopping · hacking
machete
Heavy broad-bladed knife
- slashAngled line or swipe
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
- jungleDense tropical forest
thicket · vegetation · brushwood · saplings · overgrowth · hack · chop · vines · bamboo · scrub
edge
Boundary or sharpness
slice · metal · tang · hone · whet · point · tip · carbon · stainless · temper
pruning
Cutting vegetation for health
- harvestGathering mature crops
- sugarcaneSucrose-yielding tropical grass
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
copra · coconut · banana · sisal · cacao · palm · crop · orchard · husbandry · farmhand
wilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
foraging · hunting · bushcraft · backcountry · expedition · outdoorsman · skinning · batoning · cordage · self-reliance
bush knifepocket knife
Hinged blade with handle
folding knife · penknife · Swiss Army knife · jackknife · pocket folder
bush knifebutter knife
Blunt spreading utensil
table knife · kitchen knife · paring knife · letter opener · dinner knife
bush knifescalpel
Precise surgical knife
surgical knife · X-Acto knife · craft knife · precision knife · paring knife
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