My Edge Collection

I wanted to do a post of my edge tools because I've seen so many posts on what guys carry into the woods.

     This is my cutting tool collection: 

Most of these tools are not things I carry every time I head into the woods.

• The hatchet is an Estwing, it is a great tool.  I bought at an antique mall on the Oregon coast for 15 bucks. This above pic of it helping keep me warm during a January camp out near Mt. Hood.

• The Bowie knife:
  
  This one is made by Frost and I never use it. This is primary because it is heavy and too large for most tasks. The blade measure 8". If I was wrestling a bear, I could see where it would come in handy. 

• The folding knife down at the bottom is a cheap stainless steel knife I bought at a liquor store in Morro Bay, CA. a decade ago. There is something to be said about the affordability and shiny crow-like attraction I have to convenience store knives. 
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They are crappy.

• The group of small knives in the middle are a Frost "Woodsman Tonto" (which I use primary for the camp kitchen. It is very sharp), Morakniv, Buck, and Opinel from France. The Mora and the Opinel have carbon blades. 
• The Survival style knife to the left is also made by Frost and I use it for all sorts of tasks. I carry it for luck too. It is great for hammering and digging as well. 
• The SOG is the Jungle Canopy model and it is heavy duty. I've used it to cut down blackberry vines.

• All the Frost knives were given to me by my father years ago. He always carries a pocket knife.

I used to have a Coast brand pocket knife. They are great.

• My favorite knives to take to the woods are: Mora for making feather sticks etc. and it will start a fire in combination with my ferro rod. The survival knife I bring for all sorts of bushcraft and grunt work, and the most certainly I prefer to cut with the hatchet. Those three edge tools are enough to do any task. My Buck knife is part of my EDC kit and I have it with me always. Buck replaced the blade for me for free after the tip was broken carelessly. I maintain all my blades with a simple Smith's brand sharpening stone. For a more refined edge I use a Smith's carbide/ceramic combo. With a little care and maintenance these tools will last a lifetime.  Thanks for reading. -R

This is the Mora I have: http://www.amazon.com/Morakniv-Companion-Outdoor-Military-4-1-Inch/dp/B004TNWD40/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1401843934&sr=8-1&keywords=morakniv


And the hatchet:
http://www.estwing.com/ao_leather_sportsmans_axe.php

http://www.frostcutlery.com/   They have many inexpensive models to choose from.

The sharpeners:
http://www.amazon.com/Smiths-Sharpeners-Arkansas-Stone-Pouch/dp/B00F7FOYHI/ref=sr_1_21?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1401845178&sr=1-21&keywords=sharpening+stone http://www.amazon.com/Smiths-CCKS-2-Step-Knife-Sharpener/dp/B00032S02K

http://www.amazon.com/Smiths-Sharpeners-Arkansas-Stone-Pouch/dp/B00F7FOYHI/ref=sr_1_21?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1401845178&sr=1-21&keywords=sharpening+stone