Ok, call me weak, but last week I ordered a micarta version of the Woodlore knife from 'the source'. I am very fond of my original original alan wood version, but as I wrote in a review, the scales did not quite fit me and this prevented me from taking this expensive knife with me on trips.
I originally planned to change the scales of the Alan Wood version to correct this, but kinda feared the lynch crowd
Seriously, this knife is probably worth a lot more in its original condition.
Some time ago, I got to handle a ws micarta version from a friend and noticed that the handles were a bit longer and a tad thicker. It is always a bit of a gamble, but decided to order one to see how it worked out. If it were not to turn out as expected, I could always rescale this WS production version.
I was not dissapointed. This looks and feels like a great knife. The beautiful (ebony-like) micarta scales are indeed better suited for my hands, the grind lines are just perfect and even overall. The only thing: a tiny grinding burr at the tip, and a few strokes on sandpaper took care of that.
What I also like is that the WS versions of this knife are made a bit thinner (3.6mm vs 4 mm) and have a brushed finish. In overall workmanship, I can see no noticable difference between the original AW version and this one.
I am off to the mountain cabin in two weeks and will post some pictures of the WS Woodlore in action. Looks like I found my new favorite hard-use knife.
-Emile
I originally planned to change the scales of the Alan Wood version to correct this, but kinda feared the lynch crowd
Seriously, this knife is probably worth a lot more in its original condition.Some time ago, I got to handle a ws micarta version from a friend and noticed that the handles were a bit longer and a tad thicker. It is always a bit of a gamble, but decided to order one to see how it worked out. If it were not to turn out as expected, I could always rescale this WS production version.
I was not dissapointed. This looks and feels like a great knife. The beautiful (ebony-like) micarta scales are indeed better suited for my hands, the grind lines are just perfect and even overall. The only thing: a tiny grinding burr at the tip, and a few strokes on sandpaper took care of that.
What I also like is that the WS versions of this knife are made a bit thinner (3.6mm vs 4 mm) and have a brushed finish. In overall workmanship, I can see no noticable difference between the original AW version and this one.
I am off to the mountain cabin in two weeks and will post some pictures of the WS Woodlore in action. Looks like I found my new favorite hard-use knife.
-Emile
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