Thanks so much and it’s good to be back! Been teaching a lot of courses and getting my book out into the world which took a lot of time away from my video making efforts. Stay tuned and please share with anyone you think may be interested.
Hello Mike 👋🏻 could you please tell me who made the knife that was in the still pictures they were showing in this video.Also thank you for your time & video. All the best . 👍
Hi Shane, that knife was an earlier design of mine called the Celilo made for us by Derrick Taupin. He stopped making knives unfortunately. These custom blades were made extra thick for a tactical team that wanted a knife that could be used as a survival tool as well as take lots of abuse. I don't have any left besides the one that you see in the photo, but I'd be happy to sell it to you if you really want it.
Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!! Get some callouses on them thumbs butter roll!!!! Rolling and smoothing out that spine diminishes your working options; it also narrows the ability for inexperienced individuals to accomplish certain tasks. That stuff may be fine for an old master bushman; but to suggest it to the general audience is ludicrous. The human body is the most resilient and adaptable organism on the planet. Blisters are annoying and painful..... but the first step towards wilderness toughness. Grinding steel to accommodate comfortably soft thumbs is laughable; especially when that full-length sharp spine is advantageous towards many tasks in the bush. But yeah..... What do I know? Go ahead folks..... ruin your knife!!! LMAO!!!!
Still waiting on that list of all the amazing tasks you can do with your knife spine that I'm missing out on. Please educate us. It must be hard to type when your hands are full of blisters and callouses, so I'll wait a little longer. Unless of course you're not for real, in which case this is a waste of time.
I somewhat agree with whisky's perspective on grinding the metal on the spine of a knife. This is because I personally use my knife for tasks like scraping in bowmaking and fire making, and it hasn't caused any discomfort to my thumb during delicate cutting tasks.Thats just my opinion. But his comment shouldnt have gotten you that salty bro you never know who you are conversing with. Not to mention you have a respectable utube channel.
Good demonstration and well explained. Thanks!
Great vid ! Thanks
Thanks so much, hope you enjoy the other videos in that series as well.
Great stuff! Thanks for making these.
I'm not remotely a bushcrafter , and you demonstrate perfectly why not having a sharp spine on a knife is a good idea. Thanks, and all the best.
Thank you for the comment and best wishes 🙏
Mike, been following you for years, bought one of your early BCNW knives and still use it. Good to see you back making videos!
Thanks so much and it’s good to be back! Been teaching a lot of courses and getting my book out into the world which took a lot of time away from my video making efforts. Stay tuned and please share with anyone you think may be interested.
I forge knives and I've told many people the same about a sharpened spine
Yes, definitely not for everyone. Thank you for your input and taking the time to comment. All the best, ML
Hello Mike 👋🏻 could you please tell me who made the knife that was in the still pictures they were showing in this video.Also thank you for your time & video. All the best . 👍
Hi Shane, that knife was an earlier design of mine called the Celilo made for us by Derrick Taupin. He stopped making knives unfortunately. These custom blades were made extra thick for a tactical team that wanted a knife that could be used as a survival tool as well as take lots of abuse. I don't have any left besides the one that you see in the photo, but I'd be happy to sell it to you if you really want it.
Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!! Get some callouses on them thumbs butter roll!!!! Rolling and smoothing out that spine diminishes your working options; it also narrows the ability for inexperienced individuals to accomplish certain tasks. That stuff may be fine for an old master bushman; but to suggest it to the general audience is ludicrous. The human body is the most resilient and adaptable organism on the planet. Blisters are annoying and painful..... but the first step towards wilderness toughness. Grinding steel to accommodate comfortably soft thumbs is laughable; especially when that full-length sharp spine is advantageous towards many tasks in the bush. But yeah..... What do I know? Go ahead folks..... ruin your knife!!! LMAO!!!!
And what "many tasks" do two extra inches of sharpened spine allow experts like you to accomplish? What "working options" am I missing?
Still waiting on that list of all the amazing tasks you can do with your knife spine that I'm missing out on. Please educate us. It must be hard to type when your hands are full of blisters and callouses, so I'll wait a little longer. Unless of course you're not for real, in which case this is a waste of time.
I somewhat agree with whisky's perspective on grinding the metal on the spine of a knife. This is because I personally use my knife for tasks like scraping in bowmaking and fire making, and it hasn't caused any discomfort to my thumb during delicate cutting tasks.Thats just my opinion. But his comment shouldnt have gotten you that salty bro you never know who you are conversing with. Not to mention you have a respectable utube channel.