I like your design...I too have been on the same quest for year’s trying many knives. The lightest I go is a Fallkniven S1 or Bark River Aurora 2 and a Bacho Laplander saw in summer. When colder weather approaches everything gets bigger. My go to’s have remained the Fallkniven A1 and Bark River’s 3V Bravo 2 for year’s. I tend not to like to carry knives over 1 pound. That 12-13oz range is my sweet spot with a 6” usable edge. I’m kinda liking the Architect 6.5 in 3V is getting me close but I’m already wanting to eliminate the drop point by grinding down the spine. It deflects batons and could use a better balance...I’ve been waiting years for Bark River to come back out with the Squad Leader 2 and Bravo Surviver...
I love collecting knives though I would like to learn how to make one . Had an issue with mildew at a storage facility where a few banker boxes of mine got infiltrated . A lot of vintage knives and things got hit pretty hard . We got a claim paid because the unit had a leak and messed up furniture and some other things too . Just opened a box yesterday and found that there where some more affected knives and things but the worst was the rust spot on a really nice knife I got at an auction for a few hundred dollars . Beautiful Damascus blade etc made by a top knife maker , can't recall the name at the moment . I have to get to work on that spot soon but I think it will have a character mark no matter what . If it only came with a sheath I wouldn't have this problem . Anyway new sub here , take care now .
The Tops Moccasin Ranger has been a favorite of mine for years (with a few mod’s) but choking back to chop is no fun. The most functional Tops tool I’ve tried is the Longhorn, it works great, again I stripped and polished it, ground a flat spine and had it Kydex’d. Definitely better value out there today...
Youd have a hard enough time telling 1075 from 3v in actual use. 1075 is a great steel. The older and more experienced i get, the less of a steel snob i become. Weve seen 1095 chop through steel pans and its not even a very tough steel. How tough do we need a knife to be really? Great knives and video 👍
I have a tops street scalpe 2 that I'll carry occasionally but usually for me its either the la dague or the street bowie both designed by Fred Perrin.
Aww that poor shitty ass Tops blade can't handle some fkn wood.....get off it already. This knife is goddamn shit!!! Absolutely garbage. Shitty ass heat treats and shitty ass design too.
@@brianminkc ok so have you tried this blade out? Not being smart by any means. Just looking for more information on it. I can definitely feel the self defense in the design. It's just an idea of the survival blade that intrigued me.
I gotta say my experience with Tops isn't the same as youtube fanboys. The two knives ive tried i gave away. Awful grinds way to thick behind the edge. Extremely high price for 1095. Im to the point im making my own instead of paying $200 for basic carbon steel. I really use 4-5 in blades the most. Im starting a few puukko handles i just got a BPS Aura for $60 to the door. I also wanna put another handle on a 16in tramontina.
I like your design...I too have been on the same quest for year’s trying many knives. The lightest I go is a Fallkniven S1 or Bark River Aurora 2 and a Bacho Laplander saw in summer. When colder weather approaches everything gets bigger. My go to’s have remained the Fallkniven A1 and Bark River’s 3V Bravo 2 for year’s. I tend not to like to carry knives over 1 pound. That 12-13oz range is my sweet spot with a 6” usable edge. I’m kinda liking the Architect 6.5 in 3V is getting me close but I’m already wanting to eliminate the drop point by grinding down the spine. It deflects batons and could use a better balance...I’ve been waiting years for Bark River to come back out with the Squad Leader 2 and Bravo Surviver...
The operator 7 is my go to survival / Camp knife that i actaully own. I know you will like this knife
I love collecting knives though I would like to learn how to make one . Had an issue with mildew at a storage facility where a few banker boxes of mine got infiltrated . A lot of vintage knives and things got hit pretty hard . We got a claim paid because the unit had a leak and messed up furniture and some other things too . Just opened a box yesterday and found that there where some more affected knives and things but the worst was the rust spot on a really nice knife I got at an auction for a few hundred dollars . Beautiful Damascus blade etc made by a top knife maker , can't recall the name at the moment . I have to get to work on that spot soon but I think it will have a character mark no matter what . If it only came with a sheath I wouldn't have this problem . Anyway new sub here , take care now .
@@hardworkingamerican8847 sorry to hear about that. Best of luck.
The Tops Moccasin Ranger has been a favorite of mine for years (with a few mod’s) but choking back to chop is no fun. The most functional Tops tool I’ve tried is the Longhorn, it works great, again I stripped and polished it, ground a flat spine and had it Kydex’d. Definitely better value out there today...
My ultimate survial would be the work tuff gear pwb-9, busse through raider for me. Or the tops storm vector . But the op7 does well to
Youd have a hard enough time telling 1075 from 3v in actual use. 1075 is a great steel. The older and more experienced i get, the less of a steel snob i become. Weve seen 1095 chop through steel pans and its not even a very tough steel. How tough do we need a knife to be really? Great knives and video 👍
For survival i would use a kukuri or big old howie
I would definitely go with the busse TGULB for a survival medium size knife
I have a tops street scalpe 2 that I'll carry occasionally but usually for me its either the la dague or the street bowie both designed by Fred Perrin.
@@jasonashley4579 very nice
That TOPS is designed primarily for self defense. Don't f it up chopping wood.
Aww that poor shitty ass Tops blade can't handle some fkn wood.....get off it already. This knife is goddamn shit!!! Absolutely garbage. Shitty ass heat treats and shitty ass design too.
@@brianminkc ok so have you tried this blade out? Not being smart by any means. Just looking for more information on it. I can definitely feel the self defense in the design. It's just an idea of the survival blade that intrigued me.
The op7 is a fantastic survival blade its my go to woods knife actually .
@@Danielstanius bahahaha. It's a fkn garbage fantasy knife. Nothing more. Quit lying
@@KnifeMania watch joex videos on RUclips. He's tested this blade 2 different times and both times it's been a pile of shit. Don't waste your money
I gotta say my experience with Tops isn't the same as youtube fanboys.
The two knives ive tried i gave away. Awful grinds way to thick behind the edge. Extremely high price for 1095.
Im to the point im making my own instead of paying $200 for basic carbon steel.
I really use 4-5 in blades the most. Im starting a few puukko handles i just got a BPS Aura for $60 to the door.
I also wanna put another handle on a 16in tramontina.
@@richardhenry1969 nice and good luck with your projects. I left ve modifying to fit my needs. And thanks for the input.
I agree on edge, my apache dawn and outpost command was bad until I convexed both blade edges
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