KA-BAR Knives from Common Machine Prod. on Vimeo.
Apropos of not a lot, I saw this on BB this morning and thought one or two of you might like it too. The Ka-Bar is certainly and iconic design, not totally convinced by the claims of 'finest craftsmanship' myself but with a few hours and a few sheets of sandpaper they can be made pretty user friendly. I've had one in the past and would have another one. More Soon SBWA tubby suburban dad watching hunting and adventure shows on TV and wondering could I do that? This is the chronicle of my adventures as I learn to learn to Forage, Hunt and Fish for food that has lived as I would wish to myself - Wild and Free.
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Saturday, 7 July 2012
6 comments:
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You're welcome to disagree, life would be way too boring if we all agreed with each other and we'd never learn anything.
I like to think that we're all grown up enough to argue every last point, right down to the bone, without bearing a grudge afterwards.
Come on in the waters lovely
SBW
Agreed, ka bars are nice but could be better. I'd have a bir more faith in them if the tang was a little thicker.
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ReplyDeleteI know what you mean, i often have the same concern myself, but in fairness the scandawegens have been using stick tangs since god was in short trousers and I've never seen one of them commplain that a stick tang has bent or snapped, so maybe, just maybe we are overly concerned?
SBW
I wonder whether it gained some foothold in the outdoorsy/camper/canoe-er/hunting/bushcrafty crowd, simply because it was available. How many service members came home with one from the war(s) and when they or their offspring went camping or hunting, that's what they had access to, so that is what they used. "Why buy some other knife? This works, I've already got it, it'll do."
ReplyDeletePerhaps not the best knife for the purposes, but given it is a serviceable knife that was available to many, it gained a following amongst outdoorsy types.
Exploriment
ReplyDeleteThey certainly are a classic, does anyone do a version with nice steel and a nicer finish?
SBW
Yeah I think that is called "something other than a Ka-Bar". Sorry, smart ass answer I know.
ReplyDeleteI think it is likely made to the specs it is to be grunt proof. A knife that can be mass produced, dig a hole for a mine, snap the bands off ammo crates, ram into the chest of a VC, and keep going.
but for me its still an idle design knife.
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