No problem there , it is their money.
But I don't have to like useless knives.
In this case the knife can be used but is very heavy. Where is it better than some other?
The version that Tee Dee asked about at the start of the thread is the Aviator which weighs (I've just hit Google and got two different numbers of 5.5 Oz and 6 Oz so I'll go with the heavier one) 6 ounces. Not right heavy at all.
I'm not sure what a Woodlore weighs and I'm only asking cos that seems pretty much the standard knife most people on here aspire too. Anyone?
Even the one I bought back in 91 which is huge doesn't actually weigh as much as you might think. The hollow handle really does reduce the weight by a huge amount and allow the maker to tune the balance with ease.
The Schrade knife shown near the start of the thread shows the principle of the one piece knives but its far bigger than the Aviator version Tee Dee asked about.
You don't like it, I get that and thats fair enough.
Personally I think the one I bought (its got a nine inch blade) is total overkill and I wouldn't buy one with the intention of using it again*. But the aviator and for me the Mountaineer still aren't that bad a prospect.
Small, robust and can carry its own blade oil/Vaseline impregnated rag tinder thing.
Personally again but I wasn't right blown away by the sawteeth on mine cos the blade widened towards its centreline so the sawteeth were only good for making notches and not full cuts. Bit of a fail that one but they didn't all come with sawteeth and at the time you could even specify that on any model that they didn't add them.
The Mountaineer didn't have them.
The uncomfortable thing? Well thats a personal taste I guess but I have a Stanley 91 shoulder plane thats an awfull loooking shape but I've used it for decent periods whilst fitting hardwood floors where they don't all come exactly the same width so I have to ease the width by a bit.
Also I have a catspaw style nail puller bar that Ive used extensively during demolition jobs thats not the most comfortable looking item but again its never given me blisters.
Its surprising what you manage just fine with once your hands are used to manual labour.
I quite often see people on here saying "That knife handle would give me blisters" when I think what they are really saying is "I don't like the look of it" so unless they live their life in bubble wrap I reckon their hands would likely cope.
*Mind, if I'd known they would go up in value from ￡182.50 then to a couple of thousand dollars or so I would have spent all my money every month on em and I'd have paid my house off by now. Everyone has 20/20 hindsight though eh?
