Best American Bushcraft Knife just Got Beaten.. BY EUROPE! Bark River is back??

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

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[@kevinAuman1]

Just goes to show you, never judge a book by the name or the cover! 🤷‍♂️😋

[@GTFBITK]

DBK was voted cutest couple in my household.

[@craigrj232323]

Your household isn't alone!

[@KevinSmith-yh6tl]

George Takei says, OH MMMMY!

[@justinkurtz7963]

They live with you? Lucky. My brother gifted me a Bushfriend; just arrived today. That thing is SEXY.

[@GTFBITK]

@@craigrj232323 lmao

[@martynbonanza]

😆😍😘

[@dd119ful]

Your honesty is what makes you credible. I really enjoy your videos. Thanks

[@dwightehowell8179]

After WWII my parents bought a hill side farm and a scandia grind all tasks knife. Papa had selected the thicker blade which took a great edge but mama still told him if he expected her to cut the kernels off a couple of thousand ears of corn so she could can them he needed a better knife. He walked to Pulaski and came back with a scandia grind knife but one that was much thinner. They wore that knife out but the thicker knife was still in good shape the day mama died in her nineties. A thin bladed scandia grind knife cuts vastly better than a thick bladed scandia. I know from personal experience. That is why Green River Knives are so freaking thin. They cut better.

[@dlrmon1]

I ordered 2 Bark Rivers and 1 LT Wright knives during the holidays. Both BR’s are finished better than the LT...I figured it would be the other way around.

[@BayouGusto]

I got a cub over the holidays, I was surprised also.

[@michaelstrauss6587]

....waiting for my Tengu (preorder)

[@achimgeist5185]

My absolute favorite fixed blade is my TRC South Pole Elmax with a polished Scandivex cutting edge (freehand regrinding). Super sharp, no matter whether it's wood, paper, plastic or food, the knife cuts perfectly, better than my four other South Poles. Other good bushcraft knives are my Bark River Aurora Scandi (CruWear), Böker Vigtig vs Wild (MagnaCut) or Enzo Brisa Trapper 115 (Elmax). These are only knives with Scandi or Scandivex.

[@kinetoscopes]

Test the Becker BK62 Kephart! Great video as always🎉

[@MaximumFatness]

The convex on these newer dbk knives are superb 😘

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

@@MaximumFatness thanks a lot !

[@Mikes-knifeworld]

You guys where one of the reasons why i make my own channel. Thank you dutch bushcraft guys. Greetings from your neighbour, tschörmanie! Mike.

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

@@Mikes-knifeworld that's awesome dude! thank you for the kind words

[@rolandsilvajr1]

Maybe if the two were MagnaCut we could see a better comparison. I have bought a bunch of MagnaCut recently including the DBK Bushcrafter and so far it seems slightly better steel all around. And I am super pumped about your Bushcrafter. Great job guys. I also bought the bush friend recently too. Really happy

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

thank you so much for your kind words man! Hope it'll serve you well!

[@piotriwaszko2295]

Interesting test! I was a bit surprised by your skepticism at first. Fortunately, the test confirmed that my last purchase of EuroBushcrafter was the right one. 😅😅😅 Thank you guys and stały sharp!🔪

[@chrisgarrett9720]

i have two of the euro bushcrafters.....these things are beasts.

[@shrubbber_8]

Recently just got the bushcrafter LT no crazy notches or anything on the spine . Blade is a little bit thinner again, but it is the proper Bushcraft size. the blade is just under 4 inches. It’s good at scraping a fire steel just a great knife l really like it.

[@martynbonanza]

I'm waching this wih the sound turned down whilst listening to Bob Dylan and you guys are still mesmerising and bringing a big smile to my face! 🙃😇 Keep up the damn good work... Ps I'm also sitting here waiting for UPS to deliver my Böker DBK Bushfriend 2000 in Stonewash!

[@Gterr1971]

Happy Thursday Mickey and Martin ! Another great vid !

[@backyardjunkie]

Just ordered my Bark River Bravo 1 LT - Magna Cut. great video guys, exciting and informative. What was the camera Mikki was holding. subbed.

[@trollmcclure1884]

I like the rod notch. It may be harder to strike but will wear down the rod in a nice rounded way. And you dont have to use it

[@The4cp]

I believe the magnacut is tough so they made a bit thinner blade for slicing.

[@BackyardDispatcher]

always good to watch you two

[@sebastianf3861]

This seems to be a trend that we can see in many products (especially software). A certain department in a company, or the employees responsible for improvement and development has to, in order to maintain their jobs and to stay relevant, find reasons to improve a product and come up with arguments to change details in the product. This can often lead to unnecessary change just for changes‘ sake and to justify the existence of your job in that field but not for change in order to achieve actual necessary improvement (which often already has been achieved). In a time where change, further development is often seen as virtuous companies fear to become irrelevant. But there also are examples where the preservation of an existing design can give a unique value to the brand for managing to develop a successful product with no change necessary. As an example I’d think of something like an Opinel No.8

[@Phrish]

LMAO... I love these guys!!

[@dd119ful]

Please review the Bark River Bravo 1 Cpm3v LT compared to the standard thickness Bravo 1

[@morganacanon]

Have you ever watched a show called Top Gear? They have a board that lists the track times of cars they test. With this course you've created, you could do something similar. Start testing each new bushcraft knife going forward, and post them slow to fast. Of course you'd have to take steps to assure all woods are equally seasoned and free of knots. But an interesting way forward possibly. Anyway another good video. Peace

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

Yea cool!!

[@rkh_05]

I would be interested in seeing you test some of the montana knife company knives. They have a couple knives geared toward bushcrafting and others that are just great all around. The difficulty will be in getting them, a lot go out of stock fast.

[@JaeXavier]

LET ME GUESS FALLKNIVEN NL5 IN COS SOMEHOW WINS

[@1diggers1]

Obviously, but it's too noble to punch down. 😄

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

Whats that! out of nowhere a new challenger arrived!.... Wait! It's the NL5 CoS! Sounds like us!

[@LoreTunderin]

​@@DutchBushcraftKniveshow does the Euro Bushcrafter compare to the Aurora?

[@Robo56hunter]

Good video.. Clowns

[@clarkpitts5393]

Great Video, Boys!

[@canadist]

I have to say that slicing with skandi or convex shows a big difference in performance. I carve daily using mainly skandi grind blades and when I got outside with my BR BC II the convex grind does not perform as aggressively as a skandi grind will. I love my BR BC II and have carved a very decent spoon with it however for carving a point/tip on that 2x4 I would prefer the scandi grind any day.

[@danielbudimir8519]

Dude, why do I like the music so much.

[@BFree]

Ahhhh, I‘m wondering the same things. I wanted the Euro Bushcrafter to replace my beloved Bushcrafter 1 (cause I‘m European, of course 😂), but I‘m hating the jimpings and that fire steel notch too much. For carving and finer tasks I‘m loving my Bushcraft Scout (rounded the jimping by myself) and I‘m carrying a Ultra Lite Bushcrafter as an EDC knife (made a deep carry clip leather sheath for it)… Ok, so I will keep the old Bushcrafter until my custom Malanika Bushcrafter (MagnaCut, Sabervex) will be here… Thank You guys for that long awaited video!!!!

[@iamarawn]

As a hobbyist knife maker, I was planning on making a notch like that in one of my knives. I'm surprised it's not working.

[@realbroggo]

I have found that while notches do work, they MAY have limitations depending on how you strike a rod and the size of the rod you intent to use. Some notches can be too small and don't work with larger fire steels. This means less surface contact = less friction = less sparks. With notches you must also make sure that you draw the fire steel straight through the notch which MAY be limiting depending on what you're use to. If used at an angle, the rod won't move through easily which can reduce performance. With a sharpened spine, you can use any size rod on any part of the spine and you don't have to be as precise. If you include a notch just make sure it's big enough to use efficiently and I'm sure it will be fine.

[@barrychristine1894]

the slightly bigger handle is easier to grip if your tired or your hands are cold.

[@michaelcroft813]

I think the Euro bit came from the German distributor getting requests for a variant and Mike Stewart responding with design changes for this model.

[@MarkGardiner-g2y]

I've just bought a Casstrom no 10. I've not used it yet though but I understand it's supposed to be a very good knife. Do you think this was a good choice??? Enjoyed the video 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@pstaehlin]

Bark River Wilderness 5 next week??? ...Please!!!

[@noahfetterman222]

How do the gunny scandi and bushcrafter compare?

[@blackcast2613]

I think the sheets come from the distributors, not bark River. I asked bark River if they could waterproof my leather sheath, but they told me they're distributors do that. It's still worth checking, though

[@jarlolsen3594]

The sheaths are covered by Bark River’s warranty. No questions asked.

[@blackcast2613]

@jarlolsen3594 that explains it then

[@michiganprotection]

We make the sheaths in house. Attached to our break room as a matter of fact

[@malthus101]

what about the 1.25 LT? dey gud niff?

[@Atheistbatman]

I’ve been looking at the BR euro bushies and was wondering wht the hell …they might as well put deep gimping and a make it a partial saw blade Thanks for the review!

[@lemmy9809]

Takes me up to 6 6 hour days to make a 4inch blade for bushcraft..please try people its not that difficult ❤

[@gordonmacdowell8117]

I personally prefer a thinner blade for a general camp knife.

[@Forester55]

When will the test Ka-Bar Becker bk62 kephart?

[@acdcfreakairbourne]

What 3 BRK did you get?

[@Canadianman762]

Will you be restocking the bushfriend 2000? I went to grab one today and they are sold out 😢

[@zippolover5385]

Looks a lot like the DBK knife!

[@pstaehlin]

Only love to you guys! I don't understand the Euro Bushcrafter thing either. Although...everything that I've heard has been quite positive.

[@jarlolsen3594]

Would love to see a review on the Reiff F4 and, if you can get one, try out a knife from Montana Knife Company like the Stonewall (look up their hard use videos) or their Marshal Knife.

[@Swearengen1980]

Stonewall skinner in magnacut is hands down my favorite skinner.

[@jarlolsen3594]

@ even the version made out of ball bearing steel looks pretty tough. Not sure if you’ve seen the videos of the owner chopping through a 2x4 with one or pounding it through with a hammer…and he does some wild stuff to show the lateral strength of the blade in another.

[@Swearengen1980]

@@jarlolsen3594 I have, but it's not something I'll ever do. The Stonewall is my dedicated skinner, it will do nothing but touch hides for brain tanning. I have other knives if I want to chop or beat the shit out of something (like the Reiff F6), but in general I have no purpose to abuse knives just because I can. Yes, it's a testament to his skill and it's cool to watch him do it, but.....why? lol.

[@jarlolsen3594]

@@Swearengen1980 agreed, but if it’s all you’ve got in a bad situation it’s nice to know it can do it. I have one of their knives and was not that impressed, but I’d love to see a real torture test of them to see just how durable they are. They are very good at FOMO marketing, but it’s very hard to find reviews, let alone reviews that actually put their knives through the paces.

[@Swearengen1980]

@@jarlolsen3594 Don't disagree, their marketing is great. Personally I don't care. I don't go out in the field with one option, I stick to the Nessmuk Trio preparedness. The skinner is just a skinner, it'll never be used in any capacity where durability is a factor. I'd like to see the video just for entertainment value, but it doesn't change anything for me. It's a really thin, slicey knife, it probably won't have a super impressive life during a hard torture test and that's ok, it's not a bushcraft knife. In fact, MKC (no matter what they advertise it as), doesn't make a legit bushcraft knife. They call the Marshall a survival knife, but I'm not really sure what that monstrosity actually is. It looks like it's closer to a chopper. I think you can find a review on that one on Gideon's Tactical.

[@brianandrea3249]

Sound like a clever marketing ploy. Introduce some new innovations without touching the much loved original. Brand it as European (without any substance behind it) and gauge market response. Easy to pull if it flops. Sick pump!!

[@kencoffman7145]

Please test Condors new offerings

[@dannyguijt8571]

Just buy the bushfriend 2000 from DBK. I did and i love it. Fine knife, you don't need an expensive bark river bushcrafter, euro or original. The firesteel notch!...no added value, just a weak point. I do however really like a sharp spine. Not for firesteel but for scraping. The spine does a better job at making tinder imho.

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

thank you so much! happy to hear that!

[@michiganprotection]

Only would be weak if it had sharp corners. It is rounded

[@swannybo1sk8s9]

Esee 6 w serrations is my go to as a deer hunter and avid outdoors man 1095 sharpens easy and it gets sharp enough to do any job I need the serrations suck for batoning but I never tried it before I watched this channel lol my condor jungolo batons good enough for me and since my esee lives in a sheath mounted to my plate carrier I always have it 😈

[@danygodbout979]

hoping they make the good old buschcrafter in magnacut

[@kencoffman7145]

Luv u boys enough to watch the damn ad

[@davidheath2427]

Only you guys would do this race twice.

[@radar468]

Awesomeness!!,👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼

[@tylermilam3850]

I'm from Michigan USA, and a big fan of all things sharp. Would you guys recommend Bark River Knives as and EDC, or just a bushcraft/survival knife? I've been trying to talk myself into buying one for a while now. P.S. I dig your videos and share them with friends and family all the time. Great job, keep it up!

[@JohnC-xu3kq]

Bark River makes all different kinds of models. They have the bravo edc which I have several of and rotate them as my edc knife. The fox river featherweight, mini aurora, bird and trout, and neckers are all good edc models as well.

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

as EDC the bark river bushcrafter ultra lite is supurb!

[@11saje82]

Although the Bark river knives can be nic'e I very much prefer the LT Wright knives and the convex knives made by 'Dulo Knives' !

[@marcusdeboer9047]

Godverdomme guys…. I spent the last two weeks making up my mind what knife to buy. Reading all the negative stories of the poor quality control. Then also the euro bushcrafter you broke earlier…. So i decided this morning to buy a custom Puukko in magnacut from Finland and now you release this video….. now doubting already if i should have gone for the BRK euro bushcrafter instead

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

Wow that sounds like a SICK knife! No man you made a good choice. I love my puukko’s more than i love this knife. Cheers man. Puukko’s for life

[@joncox9719]

Smart! BRK is horrible, NO PRIDE in their product or workmanship!

[@marcusdeboer9047]

@@DutchBushcraftKnives cheers guys! Was binging your videos whilst making my mind up about steels and knives. Keep up the good work!

[@larrybadman9965]

EVEN THOUGH BOTH OF THE TWO BARK RIVER KNIVES ARE NICE, I DO PREFER FROM USA, LT WRIGHT KNIVES, BATTLE HORSE KNIVES, WC KNIVES, PKS KNIVES AND JEFF WHITE KNIVES ( HE STOPPED TO MAKE ANY KNIVES ). FROM SPAIN I LIKE THE JOKER AND CUDEMAN KNIVES. FROM FINLAND I LIKE THE BRISA KNIVES, WOOD JEWEL KNIVES, JP PELTONEN KNIVES, TERRAVA KNIVES, LIUKKO KNIVES AND H. ROSELLI KNIVES. IF I COULD AFFORD TO PAY 300 - 370€, I WOULD BUY A HANDMADE ONE.

[@dammitdan106]

Thanks for yelling eyeball hearing aids needed new batteries.

[@John5.56]

Being in a spot to review knives like bark rivers is awesome let alone design your own knives and work with major companies. I would do some major European things to get one of these knives LOL. Draw your own conclusions on what I meant by that last part.

[@timb8970]

I was as big as a Bark River fan as possible. But then the last few years have sadly made me not a fan. I hope they improve on Q.C.

[@ApoMaTu3aTop]

I'm waiting for the eastern European version at the price tag of Mora =)

[@squatchmanape6484]

European, I’m a peein’, we’re a peein’

[@robthomas3664]

I'ma you're a peein! 😂

[@paullambert4445]

I really don’t like the fire notch. Fire steels are different sizes. Just have a 90 degree spine. 🎸🔪

[@david6920-r6z]

Cool video 🇳🇱 🇳🇿

[@BayouGusto]

Venturing off into “tops bob gimmick” territory…next one gonna have a built in flashlight.🔦

[@eyeofthetiger4184]

G'day guys, well, thats why you take a big fella out into the sticks, these little jobs can only do so much, with, or without, pain ; ) As far as Bark River is concerned, at least step up to a Bravo 1.5 as a secondary/finer task and back up primary blade ....... In fairness I did get mine several years back, ..... before the reported quality issues came about. I do think a ferro notch is ridiculous because; either take a dedicated striker, (virtually no weight), and clip it to a ferro rod, and there's likely a myriad of other surfaces in your kit that one can use in a pinch. I have seen Dave Cantebury mod a Mora with a bail handle notch toward the tip, i.e. for lifting receptacles out of a fire, ok a novel idea, but still, totally unnecessary, ......... just use a decent stick ; ) I reckon you blokes should forget about USA Vs Europe, and get down to oz, we tend to cut through the BS and get down to the best of all worlds, ............. hehehe ; ) Cheers Duke.

[@thezieg]

bark river wants it to be more like a puukko?

[@ZarlanTheGreen]

I just though of the idea of sharpening the spine, in that notch...

[@jarlolsen3594]

Remember that those sheaths are covered by the same warranty as their knives.

[@naishkiter10]

Greetings for MICHIGAN

[@Bullets4TheDevil]

Are those European pants and where can I get them?

[@martinolsson944]

I think that europeans make the best knives for europe, not the americans. To be fair, what beats the A1, S1 or the F1 ? I personaly eaven have the U2 and it's great :)

[@n-signia1087]

It’s sad to see such a huge name in the industry start to fail like this. If you ask me, their best plan going forward would be to cut down their product line and focus on quality control and improving their warranty.

[@vagabond4576]

Maarten. Getting more jacked.

[@badeston]

They change here and there but still don't change the only thing they actually SHOULD: handles. Ah, if only Bark River gave us non slippery micarta handles like, say, esee or tops...

[@n-signia1087]

As an American I also have a weird dislike of things being named American. I am convinced that their marketing teams were just trying to leave early that day and didn’t put any effort into the name.

[@richardmacyczko1580]

If you want the old school knife fly on over to the US and I'll put on the coffee and buy you dinner. LOL

[@adrianjagmag]

You cut through the stitches near the tip of the sheathe and then say...where are the stitches, lol.

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

why would we do that?

[@lemmy9809]

I make my own in my garage with the most basic tools ..mine would smash all the crap you test ..but i cant send you anything as British law is shite .❤

[@max_fjellstorm]

The notch for firesteel is so dumb.

[@RandomSadBoomer]

European standards mean pain and suffering!

[@richgenalski8639]

has anyone else figured out that puma and joker are the same thing

[@MAFIO_BILL]

woop

[@michaelstrauss6587]

ya guten knifen

[@SebsWorld]

We need a Midgards Fenris vs United Cutlery M48 Cyclone review, or are you guys to scared 🥰🤩😘

[@xrv404]

Im done with Bark River, they arent even in my thoughts anymore when I think knives. I broke the tip on my mini aurora 3v, ordered a new one, had to return it due to the worst fit and finish I have ever seen, ordered a bravo, returned that due to the same bad fit and finish. Ordered a bushcrafter light, had to return it due to bad fit and finish. Im done, they had their chances. 🙂

[@MichaelBrown-di6ks]

Nice one boys!!!!! I love a good head to head comparison. Cant wait to get my bushfriend!!!

[@StevanOutdoor]

That jimping and notch make it an instant NO for me and I'm European. The thicker handle would be better for my big hands. In Thailand there are 7 elevens everywhere and they sell a Thai sim card, 30 days, 30GB for 199 Thai baht and that's not even 6 US dollar. Some want to only sell you the more expensive Tourist sim card but just go to the next 7 eleven at the next corner. I wonder if Maarten did any bushcraft in Thailand? I did in the rural parts and it's amazing what you can do there.

[@Dada7ui]

I’ll explain why we don’t want a notch on a knife for striking a firesteel. Every European firesteel comes with a scraper that is attached to the firesteel by a cord. Why would you use a knife for that? A rounded knife spine allows for comfortable use of the other hand to pull on the spine to strengthen a cut or to place your thumb on the spine-this is more important. The scraper that comes with the firesteel does the job better and doesn’t wear out. And what if I lose the scraper? It’s attached to the firesteel with a cord, so losing the scraper means I’ve also lost the firesteel. And if, by some miracle, I was dumb enough to lose just the scraper, I can always use the knife’s cutting edge near the guard.

So European men are used to holding smaller circular objects...

[@m1p84]

The bark river handles are not comfortable.

[@paullmight42]

Marten almost died during that test so we could have content...

[@Cid_1]

I'm not a fan of the firesteel notches in the spine. Many older knives here in Norway have a notch in the spine toward the front, but it's for lifting off kettles from the fireplace. Also those notches are much smaller than these large ugly firesteel craters. On a Bushcrafter I don't want any notches jimping or filework. I hope they also have options without these notches.

[@peerx7866]

Still i prefer full flat grind.

[@just9911]

I think it was just a troll. Bark river named it that to guarantee you guys would go hard to see if it meets your needs as big sexy euro boys of bushcraft. That or they were messing with Mikkie. Especially with the fire steel notch.

[@bboyshr6]

Euro won because carving was the most energy/time consuming. If you want to do that you don't need to spend $300, get a Mora Garberg.

[@PetesCustomKnives]

Barkriver sure make really nice knives. While I do get the humor of these videos and all kinds of brutal tests these guys do for the show I have to say though that batoning wood with the knife is insane. Misuse and abuse of a fine tool. Id never do that with an expensive knife. actually ANY knife, there is an axe for these tasks.

[@batmanblabla6255]

So sind sie die Europäer 😂

[@user-ko7os7ds8r]

Dbk😊

[@darksi226]

I wish bark river was still a high standard and value knife. Its not. Get a custom knife, from thousands of great knife makers, and it will have a better heat treat and quality. Safe queen knife collectors are not buying their knives, users are not buying their knives, mostly beginners are and feel like its their Ferrari because of what they paid for it. Go custom. The cost to value is no longer there for bark river. There are too many knife makers now...and easy ways to find them.

[@ACEACE-yf5lt]

no way this could happen on my leather sheath it is the guard of the knife bowie stop the knife