My Knife History: From My 1st Crappy Blade To My Current Favorite!

[@JunkyardFox]

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[@jamesevans9621]

Where’s the kabar bk62 kephart at. 😂

[@JunkyardFox]

@@jamesevans9621 wasn’t mine to keep

[@jamesevans9621]

@@JunkyardFox oh ok that’s one of my favorites. I’m trying the Casstrom Lars falt right now and have no complaints you check them out kinda gns vibe going on

[@awayinthewilderness4319]

There's definitely something about the Kansbol! Great video, man! 👍

[@airpaprika]

K N I V E S !!!

[@jaimeleondelaparra3877]

This video really made me reflect on my knife journey as well. Thank you for sharing this with us. Oh, and I'm right there with you regarding the steel thing.

[@derekneumann]

The Snake Eater is SWEET......

[@yariendedispo671]

Very nice video James . Best wishes from France . Thanks .

[@davidbarclay3651]

The Adventure Sworn Classic is the best knife made in America, Olean, NY. It fits my hand with perfection. The Mountaineer is great too. Thanks for sharing James.

[@terrym1065]

James👍👍 Interesting subject that shows just how diverse we are with personal taste and selection. My dad gave me my first knife which was his personal user, now in my sons possession, *actually he stole it from me and won't give it back claiming it's an heirloom. It's a German handmade PUMA knife 1950's vintage with a stacked black leather and ringed steel handle(Scout?)w/black leather sheath, absolutely gorgeous and razor sharp, never seen another like it. Now if I can just steal it back😉

[@austinjames5925]

This is awesome! Love seeing how people’s taste in tools evolves!

[@gregwright392]

Awesome, made me review all the ol knives in a dresser drawer I keep them in and the journey of getting them

[@Proudloser95]

I love old hickory and green river too. Can’t beat them for the price. I just buy the blanks and make a finger choil and my own scales. I got a condor kephart blank a cpl months ago too and that’s actually been real stellar. I actually come to like 1075 a lot. Possibly more than 1095. Stays sharp the same to me. Resist rust possibly a tiny bit better. Way tougher than 1095 though. My dog is old and having trouble with rawhides. I batoned it with the condor to get the rawhide apart for my dog to start chewing. Did absolutely nothing to the blade. Shaving sharp afterwards too. Can’t really ask for more than that. Great video!

[@klemenfatur123]

Great video, showing knives in action on different adventures is what makes your videos stand out. A beat up knife with a story is worth a lot more then shiny magnacut safe queens. Greetings from Slovenia, Europe! 🤘

[@JeffreyCotle]

James.a very good knife for hunting and camping. Is buck. I have a couple and use them hard. No complaints. I carry my grandpaps for hunting.

[@kirbycreekmo]

Most Excellent! Thanks for sharing the journey with us. Always appreciate your insights.

[@ColdHarborOP]

Dooooooood, you made the video I suggested on Patreon! I dig it, man. I'm psyched for the patch and will give it a good home.

[@isaacambriz4278]

This was a cool video. It was nice to listen to your knife journey. 🔪

[@mohammadbillal6202]

Thank you, sir ! You shared with us your own experiences. So it's was really good. 👍 Peace and god bless 🙌

[@deenoberry3360]

Thanks for this I enjoyed and made me think back about my blade progression which I don't think I've ever done.

[@matthewsmom010902]

Thank you brother for this video!! I really enjoyed it ❤

[@SubUrbanNinja-EDC]

One of your best videos. Very interesting.

[@stacywilliams1710]

Good job Sir

[@acr823]

Congratulation, amazing design, very functional knife.

[@stolman2197]

I have about a dozen Mora's in various designs (511, companion, eldris & bushcraft) from days when I taught more often. I just found you by watching your green river video today, I need to get another one of them. My current brand is terava from Finland. I've never owned a custom knife so the most I've spent was for my skarma ($75)

[@-echoroads-5596]

Cool video! The Mora Kansbol is always the sub $50 fixed blade ill recommend. My first fixed blade was a smaller cheaply made Bowie knife. The guard was loose from day one, and I used a pull through sharpener on it (I was 13 years old). I have several Mora 511's I keep stashed everywhere: junkdrawer, cars, emergency kits, etc.. but my favorite fixed blades are the Benchmade Leuku or the Fallkniven r2 scout. Only downside is the factory sheaths for both are AWFUL. I also had a LTWK GNS that I miss dearly.

[@christosvlachos8710]

Good morning with health! Try one of the joker spanish knives ! Especially the joker campero or the joker arrui .They are very good cutters and they have longevity in time.

[@jdsmith-bl2yl]

You have a nice collection going and your knife design is a beauty!!! stay safe and many happy adventures to you!!

[@herbsmith6871]

Very cool video! Thanks for sharing 🤠

[@WageSlave_13]

Nice explanation. In agreement with the Mora review. Excellent blades. CRAP sheath. Replaced it with a US made cowhide. Good vid.

[@cocovasquez1]

My first knife that I learned the basics with is a Condor Bushlore and I still own it today. Then I started using LT Wright knives and knives from other custom makers. After that I got more into Mora, Esee, Tops knives and just stuck mostly to the Mora Garberg and Esee RB3. I just ordered a Knafs Lulu in Magnacut and I think that is going to be the one!!!

[@MrP88]

"If something's not magnacut, it's not worthy of taking out for a two hike and cooking ramen noodles". You just perfectly summed up my problem with 90% of the "Bushcraft" content on youtube. I've been watching your content for a while, but just subscribed because of this comment. I also agree that the Kansbol is probably the best all around outdoor knife for outdoor tasks and I'm sick and tired of hearing that you need some $500 heavy duty, custom, super-steel knife to take outdoors. Refreshing to hear someone with real experience go against this silly modern trend.

[@keepthefaith35]

You've had an interesting evolution in your knife journey. Can't get half the knives that are american made as I live in the UK. I do however have a Gerber Guardian Camo boot knife which I obtained whilst serving in UK forces (Army) when serving as a ground pounder in Belize. Had it sine the early 80's and still love it to bits. ATVB Malcolm

[@NOMADVANNER]

CAMILLIS IS STILL AROUND AT WALMART..MY FIRST KNIFE WAS AND I STILL AT 65 STILL HAVE IS A BUCK 110 FOLDER..GOT IT AT AGE 10..I HAVE A SELECT ASORTMENT OF BLADED..BUCK..GERBER..K-BAR..AND UST..

[@ninjaelbow]

Kabar... and really it was an Ontario with the black handle... was my first fixy-belt knife for the woods. Got it right out of the navy and used it for 12-13 years? Next up was a Gerber Prodigy. Used that for 2-3 years. Then went Mora. Have a collection now. Got into Varusteleka Jakkarrii Puukko... however that's spelled... and that's the main wood knife now.

[@SOS_ADVENTURES]

Excellent video topic! I'm sure it will really resonate with a lot of people as we've all had similar knife journeys. Great job! #youcanneverhaveenoughknives

[@VanninBlack]

lost my first knife too (yard somewhere) a folding uncle henry

[@hillbillyfromtheswamp6223]

Excellent video sir. Enjoyed watching it. Wish you a great 2024 and hope your channel continues to grow.

[@acid6urns]

bro that lt wright brought back memories i used to watch your channel wayyyy back in the early days of it man. probably been at least 7 or 8 years ago by this point or something like that idk how long you’ve had the channel

[@acid6urns]

yeah it’s been about 7 years i checked and i can still remember watching your prickly pear video and the swiss army trekker video

[@LAlonzo70]

so many cool knife designs... so little time (and even less dinero)

[@ANukeWithLegs]

Vaquero knives will always be badass They were used by Men who were often times tougher than the steel their knives were made of.

[@StevanOutdoor]

Always interesting to see a persons 'knife evolution'. If possible I bring two knives. One stainless slicer for food prep and one stronger for batoning. This can be both budget knives like the Mora 546 for food prep and the Hultafors GK (or Mora Robust) for woodwork like batoning. But I have to correct you. Mora ,since some 40 years, did have (or still has) a range of hunter knives that are truly full tang with wooden handle scales and leather sheaths called the 'Laplander' series. In my view the Garberg is a protruding stick tang since the handle covers the tang on all sides but definitions about what a full tang is differ.

[@Honk21]

Cool video! Thanks James.

[@grahamfisher37]

joker are actually surprisingly good knives. , I have esee 3,4,5,6 and many becker knives.

[@daveblodgett7315]

Excellent video, James!

[@kncochran1]

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

[@barrybueler3356]

Big fan of the kephart love Ontario’s SK-5 Blackbird comes with micarta handles 154cm steel sharp spine a well made heavy duty nylon sheath but my favorite knife all around is my BRK Kephart in 3v steel sharp spine curly maple handles red liners leather sheath with a firesteel loop 😍. My second favorite all around blade is my BHK Battlelore scandi ground 01 tool steel sharp spine micarta handles leather sheath with firesteel loop.

[@True-Tails]

Like the logo

[@MarkYoungBushcraft]

Great video James. Enjoyed learning the evolution of your knife presences. Inspired me to consider my own journey. Thanks for sharing

[@JunkyardFox]

Hi Mark! id love to see a video of your knife journey too, that would be really cool

[@ajherring92]

Started with a Ka-bar and a Swiss Army Knife. Kept the Ka-bar when I was in the Marines, went through a few Leathermans while in the Marines, had a few Moras and then got a Terava Jaakariipuukko. I've still got a few Moras, still got a Ka-bar from my time on active duty that I've been taking out on my last few trips, but my Jaakariipuukko is the one that I know I can truly count on.

[@Oozy9Millimeetah]

The Jaakaripuukko 140 i have is so good and does everything so well that it's the only knife one would need, but as a knife🥜 one is never enough, id say the rokka korpisoturi is like a pro version of the modernized puukko that thing is wild experience 63HRC and bomb proof. Definitely worth the try if you prefer puukko/scandi knives

[@ajherring92]

@@Oozy9Millimeetah I have the 110 and sometimes wish I got the 140 but it does the job.

[@Oozy9Millimeetah]

@@ajherring92 the extra length definitely helps in few tasks, but shorter blades give more control.

[@ajherring92]

@@Oozy9Millimeetah oh I know. Honestly if I feel like I need a larger knife I just reach for my Ka-bar. Otherwise the 110 is perfect for me.

[@Wheeling88]

Look around James, ive bought a grabbag of surplus knives,all kbars .they come ina tinfoil pack, kinda like a ballpark/fair hotdog paid $25 for 5 .its an online auctions. I have one of the budk kbars & now 2 usn marked ones. Take a chance. Not a kbar fan myself, once they sharpen tho they work....

[@latigomorgan]

Nice knives! My experience with expensive knives is that they will eventually get lost. Oh, wait, that's been my experience with cheap knives, too! It just doesn't hurt as much when the cheap knife gets lost. That's why I always carry more than one knife on me. I've had some sort of knife on me since I was 4 years old and my grandpa gave me my first pocket knife (which got stolen years later). I do like your Snakeeater design.

[@southernyert7597]

Really enjoyed the video. Thx. (Gotta luv knives)

[@guillermofigueroa9807]

I need the Snake Eather. Saludos compa

[@THESPORTINGCAMP]

The Sun City ☀️

[@lonewandererbushcraftwildc6822]

I would love to own the snake eater knife it would be a great knife to me. But unfortunately i live in the UK 🇬🇧 so getting it over here would be a pain in the ass. So i hope one day they someone will sell something similar over here. Great video great knife history 😊

[@feendog2711]

Still have the pathfinder buffalo skinner from your video.

[@ataarjomand]

Very nice video clip. Thanks 🙏

[@davidlewis9572]

I’m old been collecting knives for years - all sizes n styles. Probably 200 of em . Prefer a skinner style , carbon blade . 4 - 6 blade. Always carry a neck knife…..Lansky diamond stone for sharpening.

[@edwardschwimmer5999]

Hey great video of you being you I remember most of those knives from your early journeys minus the folder and the k-bar but after the condor and the gns your review of the genesis is why one is in my collection cheers

[@gemoonopra]

Camillus is still around, even at Walmart, it is mostly machetes as well as knives and things are a bit different right now.

[@johnfuller6338]

I'll stay with my 1095 carbon an cpm3v for stainless, I still have some some 12c24n an 14c28n moras that I like to use, but the cost of knives these days is ridiculous, I can't afford most of the knives I'd like to have.

[@ARH0101]

Another good one!

[@Zombot]

Very cool vid! Ah this brings back memories of my own knife journey haha. But also, what the heck?! You asked for the Snake Eater to be retired!? That’s your baby!!! 😭 Also I checked Woody’s website, looks like they can still be ordered at the moment.

[@ANukeWithLegs]

Damn that Knock off Kabar might aswell be better than a actual Kabar lmao

[@johnfernandez3166]

Loved it Bro ✌🏻

[@raphlvlogs271]

what sites do you recommend selling your knives?

[@racewayman1]

You the man i like your videos

[@lalli8152]

I have had just old school puukko knives since i was about 3-4, but i had absolutely horrible habbit of loosing them. Im still gutted to think my first knife or first knife i bought with my own money that i have lost, but also i was child back then always playing in the woods, and such. Atleast i still have first knife i made over 20 years ago that also as kid so its 20 year old knife at this poknt i was maybe 8-10. Now as adult im so paranoid of my knives when im in the woods

[@riverrat6998]

What a great video!

[@madtownangler]

My first crappy knife was a fake Rambo knife that I ended up trading for a fishing reel. Was on vacation and my mom let me buy it. When we got back my dad told me that I wasted my $10. This was in the 80's

[@thallescastellani317]

Please, make a video about canadian belt knife. I couldn't find one focused on it in your channel.

[@brentmyers6000]

I carry the little Lt wright Genesis everyday it is 3v

[@osbaldohernandez9174]

I like moras but the thing about the sheath I don’t like is that your knife can be taken out easily

[@tcranger85]

Damn winds..

[@TylerSnyder305]

It's funny to think of how much money a lot of people will spend on a crappy knife that looks cool and tough...etc before they really know anything, then they start to learn and get a Mora an old hickory or a green river that's less expensive than the disappointing junk they started with. I remember when I was a teenager I just bought junk assuming I couldn't afford a knife of quality , I spent as much as $25 on Chinese crap at the local flea market or surplus store hoping for a little better and they were all just as bad as the $5-$10 crap I had been disappointed by before. Eventually I learned about Mora knives, but naturally assumed a knife so popular with that much praise must be expensive. When I learned that the go-to models were only $6 & $10 I just just had to have one, but sadly I was limited to local retail locations that didn't carry them and I was SOL. Thankfully about a year later I was given a 60's Western F48a that was found going through some boxes of junk from an inherited storage unit and I was all set. I can't tell you how much I carried and used that knife over the years. I have a mora now that I'll use during the fitting and hanging of hickory tool handles, but otherwise I just don't really like the Scandi grind.

[@JeffreyCotle]

James.they dont put souls into things made today. 100 years ago there was no made in China. Im still using my grandpaps hunting knife. Its Utica forged knife. His winchester 1894 30 wcf. And woolrich coat. The case was completely worn out. I had a very nice case made for it. My rifle is very accurate. Almost perfect bore. I wish it could talk. The old timers were rawhide tough. What they did would kill us. 😊

[@shoshyn3681]

Thanks for the interesting video. You know, I traveled in Mexico for a year and a half and noticed that “Tramontina” kitchen knives with blades shaped similar to “Sneakeater” are the most popular in the kitchen there. I was surprised by this, because cutting on a board with such knives is less convenient than with ordinary chef's knives with a triangle shape, because you are not using the entire length of the blade. What do you think, dear James, where did such a tradition come from on Mexican soil? In other countries, such knives are less popular in kitchens.

[@acr823]

I am from Brasil, and and all brazilian homes have almost 1 Tramontina knife, machetes from Tramontina are the most used here. They are low quality, low tech knives, but they are cheap and do the job. Now there are a better kitchen/chef's line called Tramontina Century that are high quality kives. Personaly i don't like Tramontina because the handles are very poor made and unconfortable. Exception for the Century line.

[@pauljones8911]

Helo to you guys at Junkyard fox I loved the video do you guys read about bushcraft and if so could we have a book review from you guys what books do you both read about bushcraft thank you

[@devatwell334]

Remember the usmc was made to be beat through the trenches of war.......not supposed to be a superb amazing knife

[@THESPORTINGCAMP]

Go Miners! ⛏️

[@JodyM2]

Gerber

[@fredcourtney03]

My journey into customization has only worked poorly. I ruined the look on the first and only tolerate my second knife patina job. I’ll get better though 😂

[@marinegunny826]

Hey there James! Although the KBAR can be used as a survival knife, it's intended purpose is to dispatch any threat. If you know what I mean 😁 Hopefully that's something you never have to do in the wild. Love the videos! SW United States is one of my favorite places to camp! Keep up the great work!

[@j13ohnnyv]

Where can I get one of your knifes

[@JunkyardFox]

theyre not available anymore

[@tomstclair3390]

What about your Coldsteel GI Tanto?

[@JunkyardFox]

wasn't mine

[@JoJoTavern]

Wow 2011 that fast

[@NMWanderings]

I hated the look of the Kansbol when I first saw it, but I can see the usefulness of it. Not as nice looking as your design though. I had a cheap fixed blade when I was in high school that I absolutely mutilated on a grinder. Probably still in my junk somewhere. In college machine shop I made a fixed blade, that I later carried hunting in Alaska. Still have that one.

[@aceman1126]

I thought the snake eater was lost. Is that a new one or did you get the 001 back?

[@JunkyardFox]

New one

[@aceman1126]

@@JunkyardFox 😢

[@trooper2221]

Can’t keep my condor bushlore sharp.

[@rickwhitson2804]

I've had a lot of cheaper knives that I really liked!!!

[@jeremymoses7401]

😂 not being a steel snob or a steel nerd.... however knowing how the steel, blade profile, and edge geometry affect the knife's ability to do the job you want it to do are important. Now, i dont even differentiate down to specific types, but the two big ones to remember are the primary differences between carbon steel and stainless. Carbon steel over all is softer than stainless which means its going to have more give. Its going to be easier to sharpen and hone, but that also means that edge is going to dull faster. Carbon steel overall is going to need more upkeep. Stainless on the other hand isnt going to corrode like carbon steel. Stainless also tends to have a higher hardness which is good for holding an edge. The trade off is that it is harder to sharpen and also more brittle (hard concept for steel) than carbon steel. The blade profiles and grind are important to task. The kbar for instance was intended as a fighting knife and general field knife, which means its not going to be great for many field tasks. The sweep of the kbar would help with game, but the size doesnt give you much control for detail cuts. Where as the condor kephart wouldve given you more control over the cuts, but its not the best sweep on the blade for dealing with meat. That last knife you had designed has a good belly for meat as well as that flat angle on top giving a solid angle for opening up and skinning game. A hollow grind excells at slicing, scandi is easy to sharpen, saber and concave are good for splitting etc..

[@JunkyardFox]

of course those things come into play. im juut saying too many folks fixate on the little details like steel types but overlook the bigger picture. I know some guys that own 40 knives, the latest and greatest, yet haven't advanced in knife skills or experience, most of those knives have never even gutted a fish.

[@knifelore1647]

James another good thing about cooking, is women find it attractive too brother! And if you don't mind a shameless plug my son whom lives in Columbus Ga, owns and operates a food truck 🚒 *Famous Nate's* When he was nine he got to stay up half the night cooking our first pig! I like to think that helped him to do that way of making a living, which he does very well with! As always I truly enjoy your videos. So thank you!

[@stealthsnakes-2268]

some one knows of a KBAR with full tang all i find are rat tails

[@John-oz1do]

Why don’t you sell snake eaters ? I will buy one

[@A2Z2REAL]

That thumb nail bro lol

[@austinjames5925]

It’s fantastic😂🤘🏻

[@Airik1111bibles]

I've become turned off by all the super steels these days . I honestly think Tops 1095hc and basic tried and true 12C27n, 14C28N and 420 USA made steels are good enough. Especially considering the insane inflation cost it really makes you look at things with new eyes and a thinner wallet. Ive had probably 100 of popular brand "the next big thing" blades in the past. Now after all these years I prefer the lowercost blades that just perform. Im no steel hater, I like a good super steel but I dont love them either. For what we use knives for you never really get what ya paid for out of them. It really don't matter in real life, especially in a SHTF situation. Do we really want to be looking for a diamond stone when your hungry and your knife is dull? 🤔 Its apocalyptic romance that sales alot of these gimmicky steels . Yet in real life thats the last steel I'd want if hiding and surviving.

[@duanerogers1166]

It's old school not old world

[@ROE1300]

Your 1st real Buschcraft knife was a Mora Puukko style that you saw on Dual Survival, but you went all the way to OH to take a “survival” class when Cody Lundin is less than a 10 hour drive away in AZ. And, Cody was the one actually using a Puukko style knife made in the Mora area of Sweden. What is up with that? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@johnjacobs3502]

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[@AlexDedon]

I’m just gonna let you know that’s a fake Kabar

[@JunkyardFox]

That was mentioned in the video, several times

[@robman247]

Knives all out 👍👌✌️🫡🇺🇸