Knives are practical outdoor tools. Plus, they make yard work chores much more fun. Knife Junkie Bob DeMarco shows you how to hone your bushcrafting skills on your home turf.
“The jungles of Southeast Asia and the Malay Archipelago are generally more “woody” than the jungles of Latin America.” Reuben Bolieu explains. The parang and golok are designed for stronger chopping, which is why the parang blade is heavier than machetes, and with a broader bevel angle to prevent binding in the wood when chopping.”
“Like a multi-tool, a bushcraft knife might be called upon to do things its designers never envisioned,” Jim Cobb writes. 8 factors to consider, plus Cobb’s picks.
Got 10 hours or so to spend in a forest? Hone your self-reliance skills with these step-by-step instructions. From baking wild roots and grilling venison backstrap to making squirrel stew and wild turkey jerky, this style of kitchen does everything but hunt the food for you.
“What might seem like a one-hit wonder as a slashing tool for clearing a path through drooping and entangled vegetation actually has numerous applications for enlightened outdoorsmen,” Michael D’Angona writes.
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If you think the Brits don’t know how to do much besides lift pints in pubs, think again. Get British bushcrafting tips from this video from Mike Mullen and TA Outdoors.
You can find endless videos on the Internet that feature cross grain batoning, striking the spine of basically every knife, and other ‘bushcrafting tests.’ “They’re tests of steel, build quality, and capability for certain, but they ain’t bushcraft,” writes Peter Colligan. “I know this now.”
