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[Request] Knife-buying advice
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Damn I really appreciate the tips, thank you! I probably should have mentioned in the post that I’m looking at the other “color” of the knife on that page (the 440C one) and their site just doesn’t have a convenient way to link it lol. Hopefully that’s slightly more practical than the damascus? It’s definitely gonna be for light work (food and campfire wood mostly) but I’ll probably need to sharpen it eventually anyway so thanks for the tips on sharpening.
I’ll pick up some mineral oil - that’s really good to know. Is 440C any better in this respect?
The morakniv sounds good, but the folding is important to me cuz 90% of what I need from a knife is just easy portability.
Thank you again for all the advice, I really appreciate it!
440c is often underestimated. My main knife back when I was survival camping and doing stuff like building shelters was an old, huge bowie made of 440c. Damn thing was tough as hell. You could literally chop a small tree down and while it might be duller than when it started, you could still chop up plenty more, and never get a chip or bend in that blade.
Again, a folding knife can't do that. But if the 440 on theirs is even halfway well made, you won't have to worry about the blade taking damage from reasonable use. Nor about rusting unless you abuse the hell out of it, then leave it covered in sap and water. Since the hardest use you'll be putting it to is kindling from what you said, it should do just fine in all regards.
Even bad 440c tends to at least not snap under use. It'll bend, but not snap. Since the softer heat treatment methods also mean it's easier to sharpen, I can't say I've ever objected to that configuration in a beater knife. Wouldn't want to have to sharpen a ton in the field, but it shouldn't need more than a touch up by the fire in the evening with the kind of use you have planned, no matter how soft they ran it.