My Alan Wood Woodlore knife arrived this morning. Just had to tell you. Haven't had a chance to use it yet, but first impressions = WHAT A KNIFE!!!!
Just have to tell you.............
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Congratulations on that, and on having the patience to wait that long :-D ... dunno if I could! :shock: My few weeks wait for my WS Woodlore is killing me now!!!!
Super stuff ... :-D
If you get the chance, I'd love to see pics! :-D Especially pics of it in action!
Super stuff ... :-D
If you get the chance, I'd love to see pics! :-D Especially pics of it in action!
I haven't a clue how I managed to hang on for so long.
I apologise if I have rubbed salt in some wounds, but when I announced my good fortune to my colleagues at work, they had no idea of the significance of what I was saying. I had to tell someone who would understand!!!
I had no idea, from all the photos I have seen, of how beautifully shaped the handle is. I'll certainly try to get some photos of it in action.
I apologise if I have rubbed salt in some wounds, but when I announced my good fortune to my colleagues at work, they had no idea of the significance of what I was saying. I had to tell someone who would understand!!!
I had no idea, from all the photos I have seen, of how beautifully shaped the handle is. I'll certainly try to get some photos of it in action.
No salt in my waiting wound!!! This way, I can live vicariously for a while! I can appreciate why you'd want to share great news like that!
Honestly, I think it was the handle on the WS Woodlore that sold it to me ... looks like it's going to be a pleasure to use!
Honestly, I think it was the handle on the WS Woodlore that sold it to me ... looks like it's going to be a pleasure to use!
Andrew Middleton said:
Martyn,
I don't know how to break this to you, but........................................................................sorry, no.
I tried it last night and my opinion just keeps getting higher and higher.
I was curious about one thing though: The side of the blade with the logo on was covered in minute spots of what I think is rust, yet the other side had not a mark on it. I've cleaned it as best I can without actually using an abrasive method and I have treated the whole knife with ren wax. I am not bothered by the marks, as I am determined to use this tool for what it is designed for and not treat it as a precious ornament. However, I wondered if anyone knows how one side of the blade and not the other can be so different?
Trying to thread a neck loop of platted paracord through the sheath so that the knife lay comfortably against my side kept my wife and I amused for hours. Still not sure if we've done the best job we can, but I'll never be short of paracord in the woods!!
Cheers
Andrew
I don't know how to break this to you, but........................................................................sorry, no.
I tried it last night and my opinion just keeps getting higher and higher.
I was curious about one thing though: The side of the blade with the logo on was covered in minute spots of what I think is rust, yet the other side had not a mark on it. I've cleaned it as best I can without actually using an abrasive method and I have treated the whole knife with ren wax. I am not bothered by the marks, as I am determined to use this tool for what it is designed for and not treat it as a precious ornament. However, I wondered if anyone knows how one side of the blade and not the other can be so different?
Trying to thread a neck loop of platted paracord through the sheath so that the knife lay comfortably against my side kept my wife and I amused for hours. Still not sure if we've done the best job we can, but I'll never be short of paracord in the woods!!
Cheers
Andrew
Was it sent to you in the sheath? Maybe, just maybe, the one side of the blade with the speckles was touching the leather while the other one wasn't.
If it's a user, then it's not a problem in the least. I think that nowadays we're blinded by all the stainless steels around us that remain speckle-free and shiny. In days gone by, every steel would have aquired a patina for protection and no one cared. A speckle-free blade is no indication of the quality of the blade!
If it's a user, then it's not a problem in the least. I think that nowadays we're blinded by all the stainless steels around us that remain speckle-free and shiny. In days gone by, every steel would have aquired a patina for protection and no one cared. A speckle-free blade is no indication of the quality of the blade!
Andrew Middleton said:
Yes, I received it in the sheath and there was a delay in sending it to me due to Woodlore hanging on for a delivery of firesteels. The knife was available for a week, prior to me receiving it. I wondered whether the "once side touching the sheath" was the answer.
My question was purely academic. I know that the quality of the knife is not affected. Indeed, with reference to my earlier comment, if the knife was absolutely perfectly unmarked I would have to overcome a natural reluctance to use it for "hard labour". Since it has arrived "ready aged", I can get stuck in with it. It negates the old problem of not being able to use a nice piece of kit until it's stratched, but not wanting to make that first scratch.
My question was purely academic. I know that the quality of the knife is not affected. Indeed, with reference to my earlier comment, if the knife was absolutely perfectly unmarked I would have to overcome a natural reluctance to use it for "hard labour". Since it has arrived "ready aged", I can get stuck in with it. It negates the old problem of not being able to use a nice piece of kit until it's stratched, but not wanting to make that first scratch.
That's a really good point. If something is too shiny, new looking or perfect, there is a reluctance to get on and use it for fear of damaging it "cosmetically". I think this is what drives the custom knife market nowadays!
Andrew Middleton said:
Adi007 said:
Yeah ! - Laughs - like when I took two tins of rice pud for my kids on a day out rowing a couple of weeks ago - stopped to brew up a bite on one of the islands on derwentwater and look - no can opener :yikes: - no leatherman either !
I really hate cutting up tin cans with a knife but the woodlore is plenty tough enough when needs must :-D
Andrew Middleton said:
As Adi says, almost certainly due to being stored in the sheath. I had the same problem with my WS woodlore, except it was on both sides of the blade. During the sheath making process, the leather is "cased" with water to allow it to be molded around the knife, then dried, dyed and oiled. It's certainly possible that some moisture was retained within the leather, and during storage "sweated" out onto the blade. The water would condense on the cold steel and over a short time, cause rust spots. You should *never* store a knife in a leather sheath for this reason. If the sheath is bone dry, you may get away with it, but you can never tell.
The wait goes on!!!. I enquired to Woodlore when they were to ship the March delivery, was told Alan Woods has been laid up for two weeks with a bad back, so they are still awaiting this order, when they do arrive the knives are sent off to have the sheaf fitted. Can't tell me when they will be shipped.
Still whats another few weeks when you've been waiting for 10 months.
Still whats another few weeks when you've been waiting for 10 months.
That's the way I had to look at it. Only way to stay sane.
The thought of using it as tin opener brought tears to my eyes!!!
The thought of using it as tin opener brought tears to my eyes!!!
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