Nutnfancy falls 'tree' with CS Recon Scout

[Original50]

This post has some dust on it, but what I have to say is maybe worth taking into consideration. Gear-review here, gear review there, explaination of TECHNIQUE is probaly more valuable and some of what you say in this post is good. solid common.sense. Nutnfancy, dare you deem yourself qualified to quide gear-users more in their style and not just their kit load-out? You have credability...

[krazy4knives]

I was wanting a good tough wilderness knife. It's between the Rtak 2, recon scout, and Becker bk2. Which do you prefer most nutn

[wcoy79]

LMFAO @ 3:20 "Everyone is too big of a Puss to come with me today, so I'm alone". This guy rocks!

[louisianascountryboy]

ide love to come wit ya..... got charged 1500 for cutting down trees tht we thought was state land...... it wasnt...... could of bought alot of knives wit tht...... cut about 20 pines wit a san mai ghurka kukri

[justyoustupid]

do you you think that with your system of saw, large blade, med-sma blade, and folder a large blade(i.e. over 6 inches) is necessary? 

[SkylarrL]

@justyoustupid maybe not entirely necessary, but he'll definitely have the exact knife for the job he wants. personally, i'd go with a small fixed blade, a multitool, sawvivor, and a large fixed blade, and that's enough for me.

[veinerschnitsel225]

could you cut madrone with that knife

[Nuggedee]

Steels in manufactured knives are either soft meaning their impossible to break or hard meaning they hold an edge really well. Most manufactured knives are somewhere in between. For a survival knife it should be a more soft steel so that it doesn't break under large amounts of force. Their are some techniques that combine both properties but there is no way to mass produce them that way. (the techniques are Damascus and the technique in samurai swords)

[pnfcrac]

Can someone explain why you would need to do this and under what circumstances? I don't really see the point.

[evildude109]

@pnfcrac Like it was said in the description, on short hikes you might not bring a saw because of weight, so if you get snowed in, fire is kind of useful, for purposes of, well, not dying.

[pnfcrac]

@evildude109 Then would it not be better to take a mini axe like the Fiskars x5 camp axe. That is assuming that the chopping is really that important. Then perhaps a puukko around the neck. Both together cost £50 over here. Cheaper and a more well rounded set of sharps.

[evildude109]

@pnfcrac Eh, different strokes for different folks, I guess. Personally, I just take a small saw every time.

[MRRCB333]

Alright...Thanks for helping me ID my knife that was a gift to me from a friend. Very fond of this for a camp/bush knife. Thank you nutnfancy for the vid as well as the hundreds more to watch. Bless

[nolliehater]

Trailmaster or recon scout? Im thinking that although the larger blade an the trail master might come in handy, the extra weight that comes with it may be a burden. Please help me decide.

[Blechi]

always love this vids

[ShadowShot96]

im thinking about getting a recon scout but im kinda torn between that and a bushman, ow and do you think the trailmaster would be better than the recon, love to hear what you think. p,s i camp fish and widdle alot, hope to hear from you

[Inssajdor]

ta brzózka jest spró/uchniała dlatego tak łatwo idzie ale nóż fajny tyle że cena 600zł

[dzarren]

Some steels can be shaving sharp after going thru a lot of wood. Check out bluntruth's video on the rat izula.

[949wd]

You guys need to learn about folding saws . They take about 1/4 the energy and 1/4 the time it took you to cut through that piece of wood and they weight any more than the knife. Mine weights 19 oz and has a 10 inch blade made by trailblazer. Nice review on the knife though made me want one.

[Slash28ACR]

Good video nutn, and good chopping safety. I learnt when I got my chainsaw ticket that you should always saw/chop the gob cut and then PUSH the tree over, not keep sawing until it falls - the hinge is VERY important to keep the tree stable as it falls. Without a hinge the tree can twist or bounce back right back at you etc.

Felling trees can be very unpredictable and should be given respect just like weapons. Good to see you using good technique here, I'm not techpolice, it's just nice to see!

[ltjosh10]

What do you think about the Recon Scout in San Mai?

[bigdogITbiker]

hello nutnfancy, how would you compare and contrast the recon scout and the esee 5 for "wilderness survival" purposes, ie, firewood processing, shelter building, animal disassembly, food prep, just all-around in the wild knife. I am not asking about combat or tactical uses. thank yu

[winja21]

lol

im just going to save up money for a while, get a class 3 firearm license, and get a select fire AA12. of course it'll have the drum! a custom 50 rd. infinity symbol drum.

INFINITE SHELLZ

[badbill22]

hey, nutnfancy i live in norway where i need a solid piece of steel that can chop some heavy stuff and i just wondered: do you think a cold steel gukha kukri is up for the job

great videos by the way

[andreaiscoolerthanyo]

i could have used his advice about swing before i got 8 stitched in my shin from my kukri

[1013637]

Nutn, I saw your post over on bladeforums where the RS snaps in half. I would like to say that the cold didnt affect the steel in the knife, rather, the log was frozen so it offered up much more resistance.

Also, when do you plan to review a Busse-kin knife??

[MrTefached]

ROFLMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Everyone was too big of a puss to come with me" XD

[bas949]

is cold steel better then ka-bar?

[yabodmon]

@bas949 yes

[MrTefached]

@bas949 Yes 

[zimbabwecornchip]

@bas949 no

[LordChrisHimself]

Geez a 20 degree angle? Thats insane, you must sharpen your knives quite a bit

[fuseal1]

What is the best survival knife in about a 7 inch blade....the Recon Scout or the KA-BAR USMC?

[MrTefached]

@fuseal1 Well the Recon Scout is better but the Ka-Bar costs about 3x less and it's great :D

[Slowboy123458]

If you have grip probs try putting a bicycle inner tube, preferably a road tube, on the handle

[macbookusrkid]

what's better for survival/camping, the recon scout or rat 7?

[nutnfancy]

Hello dude, sorry for the delay. Both are excellent but the Recon Scout has more heft and does chop better as shown. Get both!

[macbookusrkid]

oh dont worry about it, thanks for getting back to me!

[wilcox1219]

@nutnfancy Couldn't have said it better!

[bigtintheheat]

Anyone know how to tell what steal by just looking at it? I have one and don't have the original documentation, not sure what version it is.

[SONxOfxLIBERTY]

@bigtintheheat yea you can mail it to me and ill let you know

[deadcoww]

@bigtintheheat Take a few pictures of it and post it on the CS forums. They have helped many others identify SRKs and Recon scouts.

[EasternGateGuardian]

ah 20degree! excellent!

[kaizoebara]

You shouldn't put your thumb on top of the handle. Doing that while chopping will mess up your thumb joint over the long run.

[superassassin47]

good vid

[6x5magnum]

I LIKE THAT KNIFE!! GREAT VIDEO

[jacobninja25]

do you think the sk-5 steel is stronger than the carbon v ?????????

[familyphotoshoot]

SK-5 and Carbon V are pretty darn close in terms of toughness, from what I've read. Carbon V has (or had, I should say) better edge retention, though.

[EasternGateGuardian]

its slightly less brittle, little less edge retention but more resistance. I LIKE IT!

[0girle]

man i neeed a nad now.,,.,

[TheV0iceOfReas0n]

I have a small scandi that has processed tons of wood (carving not chopping) that is still incredibly sharp, but not shaving sharp. Course that blade was meant for carving not chopping so its not really the same situtation

[ANGELSRAGE77]

7.5" x 5/16"......

[Kingmaconha]

If you could carry one knife what would it b? for utility .tactical and bush purposes.

[LapaKota]

And, before the fanboys get all uppity Nutn. My comments aren't meant to detract from the gear & outdoor goodness you're spreading on YouTube.

I'm just offering some additional suggestions from my experience & training to enhance everybody's value & info around what you're doing.

[LapaKota]

Also, another good technique to know when felling w/ big knife & hatchet is to KNEEL (both knees down) on the ground far enough away from the trunk so any miss hits the ground before your body. For support, lean your off-hand on the trunk above your strike zone & start chopping.

Try it, you might just find out it's pretty efficient & SAFE.

[LapaKota]

Nutn & folks, nice vid offering info to the masses, BUT in many of your chopping vids (knife/axe) you try to chop in both directions (\/\/\/)that's inherently less efficient & unsafe.

Especially when chopping like this w/ a big knife/hatchet NEVER chop upwards - it's relatively weak (see vid) & likely to bounce into something you don't want to chop... like your arm/shoulder. You don't lose anything by removing the chips on one angle - low/high in order.

[dsheckx]

Interesting technique. Please post video.

[VirgilHawkins1]

Looks like what he does works for him.

[TheV0iceOfReas0n]

Also I was going to add, he chops all the way through the tree, why not just weaken it and push it over? save some blade edge time.

[Jester995]

Because he was just demonstrating the technique. He even said that in the video.

[outdoorsaaron]

nice blade i had an opine folding knife and i was carving with it and the tip broke on me and it was pretty good knife too.

[RES1ST0R]

a heavy stick to pound the knife in makes it much easier

[choloarriola]

nutnfancy, keep up the great job!

[GingerboyTom]

dude your videos are insanely awesome i used to go out into the woods and do cool stuff like u do but i havnt been in forever and u have actually shown me really cool things after your first vid i saw i subscribed lol

[sickoflogin]

Thanks for these vids. As a city boy who never really went out in the woods, I am learning a lot. This stuff may save someones life some day. I would have never thought you could hack away at a tree like that with a big knife to fell it. Interesting.

[spitfire2101]

haha "everyone's to much of a puss to come with me" i know what you mean nutnfancy,

[kenthenoob]

was your dog too big of a piss to follow you? :P

[gotknive]

do you have and experience with the cold steel VG-1 San Mai III® steel

is it good in your books ?

[igidari]

Nanny scout..go away,pls!!!

[cheese22092]

wow.... you wasted all that energy when you could of just pushed that "tree" over

[13u12sT]

the vid. was to demonstrate the cs recon though, you idiot

[blackhatch46]

sweet 1980s calculator watch!

[Doggieman1111]

very nice but please remember to put the knife down before pushing or kicking the tree over, a friend of mine stabbed himself doing that wrong.

[tallswede68]

If it has sharp edges that cause it to break, then can't you file the edges?

[GoDJuNkeR]

65 For my SK-5 Recon Scout on Ebay. Haven't tried downing a tree yet, but I have done some batoning for fire making and it works like a champ. Superb value for what I paid for it.

[jetfuel545]

Nice bit of steel.

[raptor660kid]

i know this is a noob question bt why do you chop in notches

[WongKonPow]

requires less accuracy, if you try hacking in the same place over and over, you'll waste energy when you miss the one place. Also, a notch will easily determine where the tree will fall and if you notch around the tree, then you can choose where it will fall, as opposed to a straight cut, where it will only fall one way, and you have to cut further to get it to fall. There's probably more, but I'll leave that for someone who knows better than I.

[raptor660kid]

thanks that makes a lot of sense