solomon bushcraft

[Siberianfury]

just came across this site

http://www.solomonbushcraft.co.uk/products/woodsmaster-bushcraft-knife-snakewood

I couldn't help noticing that they where selling the A Wright and son bushcraft knife for £220, which is alot of profit considering how much it retails for on its own site.
they also seem to be passing the knife off as their own creation calling it the "woodsmaster", claiming its the best knife avalible.

quote from website:

"As survival and bushcraft enthusiasts ourselves, we understand how pivotal a well-made knife can be. It's for this reason we decided to make a range bushcraft knives. The knife has all the qualities important to a bushcraft knife, especially strength (the blade is 4.5mm thick). When you are chopping and twisting and slicing with your knife, impact absorption is important and a good strong knife will make your job infinitely easier (and more fun!)

The shape of the Woodsmaster Bushcraft Knife is largely based on the Ray Mears Woodlore knife (made by Alan Wood) with a few tweaks and improvements."


aside from that they are also selling this supposed "jaguar knife" http://www.solomonbushcraft.co.uk/products/jaguar-bushcrafter-knife a double edged knife which they claim is perfectly designed for bushcrafters.


anyway, i would just be careful with ordering from them.

 

[charleslockerbie]

Mora for £54.95 GBP No thank you.

 

[JonathanD]

Mora for £54.95 GBP No thank you.

That's about right for that knife.

The prices look OK to me. They have the regular A Wrights at the normal RRP. The snakewood one is £229 on other sites too, including their own.

 

[andyc54]

just going to say the bushcraft store has them for £54.95 aswell and the ordinary clipper £10.95 is about right aswell.and it does n't say its a A Wright and son bushcraft knife just a clone of the ray mears woodlore knife made by a local knfe maker(is A Wright and son in shefield?) yeah it looks a nice knife but if i was spending that sort of money i would get one off one of the fine makers on this forum tbh

really cant see why you need to have a go at the company unless you've had bad service from them at the end of the day if its to expensive don't buy it... easy

andy

 

[charleslockerbie]

Well i feel just a little stupid, still wont be buying one tho.

 

[JonathanD]

Well i feel just a little stupid, still wont be buying one tho.

Don't think many will. It is quite a costly package.

 

[M_Parker]

Hi guys,

Just thought I'd introduce myself, I'm Michael; Managing Director of Solomon Trading Ltd (owner of Solomon Bushcraft).

First Siberianfury, thanks for taking an interest in the site and also for pointing out something that you may see as suspicious, it really helps when bushcrafters look out for each other. So as a fellow bushcrafter, thanks for the warning!

However, I then noticed a URL to your own site in your post signature. Flagging us as "dodgy" without ever interacting with us or our business is pretty bad form. Putting down the competition doesn't win you customers I'm afraid. In regard to pricing, I believe we are operating within the average price for these products.

To answer a few questions raised in your post:

YES, the Woodsmaster Bushcraft Knife IS made by A Wright & Sons Ltd. If you take the time to maintain the knife and sharpen it when you can, the blade keeps a wicked edge. I personally believe its a great knife and each one is individually hand-made by Michael Harrison; a great guy and an excellent knife-maker.

The Jaguar Bushcraft Knife is a wonderful knife and I'm unsure of why suspicions are cast about it. Do all knives need to be Woodlore clones to be classified as bushcraft knives? We already sell a Woodlore clone knife, why sell another? This knife is made by Samual Staniforths Ltd (Est. 1864).

If anyone has any questions about us, our site, company or products, please send me an email mike@solomonbushcraft.co.uk and I'll be happy to chat

Siberianfury in future, please think and do a little research before you slag off the competition.

If anyone wants to look through the site and give me your thoughts, I'd love to hear them; is the site easy to navigate? do you like the products we have? what do you think of the design? etc. http://www.solomonbushcraft.co.uk

Best Regards,
Michael Parker

 

[Corso]

The Jaguar Bushcraft Knife is a wonderful knife and I'm unsure of why suspicions are cast about it. Do all knives need to be Woodlore clones to be classified as bushcraft knives? We already sell a Woodlore clone knife, why sell another? This knife is made by Samual Staniforths Ltd (Est. 1864).

I generally don't judge a knife on looks but that Jaguar seems very unfriendly to a bushcrafter I can see one maybe two hand grips possible with that handle. The Steel isn't that great either and double edged? cant see that being much use TBH

I'd also shift all that Bear Grylls carp ASAP and move on to proper kit - the Mora stuff is just the ticket but the BG stuff is terrible

 

[Toddy]

Hello Mike and welcome to BcUK

Thank you for taking the time to respond courteously to this thread.

To be fair I doubt that Josh was responding to any perceived competition ( he makes knives, and sometimes finishes blanks, more a hobby business than a full time one, at present) but to hear the other side of the story keeps things straight.

I'm going to change the title of the thread to something a little less contentious.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[M_Parker]

Hi Toddy,

Thanks for the welcome,

Also thank you for your consideration in changing the thread title. With regard to Josh, I've just sent a PM to him apologising for my presumptions about his motives.

It's always nice to hear that someone can enjoy their hobby and make a little money from it Thank you for looking our for your fellow bushcrafters Josh.

Thanks,
Michael

 

[Siberianfury]

Pm replied to,

 

[PeterH]

just came across this site

http://www.solomonbushcraft.co.uk/products/woodsmaster-bushcraft-knife-snakewood

I couldn't help noticing that they where selling the A Wright and son bushcraft knife for £220, which is alot of profit considering how much it retails for on its own site.

Would that be A.Wright & Sons Ltd - Bushcraft and Survival Knives where it seems to be 229.50 ?

 

[Lynx]

I really like that Chris Caine Survival Knife; just £85 also seems like really good value to me. I have no connection with the site etc.

 

[M_Parker]

Hi Lynx,

I've just got back from a 3-day survival course with Chris and I used Chris Caine Survival Knife. It was great for heavy work and worked well for feather sticks. It needed a little attention to get back to a shaving sharp edge of course, but overall I was pleased. I have one in by grab bag, alongside a Fallkniven F1 and a Helle Dokka.

Best Regards,
Michael