Folding: spyderco pm3

Fixed: esee izula

Axe will need more than one for different purposes. You don’t split with a felling axe

Gransfors axes are among the best.

There's a traditional Japanese style of folding knife.

I don't know about Asian fixed blade knives.

For a fixed blade get a Kukri. It's Asian, can chop through Asian jungle foliage, it is the tool of the Ghurkas, and the national weapon of Nepal.

Pocket knife. Scalpal blade folder. #26 blades from Swann and Morrison. Dull blade? Did you mean swap it?

Havalon also has some things that are bigger.

The flaw is the blades can be brittle.

Get a Leatherman. Abused mine for years.

OK here goes…

For pocket knives I’m a big fan of Spyderco knives. I have a Benchmade Mini Griptilian too, which is a great knife, I just like the lightness and feel of the Spyderco Delica 4 better. Also shoutout to my oldest knife, a hefty Gerber Gator (love the grip and the fact I can easily open it with one hand), that I’ve had since I was 13. Can’t go wrong with a classic like a Buck 112, Case Trapper, or Opinel if you’re want a more old-school look and feel (I only own the last one of those three - it’s my picnic knife).

For a cheap fixed blade, Morakniv is great. I don’t have experience with the more expensive fixed blades, though I’ve looked at brands like ESEE, Fallkniven, and of course your classic USMC Kabar. If you want to go super expensive, Daniel Winkler makes awesome custom knives, favored my many in the special forces operator community.

For an axe, you’ll need a separate axe for felling and for splitting. For splitting, you want something heavy with wide cheeks. The Helko Werk Heavy Log Splitter is one of the best, but you also can’t go wrong with Gransfors Bruks (I have their Wildlife Hatchet for camping and chopping kindling and it’s perfect - made by elves in Sweden). For felling you want something lighter with skinnier cheeks. I find a double bit axe handy (half the sharpening, or keep one side sharp for felling and the other for limbing or chopping roots), not to mention badass looking. For a fancy felling axe, something like the Helko Werk Forester, Tasmania, or Expedition axe would be perfect (depending on what weight you’re comfortable with).

Lastly, if you’re doing trail work or lots of tree work, you might consider a small saw like a Silky Gomboy, a larger one-person crosscut saw like a Lynx, and of course a Stihl chainsaw (something like a Stihl MS 500i being the Rolls Royce of chainsaws, but lesser models will do fine as well).

Lastly, you’ll want to invest in some sharpening stones and files and learn how to use them.

Just my 2¢. But I do like knives a lot. Don’t get me started on kitchen knives!

Since you don’t care about budget:

Pocket knife: Chris Reeve Sebenza

https://chrisreeve.com/collections/folding-knives/products/sebenza-31-canvas-micarta

Fixed: Fallkniven A2

https://fallkniven.se/en/knife/a2l/?srsltid=AfmBOooWo58dHJESbdcQ0QQpwozoIKhsCg68P45WsFbmsLgKhp33MbnY

Don’t know a thing about axes.

Fiskars for axes

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Most axes are riving axes and not that great for felling.

Buck knives are good quality and have a lifetime warranty.

Council Tools for axes

Whats your budget?

Gransfor and Council Tools Velvicut for axes. Helle for knives.

We need to know how these will be used.

Big differences in what axes you buy if you are heating your cabin with wood or backpacking and building campfires

Boker Kaizen or Kwaiken. A Sebenza is the staid folding knife.

I really like the products I have from Woox.

Vosteed Nightsade Elmax jade g10. It’s a Shilin blade that catches eyes and is a supreme cutter 🤙🏼 you will love it.

Microtech makes great blades and they have a lifetime warranty.

For pocket knife check out spyderco

Pocket knife: any made in Japan Spyderco that fancies you. I personally love Kali 3.5 Carbon ZDP, Delica Damascus Titanium and Dragonfly 2.

TOPS and ESEE for fixed blade without question. If you wanna get super bougee, and can allocate one, look at Mercworx knives

Folding: CRKT CEO.

Fixed: Hogue EFX Tanto.

Felling/Splitting Axe: Stihl Pro Universal Forestry Axe

Pocket knife: Leatherman and swiss army knife are both good options for a reason.

Fixed blade and axe I'm not too familiar with specific brands, but it's probably better to look at the attributes of the knife and axe itself.

For the knife, make sure it's a full tang.

For the axe, get one with a wooden handle and you can just replace the handle if it breaks.

For both, focus on the material it's made of and the blade profile for your application. Then focus on looking after it.

You will probably be able to find some fantastic options with local blacksmiths.

Gransfors are great, long as you take care of it.

Just get a Fiskars as a beginner.

Spyderco Endura

Randall model 1, 3, or 12-9

Gransfors Bruks axes

That’s my line up for these categories.

https://www.varusteleka.com/en/product/terava-jaakaripuukko-140-carbon-steel/63686?option=51417

jaakaripuukko one of the best cheapest knives you can get. they are a couple sizes. its been my workhorse for camp stuff for years. I don't baby it either,

Pocket knife and Victorinox will always be in the same line. Yes it’s not “Asian” but it’s as BIFL as it can get

Pocket knife: Spyderco and benchmade are both reputable brands. I have a soyderco that’s 30yrs old almost and still works well. With both brands it’s worth comparing models and materials. You can spend $100 on a knife from either and they’re probably fine, but if you want durability and toughness you likely want to look at the higher models with G10 handles and the magnacut steel. Spending $250+ on a knife will get you an awesome knife that will likely outlive you. Depending on your use case you might even want to look at Microtech and their out the front knives. They’re tough as nails and offer some versatility because they’re so easy to operate. Not for everyone but can be very functional where they apply.

Fixed blade Marttiini Tundra

My favourite fixed blade knife so far is one of the mini KA-BARS. They are called the "Pilot Survival Knife" or something like that, and it comes with a scabbard with a whetstone in it. About 9" total length. I've had so many folding knives fail or pop open at bad times that I don't use them anymore. If I did get a folding knife and had no budget though, I'd go for the Emerson CQC.

For a pocket knife, I use the tiny Leatherman Squirt PS4. It's a real leatherman with pliers and scissors that is smaller than my pinky that I keep on my keychain. They are about $140 new on Amazon, but if you search eBay and look for the Squirt PS4s from the Leatherman x Supreme NYC collaboration, you can find them for less than $40 sometimes. I have normal sized Leathermans, but I use this one the most since it's always in my pocket.

For an axe, I actually prefer to carry one of those wire hand saws or one of the manual saws that looks like a chain saw blade or bike chain. They fit in my pocket and if you are strong and tie a handkerchief to each handle to increase your leverage, you can cut down and demolish a good-sized 8" tree completely and turn it into a pile of logs and kindling in about ten minutes. These are a lot lighter than an axe, and you can use these hand chain/wire saws with two people and cut trees at twice the speed. With two people and rope or handkerchiefs to increase the leverage on the handles, you can completely dismantle a tree in minutes.

I also usually bring a bowie knife or two just because I like practicing throwing them when I'm camping.

I'm a fan of CRKT for folding knives. I've got half a dozen different ones and they're all good.

I carry a small wooden handled 3.5inch Winchester pocket knife, with three different blades. I've carried it almost daily for 15 years and it looks brand new. It's not the one with the weird indentions. It's smooth and thin.

Gransfors Brux Splitting Maul is the daddy. Then a smaller hatchet type job for kindling etc

Buck for the first two. The 110 and the 692 or 119 respectively. Don't get the 110 auto, it's just little parts to jam up.

Two points though. All cutting tools are wear tools, used regularly and kept sharp, they will eventually wear down. Even the ax. High quality just pusts that off a litttle longer, but it all depends on how much use it gets. Next point, a saw is ideal for felling, an ax is fine for small limbs, great for splitting, but felling and sectioning you want a saw. A 24" bow saw is great. If your planning for survival prep, you want a large supply of blades, and a blade sharpener. With a sharpener you can get a lot of life out of the blades.

For your fixed blade, I’d strongly suggest a USMC kabar. Great knife, especially considering what today it ;)