buck alpha hunter (ats34 heat treated) as a bush craft knife?

[Wildman]

hello all, this is my first post on this site and it is in the form of a question. i have a buck alpha hunter and was thinking of using it as a bushcraft knife on account of its sharpness. my question is would this be a reasonable choice being that i have no money at the moment.(i couldnt afford a tent peg to sharpen) lol. thanks wildman.

[Straight Shooter]

hello wm i have no practical advice to offer but there are plenty on there that will help you .... just hang on a bit !

[Barneyboy]

hello mate yes it will do the trick bit of a shame if you lose it pal thats why i use the mora blade cheap and does the job

[Paul]

Good choice of blade wildman but as BB says, what if you lose it?

Cheap and cheerful for me.
Mora 840 blade (£11) backed up with a Cold Steel Kukri (£18) for the heavy things in life.
Add a little ceramic sharpener (£6) to keep things nice.

Maths time.
The above three for £35 (7.50 p&p) Total £42.50.

An Alpha hunter (£50-70 ish) isn't it?

Still. nice blade.

[Wildman]

(2 October 2012, 22:03)Paul Wrote: Good choice of blade wildman but as BB says, what if you lose it?

Cheap and cheerful for me.
Mora 840 blade (£11) backed up with a Cold Steel Kukri (£18) for the heavy things in life.
Add a little ceramic sharpener (£6) to keep things nice.

Maths time.
The above three for £35 (7.50 p&p) Total £42.50.

An Alpha hunter (£50-70 ish) isn't it?

Still. nice blade.

ello again m8 lol, thank your for that advice, i must admit loosing that particular blade would be heart breaking. cold steel i must admit are very good for practical affordability, and i'll defanatly look at getting a mora. i thought they were more expensive. nice. cheers man

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(2 October 2012, 21:34)Barneyboy Wrote: hello mate yes it will do the trick bit of a shame if you lose it pal thats why i use the mora blade cheap and does the job

true, i'll be looking at a mora for sure now.

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(2 October 2012, 22:03)Paul Wrote: Good choice of blade wildman but as BB says, what if you lose it?

Cheap and cheerful for me.
Mora 840 blade (£11) backed up with a Cold Steel Kukri (£18) for the heavy things in life.
Add a little ceramic sharpener (£6) to keep things nice.

Maths time.
The above three for £35 (7.50 p&p) Total £42.50.

An Alpha hunter (£50-70 ish) isn't it?

Still. nice blade.
the 154 steel aplha's are 50-70 the ats34's h-t are alot more but all the ones i've found to get an idea of price are the 154's.

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(2 October 2012, 21:27)Straight Shooter Wrote: hello wm i have no practical advice to offer but there are plenty on there that will help you .... just hang on a bit !

thank you straight shooter, you were right. its a mora bushcraft knife for me!! cheers man.

[BeardyMan]

There's no such thing as a bushcraft knife! Ive heard thousands of discussion on "whats the best knife for bushcraft" and the answer is - what ever knife you have with you! If it's all you got then it's perfect. Its what.you do with it that counts

[Wildman]

(3 October 2012, 07:29)BeardyMan Wrote: There's no such thing as a bushcraft knife! Ive heard thousands of discussion on "whats the best knife for bushcraft" and the answer is - what ever knife you have with you! If it's all you got then it's perfect. Its what.you do with it that counts

thanks beardyman, wisdom is a sentence well said. i guess what i was trying to find out is would using the buck as a bushcraft knife ruin the blade. battoning ect. the knife was left to me by a man i only ever met once. he was dying of cancer and after a night out with his family, when back in the house every one just left him to sit in the kichen by him self which i thought was out of order so i went in and we put all sorts to rights lol. two bottles of fine whisky later and were exchanging story's and i wish i wasnt as drunk as i was coz he was trying to tell me every lesson he ever learned in his life (almost as if know one wanted to know and i was his last chance) so a month or so later i get given the knife and was told that he remembered me and wanted his wife to make sure i got it. so to say the blade is sacred to me is a lie its every thing to me. for years i just kept it in a draw, and one day thought that david wouldnt of wanted me to have this blade and not use it, and as i have no elk to skin lol i thought that a bushcraft knife would be the ticket. as long as i dont loose it as i was advised above. which i agree with to. wildman.

[Wildman]

I looked online with the intention of getting a mora honest . Then I saw a casstrom with bohler 02 carbon tool steel for 69 and I thought "the bivi can wait" i would recommend this knife to anyone who wants a real blade-stains easily but will still shave hairs off my arm after two days use! Holds an edge better than any knife I've used for a while.

[NorthernRaider]

My Bushcraft duty / camp site knife is still an AK47 Bayonet / sheath combo, its rock sold cabon steel, holds a good edge and its tough as old boots.

[uks]

The best knife is the one you have with you at the time