Silver Wolves: The Essential Guide to Cutting Tools for Survival!”
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- Опубликовано: 4 май 2024
- Welcome back, Silver Wolves! Dive into our latest video where we tackle the essentials of cutting tools for your wilderness excursions. We’re cutting through the clutter to bring you a streamlined guide on what to pack for efficiency and effectiveness:
Pocket Knives: Your everyday carry for precision and detail work. A true EDC must-have!
Belt Knives: The versatile workhorse for campsite duties, from crafting bushcraft projects to prepping meals.
Choppers, Axes, and Hatchets: The heavy hitters for chopping down trees and breaking down firewood to a manageable size.
Saws: For those clean cuts and when discretion is key, these tools help you maintain a low profile without sacrificing functionality.
Join us as we slice into the topic, ensuring you carry only what you need and nothing more. Let’s gear up for a cutting-edge camping experience!
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Thanks , Blackie for all the great ideas. Been enjoying your knowledge and practical ideas for many years . Also enjoy the comments of fellow Silver Wolves . All this knowledge has helped me put my own kit together and keep it updated . Arthritis and too many knee surgeries and 75 years puts restraints on my activities but your videos and comments are as welcome as a trip to a good military surplus store . Keep it coming and best wishes to all .
Ernest Warther demonstrated that you don’t need a big blade to do amazing carving and whittling tasks. He developed a blade that they still sell today that has a full sized handle and small edge and his results speak for themselves.
1000% straight up no bs , gotta love the honesty of Blackie. Each person has to make it THIERS ..👍👍👍👍👍
First time I've seen one of your videos in my feed in over a year. Always happy to listen to what you have to say.
Welcome back!
Great work, Blackie Thomas.
Excellent, informative video!
"Get out there and get some dirt time."
At my age and expected level of "camping, wilderness survival", I plan to always be within 500 feet of my truck ! So to that extent, I have all of the following in the truck at all times: razor sharp tomahawk, standard hatchet, folding limb saw, EOD breaching tool, various knives. And some other stuff too.
Thanks Blackie, I always enjoy your vids. You are a peaceful fella to listen too.
I always have a folding saw in my hunting backpack. It works great for clearing a shooting lane
👍 Nice video. Good advice about layering. I am 74 and found this a useful video. Thank you!
I did get a chuckle with your comment about a “one & done” knife. The so-called one tool option is, always was, and always will be a fantasy.
I feel the same way about “survival knives”, why wouldn’t the Mora style knife that we live with in the woods for our knife chores be the same knife we would want if things go topsy-turvy? IMHO “survival knives” are marketing ploy.
I do agree that if a person, for any reason, cannot safely & effectively use a chopping tool, the saw is an excellent option.
I carry a Marttiini Lynx, a Bacho Laplander saw, and a Victorinox Camping SAK. My back-up blade varies depending on my mood.
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Very well explained, Blackie!
The choice of cutting tools comes with experience and also depends on personal preferences.
The cutting tools you take outdoors also depend on the environment there and what you want to do there.
For example, here with me in Central Europe, a 91mm or 111mm Victorinox is completely sufficient for hiking or camping. Maybe a small folding saw in your backpack - perfect!
A camp knife or camp ax would make things a lot easier, but they aren't really necessary.
Many tools, especially the oh-so-hyped bushcraft knives, are also purely a fad and a money-making proposition. Special steel, special hardening process, etc., and in the end you can't really use it for anything.
Great video, Blackie. 👍🏻🔪
Your concept of “layering your knives “ is excellent. I’ve long used that idea for my cutting tools. Much practical wisdom from you Blackie. Thanks 👍
Thanks Blackie….definitely food for thought. I’ve got a jungle kukri, a mora, silky saw and the Swiss army that you have. All I can say is that I need more practice. At 64, I definitely don’t have the hand strength I used to.
Good reasonable advice
Especially for us older folks
Love WC knives and use the very same as yours
That being said and being up north i also use a GB small forest axe, a Silky and a mora for camp chores
My SAK rides in my pack as well
And for all the really tough work
I carry my son 😂 ✌️🇺🇸
Great tips. Thanks Blackie
Great job Blackie. Very relevant content and another fan of Silky folding saws ...
I have a mora garberg for my larger belt knife because it's a good knife and it's very reasonable priced. Thank you for the video. Have a good day.
I’ve got arthritis in both hands, and if I do much chopping I pay dearly the next day. I use a saw for anything too big to just snap by hand. I have a Silky Gomboy in my overnight ruck, and for day trips, EDC, I carry a smaller Silky Pocketboy. Both, if used correctly, get the job done with minimal damage to my hands.
My EDC detail work knife is a classic Opinel Carbone #8.
Thanks Blackie
Great Information Blackie
Well presented.
Thank you Blackie, I really enjoy your take and calm cadence on break down of a subject.
I've been inactive for quite a few years for health reasons..late 60s..been using my BK7 and realized my hand strength is not what it used to be ..its hard to admit for now using a heavier blade is dangerous..like how you are addressing issues that us "silver wolves" can relate to..as always..thanks Blackie
Informative and beneficial video!
I am a trained blade guy. This is some of the best advice on knives per utube. Well done Blackie. -Bluecord Brotherhood
Good information, thank you Blackie.
Hey Blache’, you talking about making traps? When are you gonna make another video about simple trampoline you know? Been watching you since 2014 I really enjoy your stuff.
As I watched your video, I had to quickly go back to make sure I wasn't the author! That's how close our thinking is! Wow!
Your categories and mine are identical, even though our individual choices differ at detail level. Here's my choice:
Saw: as with yours, Silky does it for me. If heavy work is expected, I'd go Bigboy, and if general work, Gomboy (like the one you showed). Nothing will outperform these saws, and they just conserve so much energy for the same work. Exit the axe! No-brainer.
Large knife: I've tried a kukri, but for my hand and lower arm strength it did not work well. My fault, not the kukri's. My choice is my trusty Cold Steel Trail Master (San Mai III version). It's big enough for heavy chopping, and thick enough (5/16 inch) for splitting (although I do this ONLY as an emergency. I'd rather use wedges cut with my TM.) (Note: I have a thing about the perceived need to split 12 inch or larger logs into bits just to chuck them on a fire. If wood that size is available, thinner bits are also - use those instead! I have a rule of thumb about splitting: no bigger diameter than half the length of the knife blade. In the case of my Trail Master below that is 4 1/2 inches. Bigger than that is done with wedges.) It's also relatively light at 17 ounces.
Belt knife: Now here I'm adventurous and go with the new (and upgraded) Victorinox Venture Pro system. This is innovative and is based on the experience Victorinox has accumulated over many decades of knife-making. The steel is the usual Sandvic 14C 28N and the blade is full flat ground to a 17deg edge, with a hardness of 59 Rockwell. Thus it is an outstanding woodworker, with excellent edge retention. A really good all-rounder belt knife. [Note: I viewed a recent video where it out-performed a Mora Garberg in a feathersticking comparison test under identical conditions!]
Pocket knife: My choice is a bit more generalised than your Opinel, and I'd go for a multitool knife like a Victorinox Hercules. (Note: I won't consider a Leatherman type folder pliers based tool, unless I decide it's ESSENTIAL need to have a full size pliers ( and I can't think of many of these!).
Chuckle choice: I would never be without a small Victorinox paring knife (or two, or three, .....). These little 21 gram (0,7 ounce) beauties as so light one can slip them into other kit elements (like your kitchen kit, or fire kit), and not even feel it. Easy to sharpen and cheaper than dirt!
Great video Blackie, and incidentally I'm also already a Silver! I'd love to hear your thoughts on my comments!
Cheers mate!
Outstanding 👍 Thanks Blacky 🏆🗡️
Ty blackie, great info
Hi Blackie, greeting from Australia 🇦🇺, thank you for your time to make these videos.
Mostly good information...!
Layering and using the right tool for the job... Rules!
After 14 years in Alaska & 45 years in the Northern Rockies, the cold North has taught me to ditch the axe. An axe is a useful tool in a long term camp/cabin scenario but is overly romanticized! It stays home unless I have conveyance and a serious need for chopping.
My Silky Bigboy 2000 and a heavy blade Machete will always do more for you than an axe will for the same carry weight.
Thanks for the video...
Have to agree with you on the EDC. My go-to is the SAK Huntsman. Has been for the last 30 years. I flew in the Air Force and a cutting tool was a no-go item as in can't go flying without it. The only thing the Huntsman can't do is chop down trees and defend against bears. However, the Victorinox Ranger Grip with its locking blade and oversize saw might be the exception. As for a fixed blade it's the Benchmade Puukko. One thing I really like doing with all my knives is accessorising and for that you need a sheath. I always tape two paper matches & a striker to them.
Fieldmaster for life, represent
I went with benchmade pukko but traded for leuku
@@evanhawk2574 Nothing to lose all the more to gain.
Nice breakdown of cutting tools. 👍
Thanks as usual Blackie. I have a klein stockman and a Gerber assisted opener for E.D.C. I own several SAK 's also generally keep them in a pouch sometimes I carry them for edc . I put pouches together and carry them or have them close by TTYL
While I have a SAK Champ that is carried in pack as a backup, I normally tend to carry on me a Leatherman Sidekick as it is a bit cheaper than the SAK. On campsite site I have a 6" knife that I made, that is in a belt mount sheath with a Ferro rod.
I have a full size tracker knife fore all the heavy work
A bahco saw and a cold steel recon1 tanto
And a nessmuk belt knife with me on all my trips
A collapsible buck saw is worth mentioning. Easiest saw to use with least amount of effort with proper blade. I live close to Canada in upper Idaho so I prefer to have a hatchet with a slightly longer handle for 2 handed use, a bahco for small stuff and a bucksaw for camp fire wood. My hands and wrists are a big issue with me so having all three make bushctafting a much more enjoyable experience.
I've found that those insulated anti slip gloves will take a lot of the strain and if chopping the jolt away from hands and wrists. Hope this helps. 14:35
@daleodenbaugh9516...
I live in similar terrain a short distance to the East of you and I think that if you try the appropriate sized Silky saw you'll change your mind about foldable bucksaws.
I've yet to see any hand saw out perform a Silky saw in speed of cutting, comfort, ease of use, & minimized effort.
If you prefer kukris, blackie, I think you'll love billhooks.
goedenavond Blackie !!👍
I am using a Green River as I listen to Blackie Thomas. At exactly the 3:52 mark I take my eyes off my task and see him display his fine blade and I say to myself "HEY, THAT'S ABOUT LIKE MINE! 😄 I plan to modify my blade to have the big belly recurve shape like that one and want to replace my handle scales to make it more ergonomic.
He gives a Pretty good description on the topic IMHO.
That Swiss Army knife model is a good option. I like mine. It's older than me. It's surprisingly easy to get shaving sharp. I like it better than a multi tool.
My favorite cutting tools: Müller Biber-Canada forestry axe, Hultafors felling axe HY 10-1.2 SV, Samurai Ichiban saw, TRC Mille Cuori, Lionsteel M4, Manly Patriot, Mora Bushcraft Black, Victorinox Rucksack, Explorer, Spirit X,Harvester, forgot to mention Fiskars X7 and X25. PS I live in the forest since the 90's, some of these are used daily, depending on the time of year,some others are used for training my skills whenever I have freetime.
Lol, not a silver yet, but pretty dang close, at least the beard is!! Anyway, great video!! I have often thought on this subject, and looking back it seems I have always layered my blades and I can never think of a time that I only carried just one cutting tool into the woods. Maybe in an emergency, but then I always have multiple blades on my person for edc anyways.
Good afternoon Blackie!
Good video Blackie, thanks for sharing YAH bless !
A good saw you trust or a chopper are really all you need in most situations imo. Good point about the hand strength and coordination though. All choppers (including axes) depend on a forceful chop. Saws are better in that respect (also in a survival situation if you're trying to conserve calories, saws are better).
just a thought
there is a folding knife I think you might like a lot
Flexcut Carving' Jack,
All good information
Thank you.
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I always have a small Opinel knife in the pocket on my backpack. I think it is the easiest knife that I own to sharpen. I cant remember what the number is except its the second smallest one i could find on the internet at the time
I have three items I can do I got a fold up bucksaw tomahawk add a cookery
Will you do a video on field shirts?
2 yr BSA 2hr search rescue not one time I pack a AX around saw yes . good knife that it some people do pack them not my s.o.p now I found ax is to much weight if got to move light and fast like in search and rescue now tomahawk is one might take in the winter
How about a light saber?
I'd order a haversack if I could figure out how to do so ..
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I am 76 and I fell and broke my left shoulder only have 30-40 percent usage and of course it was my dominant hand so the question is what hatchet would you recommend thank you
@Waynewolfe4848
A heavy blade Machete paired with a Silky saw!
I'm 75 next month mate. I would suggest you try out operating with a folding saw, a lot easier than any type of axe. My suggestion is that you get a cheap pruning saw from the likes of Aldi to try out working with one and see how you find it before committing yourself to purchasing a high end (expensive) Bhaco or Silky. Happy Trails.
Thank you for the suggestion
You forgot the fifth knife that you should carry. The knife you give your buddy because he didnt bring one along figuring you had a zillion knives with you at all times.
I'm going out in the woods tomorrow looking for morrel mushrooms with an extra pocketknife for my buddy to use because he will probably forget his in his shorts and i know he is going to wear pants to protect against ticks tomorrow.
Nope. I can't count the number of times I have gifted pocket tools to others, only to have them turn around and ask to use mine... again. No more. If they can't be bothered to carry it, they will go without.
Thanks as usual Blackie. I have a klein stockman and a Gerber assisted opener for E.D.C. I own several SAK 's also generally keep them in a pouch sometimes I carry them for edc . I put pouches together and carry them or have them close by TTYL