What do you think of this? Alan Wood custom?

[billycan]

Hi, would appreciate any thoughts on this?

BB- Alan Wood Custom

Thanks

 

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I think it's very nice to look at and I'm sure it's an extremely good quality knife.

But...

I don't particularly like the shape of the blade from a practical point of view. I prefer the 'Woodlore' spear-point shape of blade for fine work and carving whereas this looks suited to light chopping for which I use an axe. Also I think the inward curve about an inch from the handle would cause me grief when sharpening.

If you know how to properly sharpen it and prefer to use a knife with that shape blade then it's a good buy.



Oh, and you do realise that it's been sold don't you?

 

[familne]

It would be a great skinner if you were a hunter

 

[laurens ch]

I think it’s very nice. I think it would be difficult to sharpen the recurve too, I guess you would have to use crock sticks.

 

[Andy]

I don't like the recurve on the knife of this size. IIRC the knife Martyn had made by alan has a slight recurve to it so that may be the origins of this design as it looks more similar to that then the Ray Mears design.
I don't find recurves difficult to sharpen but find that it takes more time and a field touch up is more hassel then it's worth.

 

[Daniel]

Why would someone need a recurve on a knife? Is there any kind of advantage to having a recurve on a blade? In any situation not just bushcraft..?

 

[Stew]

It increases the slicing power a fair amount.

 

[Daniel]

Ahhhh......

 

[Lemoneyewash]

...IIRC the knife Martyn had made by alan has a slight recurve to it

No recurve on mine Andy.

No question a recurve IS more difficult to get a totally consistent edge on the whole cutting edge though. In a fit of frustration, and in my pre-'Sharpmaker' days I've used an IKEA ceramic steel (recommended ) on a Khukri before now.