blgoode
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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This is a review a customer did last week on his forum.....thought I'd share here.
His review Below...
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Today was that day and damn if I didn't do a bang up job of doing ummm nothing but what I wanted and that was get out into the woods to play like a little kid with a new toy. I had a few new toys with me today to check out but I only want to talk about one. Mainly because no matter how hard I tried I couldn't put it down to have time to use another. The item I am typing about here is Brian Goode's To The Woods Knife. From the moment I received it in the mail I was impressed but I really had no idea just what it was I was holding until today. After starting my hike I decided that TTW's first job would be to take a new walking stick from the trail. I pulled it from the sheath and I swear I heard it almost sing like a thousand angels when a new child is born.....ok well maybe not but you get the idea. I checked the edge and looked for my stick to reveal itself to me. I walked over to it, grabbed a hold and swung. Now it was only birch and about 1-1/2" thick but it went right through!! One of the most natural feeling knives I have ever held. I walked over to the rock I choose to work by and finished off the job. I now have a walking stick and I move on. The spot I choose today was only three miles in so I had time to do a few things with what I had brought. Yeah that just didn't work out really because every thing I wanted to do could be done with TTW. (Sorry to all the guys that wanted to hear about the sawvivor and other cool toys I have picked up this year) First I removed the knot's from my new stick so I didn't split my hand open and scream like a little girl....oh sorry wrong forum! I did this with the TTW knife and of course it took them right down with no worries. I made the stick just a little to long so I grabbed another thicker hunk of wood and used it as a baton. removed the end with a few small hits. (as a side note the stick was still to long so I did use the sawvivor to trim both ends and clean them up) Last time I was here I cut up some small logs so they needed to be split and I did so. Guess what...no problem. After this I checked the edge and found it to be still damn near as sharp as when I stepped out of the car. How great is that? Brian heat treat's his own steel and he does a fantastic job of it.
The facts..this knife has a 7-1/2" blade. It is an 1-3/4" at it's widest. The blade is made from 3/16" 01 tool steel that he differentially heat treats himself. (I love those temper lines) The handle is around 5" long and has a perfect swell to fit in the hand just right for this writer. I received my knife with what I would call a leather pouch type sheath dyed that dark British red that just looks awesome. Brian's sheath work is also top notch.
All in all....I love this knife. I also hate it in the respect that It would not allow me to use any other tool I brought with me. I guess that "she" wanted me all to herself and let me tell you my friend that is just fine with me.
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Here is the knife....this isnt his but one just like it....
Here is his....
His review Below...
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Today was that day and damn if I didn't do a bang up job of doing ummm nothing but what I wanted and that was get out into the woods to play like a little kid with a new toy. I had a few new toys with me today to check out but I only want to talk about one. Mainly because no matter how hard I tried I couldn't put it down to have time to use another. The item I am typing about here is Brian Goode's To The Woods Knife. From the moment I received it in the mail I was impressed but I really had no idea just what it was I was holding until today. After starting my hike I decided that TTW's first job would be to take a new walking stick from the trail. I pulled it from the sheath and I swear I heard it almost sing like a thousand angels when a new child is born.....ok well maybe not but you get the idea. I checked the edge and looked for my stick to reveal itself to me. I walked over to it, grabbed a hold and swung. Now it was only birch and about 1-1/2" thick but it went right through!! One of the most natural feeling knives I have ever held. I walked over to the rock I choose to work by and finished off the job. I now have a walking stick and I move on. The spot I choose today was only three miles in so I had time to do a few things with what I had brought. Yeah that just didn't work out really because every thing I wanted to do could be done with TTW. (Sorry to all the guys that wanted to hear about the sawvivor and other cool toys I have picked up this year) First I removed the knot's from my new stick so I didn't split my hand open and scream like a little girl....oh sorry wrong forum! I did this with the TTW knife and of course it took them right down with no worries. I made the stick just a little to long so I grabbed another thicker hunk of wood and used it as a baton. removed the end with a few small hits. (as a side note the stick was still to long so I did use the sawvivor to trim both ends and clean them up) Last time I was here I cut up some small logs so they needed to be split and I did so. Guess what...no problem. After this I checked the edge and found it to be still damn near as sharp as when I stepped out of the car. How great is that? Brian heat treat's his own steel and he does a fantastic job of it.
The facts..this knife has a 7-1/2" blade. It is an 1-3/4" at it's widest. The blade is made from 3/16" 01 tool steel that he differentially heat treats himself. (I love those temper lines) The handle is around 5" long and has a perfect swell to fit in the hand just right for this writer. I received my knife with what I would call a leather pouch type sheath dyed that dark British red that just looks awesome. Brian's sheath work is also top notch.
All in all....I love this knife. I also hate it in the respect that It would not allow me to use any other tool I brought with me. I guess that "she" wanted me all to herself and let me tell you my friend that is just fine with me.
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Here is the knife....this isnt his but one just like it....
Here is his....
