Best Horizontal Carry Knives – Continuous Update

Fixed blade knives that can be used in the front horizontal carry position or the back scout carry position are are great for camping, backpacking or survival.

Here at Nothing But Knives we are constantly testing new horizontal and scout carry knives as they’re released. We’ve already added a new model to this article in 2024, and will add more as they’re released if we feel they make the cut (pun fully intended). Most people equate the fixed blade horizontal carry style …

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3rd Annual Drunken Hillbilly Knife Awards

The Drunken Hillbilly Awards are back for a third installment.

Back Again, Late and Uninvited: The Least Anticipated Knife Awards Show in the Industry This year we sent out a survey to pick the best knives of the year, but the only response we got back was a dirty napkin that said “Tall Jeb says watch your back” written in purple sharpie. So we went …

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RoseCraft Beaver Creek Barlow Review

We spent a few weeks testing out the RoseCraft Beaver Creek Barlow slip joint knife for our in-depth review.

The barlow has a storied history. The knife’s origins are unclear, but may well date back to 1670 in Sheffield, England, when a bladesmith named Obadiah Barlow was making folders. The RoseCraft Beaver Creek Barlow has its origins closer to home, and builds on the classic American barlow design that dominated the 19th and much …

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LionSteel M4 Review

Header image for our in-depth review of the LionSteel M4 bushcraft fixed blade knife.

An Unpretentious Italian Do-it-all Fixed-blade Knife To Last You A Lifetime Key Review Takaways Unpretentious. I like this word; it covers a lot of what the M4 is about. Not attempting to impress others with an appearance of greater importance, talent, or culture than is actually possessed; athing that’s pleasantly simple and functional; modest. In …

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Vosteed Minibarbar Cleaver Review

We spent a few weeks testing out the Vosteed Minibarbar camping cleaver indoors and outdoors.

Key Review Takeaways It’s a shame I tested this knife during the winter, because it’s a purebred summer-grilling fiend. It’s a bone crushing, meat slicing, cap popping thing of beauty that felt frustratingly out of place over the holiday season. But having to use this inside most of the time did force me to find …

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Civivi’s Winter 2023 Drop Includes New Designs & More Damascus

Two new models from CIvivi in December 2023

There Will be Five New Designs and Updates in Civivi’s Line Up Soon: The Chevalier II is a smaller version of its namesake, sporting the same Sandvik 14C28N steel, just in a sub-four-inch sheepsfoot blade length. Out the gate they’re offering this with a black, orange, or gray aluminum handle with a black stonewashed or …

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Shun Kanso Chef’s Knife Review

The Shun Kanso is a rustic throwback to older Japanese knives. It also a bit more durable than most modern Japanese chef knives.

Key Review Takeaways I expect Shun knives to cut well, but the Kanso is a different experience from their Classic and Premiere lines. Obviously the visuals stand out. The blade doesn’t have that mirror-polish shine, and the handle has an exposed tang with wood scales instead of the black pakkawood on most of their other …

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Morakniv Garberg Review

The Morakniv Garburg full tang knife has established itself at one of the best all-around bushcraft knives on the market.

Key Review Takeaways Anyone who knows much of anything about bushcraft knives knows the Morakniv brand. These knives are no-nonsense designs that keep costs modest and utilitarian features front and center. The Garberg series is one of the most robust lines to come out of Morakniv, and the knives are accompanied by a host of …

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Our Favorite Bushcraft Knives At Almost Every Price Point

We tested dozens of bushcraft knives and picked the best ones at every price point.

This Is Our Attempt To Help You Find The Best Bushcraft Knife For Your Budget in 2024. There’s surviving and then there’s thriving, and a good bushcraft knife is mostly about the latter. Whether you’d like to sit around the campfire whittling a spoon or want to make small game traps or a strong shelter, …

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CRKT Bugsy Review

The CRKT Bugsy is a compact survival bushcraft knife hybrid that is wilderness ready.

Kaila Cumings’ First CRKT Collaboration is a Mean Carver The Bugsy is the solution for people who want a light survival knife with a smaller handle. In the right hands, this knife has a secure grip that can generate a lot of power for carving and slicing with surprisingly little effort for a sub-4-inch blade. …

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