Easy to Carry, Easy to Access

The great thing about a small everyday-carry fixed blade is that you can have it with you discreetly on a belt, around your neck, or in your pocket. It’s often easier to access than a folder, which you’re likely to fumble when you’re opening it in a hurry or under stress. Here we present a good selection of fixed blades in various shapes and sizes, such as the Eddy 2 from Wachtman Knife & Tool. The Eddy 2 has a 2.78-inch drop-point blade of 80CRV2 with a black oxide finish, and sculpted Micarta handle scales over the full tang that come in black, OD green, coyote, or orange (for an extra $20).

Build Your Knife Skills With Practice Notches

Notches and several knife operations are used in bushcraft/woodcraft and/or campcraft, making projects like traps, friction fire, basket weaving, structure, and whistle building possible. A Try Stick is a practice stick whereupon notches are carved as a teaching aid. The number of notches varies depending on the diagram or photos one tries to emulate. The late bushcraft and survival expert Mors Kochanski has been credited with bringing the Try Stick to the forefront. Mors has written articles and published a pamphlet on the Try Stick covering approximately 15 notches and some of their uses. Read on to see how a Try Stick can up your knife-skill game.

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Get Into the Swing With These Chopping Tools

There’s nothing like an axe or hatchet for the backyard or backwoods when you need to take chunks out of wood. With these tools, you can clear trails, limb and fell trees, split firewood, make kindling, build a shelter, and improvise everything you need in a primitive camp. An axe from this lineup of companies such as Woox, Hults Bruk, Gerber Gear, and CRKT is just what you need to get choppin’!

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How Folding Knives Work

When designed well and executed properly, the folder allows the user to carry a sharp knife just about anywhere without having to bother with belt sheaths and what not. This isn’t just convenient; it also leads to fewer trips to the Human Resources office at work. Over the years, makers have devised a number of ways to open and secure the blade, some fairly simple and others decidedly unique and elaborate. Assuming you’re buying a knife to use rather than one that’s simply purchased for looks, the mechanisms used in the design should factor into your buying decision. If a knife is awkward or clumsy to open and close, odds are it won’t be carried all that often.

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