>>1498774Get a folding knife, a fixed blade knife, and a bearded hatchet. This style of fixed blade will be the best for general knife-only bushcraft. For generalized carving you should use this style of folding knife. The hatchet should be bearded so that you can do various types of wood carving with it and light duty fuel wood processing. The hatchet can have either a flat fat/hammer or an adze (flat or bowl) depending on the main types of bushcraft you are doing. A felling axe is best for an other type of wood processing. However, if you are doing something as industrious as building a log cabin, I'd suggest purpose built tools meant for that scale of timbering and wood working. I suggest S30V steel for the knives and spring steel tempering for the hatchet, regardless of what steel the hatchets are made. If you go cheaper than S30V steel don't get stainless. Instead get carbon steel and make sure to have a rag and oil to maintain/protect it.
Remember, the shape, materials, and design of the tool dictates its proper use. So, start your purchase research with the job in mind. When you say, "bushcraft," that can mean anything from making tent pegs to camp chairs, a dug out canoe, all of which require different tools. You may find that you want to drill holes will will need a set of auger bits and handle. Once you have a list of tools you can then research how to best use and maintain them. You wouldn't want to get out in the bush, start batonning your $150+ knife only to have it break in half, or not know how to sharpen/hone it, or end up using the wrong corrosion protection/method.
Now back to the knife you've posted. The only thing I don't like about it is the jimping on the spine. I see any notches or irregularities like that on a knife blade to be a weak point. The hard part is finding this design sans the jimping, choil, and plunge on the heel. At the very least, get something without the jimping (pic).
