bushcraft knife

Outdoor survival tool

A bushcraft knife is a fixed-blade knife designed for wilderness survival tasks—carving, batoning wood, preparing food, building shelter.

Unlike folding knives, the full tang and sturdy construction handle heavy use.

The blade is typically 4–5 inches with a flat or Scandinavian grind suited to wood carving: He used his bushcraft knife to split kindling and whittle tent stakes.

Related

firewood · baton · fire starting · bow drill · tang · carbon steel · handle · honing · sharpening · wilderness · campsite · outdoors · hunting · skinning · gutting · leather · steel · edge

Opposites
knife design/deployment mechanism

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Hinged blade with handle

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intended environment/use context

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Blunt spreading utensil

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tool sophistication/complexity

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Portable combined implement set

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Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated PG