Best bushcraft knife ever? Bark River BUSHCRAFTER Field Test

A field test of the bushcrafter from Bark River. What a great Knife! It excelled all our expectations and is now one of our favorite knives.
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Here's what BRKT has got to say about the knife:
''The new Bark River Knives Bushcrafter has been designed to be a compact handful that is specifically aimed at wilderness survival and wilderness living. The Bushcrafter was designed and made at the request of Jason Thoune at DLT Trading. Jason asked Mr. Stewart to make a knife that was smaller than our number one selling Bushcraft knife but as usable in the field. He also wanted to have our convex scandi grind.
Looking at all of the current offerings in this category, Mr. Stewart chose to make our version of this type of knife with Crucible’s CPM 3V at 60 Rockwell to give the best of edge holding and toughness for a knife of this size. He is comfortable with the slightly increased hardness because this knife will appeal to the more seasoned user who knows how to use a knife properly. The Bushcrafter fits the design criteria and will be one of our most popular models as we go forward.
We produced the Bushcrafter with both a smooth spine, or traction grooves. This knife is supplied with the Bushcraft A sheath. However, it can also be matched with the Bush Seax Bantam, Fox River, Mini Fox River, Gameskeeper, American Small, Bushcraft D, Adventurer II, and Aurora sheath.''
Music by: Ynka Huasy and Derek Fiechter.
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[@JoelHunterGun]

I've only ever watched the vids from the past few years. It's really cool to see this older stuff and see where it all came from. ....Yeah. just so cool.

[@Simon-talks]

Legend has it that Mikkie B. turned green and ripped out of his clothing and went running through the woods knocking down trees, right after the video was filmed.....

[@phillipgatelein8591]

Great video love the Lou ferrigno hulk haircut.!

[@perfectmarnon]

am i the only one really impressed by that spoon?

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

haha thanks matt!

[@AdamMMA88]

Alpha Matt no that spoon was crazy i was expecting a spoon that would do the job but not that perfect lol

[@jondearborn5102]

Right?!?!?! That is AMAZING.

[@DyleJoo]

Great job on making that spoon!

[@scoopdedoop2673]

same hair cut as lou ferrigno in the incredible hulk series

[@KOROKIK]

It was THIS video that made me buy a bark river Bushcrafter !!!! Thank You 😎❤️

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

its an amazing knife! congrats on the purchase!

[@lekkem]

Prefer Fällkniven all day long! Bark River looks like a contender thou. U guys makes my weekend a joyful! Thx!

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

+lekkem fallkniven And Bark River are Both one of out facourite Brands. Both with their own qualities. I appreciate the comment a lot mate! Cheers

[@daviddrake3481]

lekkem thats because your too cheap or broke to own a bark river

[@aaronward3692]

Awesome video, I love it! I'm getting a bushcrafter for sure! Love the spoon Mikkie!

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

cool man and thanks!!

[@markfoo1303]

I know what in my mind, thank you have a nice day

[@JavaRacingCo]

PLEASE MAKE A FULL VIDEO OF MAKING THE SPOON OR OTHER ITEM JUST YOUR KNIVE. btw i LOVE your guys' videos keep up the awesome content!!

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

thanks a lot chriss! We are primarily a knife channel so I don't know if we will make a dedicated spoon carving video anytime soon.

[@BirdShotIV]

Well done guys, fun video.

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

thanks man, cheers!

[@simonh2011]

love your videos mate. keep up the good work!

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

Thank you very much, see you around!

[@terrymason453]

thanks great video !!!

[@doctorbea]

So for those who are new to this channel, what are the Dutchmen's top 5 knives??? BRK Bushcrafter is obviously in there.

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

mm, our current top 5 should think about that for a while haha. we have an old video about it though kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5baXp6ZnLJomdE kzbin.info/www/bejne/aquQqamrfcmAbrM

[@doctorbea]

Much obliged! Thanks for your time.

[@paulie4x1]

Say Heah Guy's, Even though it's not classified a true Bushcraft knife, It's my Fav. I use for Bush craft and that's my Busse Combat Son of Badger, it's Awesome, I also like my INFI Steel Ratmandu, But I do have a Custom made by George K that went by G. E. K. it's my Fav. But I don't want anything happen to it. But with a choil, NY Ratmandu is Aces. and I also have one in tge SR101, so a INFI version is sort of rare.

[@zeroa6]

ha ha! very funny video. Thanks!

[@KOROKIK]

I Love You Guys !

[@chrisxx012]

would like to get a large to medium sized and a small for fine detail

[@bossman9891]

Do you prefer Bark River or Fallkniven? And I have larger hands so which model of either would you recommend?

[@chrisxx012]

honestly one of the other for bushcrafting the Aurora or the Bushcraft?

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

I would personally pick the Bushcraft for purely bushcraft but the Aurora for survival and when I need versatility.

[@bladecollector7]

Nice spoon...

[@victornekrasov1510]

Awesome test and that's an amazing spoon Mikkie! Did you feel the scandivex from bark river being a good wood carver, better than something with a tru scandi? Virtuovice mentioned a few times over the years that the bark river scandivex isn't that great so he always reprofiles his knives but that may have changed so just wanted your input.

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

+Victor Nekrasov to be honest, I bought this knife from Virtuovice so he already reprofiled it! I must say that i think that the reprofiling is not a must. the main problem with the original edge that bark river gives to the knife is to big. About 40 degrees or something. When resharpening it to your own angle it will not be a problem! have a great day man!

[@KOROKIK]

Can u show us how to use paracord & how to chop .... How to hold knife with a lanyard 😬

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

Hey mate, I just ordered a chinese Esee replica because of your comment haha I'll do a destruction test with it in the near future! Paracord is only meant to be a extra support while chopping. Just make a loop that will just fit your hand trough, trough the lanyard hole. Now you'll be able to swing a knife holding it at the back of the handle. The paracord will support your grip on the handle while its on your wrists. I don't like it though as it is still dangerous. If you slip the knife can swing back into your arm. I almost never use it.

[@chrisxx012]

so for bushcrafting what is your favorite grind? I am looking to put a couple of knives together in Kydex piggyback companion knife. I am an assistant Scout leader trying to further myself and Bushcraft and to teach some of my kids in The Troop. Steel 3D of course

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

hey Chris, We love a so called scandi-vex. This is a knife with a scandi grind that has been slighty convexed. It takes the best of both worlds. The slight convex increases the apex strength and increases wood splitting capabilities. The slight convex also enhances the feathersticking capabilities as the edge will slide over the wood more easily while a true scandi will try to dig in the wood.

[@mrmilner1096]

can you please test a jacklore knife :-)

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

I would love to own one. they are beautiful!

[@knifesharpeningnorway]

good video brother i subscribed 😊

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

thanks a lot mate! I appreciate it a lot!

[@MrOnion2001]

With this knife I alway was thought the blade looks a bit strange, but it seems to work very well. Do you have any experiences with the little brother "ultralight" with the thin blade? (Of course that is for smaller tasks and not a heavy duty knife.) And I have a question about the handle: Does it feel "right" in the hand, something like "locking" and natural and secure grip or is it kind of unstable ?

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

hi ! We have no experience with the little brother of the bushcrafter, I personally would not want to go smaller than the bushcrafter and think this is a perfect size for a bushcraft knife! I understand your concern about the handle because it does feel different and less ergonomic than the gunny or bravo 1 series. Never the less it felt really stable and I worked with it for hours in a row and did not feel a single hot spot on my hand!! In my opinion the handle is one of the best handles that Bark River has made. Thank you for watching and see you later!

[@MrOnion2001]

Thank you! Btw amusing video and the spoon is awesome.

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

+Mr Onion Thanks!

[@SergioAlves5.5]

Showwwww Parabéns sucesso a você sempre 😂😂😂

[@markfoo1303]

HI dutch bushcraft friends from your reviews I consider to get a enzo trapper but still can't make a decision to get D2,01 or N690 steel? any opinion from you?

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

Hey mark, I don't have any experience with Enzo's D2. I've heard it can be a bit chippy. I do think it has the best edge retention of the 3. Both O1 and N690 are pretty easy to sharpen. the O1 has a bit better edge retention in my experience with the heat treat from enzo (which is fabulous on their O1). O1 does rust like crazy though. If you want a bit of everything the N690co would be my choice. If you don't mind keeping your knife clean and dry O1 would be my choice. If you are going to use it for simple tasks but want to keep a nice sharp edge for a long time D2 would be my choice. D2 will be harder to sharpen but will be as good as stainless in normal use. hope this can help you choose!

[@feganisto]

Am I blind or are KnT not selling this knife? I can only see the LT version. If not, where can I get it?

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

Knives and Tools get's batches of knives every now and than. They rely on the importer so they can't decide which knives they want if the importer doesn't get them. You could always ask them if they're getting them later on. Otherwise you should check out DLTtrading. importing to europe is a bit expensive though.

[@joi777]

I just ordered this knife, nice review. What sheath do you have there?

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

+skitneola Nice! I think you'll love it. Did you order it in cpm3v? The Sheath is the Bark River Bushcraft sheath which easy to find on the DLT trading site. Thanks for watching and have fun with your knife! Cheers.

[@joi777]

+Dutch Bushcraft Thanx! I'll see how I like the sheath it comes with, but from pictures and vids it looks like it's a little tight but that can also be a good thing. The bushcrafter only comes in one steel as per now I believe, so CPM 3V yes.

[@joi777]

+Dutch Bushcraft Knives Looks like you have the gameskeeper sheath, not the bushcrafter, how's the action on this for the bushcrafter?

[@voider78]

Do you prefer this knife to the F1d or F1 pro?

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

I don't really prefer the one over the other. They are pretty different from eachother. I might like the grind of the Bushcrafter a bit more but both are very excellent in their own way.

[@BirdShotIV]

lol at 2:15

[@vigorousoutlaw2357]

what do you all think of the S35VN steel?

[@vigorousoutlaw2357]

bout to buy a bark river gunny hunter in that steel is it a quality tough steel?

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

S35Vn is pretty sweet. I personally prefer elmax and cpm-3v over S35VN though. CPM-3V is a lot tougher than S35VN. However, for a small knife toughness is not as important.

[@DutchbudgetprepperNL]

Mooie video, en wat een mes is dat! Goed bezig! Succes! Check mijn Kanaal ook eens als je niet bezig bent een lepel te snijden👍😉

[@raguz777]

ist this the original scandi convex grind oder do you reprofile it?! greetings from germany!

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

The bushcrafter comes with a scandi-vex from the factory. We did profile it a bit because the factory scandi-vex was a bit too convex in our opinion.

[@raguz777]

ty! :)

[@texasoutdoors9710]

I guess your ears don't get cold with that hair helmet, LOL. Just poking ya, no disrespect :-)

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

+Texas Outdoors hahaha exactly! Cheers, Mikkie B

[@john1972goh]

how many mm is the blade!

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

It says on the bark river website that it's 3.7 mm thick. Have a great day man!

[@john1972goh]

+Dutch Bushcraft Knives thanks for the reply and have a nice day too!

[@jakubsmolik6450]

Hey guys. Why you wear helmets when you were younger? 😂😅

[@busybird7149]

That was a nice fucking spoon

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

haha thanks mate!!

[@southernstacker7315]

Couple of nerds

[@God8-O]

You speak Spanish???

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

un poco !

[@drkwrk5229]

Guys you need to stop beating on the spine of these knifes, you are doing the work of a hatchet you know. Knifes aren't made for this, it looks so weird to me. It's all firepreparation but most times igniting twigs is fine, and if it's damp just carry some on your body to dry it out. Or split wood with a hatchet is so much easier.

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

For us it's a stress test as well. We think a survival knife should be able to handle it. A bushcraft knife not necessarily. Also I feel like when you're in a crowded camp environment without much light batonning can be a very safe option to split wood. In real life situations though we use easy to split knotless wood for that

[@drkwrk5229]

@@DutchBushcraftKnives I get it, it still looks a bit weird 😅 have you tried turning the knife upside down and baton the wood down on it instead? It's such a funny approach. BTW, i really enjoy you guys alot. These days i suffer from a broken ankle so i need to rest for months before getting into the woods again. So you guys with more are keeping my wild side entertained. Love you! Greetings from No(r)way 😁 cabin fever setting in again 🥴🥴🥴😆

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

@@drkwrk5229 Ahh! Jeg snakker norsk! A very little bit hahaa. Yes see tried that and it works but I don't think I'd prefer it over the normal way. Especially when the knife is a bit short it easily drives the tip into the surface wood where you're resting your knife on. Anyway! Thank you so much for your kind words and I wish you a good and quick recovery

[@drkwrk5229]

@@DutchBushcraftKnives Haha så herlig, jeg snakker ikke Nederlandsk 😅 I only remember Grolsch 😁 and proost, but that's not uncommon! Went camping down there years ago, lots of rabbits! Had a lot of fun. Surprisingly flat topography too. Norway is more like a curvy woman, a pretty furious one too, no wonder she broke my ankle 😅

[@TheAcidheat]

so cheap childish 😅😆😁

[@KOROKIK]

Please Please Break a Chineese Knife !!!!

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

We broke a chinese folder :) I also broke a chinese esee replice in d2 while batonning but it's not in our videos. I might just order one for a stress test!