I know there are thousands, and can cost thousands. This weekend my family and I went to Roan Mt, not roughing it at all, but I found myself in the losing end of making a fireplace fire. I've always found making fires . . . not as easy as they make it look in TV. Yes, grew up in the country, no, haven't lit many fires, certainly none from what can be gathered in the forest floor and without a fantastic fire starter, such as a lighter and some accelerant.
That's neither here nor there, and I need to teach myself some basic Bushcraft, but what I realized at the fireplace was that even though there was plenty of kindling, I really needed, or felt I needed, to shave up some finer pieces of wood, or feather some wood.
I had a decent folding knife (AD 20.5), but I realized a fixed blade would be better. I have a Mora somewhere, but I'd like something more heavy duty, and heavy bladed for whacking/chopping. Maybe a 5-6, even 8", I don't know. Full tang, carbon, that keeps an edge but doesn't require diamond to bring it back.
Is there anything like this in the $50 range? I won't use it often, but I'd like to have it at hand when I need it.
What would you suggest for a very novice woodsman that doesn't need the a knife with the pedigree of a Winkler (or for you Sackett fans, a Tinker made knife).