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I hope this is gonna work now! I've finally got my digi working, and successfully uploaded pics!
So, some kit...
first off my Northstar, Bison Bushcrafter, Allan Blade bushcrafter w/full flat grind.
http://www.savepic.com/freepicturehosting/is.php?i=316456&img=PICT0014.jpg
Same knives and their sheaths.
http://www.savepic.com/freepicturehosting/is.php?i=316458&img=PICT0015.jpg
:approve: :wink: less said about that the better! :approve:
http://www.savepic.com/freepicturehosting/is.php?i=316459&img=PICT0016.jpg
And my hand in comparison to the NS
http://www.savepic.com/freepicturehosting/is.php?i=316460&img=PICT0017.jpg I can see that if my hands were bigger it would be less comfortable but, for me, it's fits like a glove!
My P.C is incredibly slow at uploading. It took half an hour to get these up, so i'll get more on, but it'll take a while.
Great, how do i activate my account then :censored: never seem to go right for me does it!!!
jake.. i made a photo bucket account a while ago that anyone can use if they wish! please make yourself a folder!
.jpeg .tiff and .png all work and photo bucket is the best host!!
account: BCUK
password: bushcraftuk
www.photobucket.com
great idea that Tom! thanks mate, i'll see if i can get it workin...
Tom, just thought you may want to edit out the password and have it available on request as someone may use it unsuitably?
NS, Bison Bushcrafter, A Blade bushcrafter w/full flat grind.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v217/BCUK/PICT0014.jpg
Hows about this then?
If so then it took half an hour and will post the rest tomorrow!
Woohoo! First pic post :o):
Nice! I like the bison - mmmm! :o): Is that Thuya burr?
You responded to my earlier post on small bushcrafters, thank you. But which is better quality wise - Bison or Allan Blade? As you have both!
An also how did your order time compare?
Cheers,
Rob.
hay.. when did you get a bison.. :yikes:
nice collection mate :biggthump
I thought you knew!! :yikes: :lol: I got it second hand from ScanDgrind (:biggthump)
RPJ, quality wise it's difficult to say. They're different. As you can see, the AB Bushcrafter is bigger, it fits my hand very well, and would probably be even better if my hands were bigger. The Bison IMO has a much more universal grip, there's nothing uncomfortable in it, i think it's the best handle design imo; nice and rounded.
I haven't extensively used the AB bushcrafter yet, but will do hopefully sat/sun. The Bison is almost faultless. I think it would be better if the bevel was a bit deeper, like on the micarta woodlore. Oh yeah...Walnut scales!
The AB has full flat grind. It was a mistake initially but i am actually growing to like it just as much! I think it's nice that i have two different grinds; more to experiment with.
I'll post a pic of the sheaths...(might take me a few years though, my computer is infected with something i think) :roll:
:biggthump
I thought you knew!! :yikes: :lol: I got it second hand from ScanDgrind (:biggthump)
oh wait.. i did know that :roll:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Jake17/PICT0016.jpg
Well, i uploaded the wrong image!!!!!!! I think it was PICT0015, but, thats risk taking for you. Oh well, here's my st**kie :approve:
whats that thing in the middle :shock:
:rolmao:
The "magic" paste! :wink:
Oh wait....:wink:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Jake17/PICT0015.jpg
Here's some of the sheaths. Allan Blade Kydex, Bison Bushcrafter, and NS.
Although kydex isn't that nice to look at AB kydex sheaths are actually extremely practical. With adjustable carry and firesteel (ok, i haven't figured the adjustable carry yet! Im sure it isn't just me!). They are very well made, perhaps i value it equally to leather. But then you come to the Bison sheath, which imo is better. The fit is unbelievable, and as Adi said, the firesteel feels welded in. Very neck-carryable indeed, something which i found impossible with my woodlore.
The NS is just temporary, not sure whats happening with those. Anyone know?
Jake
Sorry about them coming in in drabs, but it's being incredibly slow...
Here's the NS in my hand, compare that to Martyns...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Jake17/PICT0017.jpg
http://www.britishblades.com/pics/northstar.jpg
*edit* im trying to shrink them...
tenbears10
13-01-2005, 23:00
Well done Jake good pics even if they did take you all day :wink:
I also saw the pic of you in the members pics thread, nice to put a face to the name.
Bill
Sorry about them coming in in drabs, but it's being incredibly slow...
Here's the NS in my hand, compare that to Martyns...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Jake17/PICT0017.jpg
http://www.britishblades.com/pics/northstar.jpg
*edit* im trying to shrink them...
Well, either I got big paws, or you got small uns (perhaps a bit of both?), but the difference is obvious. ;)
Squidders
14-01-2005, 09:32
i'm sorry... I hate everything about the NS... I haven't seen the sheath until now and I just hate it even more! nasty!!!
tenbears10
14-01-2005, 09:37
Don't hold back there squidders say what you mean mate.
I am in agrement with you although hate is a strong word, I just don't like it as much as everyone says I should.
I'm getting my first bark river soon so I will make a proper decision when I've seen one of their knives in the flesh.
Bill
Nice pics Jake. I don't have any of those. :rolmao: But Allan is working on my scandi pack pal. :biggthump
Cheers guys,
I have something Hoodoo doesn't! :nana:
Martyn, i think it may have something to do with the placement of your NS, let me show you...(your gonna be impressed with my photo skills if i pull this one off!)
BRB!
Jake
Well, either I got big paws, or you got small uns (perhaps a bit of both?), but the difference is obvious. ;)
Yes it is, Jakes haven't seen a hard days work yet :lol:, but having said that my hands are not much larger than Jakes and I have the Fox River and still think the handle is a little short.
http://img132.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img132&image=bbns8hs.png Does this work?
Well, i had a point to prove, but it turned out i was wrong anyways. i thought that it just looked small due to th position of the NS on your hand, but i moved it and it's still to small for you...
J
:slap: :roll: :wink:
*jake deleted that comment as he thought it was pretentious and snobby*
Jake, I agree, it is small for Martyns hand and it does suit your hand better, now can we keep on thread.
Has the fox river got a larger handle?
thinker, not longer. Maybe that would suit me. (the NS was long enough but not wide enough
thinker, not longer. Maybe that would suit me. (the NS was long enough but not wide enough
As Andy has said, the handle is wider and fills the hand better due to the tang not being tapered. I preferred this idea due to my palm being quite long (it is approximatley 1 cm longer than the longest of my fingers). :-)
I just noticed my palm was quite long too. I dont get why the Fox river is "not as suited" to bushcraft than the NS...in general...
Leon, do you do more skinning with it?
I just noticed my palm was quite long too. I dont get why the Fox river is "not as suited" to bushcraft than the NS...in general...
Leon, do you do more skinning with it?
The fox river is really designed as a drop point hunters knife, but to be honest most of the bushcrafters of old were hunters and thier knives had to be able to handle most things.
So far I haven't been able to get out and about and really test it (I moved just before Christmas and then had my whole holiday ruined by suffering illness).
It is on a list of things to do, along with look at the performance of the Field Trek, the Ingram #6 and a Scandi Pack Pal since they have all turned up in the last few months.
Oh, ok. Im guessing it would slice just as well as the NS, so then it just depends on what your looking for...:biggthump
Oh, ok. Im guessing it would slice just as well as the NS, so then it just depends on what your looking for...:biggthump
From what I have seen the blade length is the same and there is not a massive difference in its profile, so in a lot of ways it should perform in almost exactly the same way as a NS. :-)
hi guys i got them both the north star and fox river and find the fox feels better in my big paws i rounded the points off the butt to make it feel better but when they are put together side by side i find they will both cut aswell as each other for the tasks i put them to but i think they could both do with being a little longer in the handle :wave:
Cheers,
Wasn't the Fox R made for skinning due to it's deeper belly? (i don't know why this would be as i don't hunt!)
:biggthump
yes. It also has a bit bigger choil IIRC
You want lots of belly with a skinning knife as your doing long slices but you don't want an overly long blade. A blade thats too long would get in the way. It also means that the point is out of the way so your less likey to pierce the skin with the point.
PS I don't hunt either
I think there's a bit of a myth about what constitutes a good skinner. If you are skinning a deer, what you need most of all is a good caping knife. Something with a good sharp point to slice along the legs and around the neck. Most of the hide is PULLED off, with only very light touches with a knife. You see these big ol' skinners which might be great for buffalo, moose, elk, cows, etc., but whenever possible, the hide should be pulled off (or pounded such as when you use a flay pol on an axe) to prevent damage to the hide. If you are cleaning woodchuck sized animals or smaller, obviously you don't need a big skinner either.
I have a great great video of a professional butcher skinning a deer using only a 6" boning knife like the one in the pic below. A light touch with the tip is all he needed to "skin" with.
http://www4.gvsu.edu/triert/images8/venisonprocessing1b.jpg
If you want to harvest the sinew, a really thin blade is handy for removing sheets of sinew and a fine, thin point is handy for dissecting the long leg sinews. Good reason to carry a good pocket knife. :-)
My dads knife of choice was a 6inch boning knife. Though he preferd the striaght back style of knife.
It's interesting watching someone do it well. I remember it often ended up having a couple of my siblings and Iwatching him sort meat out.
PS what mincer is it that is in the picture?
Guerilla
11-02-2005, 06:21
My Cold Steel SRK. :rolmao:
http://www.survival.hu/phpgallery2/galleries/egyebkesek/133_3355.jpg
Picture2 (http://www.survival.hu/phpgallery2/galleries/egyebkesek/133_3358.jpg)
Picture3 (http://www.survival.hu/phpgallery2/galleries/egyebkesek/133_3345.jpg)
Cheers Guerrilla,
How do you find the CS?
Guerilla
14-02-2005, 06:32
Cheers Guerrilla,
How do you find the CS?
Hi Rollnick!
Unfortunately I speek english only little, but I'm trying. I transformed edgestructure of my CS SRK.
http://www.survival.hu/pics/egyeb/srkedge.jpg
So...I think this is really better. I think quality of steel (Carbon-V) is excellent and the sizes of SRK are optimal by survival (and by bushcraft). I use often and I think SRK is trusted.
Other knife pics. (http://www.survival.hu/phpgallery2/category.php?cat=6&expand=)
Cheers Guerilla.
I see, makes it a better slicer. I find secondary bevels can often be very frustrating if the bevel is too obtuse (like your CS was initially). My Allan Blade bushcrafter has a very obtuse angle on the edge, but im currently convexing it, so we'll see!
Jake
Guerilla
15-02-2005, 05:55
Cheers Jake,
I think the SRK with originally edge is a good knife but with proder edge angle (~ 20 degree) is better dirigible. This is advantageous in the course of woodwork (for example if I'm cutting).
Jake! :yikes: I'm shocked I thought you would have lost them all by now! :o):
:naughty:
I've learned Scott, i've learned...;)
:D