Alan Wood - Bushcrafter

[rapidboy]

My girlfriend got me the perfect birthday present (only took her 14 years!!)
The Alan Wood - Bushcrafter .

The tapered tang makes the balance absolutely perfect.
I have never had a knife as sharp ,it's amazing.
Loads and loads of balls for heavy cutting and yet it's like a scalpel for fine work ,it feels like an extension of my hand.
Very similar to the Woodlore in terms of size but the Bushcrafter feels much more lively in the hand ,much more controllable.
Im really looking forward to testing this one .

 

[Tony]

Very nice :biggthump

 

[tenbears10]

Looks great RB they make quite a pair. The bushcrafter looks better every time I see it. Is it the same spec as Martyns?

Let us know what you think when you've had a chance to use it a bit wont you.

Bill

 

[Martyn]

Is it the same spec as Martyns?

I think it's a differnty wood and RB's has a thong hole, mine doesnt.

One mod I've done myself to mine, is to tre-hone the edge into a perfect flat grind. I know Alan likes the hollow grind on this knife, but the flat just dings my bell. A lot of work,but I had to do it - I was compelled. ):

 

[Adi007]

Nice blade you've got there RB!!!

 

[Stuart]

I took a look at jamie's at the BCUK meetup very nice

 

[TheViking]

Hi...

That's a very nice knife!! Wish I had one of those. Personally I like the Bushcrafter a lot more than the Woodlore, cause it has a little more curve towards the tip. The blade also looks a little more thick, wide and solid. :biggthump

 

[The General]

How many hours of work was that Martyn? Excellent looking knife, one which was a real pleasure to handle at the meetup.

 

[TheViking]

Rapidboy: don't post such a picture of such a lovely knife... Now i'm in love with it!

 

[JakeR]

It will be mine! Ive emailed Alan about it, asking for the "British Blades" knife effectively, but with a full flat grind and micarta scales (but i am persuadable if anyone things that is sacro!).

Cheers,

Jake

 

[tenbears10]

It will be mine! Ive emailed Alan about it, asking for the "British Blades" knife effectively, but with a full flat grind and micarta scales (but i am persuadable if anyone things that is sacro!).

Cheers,

Jake

Have you got a price and a delivery estimate Jake? I would be interested to know if that's OK

Bill

 

[JakeR]

Bill, he hasnt got back to me yet. I'm away right now, borrowing a friends computer so i will be able to check late tomorrow night.

BTW i just made a deliberate effort to damage my highland to tell you guys/gals how tough it is, and it is one tough edge! Will let you know if i manage to and will write the details tomorrow. (i thought it was about time i gave you all a proper review)

Cheers,

Jake

 

[Martyn]

How many hours of work was that Martyn? Excellent looking knife, one which was a real pleasure to handle at the meetup.

Dunno exactly Wayne. I did it a little bit at a time over a couple of weeks (very boring). Prolly somewhere between 3 and 10 hours. I took a hollow grind into a true flat grind using nothing but stones, so you can guess it took a while. I did it over a couple of weeks, not just because it's boring work, but because I get irritated with slow progress and tend to try and rush it. If I'd tried to do it all in one sitting, I'd of made a total hash of it, I'm sure. Doing it a bit at a time when the inclination took, meant I gave it full attention and did the job right. It's phenominally sharp and truly flat. One thing, I did loose quite a bit of metal off the belly of the knife though - not entirely a bad thing. You can prolly see in the pics, it still has plenty of belly, but not so much as it used to and less than RB's from what I can tell.

 

[Simon]

Hours? :yikes: ... what did you start with? ... a 2000 grit?

 

[TheViking]

Hi...

What steel is it made in??

Cheers

 

[The General]

O1 unless I am mistaken?

 

[Martyn]

Hours? :yikes: ... what did you start with? ... a 2000 grit?

Not far off Mushi. I could've got it there with a 60 grit belt much quicker.

 

[Martyn]

O1 unless I am mistaken?

You are not mistaken.

 

[The General]

Dunno exactly Wayne. I did it a little bit at a time over a couple of weeks (very boring). Prolly somewhere between 3 and 10 hours. I took a hollow grind into a true flat grind using nothing but stones, so you can guess it took a while. I did it over a couple of weeks, not just because it's boring work, but because I get irritated with slow progress and tend to try and rush it. If I'd tried to do it all in one sitting, I'd of made a total hash of it, I'm sure. Doing it a bit at a time when the inclination took, meant I gave it full attention and did the job right. It's phenominally sharp and truly flat. One thing, I did loose quite a bit of metal off the belly of the knife though - not entirely a bad thing. You can prolly see in the pics, it still has plenty of belly, but not so much as it used to and less than RB's from what I can tell.

You did a very nice job there Martyn. I will leave mine with the hollow grind as I simply do not think I need the full flat grind enough to spend that kind of time on such a project!

 

[Martyn]

You did a very nice job there Martyn. I will leave mine with the hollow grind as I simply do not think I need the full flat grind enough to spend that kind of time on such a project!

Mate it's all down to personal choice. No *need* for it to be one way or the other really.