I can never find a big enough survival knife. A while back a friend sold me this one. All I know about it is that it was hand made in the Philippines. Its blade is 12" and overall length is 18". I believe that it's hefty enough to lop someones head off. My search is over.

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You could always try a kukri. 34cm long blade and feels great in the hand :D

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Ratman:
In the 80's I have to buy exactly the same knife. (it was not a handicraft) But I did not buy it.

Kick wrote on Aug 1^st, 2018 at 5:38pm:

You could always try a kukri. 34cm long blade and feels great in the hand :D

The friend who rents my attic, Mike, has a Kukri. Last week I cleared an overgrown patch of my yard with it. I agree, it is a nice blade.

It's a nice knife too bad anything bigger then 2.5in is illegal to carry in your state. It's a shame.  I can carry my seax knife anywhere.  That has an 8in blade, and overall its 12in.

   If I'm walking the dogs around town I sort of pay attention to the law (sometimes).  If I'm camping or fishing I carry any knife I want. 

Kick wrote on Aug 1^st, 2018 at 5:38pm:

You could always try a kukri. 34cm long blade and feels great in the hand :D

Is that an authentic from Nepal? I been looking at getting one from there

It is. I really recommend the website I got it from: Tora Blades. They are always behind schedule and you'll have to wait months for it to show up, but they are just fantastic.

Kukri international is one i have been looking at. They are one of the 3 biggest kukri blacksmith's in the country

    I did my first chore with my giant survival knife.  I chopped the twigs off of a bamboo staff.  Just that little job buggered up the edge.  My impressive looking knife is a piece of crap.  Fortunately I have others. 

Ah that sucks. My kukri is great but the problem I have is I SUCK at sharpening knives. Almost all mine are blunt right now so I'll need to sit down and actually try and do some proper sharpening.

Kick wrote on Dec 7^th, 2019 at 2:51am:

Ah that sucks. My kukri is great but the problem I have is I SUCK at sharpening knives. Almost all mine are blunt right now so I'll need to sit down and actually try and do some proper sharpening.

I just learned how to use whet stones last year.  I invested in a set of diamond stones, and some small Arkansas stones for when i am in the woods. But super easy to learn in my experience.  I dont have space to lay the stones on a table, so i have to hold it in my hand. Which is a bit of a learning curve.

That is my main problem is lack of decent sharpening equipment. I think I'm going to bite the bullet eventually and get some good ones.

https://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/DMT-6-Dia-Sharp-Kit-P404C127.aspx this the main one i used. Got it at the same price. Its awesome,  and not too expensive.  Plus diamond stones last the longest, from my research.  The company was somewhat helpful

vetryan15 wrote on Dec 8^th, 2019 at 11:21am:

https://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/DMT-6-Dia-Sharp-Kit-P404C127.aspx this the main one i used. Got it at the same price. Its awesome,  and not too expensive.  Plus diamond stones last the longest, from my research.  The company was somewhat helpful

That looks great but the problem I have is being in Finland. Shipping from America is basically a no-go. I need to really go and see what's available over here I think.

My absolute favorite bush knife is my customized Cold Steel Bushman. It’s hard to find good carbon steel blades like this these days, especially at a reasonable price, but this one does everything I want it to.

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Kick wrote on Dec 8^th, 2019 at 12:26pm:

vetryan15 wrote on Dec 8th, 2019 at 11:21am: https://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/DMT-6-Dia-Sharp-Kit-P404C127.aspx this the main one i used. Got it at the same price. Its awesome,  and not too expensive.  Plus diamond stones last the longest, from my research.  The company was somewhat helpful That looks great but the problem I have is being in Finland. Shipping from America is basically a no-go. I need to really go and see what's available over here I think.

I know, you might be able to find that type and brand  in Finland

I ened up learning fow to forge knives, and now carry my own forged seax style knife. In my state its legal to carry even if its a foot long knife. Lol. Once i get my forge up and running i will be back in business to sell again. Done a few trades as well in the past.

vetryan15 wrote on Dec 8^th, 2019 at 1:59pm:

I ened up learning fow to forge knives, and now carry my own forged seax style knife. In my state its legal to carry even if its a foot long knife. Lol. Once i get my forge up and running i will be back in business to sell again. Done a few trades as well in the past.

I'll be looking forward to it.

My older ones i made, i have posted on Instagram.  Only made about 10
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    I just checked them out.  Good stuff.  I also have a Ball Python, Ka.  Ka is almost thirty years old.  I used to have big snakes but they died a while back.  I had a Columbian Red Tailed Boa and an Albino Burmese Python. 

Kick wrote on Dec 7^th, 2019 at 2:51am:

Ah that sucks. My kukri is great but the problem I have is I SUCK at sharpening knives. Almost all mine are blunt right now so I'll need to sit down and actually try and do some proper sharpening.

Throughout most of my life I was able to get a razor's edge on any good blade using a big rectangular oil stone.  I used to have a few.  During one of my many moves they got lost.  They seem to have gone out of fashion.  I can't find one anywhere and I can't get that kind of edge using anything else.  I have one of those stones with the embedded diamond chips.  It's good for getting a working edge on a knife but I can't get my blades sharp enough to shave with like I used to.  I hope to someday find some old oil stones at a yard sale somewhere.