a Volcano? wow, that's a nice knife. I don't think I could bring myself to get that dirty or scratched. just saying...
and yeah, my S1 is my lightweight one-knife choice as well. I use it more than I use either the A1 or the F1, simply because it splits the difference. big enough to do real work with the saber grind of the A1, yet small enough to be handy...
for me, the other larger and smaller knives are part of a system. I often carry the A1 on my belt with the F1 in my pack or on a lanyard as a "necker" knife. its full convex grind is excellent for light tasks like food and game prep, etc.
the A1 is a brute knife. it's thick and heavy enough that it can baton small logs into kindling ridiculously easily. it's also long enough that I use it like a mini-machete for clearing briars and vines and lopping off branches on the trail, etc.
now I'm not the guy who would willingly chop a 3" or bigger stick with a knife. that's a YouTube stunt and a tremendous waste of energy. generally something that size can be broken between trees or over a rock pretty easily. when I carry the A1/F1 combo, I usually take a 21" bow saw for the bigger stuff. and if I'm using the S1 as my sole knife, I might carry a 19"-20" axe for fire wood but I'm not felling trees with that and it all depends on the type of outing...
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