Knife craft

Feather sticks, carving, and handling a blade safely.

The knife is a tool, not a toy

A good field knife does one job: turn a stick into tinder. Everything else is a bonus.

Three cuts to know

feather    thin curls, cut toward the tip
stop cut    a notch that stops a split
batoning    splitting along the grain, steady

Handling

Cut away from your body, keep a full grip, and never hand a blade to someone by the edge. The rest is practice.