Basic Bushcraft Cutting Tools - My Gear and My Thoughts

[@jamesellsworth9673]

This has been one of the best cutting tool technique videos I have ever seen. Basic and intermediate tips are clearly covered. I find that I need to revisit cutting tool techniques before my (sometimes infrequent) bush craft camp trips.

[@adelarsen9776]

Very relaxing presentation style - most enjoyable.

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Ade Larsen Glad you like it :) Thanks for watching - Martin

[@markgross928]

I think this is a great teaching video for beginners, such as young children who get these cutting tools to go camping with their fathers. This video was very well done. Thank you.

[@NorwegianWoods]

Thank you for stopping by. Glad you found the video useful. I have some plans for more in depth videos on these topics in the future. Thought it was good to start with the basics :) - Martin

[@FrancisFenderson]

Wonderful overview of cutting tools in the forest. Thank you for sharing with us, Martin. I look forward to seeing your forests in the coming months as well.

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Francis Fenderson (Tripp) Thanks for watching. Glad you liked it :) - Martin

[@Timotheus157]

I learn a lot just by watching from a master woodsman. Thanks!

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Timotheus157 I wish I was a master... There are so much to learn. Thanks a lot for watching - Martin

[@semban]

Den här kanalen har snabbt blivit en av mina favoriter. Väldigt bra videos. Tack för det!

[@scotthill6807]

Just came across your videos. Very nice, thank you for the videos.

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Scott Hill I am happy to hear that you like my videos :) Thanks for watching - Martin

[@MyOlympics1]

great colors and information in your video. thank you.

[@NorwegianWoods]

+My Olympics Documentary Series Thanks for stopping by, glad you liked it :) - Martin

[@selfreliance1017]

some good tips i have not heard of before. keep up the good work. greetings grom england

[@NorwegianWoods]

+selfreliance 101 I am really glad you got something from it :) Thanks for watching - Martin

[@OKBushcraft]

I think your video was very well put together. I stopped a few minutes into it and subbed. I'll be putting it in my favorites as well. I pretty much knew most of the content but it's put together well enough that it should be a good witness to my sons that I'm not just talking. ;)

[@NorwegianWoods]

+OKBushcraft Thank you so much for the kind words. Most appreciated! This kind of knowledge I think is important to pass on to the next generation. I learned most of this from my father, and he learned from his father and so on. - Martin

[@coleselberg3554]

Great video. Even after 2 years of posting people are still watching!

[@Lastmanontrack]

High quality video content! And what an amazing scenery! Thank you and greetings from Belgium.

[@NorwegianWoods]

Thanks my friend :) - Martin

[@WaldenWoods2024]

Very nice! Close to my three knives: Stromeng 8 and Helle Nying (as a neck knife). You've presented very good technique and instruction. Again, a job well done. You have a fantastic way of presenting the information. You have a nice sense of humor.

[@NorwegianWoods]

+RuhigWald Bushcraft That is some nice knives you got there. It is kind of the higher end versions of the ones I got :) Glad you liked my video - Martin

[@WaldenWoods2024]

I would not own my knives except for the fact one was gifted and the other purchased used. But they are my pride and joy. Keep the videos coming! Good work. Roger

[@tooterr101oldgeezer4]

enjoyed the video and your reasoning for your tools. Thanks for sharing

[@NorwegianWoods]

+tooterr101 oldgeezer Thank you for stoping by :) - Martin

[@cantabhiker3285]

Martin very informative video. I really enjoy seeing how folks from other areas and climates approach bushcraft. You have magnificent scenery in Norway. Now I must catch up viewing your other videos. take care.

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Cantab Hiker Glad you got something from it. I agree that it is interesting to see how people from different cultures do bushcraft. It is a strange thing that people from around the world read the same books and watch the same TV-shows and put videos of the same things on KZbin, yet, the tend to do it in very different ways. I hope my other videos don't let you down to much :) Thanks - Martin

[@tantivymuckermaffikk]

Thank you very much. You taught me a lot. Be well.

[@barryfisk6816]

I've also been very lucky to work in your very beautiful country most for this year and last year. I was also collecting the helle knives which are very well crafted. keep up with the videos.

[@NorwegianWoods]

+barry fisk Helle makes some really nice knives. I want to get some more of them. I think I will be able to make some more videos pretty soon. - Martin

[@dseednorwayn47]

good overview of them tools u use. I dig the knife at 5:10, the big handle works great when ya fingers are freezing.. have a great evening mate :)

[@NorwegianWoods]

+dseed norway Thanks my friend :) - Martin

[@crypto118]

Great video and excellent techniques - I enjoyed it very much. Thanks!

[@NorwegianWoods]

+DL Wood Glad you liked it :) Thanks - Martin

[@paulie4x1]

Say Heah, Infact this weekend I have my Bokor Black Rold and I attached my Mora Classic #1 to it, I also took my 17" Hultafors Bruks Agdor Hatchet and my Wicked Tough Saw, I'm proud how my dual knives turned out, I also attached my Wenger Pouch to the bottom of the sheath for my necessities. Combining the Classic #1, It didn't increase to the weight much at all. I enjoy these kind of videos, I learn from them and apply it to my tools. Thanx You for sharing.

[@bushcraft_in_the_north]

paulie 4x you are everywhere...every video I see I read Say Heah! how is possible.

[@paulie4x1]

I trade currency, Once I pull the trigger, I just go to KZbin another passion, I also visit Forums and I read alot, All this is possible on a computer, I'm just a click away, The 4X = Forex it's the market I trade, the Say Heah, Is a coined phrase Willey May's was known for a Outstanding baseball player I just use my own twist, He was known as The Say Hey Kid. ,, .

[@NorwegianWoods]

I also like the Mora Classic a lot. Thanks for watching :) - Martin

[@paulie4x1]

Yeah, That self made Piggyback I put together with my Bokor Black Rold, See, the sheath the Rold came with had no tension on the knife and was dangerously loose, Infact I was going to take it on a trip as a backup, Then I changed my mind and in the morning I went to put it back, As soon as I picked it up, It flew put and straight into my foot, Yeah, It bit me but good, Man did I leak. So I put a Nylon Belt Loop with a Handle Strap, But because of that shape of the handle, The strap was loose, I was going to put a few stitches so to tighten it, But then I thought, why not slip my Classic #1 on it instead, and it not only tightened the slack, But I have two pretty good wood working knives, My two Fav. Grinds for wood working, A Scandi and a Flat Grind. But it's still very lite. Infact I just used it last weekend, I took this set with my Estwing Double Bit Hatchet and my Bacho Laplander and they functioned great together. Oops here I go doing another dissertation, heh heh heh, sorry about that, Laterz, My Friend. ,, .

[@DavidBrown-ue3wq]

very informative great tutorial

[@NorwegianWoods]

+David Brown Glad you liked it :) Thanks for watching - Martin

[@krisdouglas6536]

This is a fantastic video on creating firewood, i have watched quite a few as im learning, this didnt come up when searching due to the name. Great video i have learnt a lot from you. thanks. That method of splitting the logs with the axe upside down i have never seen before. I just shared your video on the Great British Bushcraft Group on facebook and advised the members to check out your channel. :)

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Kris Douglas That is great! Thank you a lot for doing that :) Glad you liked the video - Martin

[@dutchknivesandtools7358]

some very good techniques and a great video !

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Dutch Knives and tools Thanks man! I hope you got something from it :) - Martin

[@robertedwards741]

Hello friend, from USA. like your style. Keep rocking

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Robert Edwards Thank you man :) - Martin

[@Tilbily]

Enjoyed your video and learned a few things !

[@vlainic]

great video as always!

[@NorwegianWoods]

Thank you my friend :) - Martin

[@gavingaming123]

I came here from a link from Zed. Enjoy the content of this video, great taste in knives too. I enjoy my Helle Folknivven. Subbed. Thanks for sharing. All the best from Scotland. Garry

[@NorwegianWoods]

Zed is nice guy :) Thanks for stopping by - Martin

[@chrissearle]

i really like your way of thinking towards tool selection. excellent video. also I really want to audio sample the "hello" at 0:00 and use it as my notification tone.

[@SURVIVEINNORWAY]

Great tools and video.Thank you man.Marcin.

[@NorwegianWoods]

+SURVIVE IN NORWAY Thanks for watching :) - Martin

[@IsleofWightBushcraft]

A very enjoyable video Martin.

[@NorwegianWoods]

Thanks! Glad you like it :) - Martin

[@TurtleBushcraft]

Great video, lots of very good tips. Thanks for sharing atb John

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Turtle Bushcraft You are very welcome :) Thanks for stopping by - Martin

[@ccwweeman3385]

thanks martin enjoyed your video much appreciated...colin.

[@NorwegianWoods]

+colincky w Thank you for watching :) - Martin

[@themiwoodsman7222]

Great tools and gear indeed ! atb john

[@NorwegianWoods]

+the mi woodsman They work good. Thanks for watching - Martin

[@peteweimer2546]

Great informative video, I am new to Bushcraft but have camped a lot including bivouac in the Army, in Korea and places. you make it easy to understand and provoked my thinking, thanks a lot and good fortune Sir-

[@NorwegianWoods]

I am happy to help out my friend :) Thanks a lot for watching - Martin

[@NathansFerroceriumrods1]

Very nice cutting tools. I like your knives.

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Nathan4071 Thanks man :) - Martin

[@redsorgum]

Excellent video, I like your idea of using a saw and axe for cutting a tree down.

[@NorwegianWoods]

Thanks for watching the video. Glad you liked it. I guess just one of the tools could do the job, but I like to do it like this if I have both at hand :) - Martin

[@paulie4x1]

I had a Iltis Oxhead made into a "House Axe" I "Axe Tap" to split the wood, Thanx for showing the Upside-down axe tap method. very good video.

[@NorwegianWoods]

+paulie 4x It works pretty good :) - Martin

[@luigifrancotte6560]

hello,tes videos sont super,i like this ,more more videos,,Luigi belgium ardennes

[@sosteve9113]

nice video man,i visit last year your country,it was very beautiful

[@NorwegianWoods]

+so steve thats great! Where did you go? Norway is a country with a lot of different nature. Most people go to the mountains, but I live in the south east. Here we have a lot of forest. Glad you liked the video :) - Martin

[@sosteve9113]

I was in Flam,Oslo and Stavanger,i was there for 5 days and have some cities and nature to enjoy,is there something that I must have seen when I come next time Steve

[@NorwegianWoods]

+so steve I think that is a difficult question to answer. It all depends on what time of the year you will be here, where you go and what you like to experience. There are the famous places like the vikings ship museum at Bygdøy in Oslo, "Prekestolen" outside Stavanger and "Hardangerfjorden" not to far from Flåm. What I like do do is to find places where you don't get in a crowd of tourists. Just try to find a piece of remote nature and spend a night out in the wild. If you go the the very north of Norway you might experience the northern lights in the winter and the midnight sun in the summer. Both are pretty spectacular. Just send me a message when you know when and where you are going next time and maybe I can give you a tip :)

[@sosteve9113]

thanks i really appreciate it, the viking hotel,it was to late in the day to visit so i have to do that a other time,there was so much to see,i was in Oslo on a fort with canon's that lookt over the harbor,i can not recall the name at this moment,i have to see on mine pictures that i took Oslo whas nice but i prefer other parts of Norway,i found the people more closed there Prekestolen i visit and the Hardangerfjorden i visit to they where spectacular but i know also,sometimes there also nice things to visit that are not(well) know to tourist's its the same overhere (belgium) i always wanted to see the northern lights ,but i was a little to early in the year thanks to reply when you are a big youtube star it gone be a little harder to answer al your mail's LOL Steve

[@NorwegianWoods]

I really don't have that problem :) All the best - Martin

[@LucasErickson216]

Very nice video.

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Lucas Erickson Thanks for stoping by. Glad you liked it :) - Martin

[@LucasErickson216]

Wow, that was a fast reply. :-)

[@Andersbork]

Great thoughts!Very traditional, most of the time traditionyou for sharing l works thanks to many hundred of years of r&d.I see you go with quality all the way throught too. With quality tools there are a better platform to straat with, for making quality work with them.Thank ýou for shariing you knowledge and experience with us Martin.All the best, Rob

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Rob's Bushcraft Yes, I like traditional tools of good quality. I think they will save us money in the long run. I also think it is important to maintain some of our traditions. Thank you for watching :) - Martin

[@ravigajraj9563]

I enjoy your videos.... I wonder, Why so few subscribers, I believe you are highly underrated!

[@NorwegianWoods]

Thank you for stopping by. I have not done this KZbin thing for a very long time. Just a few months. And I think I have a really nice base of subscribers so far. I hope to grow the channel more in the future. My main goal with this project is to have fun and learn new stuff in the outdoors. - Martin

[@tonyeden8381]

Great tips........I use a couple of Helle knives which I've had for 20 years beautiful tools although the jegermeister is a bit big unless you are a deer hunter

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Tony Eden Glad you liked it. A friend of mine has the jegermeister and I think it is a great knife but I also find a tad to big for general use. - Martin

[@tonyeden8381]

My other helle is a fjellkniven its been a fantastic knife for 20 years the handle started to split about 10 years ago so I filled the cracks with evostick sanded it down and is as good as new still......cheers 👍

[@HFSurvivalSchool]

Great informative video buddy ! Love your leuku ! Take care. Nick

[@NorwegianWoods]

Thank you my friend. The Helle Lappland is a nice knife. I am looking to buy another leuku with a carbon steel blade soon for comparison :) Thanks for watching - Martin

[@toothytube]

A well done "common sense" presentation of the proper use of the basic outdoorsmans cutting tools.

[@BoNERul]

Great video! Subscribed.

[@NorwegianWoods]

+luka_____ Thank you a lot for doing so. It is most appreciated :) - Martin

[@xPumaFangx]

after watching a few of your videos. I think your a good guy.

[@NorwegianWoods]

+xPumaFangx Thank you :) - Martin

[@OwlCabin]

relaxing video style indeed :) keep it up, Martin :)

[@1life2risk]

Good video with lot of interesting thoughts and techniques shown. But just one important safety tipp: always retreat from the tree you're felling when it falls, even if it is a small tree like the one you cutted down. Timbeeer! Falling trees always can surprisingly flip over or pop out chunks of wood with high speed power enough to endanger your limbs, eyes or teeth. And one question, because I'm not from Norway: is it allowed to cut down living trees or saplings in Norway for camping or bushcraft uses as you did at 28:00 according to allemannsrätten? I'll visit Norway and Sweden this year for camping and canoeing so it would be good to know. Stay safe, have fun!

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Didi Marks Thank you for stopping by. I totally agree that it is important to take precautions when taking down trees. I think that safety is a big subject and that it can not be over emphasised when going out in the woods. It takes a bit of experience to get a feeling for how a tree will fall and I think the most important thing is to start out with small trees. Allemannsretten states that we are allowed to collect firewood for a campfire, other than that it doesn't give the right to take down live trees (or large dead ones..). It says that we can not take down trees that has a value to landowner. This leaves room for some interpretation and I would advise you to stay on the safe side. Pretty much anybody I know cuts down small saplings to make sausage spears and stuff like that when going out in the woods. I have never heard anyone getting into trouble by doing so. If you want to make some kind of shelter from live trees and spruce boughs I would strongly suggest that you ask the landowner before you go about it. I hope get a really nice trip to Scandinavia - Martin

[@NorwegianWoods]

+NorwegianWoods I should also mention that there are a lot of restrictions on fires in the summer months up here... Norway and Sweden has some different laws regarding this.

[@1life2risk]

+NorwegianWoods Thank you for quick information. Helps me a lot. Have a good one!

[@grumpyguy6070]

Great teaching video brother very good job. thanks.....gave you a sub.

[@paulie4x1]

Say Heah Martin, Its nice to see you again. This time of the year in my neck of the woods, (OHIO) U.S.A. look for long knives that are multi functioning. a machete is good but to chop with the blade is too thin. So depends on the vegitation, a 10"+ blade works pretty good. My Favorite is my Rodent Rucki but it's pricy, I also like my Prarangatang. But recently I bought a BK-20. ITS a modified Bowie design that was used in the Philippines during out conflict, But it's a beast.a bit heavy, But a definite multi functioning Knife. I prolly won't need to bring a hatchet but just a folding saw will do, But I hope it's not to heavy for clearing a path through the brambles. I also used my Stromeng KS 9 before and it works OK. but I don't like to baton with it because if the stick tang BUT a full tang is defenetly heavier, The BK-20 is a 10.8" blade full tang and a 1/4' thick, I hope it's not too heavy. It was nice to say Heah. Nice to see you again, Martin.

[@NorwegianWoods]

I guess a 10"+ thick blade could do a lot of different things. It would probably be as heavy as a small axe so it comes down to preference. The axe would be a better chopper and the knife would be better for batoning. - Martin

[@paulie4x1]

Isn't that something, You always have to at Rob Peter to pay Paul, Tit for tat, But I like to multi carry especially on extended and over nighters. Which in that case I would take a large/smaller Knife and prolly carry something like my Mora 510 as y neck knife, which is used a lot because it's right there. BUT when I would leave vp to scout the area, Believe me nog I'd better. So the night boy comes with me on person. A saw is nice and perhaps a canteen of eater, The necessities pouch stays on my person on my survival belt. Happy Fathers Day Martin.

[@kurtbaier6122]

Good vid, thanks.

[@NorwegianWoods]

Thanks :) - Martin

[@hangswithraccoons]

Very cool video! :) Subscribed!

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Hangs with Raccoons Glad you liked it :) - Martin

[@DeanO]

You showed some great techniques

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Dean O Thanks man :) - Martin

[@STWILDERNESSADVENTURES]

Very nice video! I am waiting for your new video!

[@TheSurvivalOutpost]

I like your splitting style :) Have you had a chance to check out the Silky Pocket Boy folding saw?

[@NorwegianWoods]

+The Survival Outpost Thanks! I have never had any other folding saw than the laplander. The Silky stuff seems to be really good from what I see in other videos. If they are close to how the bow saws perform they may be a super option in the future. - Martin

[@WanderingNature]

You are such a sweetie pie, just love your videos, greetings from Canada

[@NorwegianWoods]

Thank you for the kind words :) - Martin

[@nicbattersby3452]

Hi great video, what is that knife that you first show ( your main belt knife)? I've been looking for a good Scandinavian style knife (puukko) for bushcraft and it looks like it fits the brief. Thanks, Nic.

[@NorwegianWoods]

Hello Nic. Thanks for stopping by. The first knife I show in this video is a "Helle Folkekniven". It was my main knife for years. It is one of Helles cheaper knifes. I have not had any problems with it. At the moment I am using a few different knives, but I think this is a really good one. You can read more about it here: www.helle.no/products/knives/folkekniven/ - Martin

[@MZONE3D]

Great Video :)

[@NorwegianWoods]

Thank you :) - Martin

[@georgia_adventurer]

great channel

[@artesdomatojoaocarmo]

great tools i like that!!

[@NorwegianWoods]

+João Carmo They are the kind of tools I am used to and they work great for me :) Thanks for watching - Martin

[@Captain_Juicy]

who makes the hatchet you use i need a new one and that one looks very nice

[@madmartigan8774]

the best tools for bushcraft or general out doors work are the ones you have on you and the ones you are skilled with. I think some people get to caught up with to many "must haves" for this or that. I think you have a nice assortment of bushcraft tools

[@NorwegianWoods]

I think it is fun and somewhat interesting to try out different tools. We don't need much to get by if we know the tools we have. I am planning to go a little bit deeper into other options in future videos. Thanks for watching - Martin

[@RealHankShill]

If you can get them where you are, you should try out the Silky Gomboy saws....

[@NorwegianWoods]

Thanks for stopping by. I just got myself a Gomboy 240. Cant wait to go out and try it out :) - Martin

[@RealHankShill]

Nice. I just got a Corona to see how it fares against the Silky for half the price.

[@NorwegianWoods]

I hear a lot of good things about them as well. I got a pretty good price on the Silky on ebay :)

[@jeger2610]

Very nice video as always! That 7 inch Laplander knife does look very nice, where can I get them, is there any website for this company?

[@NorwegianWoods]

+jeger26 Thanks man :) The Laplander is actually over 8" long, I remembered wrong when making the video. It is made by these guys: www.helle.no/products/knives/lappland/ - Martin

[@jeger2610]

+NorwegianWoods thank you, and God Jul to you and your family!

[@hermit6208]

Old video, I know. Sweet spot, near the little pond in autumn. I always feel for you that you are in boreal forests with no hard wood for your fires, however.

[@NorwegianWoods]

Thanks for stopping by. We don't have much hard wood around here. The best fire woods is usually spruce or pine. There are some other usable species as well but they can be difficult to find. - Martin

[@mattweber1842]

Very nice video. Who is the maker of your knives?

[@NorwegianWoods]

Glad you liked it. These knives are made by Helle. www.helle.no They are the largest knife maker here in Norway. They are still a small traditional company though. Thank you for watching - Martin

[@eduardo7505]

Thanks! Friend, you can test a Handsaw like 'Serra Lumber Guepardo'.

[@NorwegianWoods]

Thank you for stopping by. I did test a saw pretty similar to that one in a video I made a little while ago kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHKscpd-g9-pfJY - Martin

[@johnlord8337]

Unique way of reverse splitting wood - and more safe than other ways.

[@NorwegianWoods]

+John Lord You should try it if the axe get stuck, it works really good. I think it is a pretty common way to do it in my area. Thanks for watching - Martin

[@donrussell8889]

there's what's feasible in a BOB, and there's what you need for long term. The latter, like pick, shovel, buck saw, rake, hoe, etc, have to be cached, or far more likely, recovered from the dead after shtf. All that i'll carry is a modified Crunch multitool, a modified Condor E-tool (6" saw edge and a real kerf) and one of the Hooyman saw blades, to be held in the visegrip of the Crunch.

[@paulie4x1]

You should look into the Bob's Buck Saw there's no wingnuts, bolts to loose when your hands are cold, But it's a Buck Saw fir big jobs where you need to process alot of firewood.

[@NorwegianWoods]

+paulie 4x I have been looking at those but they are pretty expensive after shipping and import taxes to Norway. They looks nice though :) - Martin

[@dabj9546]

It's only good to turn around the axe while splitting when the wood is heavier than the axehead

[@NorwegianWoods]

I agree with you on that :) Thank you for watching and commenting - Martin

[@dabj9546]

Nice 👍

[@thorfinragnarsson8364]

Does it rain a lot in that part of Norway?

[@elvis3571]

batoning pandemic now in Europe. nice video tough. thx

[@NorwegianWoods]

I think batoning can be useful sometimes. We never did it when I grew up though. I guess it is not the traditional way here in my part of Norway. Glad you liked the video :) Thanks for watching - Martin

[@Chiefs500]

It is not the traditional way in Upper Michigan where I grew up either.

[@fredthorne9692]

Do many people from Scandanavia use the assembled saw referred to as a "Sven" saw? It's triangular in shape.

[@NorwegianWoods]

I have not seen that saw around here. I think the Swedish company Eka makes a somewhat similar design called Viking combi saw. That model I have seen in a few stores here in Norway but I have never tried it. I guess it would perform similar to other bow saws of the same size. Thanks for watching - Martin

[@fredthorne9692]

NorwegianWoods The saw is good for being stowable in a rucksack but is not useful for sawing anything larger than 15 - 20 cm. I guess it's more of a gimmick with maybe slightly more cutting advantage over the folding saw. The bow saw is much more useful. Thank you for the feedback.

[@bushcraft_in_the_north]

Den bågåsaga har du kjøpt på Jula,har du itte? Syns jeg har sett a før...

[@NorwegianWoods]

Stemmer bra det :)

[@JohntheBeastisthebeast]

I used a Friskers Splitting axe to split huge logs the other day worked Amazing.

[@bushcraft_in_the_north]

I got a Sandvik lapplander. Does it use the same blades as the Bahco saw.Kan ikke finne de noen plass lenger.ikke Bahco sagene eller blader heller.

[@NorwegianWoods]

Jeg er ikke sikker på om de bruker samme bladene, men det skulle ikke forundre meg. Jeg kjøpte min Lapplander på Jula for en ganske bra pris :) Takk for at du titter innom - Martin

[@Bahamutdordi]

Hvor holder du til i landet og hvor er dette filmet?

[@REAPERMILITIAOUTDOORS]

Agreed

[@paulie4x1]

Say Heah , When I use a log to help me split wood, I take my axe and I flatten the log I'm working in so it's not round but flat, That help's alot. Yes, I like to use a Basic Trio Carry, Although on my Scouting Trip's when I go solo, I will oftern carry a large/small knives, sometimes I piggyback them then Baldric Carry them, plus axe and saw. But if for instance I go with my basic carry, and if I go with a 6"+ blade, I like to carry a neck knife. Like when I take my Modified Rodent 6 which is ine of my Fav. Survival Knives, I had the blade thinned down and I had them take my tip guard off. I will neck carry my Mora 510 as my neck knife. But if I go with my Fallkniven A-1 and team it up with my H-1, I could carry both side by side because how the two sheath's fit together. I have several set's in stainless when it's wet or snowy and carbon blades when it's dry. I have those kind of set's. I also have wery lite set's for hikes and just for a lunch and coffee, I put together my Mora 2000 with my Mora Hatchet and Bacho Laplander, the hatchet and saw fit nicely in my haversack, When I scout, I take my small backpack or gearsling, Thanx You for sharing.,,.

[@NorwegianWoods]

It can be nice to have different tools to pick from on different trips. Different conditions demands things. It looks like you got most bases covered :) Thanks for watching - Martin

[@paulie4x1]

Well I've been doing this for a few 24's, and I'm older than you.,,.

[@JohnSmith-rm7xk]

Batoning has its "place" in bushcraft. My understanding: Batoning (with a knife) should be used if there's no other option (no axe, not able to find smaller wood). I've heard that Batoning helps get to the drier wood "inside." I see that a lot of companies today are catering to people that go solo (with just a knife) as a single tool that does everything (cutting/chopping/ splitting wood). Most knives aren't designed for Batoning but a lot are designed to take the stresses. Ex: ESEE knives with their composition of 1095 steel is hard enough and flexible enough to take a butt load of abuse and keep on working. As for me, I carry my silky Pocketboy 170mm+ Fallkniven F1 + Granförs Bruks small forest axe 👍🏽

[@NorwegianWoods]

I dont understand the whole controversy about batoning. Some people seems to get upset and angry if someone either do or do not glorify batoning as some kind of higher purpose in life. I agree with you that is has its place. It is a good thing to know. I have done it many times with knives without a special steel full tang blade and it has never been a problem. Around here there is not a tradition for batoning. I also agree that it is better to bring a saw and an axe. Thanks for watching and commenting - Martin

[@JohnSmith-rm7xk]

+NorwegianWoods True! Forums online constantly have people arguing over this issue.

[@claytonhewlett6149]

How did you lose part of your fingers?

[@NorwegianWoods]

Hello. I did that by playing with explosives when I was a kid. I tell the story in my "injuries in the wilderness" video. Thanks for watching - Martin

[@paulie4x1]

Say Heah, Yeah, I have a nice Trio of Stromeng Knives, I have a 9" Leuku, the KS-9 which is Carbon Steel Blade and my KS-5 and the Bhuku LiL STAK are Stainless Steel. I have a American Puukku made by Cold Steel that was copied from the Tapio Wirkkala Puukku but with modern material, the Handle is nickel silver bolster and pommel with Linen Micarta and the San Mai 3 laminated blade, It's called the SISU. Lars Munson crossed Canada with the KS-9. Although I have hard wood in my area so I like full tang larger knives as chopper's that can also baton with them, infact I just got my Swamp Rat RatWeiler which I paired with my Rodent Solution, For heavier wood work I love my Rodent 9 and my Rodent 5 combo or my Rodent 7 and my Rodent 4 combo and I can also add-on my RatManDu with my RatWeiler, I also have other knives and combo sets like Busse Combat, Becker's, Fallkniven, O.K.C. Cokd Steel and even some Customs. I have a G B Small Forest Axe and a Iltis Oxhead House Axe I had made. For my Fav's Trio one of my Fav's is my Rodent 5 and my Wicked Tough Saw with my 2Hawks Double Bit Hatchet a awesome trio, I can do that with other knives, saw's and sxe/hatchers. I also recently got a Mora Exclusive Forest # 277 which I can wear it as a neck knife too. But just to go out and have lunch out of doors, I got a Ultra Lite Trio, a Mora 2000 abd the Mora Hatchet and the Bacho Laplander I also have the Victorinox Delemont Collection Ranger Grip 78 because the Pouch color matches a real nice set. I do carry a Haversack and my Bokor Plus Black Vox Rold as my belt knife just incase of a survival emergency situation. it's a little stronger knife and I feel more comfortable having my Bokor Rold as my belt knife. I tested all my gear and I know how comfortable my gear is. Thank You for a great vjdeo. Thanx.

[@NorwegianWoods]

+paulie 4x Thanks for stopping by. It is good to have some options on the tools and it looks like you have some really nice ones :) What do you think of the Carbon steel that Strømeng uses? Is it somewhat similar to 1095? - Martin

[@trackman333able]

I tend to think , wow these guys are translating every second and say to myself and would be critics Fine how's your Norwegian ? well done NW hope this gives encouragement.

[@paulie4x1]

Another thing, You could use a stick to hold the wood upright so you don't chop yourself in the hand, Hold the wood upright with a another stick.

[@NorwegianWoods]

+paulie 4x There are a few more techniques that is useful with the axe. Maybe I will do another one in the future that goes a little more in depth :) - Martin

[@tomn.9879]

Why not use a collapsible bucksaw?

[@mikaelkagero6367]

språket är inte alltid lätt. Du gör det bra.👍

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Mikael Kagerö Takk for det :) Av og til er det vanskelig å finne de rette ordene på engelsk, men jeg synes det er spennende å komme i kontakt med folk fra hele verden. - Martin

[@flatbrokefrank6482]

Why baton with a knife when you have an axe?

[@NorwegianWoods]

I guess it could be many reasons to do that. In this case it was for demonstration. 99% of the time I would not do it for making firewood. Thanks a lot for watching :) - Martin

[@RhysTucker2603]

Flat Broke Frank - if you needed to be controlled and are not very experienced with an axe batoning the knife is a bit more controllable, so if you needed a board for a bow drill then you can baton a flat piece of wood from a log. Battoning definitely has its place in my opinion, though if I want to split wood then of course axe is my first choice. If I want to save weight or I lost my axe then battoning is an option. Hope this helps. ☺

[@danachim5932]

Hello everybody, i have found the answer for the Best equipment . And the answer is ° the best equipement is the one that you have on you° . All the rest is your Brain power, Luck and Joy of doing things. es. 100000 years ago my grand father has survive long enough for me to be so thanks granpa. i guess is was a prety smart man with no knive like my own (romanian '50 pm bayonette with wire cuttind and power protectin capability) . have fun out there

[@NorwegianWoods]

I guess you right on that one. The issue is to just have the best equipment on you in the first place :) Thanks for watching - Martin

[@TheDaveDryden]

Good video you have a nice forest to work in. I read in a book a few years ago when your axe gets stuck while chopping to flip the wood and axe around to hit the head against your chopping surface. Until this video I haven't heard anyone talk about that haha. Good job, check out my channel sometime, cheers Dave from BC Bushcraft

[@NorwegianWoods]

+BC Bushcraft It is a useful thing to know :) Thanks for stopping by - Martin

[@paulie4x1]

Say Heah again, Yeah, I also like to use my Rodent 5 in a leather dangler with my 2Hawks Double Bit Hatchet and Saw, Or my 3V Bravo 1 with my Warbeast Tomahawk, Yes I enjoy my hobbie.,,.

[@NorwegianWoods]

The tools is an important part of the bobby :)

[@paulie4x1]

Yup, research, testing, the whole nine yards, Yup, Its one of my Hobbies.,,.

[@paulie4x1]

Say Heah, I like Trios, Infact I made a Lite Carry by adding a Mora Hatchet to my Mora 2000 and a Bacho Laplander. But I have other combination of Trios, Today I took my Ratmandu in a Dangler Kydex Sheath and my 17" Hultafors Bruks Agdor Hatchet in a Axe Holster made by Eugene at reviewsog.com excellent quality. and of course my Bacho Laplander because I went with my Haversack, I neck carried my Mora 510. I have a nice 3Set Stromeng too. I recently for my B'Day got a Benchmade Arvensis 119 and the Bokor Coye Ridgeback a nice matching stainless combo I plan to use in wet weather. Dunka. Oh, I just got a Ochsenkopf Axe OX 620 H 1257 and for a few years now I had a House Axe mad using a 2 1/2lbs. Iltis Oxhead hanged on a 19" White Hickory Handle. Job well done.

[@NorwegianWoods]

Thank you for stopping by. I also like to try out different tools from time to time. It sounds like you have most things covered :) - Martin

[@paulie4x1]

Copy That, Martin. ,, .

[@VelizarRadojicic]

Good job. Good video... But I think that you are making your videos too long for KZbin. I suggest, for example, for this video it was better to do it in 3 parts: KNIVES, AXES and SAWS. This is just an advice for you to be better and bigger here on KZbin. MVH

[@NorwegianWoods]

+Velizar Radojicic Thanks a lot for the advice. I am pretty new to this whole youtube thing and I still try to figure out how to do this. My first thought was to make the kind of videos I like to see my self. I really try to make the videos as short as I can, but I also want to put in what I think they should contain. Maybe I will manage to balance this better as I get a little better on planing thing out. I really appreciate the feedback :) - Martin

[@tweetdezweet]

NorwegianWoods I sort of disagree with Velizar Radojicic on the length of your videos. I have recently subscribed to a lot of bushcraft/outdoors channels, this is of course one of those, and I noticed all of them have videos with similar length. I think a lot of people interested in bushcraft/outdoors content are fine with longer videos because they take their time learning and basically I consider it like watching a TV series, if those weren't fragmented up by advertising they would last as long as these KZbin videos. Also this saves me time with otherwise finding the next parts or even worse spending time thinking about which suggested video to watch next. Also, videos that are long but filled with high quality content are easy to enjoy without once being bored or checking if it's near the end. Great job NorwegianWoods!! Very good at providing information in a structured and engaging manner with a good sense of humour. Grtz from Belgium

[@psykopanda11]

did you just smoke pot or something?

[@NorwegianWoods]

+psykopanda11 Hehe, I am afraid not :) Thanks for watching - Martin

[@psykopanda11]

NorwegianWoods it seemed like you lost your strain of thought often so i thought you were super baked or something.. to bad you were not lol.. nevermind..keep up the good work my norwegian brother and greetings from sweden!