Contour Feather Knife Travels to the Amazon

October 2, 2023 Outdoor Element

Peter Magnin, whom I met not long ago at Camp Fire Co-Op, recently returned from an expedition to the Amazon where he visited the Matis people and sent me some great images and wonderful news.

The Matis fell in love with our Contour Feather Adventure & Survival Knife!

Peter Magnin with the Matis in the Amazon

Peter Magnin pictured with some of the Matis in the Amazon jungle (Photo courtesy of Peter Magnin)

I must confess, I knew nothing of this group of people. So I looked them up. According to Wikipedia, the Matis are a small group of indigenous people with a total population of roughly 340, living in the far west Amazon jungle of Brazil.They are masters of the jungle in hunting, fishing, foraging and agriculture.

Peter took his Contour Feather Knife with him to use on the trip through the Amazon; however, the Matis loved it so much, they kept it!

Peter posted on instagram @petermagninsurvival:

"Sometimes you get a chance to bring something unique down to the jungle and put it through the ringer.

"In this case @outdoor.element ‘s contour feather knife took a trip with @joe_flowers_bushcraft_global and I to the Amazon jungle and was soon passed around to the Matis which they loved.

"Super crazy design that is worth checking out, especially if you're a light weight backpacker or building a survival kit.

"In the end, the knife stayed in the jungle and went home with the Matis. I think the big thing for them was the sharpener built into the sheath so they could quickly touch up the blade as they continue to process arrows for fishing and darts for poison blow darts."

Matis man using Contour Feather to make the tip of dart extra sharp (Photo courtesy of Peter Magnin)

Peter shared with us in an email, "So the Matis actually really REALLY loved this knife and I got to use it a bit the first day or two and then I let them use it and they asked to use it for the next day and pretty much never saw it again."

Matis man working using Contour Feather for fine work on darts (Photo by Peter Magnin)

Peter continues, "In the end they gave me one of their necklaces as a trade for the knife."

He then asked for my address to ship the necklace to me! He's awesome!

Contour Feather traded for a necklace by the Matis

Contour Feather traded for a necklace made by the Matis (Photo courtesy of Peter Magnin)

Solid trade! The bone and bead necklace looks amazing!

(We shipped Peter another Contour Feather so he won't be empty handed on his next adventure to the Amazon or wherever he heads out to explore next!)

So glad the Matis enjoy using Contour Feather! (I mean, I think he's happy? 😊 Either way, he looks great sporting his new neck knife!)

Matis man wearing Contour Feather as a neck knife (Photo courtesy of Peter Magnin)

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A superb knife.

It arrived extremely quick and was well packed. It's a sturdy little knife, the whistle works pretty well and it feels really good in the hand. Very lightweight the grip is amazing You're not going to be dropping this thing if you hold it tight enough and the grip is very comfortable. This would also be good as a self-defense knife as well, especially with that whistle. The sheath is amazing high quality in that thing. High quality in pretty much every aspect of this knife. I highly recommend anything from this shop if it's made half as well as this knife was. This knife is extremely well made.

Even better than expected!

I was waiting to get my hands on this and can't believe I waited so long to make the purchase. The build construction and quality of materials rivals any other kit in my collection. I love the weight and feel in the hand.

Thank you for your amazing feedback! We're thrilled to hear that our Scout Feather Adventure Survival Knife exceeded your expectations. We strive to provide top-quality construction and materials in all of our products, and we're glad to hear it's reflected in your experience. Happy adventuring!

Impressive right out of the box

We purchased this as a gift for family.

I can't speak of the performance but it shipped quickly and is packaged well.

The materials feel great and the blade is sharp

This is a very small tool but fits quite comfortably in my hand.

I don't camp but this seems like a great piece to have on your hip
Best I can give it is 4/5 bc of that

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for our Scout Feather Adventure Survival Knife. We're glad to hear that it made a great gift for your family. We hope that it will serve them well on their adventures.

Nice little knife.

Well made and put together. Very sharp out of the box. Has nice ergonomics fits in the hand well. The sheath is also well made with just enough tension to hold the knife well in place without too much “pull” to release it.

Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a positive review! We're glad to hear that you are happy with your Scout Feather Adventure Survival Knife. Thank you for choosing Scout Feather for your adventures!

Lightweight Companion Knife

I will start with what I liked. I backed the Kickstarter, and received my knife very quickly. I like the weight and compactness of the knife and sheath. I can clip it inside my pocket like a folder and not even notice it's there. The ferro rod throws a lot of sparks.
The handle is a little small, and can get uncomfortable in my hands, but that may be just a personal preference. My biggest complaint is that I bought it to use it as a boot knife, and within a week of wearing it that way, I noticed that the sheath had somehow gotten looser around the blade, and now it was rattling. Not that the blade could fall out, it was very firmly held in the sheath. But the knife could "wiggle" inside the sheath, causing it to rattle. Not sure how this happened.
Overall, a nice companion knife to take with you instead of a folder, with some very good features.

We appreciate your feedback on our Flicker Feather Survival EDC Chisel Blade. We're glad to hear that you received your knife quickly and that you like its lightweight and compact design, the ferro rod and other features. Thank you for bringing the sheath becoming loose to our attention. We haven't encountered that before and we'd like to make it right for you. Thank you for choosing our product as your companion knife and for supporting us through Kickstarter!

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