Wako is the best. I doubt he realizes how many people he continues to teach, influence and inspire.

Yea well said I feel the same way

I have been modifying a few of my knives with his asymmetrical bevel style for a few years now and it is by far my favorite for bushcraft knives

Which one do you prefer 2 or 2 and why? Thanks 🙏

@@derioillumi9868 For the past year I've been more of a collector than a user, lol. The main point to get across is that the II is NOT a "big" knife. If I wanted to carry only one knife and had to choose between the two, it would be the II -- a "mid-size" knife that can do most jobs decently. The standard Bark River Bushcrafter is more of a carver than an all-around bushcrafting knife, IMO. As a contrast, the Aurora II DOES come nearer the territory of a "big" knife, vs the regular Aurora -- just sayin'. Overall, you won't do bad with any of the Auroras, Bushcrafters, and Bravos. I have about 20 Bark River knives, and they're all in those three types except I have all three of the Kepharts (4" in 3V, 5" in 4V, and mini in 3V -- but I'm more interested in the Kepharts than most people), and I just happened to take delivery TODAY of a Woodland Special in Cru-Wear -- and I find I'm not particularly crazy about the handle. Finally, I have a Gunny in Elmax and a JX5 Vengeful -- just to be funny, LOL (I wanted to have one huge Bark River -- but I also have a Bravo 2, which comes pretty close to the "huge" category, from my perspective). It's hard to stop buying Bark River knives; great steel and great form factor (usually). Keep the boxes and keep them in good condition and they will easily hold their value.

@@GetMeThere1 hey thanks for chiming in. I’m on the verge of buying 1 of 3 knives and I would highly appreciate your opinion. I’m debating between the Bushcrafter, Aurora, and EXT-1. I would mainly use this knife around the fire. I have a bigger knife for batoning larger pieces of wood, but now I’m interested in getting a smaller in comparison companion knife that can do some of the smaller tasks better like making feather sticks and a bit of carving. But also not too small so it can serve the purpose of doing above mentioned tasks solely on its own when I don’t have the bigger knife on me. Which is why I’m strongly considering the Bushcrafter II as well. Would love your perspective on steel and grind as well. Thanks 🙏

@@HarisBabic Regarding steel and Bark River, I really see no significant difference between their 3V and their Cru-wear. I also have a couple their knives in Elmax, which would likely hold an edge slightly longer. Still 3V would always be my choice for bushcrafting. And for bushcrafting, the Aurora and the Bushcrafter are awesome (and it sounds like the Bushcrafter II might be slightly longer than what you have in mind). To pick just one I'd choose the Aurora -- it's that perfect size where you can do almost anything yet it's still "handy." The main difference between the Aurora and the Bushcrafter is that the Aurora is "pointier," so it ADDS that to all the other features of the bushcrafter, giving you something extra. I've never heard of ANYONE being unhappy with the Aurora. I own 18 Bark River knives -- but no Fox River variants. They are "hunting" knives, and I've never found a need for a knife that is made strictly for hunting work -- I can gut and skin a deer with any knife, so I don't feel a need for a knife that's specialized for that.

@@GetMeThere1 that brings a lot of clarity. Thank you so much 🙏 It appeared to me that the Bushcrafter II and Aurora are pretty similar in length, are they significantly different in the hand in terms of size and fit? And I totally hear you about Aurora having that extra factor ! Also I was leaning toward Cruwear from the research I’ve done. Would 3V be the better choice for bushcraft? Sorry that may be a redundant question which you kind of already answered but I just wanted to make sure bc we hadn’t spoken about Cruwear. Thanks again !

bark river uses aluminum not stainless hardware. so brass i much better.

The 2s have too long a blade and have less leverage. So I recommend standard models. Keep in mind the bevel grind of the Bushcrafter has to be ordered high-Scandi or standard convex.

@@virtuoviceSo all the same, what do you recommend Aurora Convex or bushcrafter skandi high or Convex descents?))) Regards!

@@user-cx7qh4df1e The micarta handle of the Bushcrafter is the best of all the BR handles for bushcraft. For bushcraft jobs the high-Scandi grind is the best and for general purposes the standard convex grind is the best. They will launch Bushcrafter LT in 3mm thickness soon, whose handle will be thin. Regards.

@@virtuovice Thank you very much! 👍

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@@JPSikaHunter Very nice, but your bush crafter doesn't have a scandi grind. It appears to be a high grind. I would agree that the higher more slicing geometry would would in this knife design on animals very well. The Scandi grind the current models come with wouldn't be ideal for game processing.

Thank you. I don't have an Aurora now. But I will have a Tundra and be able to compare the handles soon.

Bushcrafter 2 it seems

Interesting. I have a couple of Helle folders, which I love, but went for an Enzo Trapper in Elmax for a fixed blade. Liking a bit of stainless and found the Helle's rolled the edges a bit under duress. Never had a Bark River, but like the Micarta os far, on the Enzo.

colliedogjoy Never had Helle folders. Maybe some day. Enzo Trapper I have in 01 steel and micarta. Nice blade. I wish the handle was a little thicker. Woodsknife puukko from Finland is one of my favorite brands

I’d imagine the trial and error required would be prohibitive.

About handle modification, He does that in other videos which uploaded in his another account. (explaining in Japanese)

Then one day, I decided to make my own crawldad.