TEXT BY TIM STETZER
PHOTOS BY EMILY STETZER AND JOSHUA SWANAGON
It’s hard to talk about bushcraft without talking about Mors Kochanski.
He was the one who popularized the term, “bushcraft,” and he coined the saying, “The more you know, the less you carry.” This basically means that if you learn the skills to survive and thrive in the outdoors, you won’t need to bring as many things with you.
Nevertheless, one thing that even Mors agreed you should carry is a good knife …and he had certain thoughts on what made the best bushcraft knife.
Ben Piersma of Ben’s Bushcraft and Jason Gustafson of Lester River Bushcraft were both students of Mors, so when they sat down to design a knife for outdoors use, they were directly influenced by their work with Mors, along with the knife he described in his seminal outdoor text, Bushcraft.
When the pair teamed up with L.T. Wright Knives to bring their vision to fruition, it was a match made in bushcraft heaven—as witnessed by the outstanding performance of their new Lagom Bush Knife.
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About Knives Illustrated
Knives Illustrated May/Jun 2019,
The Zieba Knives,
BushCraft Vision : The Lagom Collaboration,
A Touch of Style : 5 Custom Gentleman's Folder,
Portable Survival : The Esee Gibson Survival Axe,
And More....