It's interesting hearing about the high scandi grinds. it definitely improves slice-ability, but i feel at the cost of tip strength.
The more i try and discover the "perfect bushknife" the more i realize there isn't one.
Its always a trade of, the woodlore is not my perfect knife. But it has it's good points, a fantastic slicer (thin kitchen knife) would slice extremely well but just would not carve wood at all. The woodlore can carve wood really well, and it can slice food. If your going to have one knife then the woodlore is good because its designed for the strongest job it will do and it still does the other jobs also albeit not the best at those jobs.
I go down the carry more than one knife route!
A small neck knife for detail work, and a bigger knife for removing lots of wood or slicing things.
In relation to grinds this could be
A 4" convex ground knife with a sloyd type wood carving knife
or
A 4" scandi knife with a thin opinal type knife for slicing
Lots of other fun combinations too, its actually a good thing that no one knife does everything well because it gives us lots of enjoyment trying different things out to see what suits us best. Never suits the wallet best though
The more i try and discover the "perfect bushknife" the more i realize there isn't one.
Its always a trade of, the woodlore is not my perfect knife. But it has it's good points, a fantastic slicer (thin kitchen knife) would slice extremely well but just would not carve wood at all. The woodlore can carve wood really well, and it can slice food. If your going to have one knife then the woodlore is good because its designed for the strongest job it will do and it still does the other jobs also albeit not the best at those jobs.
I go down the carry more than one knife route!
A small neck knife for detail work, and a bigger knife for removing lots of wood or slicing things.
In relation to grinds this could be
A 4" convex ground knife with a sloyd type wood carving knife
or
A 4" scandi knife with a thin opinal type knife for slicing
Lots of other fun combinations too, its actually a good thing that no one knife does everything well because it gives us lots of enjoyment trying different things out to see what suits us best. Never suits the wallet best though