American Survival Guide – October 2019

26 AMERICAN SURVIVAL GUIDE[OCTOBER2019]

‹Left:Withmyhandsize,theBarkRiverPro

ScalpelIIisn’tquiteafour-fingergrip.

›Right:Thecanvas

Micartahandle

materialisoneof

themostdurable

availableonthe

markettoday.

D LT

TRADING

Bark River Knives maintainsnoretailpresence.Theywork

through a few distributors,oneofthelargestofwhichisDLT

Trading. Since 2012, DLTTradinghasmaintaineda storefront

in Marinette, Wisconsin,whichalsohousestheire-commerce

business and warehouse.JasonThouneandhisteamhave

built a stellar reputationforcustomerserviceaswellas

ridiculously fast responsetimesfromorderplacementtoknife

shipped.

One of Jason’s biggest passionsishelpingsomeonefindthe

perfect knife to meet theirindividualneeds.He’lltakeinto

account their budget, skilllevel,pastexperienceandintended

use and match them witha bladethatisperfectforthem.

the blade so as to use as much of the edge as

possible with this test and never had a lick of

trouble.

I’m not normally a torture test sort of reviewer.

I don’t care if the knife will hold up under some

ridiculously complicated or rigorous trial. I just

want to know if I can rely on the knife to handle

routine chores without issues. That said, I was

curious to see how the EXT-1 would handle just

a brief excursion into, “what not to do with your

knife” territory. So, I pulled an old cedar board

from my scrap wood bin and fi rmly pushed the

tip of the EXT-1 into the board. I pried the tip to

Pro Scalpel II

Specifications

• Overall length: 5.79 inches


• Blade length: 2.41 inches


• Blade thickness: 0.159 inch


• Steel: CPM-154


• Handle: Black canvas Micarta


• Leather belt sheath included


• Weight: 2.65 ounces
  MSRP: Starting at $209.95
  BarkRiverKnives.com