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Which survival knives work best for different emergency situations, or hunting, fishing, skinning, rope cutting, general purpose? Leon Pantenburg reviews many top shelf survival knives and puts them through extensive field testing.

Review: Bark River Scandi knife combines great design with modern materials

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The Scandi knife design goes back about 1,000 years, to a time of square-sailed long ships, round shields and viking raiders. Bark River Knives has taken a classic design, updated it with modern steels and handle materials to create what I predict will be another superb knife

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What survival knife do you carry every day?

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Question from Reader: “You’ve written abut the best survival knife, the best EDC knife, the best hunting knife, fillet, pocket knife, etc., etc. Skip the options, the analysis and potential survival scenarios and answer this: What is the knife you have on you right now?”

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Five reasons to use a survival knife lanyard

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Ever wonder what to do with that hole in the knife handle? It can be an important safety feature. Here’s how to use it.

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Knife review: The Bark River Sahara Hunter may be the best hunting knife for you

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Your backcountry hunting knife better be able to handle some survival tasks. The Bark River Sahara may be what you’ve been looking for.

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Review: Bark River Classic Semi-Skinner

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The improvements just keep on coming with this Semi-Skinner. Bark River has refined, upgraded and improved an already incredible hunting knife. 

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My five favorite skinning knives for big game hunting

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Every prepper/survivalist/hunter needs a reliable, useful skinning knife. You may not hunt, or intend to, but some day may need to butcher a large animal. These are skinning knives that have worked well for me.

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Bravo 1.25 LT Custom Modified – Could this be the ultimate hunting knife?

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Bark River had a HUGE challenge by me to improve on their most popular “Bravo LT” model. But, with a request to modify the blade, you won’t believe the results. It may just be the best hunting knife ever.

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Video: Two best beginner knives for kids – and under $20

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What is the best first knife for a beginner? Here are two contenders that can handle just about anything.

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Classic cutlery: My Dad’s Hitler Youth knife became a farm utility tool

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Best survival knife guide: Some knife designs work very well. My father, a WWII infantryman, learned this after he acquired a Hitler Youth knife. It became his hunting knife.

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How to force a patina on carbon steel blade

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Make a carbon steel blade look antique with this simple method of forcing a patina with vinegar.

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