Thank you for the video! Very much appreciated. I'm glad you noticed the design features which make it a great wilderness knife. Bushcraft knives are deceptively simple..
Excellent review. I think you have your head on straight about what’s needed in a good (or, as here, great) bushcrafting knife. You made one good point I want to re-emphasize. Grading “normal” sized knives for their chopping ability -- as in using the knife as a hatchet/saw replacement -- is just silly. But how well a knife does at what you call crafting chops... yes, that's an excellent metric. And that capability along with the straight section of blade for planing.... man, those just go together like peas and carrots. I have an Adventure Sworn Classic but recently got the Explorer for exactly the reasons you point out about the advantages of having a section of straight blade (for planing tasks, and others) and a section with some good belly (for notching tasks, and others). It was spending time with the Terävä Jääkäripuukko that taught me this: it has essentially the same blade shape. Like you, the Guide is the other AS knife that is and has been on my radar. And, ditto about LT Wright knives. I have and love the Lagom and Kamrat, and have handled the Genesis. Great knives, good value, and yes, the spine is maybe a bit too sharp. I use a file and then wet/dry sandpaper to round the corners of the 3/4" nearest the handle, but you still have that super sharp spine with a thumb assist. I think there is more to be said about the coke-bottle handle, but it's too hard to distill into a comment here. Maybe I should save that and do my own video. :)
I know this is an older video but for video sake, if you left the bark on when you made pot hook, I believe it would've shown up better on camera. Otherwise, great video and a great knife
With all the new steels that beat the pants off O1, why do makers still use it? Ease of working the steel? Ease of sharpening in the field, cost?. Decent steel for the 1980's and I have knives in O1 including a Randall. More. much more impressed with K390, Vanadis 4E, magnacut, CPM3V, CPM4V, ETC. I don't care how good a heat treat, these knives will lose to the super steels. Pity, a great lookin knife.
From what I’ve seen users like O1 cause it’s easy to sharpen and it’s recommended by the famous bushcrafters. The modern steels can beat O1 and should. However I’ve seen a lot of makers use bad geometry or overly soft heat treatments where O1 could win if heat treated and ground correctly VS a super steel with a thick edge and soft heat treat. I also am not a fan of scandi grinds. I feel like they’re very limited in application and it’s the lazy makers grind. They have their place in wood working but I would say if the blade thickness is over 3/32 it shouldn’t be scandi.
@@TheScrawnyLumberjack Agree 100 percent Brother. I have had a ton of knives from different makers. Randall, Emerson for example when he first started and the heat treat is key. Great steel helps for sure. I can get a brilliant edge on CPM3v from just a field strop and am having good luck with the Magnacut Kephart from BGM and the BRK bushcrafter Scout in Magnacut. Seem very easy to sharpen and so far hold an edge. Will shoot some deer and hogs soon and test them both and verify.
Thank you for the video! Very much appreciated. I'm glad you noticed the design features which make it a great wilderness knife. Bushcraft knives are deceptively simple..
They might be simple but they often are over complicated. What makes an Adventure Sworn so good is the handle ergonomics.
Adventure Sworn is this better than the huntsman for hunting fishing food prep, things like that.
I own the field grade model, it’s the perfect bush knife for me. Thanks for the great video.
Excellent review. I think you have your head on straight about what’s needed in a good (or, as here, great) bushcrafting knife.
You made one good point I want to re-emphasize. Grading “normal” sized knives for their chopping ability -- as in using the knife as a hatchet/saw replacement -- is just silly. But how well a knife does at what you call crafting chops... yes, that's an excellent metric. And that capability along with the straight section of blade for planing.... man, those just go together like peas and carrots.
I have an Adventure Sworn Classic but recently got the Explorer for exactly the reasons you point out about the advantages of having a section of straight blade (for planing tasks, and others) and a section with some good belly (for notching tasks, and others). It was spending time with the Terävä Jääkäripuukko that taught me this: it has essentially the same blade shape.
Like you, the Guide is the other AS knife that is and has been on my radar.
And, ditto about LT Wright knives. I have and love the Lagom and Kamrat, and have handled the Genesis. Great knives, good value, and yes, the spine is maybe a bit too sharp. I use a file and then wet/dry sandpaper to round the corners of the 3/4" nearest the handle, but you still have that super sharp spine with a thumb assist.
I think there is more to be said about the coke-bottle handle, but it's too hard to distill into a comment here. Maybe I should save that and do my own video. :)
Awesome ,,awesome knife,,i have one in Birdseye ,, super high quality knife!!! Gotta be one of the best bushcraft knives out there!!!!!
I agree with you this has to be the best knife I've used its one that I will always reach for.
Where do you purchase these beauties??
Magnifique couteau avec une finition superbe et un super design!!
That's a great blade you have there bud!
Great review! I love my Explorer.
I know this is an older video but for video sake, if you left the bark on when you made pot hook, I believe it would've shown up better on camera. Otherwise, great video and a great knife
She's a beauty!
Nice knife man, great vid too
Thank you
Mora Companion on steroids 🔪✨
They only advertise O1 steel!
how many mm did you get yours in
This one is 1/8th or 3.18 MM. I’ve sold this one and regretted it however I have a new one in 1/8th convex.
@@TheScrawnyLumberjack How do you find scandi vs convex?
With all the new steels that beat the pants off O1, why do makers still use it? Ease of working the steel? Ease of sharpening in the field, cost?. Decent steel for the 1980's and I have knives in O1 including a Randall. More. much more impressed with K390, Vanadis 4E, magnacut, CPM3V, CPM4V, ETC. I don't care how good a heat treat, these knives will lose to the super steels. Pity, a great lookin knife.
From what I’ve seen users like O1 cause it’s easy to sharpen and it’s recommended by the famous bushcrafters. The modern steels can beat O1 and should. However I’ve seen a lot of makers use bad geometry or overly soft heat treatments where O1 could win if heat treated and ground correctly VS a super steel with a thick edge and soft heat treat. I also am not a fan of scandi grinds. I feel like they’re very limited in application and it’s the lazy makers grind. They have their place in wood working but I would say if the blade thickness is over 3/32 it shouldn’t be scandi.
@@TheScrawnyLumberjack Agree 100 percent Brother. I have had a ton of knives from different makers. Randall, Emerson for example when he first started and the heat treat is key. Great steel helps for sure. I can get a brilliant edge on CPM3v from just a field strop and am having good luck with the Magnacut Kephart from BGM and the BRK bushcrafter Scout in Magnacut. Seem very easy to sharpen and so far hold an edge. Will shoot some deer and hogs soon and test them both and verify.