SKILL OVER GEAR

Gear isn't always the solution...

Recently we had a discussion on knives in one of our training groups and the topic of the perceived need of a new knife came up. I mean, who doesn’t want a new knife, right. Lord knows I have bins of them. But where does having the “right” blade Trump the skill of how to properly use it.

For most of us in the preparedness/Minuteman community will most likely need a general purpose blade that can do many things pretty well. Look at the above examples of blades that range from a $10 Amazon special to a Mora Companion, a classic Kabar, a SAK, a Condor Bushlore, a Walmart Multitool, and a $250 custom made blade. Look at the feathersticks each one produced. They’re all pretty similar, right. Cheap steel, expensive steel, mass produced and one of a kind hand forged, one that has been proven in wars around the world and one sold in Walmarts across the world. Every knife shown produced similar feathery curls.

Buying a new knife won’t fix your knife skills, but dedicated practice will.

Go sit around the campfire and practice with your blades. You’ll be glad you did.

Even a $14 folder will produce beautifully curls