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The sharpest substance known to man
Good hatchet
Klingonisches Bat'leth
Axe
A passionate female hiker acquaintance has abandoned knives entirely and uses a set of scissors known variously as emt scissors, nurses scissors or littauer bandage scissors. Variations are available at HF for about $3, drug stores for $10, or Leatherman Raptors scissors for $100. In the ER, we use them for removing dressings, cutting off clothes, and pretty much every general utility cutting purpose. And it’s safer, faster and more convenient than a knife for processing kindling, cutting rope, gathering herbs, trimming hair, and breaking down cardboard boxes. OTOH, its utility as a weapon is limited, but not zero: do not fuck with an er nurse who has scissors in hand.
Those scissors are fantastic for first aid kits!
I'm having a hard time picturing someone using them to process kindling though.
For dicing up twigs and birch bark, harvesting dry grass for a spark nest, they excel. Not terribly useful for cutting down trees or batoning, but I’ve been building camp fires for decades without doing either of those things.
Gotcha, guess I'm just not really a scissor guy but my GF does use em a lot in the kitchen, so get it.
A bigger knife?
Otherwise, an explanation of your goals might e needed.
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I see you've played knifie spoonie before
"Because it will hurt more!" Alan Rickman
Throw a rock at another rock until something sharp flakes off.
(Cover your eyes!)
Teeth
You should get into stone knapping
Flake of rock, piece of sharpened bone., piece of broken glass, any metal that can be sharpened.
a machete or (prferably) a kukri
Why?
And, a good shovel.
I want to use it for camping
Hatchet is the closest but there's no substitute for a knife
A rock. A sharp stick, bone, etc etc etc
I've used a spoon handle before. I carry a long-handle alpha lite spoon with me backpacking, as well as my small, victorinox Manager multitool. I've cut cheese, bread, meat, and apples with my long spoon handle a number of times.
It depends on what you are cutting. Not everything requires a razor sharp edge.
Keychain raizor blade boxcutters is another option. They make super miniature, very flat versions. The smaller ones generally don't come with a locking mechanism, unfortunately, same for some of the larger. A thing to check.
I've used the edges of rocks, sadly no obsidian on hand. A warning about using rocks, if you are breaking them, don't breath the dust. The dust from many rocks (including the most common ones around us) are bad news for lungs, causing microscopic scaring that leads to complications and even cancer in later years. A few are more immediately deadly.
A spatula. Sharpen one side.
A rigger's hatchet, got a axe, hammer and a nice pry bar on some versions. Some need a little longer handle leverage.
My wife’s toenails.