A bushcraft knife is a woodcraft tool first and a cutting tool second. Feather sticks, notches, tent pegs, pot hangers and kindling. That means a blade you can control with a thumb on the spine, a flat grind that bites into wood without wedging, and a handle that fills a hand rather than a fist.
What is on this tag
Camp knives, skinners, bowies, tracker knives, fillet blades and folding pocket knives. Blade lengths run 2.75, 3.5, 4, 5, 7 and 8 inches, with overall lengths from about 6.5 to 13. Steel is mostly Damascus of 1095 and 15N20, forge welded and acid etched, at 58 to 60 HRC, with plain 1095 high carbon at 54 to 58 HRC, a little D2 and a couple of stainless folders. Handles are stag horn, wood, rosewood, buffalo horn, walnut, micarta and stabilized resin. Fixed blades ship in a stitched cowhide sheath.
The size argument
Bushcraft rewards a smaller knife than most people buy. A 4 inch blade does every carving task better than a 7 inch one, because control comes from choking up near the edge and a long blade puts the tip somewhere you cannot see. If you need to split wood, a 5 inch blade and a baton will do more than most people expect. Buy the big knife second, not first. On shape, a drop point or a straight spine beats a clip point for wood work, and the blade shapes guide explains why the belly position matters.
Keeping it working
A bushcraft edge lives or dies on maintenance in the field. Strop it daily rather than grinding it monthly, and carry a small stone. At 58 to 60 HRC the Damascus blades hold an edge a long while and want a proper stone when they finally go, which the whetstone guide covers. The general field blades are in the hunting knives and the pattern welded range in the Damascus knives.
Handle materials in the wet
Micarta is the least glamorous and the most reliable when your hands are cold and wet. Antler is close behind and warmer to hold. Oiled hardwood is fine until it is soaked, at which point it goes slick. Stabilized resin sits in the middle and cleans easily. Pick for the weather you actually go out in.
Free US shipping
On most pieces. Heavier and oversized ones carry a flat charge.
Hand Forged
Heated, hammered and ground by hand.
Engraving available
Names, dates or Norse runes on most pieces.
Bushcraft Knife
Woodsax Hand Forged High Carbon Steel Viking Seax Knife with Solid Wooden Handle | Norse Bushcraft Kitchen and Collector Gift | RK-662
Original price was: $179.00.$152.15Current price is: $152.15.
Beltsax Hand Forged High Carbon Steel Viking Seax Knife with Premium Cowhide Sheath | Compact Norse Belt Knife and Collector Gift | RK-656
Original price was: $149.00.$126.65Current price is: $126.65.
Wengehunter Hand Forged Damascus Gut Hook Hunting Knife with Stag Horn and Wenge Wood Handle | Deer Field Dressing Gift | RK-610
Original price was: $99.00.$84.15Current price is: $84.15.
Ramcrown Hand Forged Damascus Hunting Knife with Ram Horn Handle | Hunting Camping and Collector Gift | RK-604
Original price was: $109.00.$92.65Current price is: $92.65.
Pakkacamp Hand Forged Damascus Camp Knife with Pakka Wood Handle | Bushcraft Camping and Outdoor Gift | RK-601
Original price was: $129.00.$109.65Current price is: $109.65.
Pinecrest Hand Forged High Carbon Steel Skinner Knife with Stag Horn and Pine Cone Handle and Steel Guard and Bolster | Hunting Skinning Gift | RK-597
Original price was: $109.00.$92.65Current price is: $92.65.
Hornhook Hand Forged Damascus Gut Hook Hunting Knife with Buffalo Horn Handle | Hunting Field Dressing and Collector Gift | RK-10493
Original price was: $129.00.$109.65Current price is: $109.65.
Tantoguard Hand Forged D2 Steel Tanto Knife with Engraved Stag Horn and Bull Horn Handle and Steel Guard and Bolster | Tactical Gift | RK-583
Original price was: $129.00.$109.65Current price is: $109.65.
Blackguard Hand Forged D2 Steel Bowie Knife with Stag Horn and Black Micarta Handle and Steel Guard and Bolster | Hunting Bowie Gift | RK-574
Price range: $126.65 through $169.15
Campmaster Hand Forged Damascus Camp Knife with Stag Horn and Stacked Leather Handle and Damascus Guard and Butt Cap | Bushcraft Camping Gift | RK-562
Price range: $101.15 through $152.15
Gurkhastag Hand Forged Damascus Kukri Knife with Stag Horn and Wood Handle and Damascus Guard and Butt Cap & Leather Sheath | Machete Camping Gift | RK-561
Original price was: $159.00.$135.15Current price is: $135.15.
Trailwood Hand Forged Damascus Tracker Knife with Hardwood Handle & Leather Sheath | Bushcraft Survival and Camping Gift | RK-539
Original price was: $129.00.$109.65Current price is: $109.65.
Tantostag Hand Forged Damascus Tanto Knife with Stag Horn and Buffalo Horn Handle & Leather Sheath | Tactical Collector Gift | RK-532
Original price was: $129.00.$109.65Current price is: $109.65.
Fireleaf Hand Forged Damascus Chef Knife with Wood Handle and Steel Bolster and Fiber Spacers & Leather Sheath | Chef Kitchen and Wedding Gift | RK-500
Original price was: $139.00.$118.15Current price is: $118.15.
Timberedge Hand Forged Damascus Bowie Knife with Wood Handle & Leather Sheath | Hunting Camping and Fathers Day Gift | RK-492
Price range: $109.65 through $143.65
Sandbone Hand Forged Damascus Bowie Knife with Dyed Camel Bone Handle & Leather Sheath | Hunting and Camping Bowie Gift | RK-488
Price range: $135.15 through $152.15
Bluetide Hand Forged Damascus Fish Fillet Knife with Blue Resin Handle & Leather Sheath | Fishing and Anglers Collector Gift | RK-481
Price range: $101.15 through $118.15
Streamwood Hand Forged Damascus Fish Fillet Knife with Wood Handle & Leather Sheath | Fishing Camping and Anglers Gift | RK-480
Original price was: $119.00.$101.15Current price is: $101.15.
Longrose Hand Forged Damascus Bowie Knife with Rosewood Handle and Steel Bolster and Black Fiber Spacer & Leather Sheath | Hunting Bowie Collector Gift | RK-473
Price range: $152.15 through $177.65
Stagcarry Hand Forged Damascus Folding Pocket Knife with Stag Horn Handle & Cowhide Leather Sheath | Gentlemans Everyday Carry Gift | RK-428
Price range: $84.15 through $160.65
Bullhorn Hand Forged Damascus Folding Pocket Knife with Camel Bone and Bull Horn Handle & Cowhide Leather Sheath | Everyday Carry Collector Gift | RK-426
Price range: $92.65 through $109.65
Camelbone Hand Forged Damascus Skinner Knife with Camel Bone and Hardwood Handle & Leather Sheath | Deer Skinning and Hunting Gift | RK-407
Original price was: $99.00.$84.15Current price is: $84.15.
Emberhawk Hand Forged Damascus Tomahawk Axe | 20 Inch | Rosewood Handle with Leather Blade Cover and Gift Box | Hunting Camping Collector Gift | RK-404
Original price was: $159.00.$135.15Current price is: $135.15.
