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
Hornreach Hand Forged Damascus Bowie Knife with Buffalo Horn and Stabilized Wood Handle and Brass Bolster and Fiber Spacers | Hunting Bowie Gift | RK-394
Original price was: $149.00.$126.65Current price is: $126.65.
Bluegrain Hand Forged Damascus Folding Pocket Knife with Blue Hardwood Handle & Cowhide Leather Sheath | Gentlemans Everyday Carry Gift | RK-382
Price range: $75.65 through $84.15
Brasswood Hand Forged Damascus Folding Pocket Knife with Wood Handle and Engraved Brass Bolster & Cowhide Leather Sheath | Everyday Carry Gift for Him | RK-380
Price range: $92.65 through $109.65
Bonewarden Hand Forged Damascus Skinner Knife with White Bone Handle and Hardwood Bolsters | Bushcraft Hunting Gift | RK-376
Original price was: $159.00.$135.15Current price is: $135.15.
Leafcarry Hand Forged Damascus Folding Pocket Knife with Damascus Steel Handle Ready for Engraving & Cowhide Leather Sheath | Everyday Carry Collector Gift | RK-375
Price range: $92.65 through $194.65
Pakkacarry Hand Forged Damascus Folding Pocket Knife with Pakka Wood Handle & Cowhide Leather Sheath | Everyday Carry Groomsmen Gift | RK-374
Original price was: $99.00.$84.15Current price is: $84.15.
Bonecarry Hand Forged Damascus Folding Pocket Knife with Natural Bone Handle and Stag Bolster & Cowhide Leather Sheath | Gentlemans Everyday Carry Gift | RK-373
Price range: $75.65 through $126.65
Rosecarry Hand Forged Damascus Folding Pocket Knife with Rosewood Handle and Stag Bolster & Cowhide Leather Sheath | Everyday Carry Gift for Him | RK-372
Price range: $84.15 through $92.65
Bobcat Hand Forged Damascus Skinner Knife with Walnut Wood Handle & Leather Sheath | Full Tang Hunting and Skinning Gift | RK-331
Price range: $84.15 through $92.65
Scorpio Hand Forged Damascus Skinner Knife with Stag Antler Handle and Buffalo Horn and Walnut Spacers and Damascus Bolster | Deer Skinning Gift | RK-338
Price range: $75.65 through $177.65
Yumastag Hand Forged Damascus Hunting Knife with Stag Antler Handle and Turquoise Spacers and Damascus Bolster & Leather Sheath | Hunting Collector Gift | RK-343
Price range: $101.15 through $177.65
Wengehook Hand Forged Damascus Gut Hook Hunting Knife with Tropical Wenge Wood Handle & Cowhide Leather Sheath | Hunting Gift | RK-350
Original price was: $119.00.$101.15Current price is: $101.15.
