A.G. Russell Woodswalker?

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yans

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Anyone own one? I am thinking of getting one to use as a smaller woodsrunning knife, and they really interest me. All comments on it would be appreciated.
 
It's a nice little knife, especially for the money. Full tang. Thin blade for slicing or cleaning small game. Nice-looking wood handles. And the sheath is all leather and perfectly fits a back Levis pocket.

My brother has carried one for years and years as a squirrel knife.

-Bob
 
i handled one a couple of years ago and i was surprised by 2 things. the first was that the fit and finish was very good for such an inexpensive knife, i believe it was made in japan. the second was that it was quite a bit smaller than i thought it would be. I really liked the sheath setup {leather} but decided to wait on buying it. of course when i went back it was gone. for the price you can't beat it. later,ahgar
 
I have one,I strictly use it for garlic,and strawberries,and not at the same time.The leather set up is cool,and the kydex a nice option as well.Great knife for the pricetag,well made,
Vince
 
I use mine as a kitchen knife. It turns large pieces of food into small pieces of food quite efficiently.
 
I love the design, but I bought one and the fit an finish was poor and I sent it back. Maybe I just got a bad sample. I sure wanted to like it...
 
I bought one a year ago, as far as I am concerned it is a good paring knife or for cleaning small game. The blade is thin and flexible not what I would use in woods.
 
Wayne's right. It is a paring knife hyped up and with a sheath. That being said, if you want a paring knife as your woodsman's blade, go for it.
 
If you like a nice thin blade they are great. I've got five of them but all of mine are used solely in the kitchen not outdoors. My partner and co moderator on the link to my home page in my profile has done some pretty cool handle upgrades with his 'Desk Set' model he came up with using those blades after taking off the factory handles and building new ones for them and adding some embellishment to the blades and the new handles. I know he has sold a lot of those to folks.

As they come from A.G. they are pretty stout and hold up well to the dish washer. A few of mine are quite old now. I never buy them with the sheath personally.


STR
 
I had mine out yesterday, and used it in the kitchen. It takes a great edge, and if you can keep your wife from using it on the glass cutting boards, will hold it. The leather pancake sheath is pretty neat, and I will occasionally slip my Le Thiers stag handled folder in with the blade open.

The blade is quite thin. Good in the kitchen, but you may want a blade with more meat, if you're doing much hard work.

I bought the Woodswalker along with the Ultimate Pen knife last year. Both were great purchases, and awesome deals for the asking price.

Daniel
 
Well, I notice a lot of folks use their knives in the kitchen. I have also and find it just right as a grill knife. However I have also used my Woodswalker afield. I made a leather pouch sheath, boned it to fit and often carry as a belt knife working the yard. I am partial to fixed blades over folders as I find them easier to clean and to bring into action.

Besides general kitchen and garden work, I use it fishing for cutting line, etc and carry it bird hunting. I have used it to clean over a hundred dove the past couple seasons as well as a fair number of ducks. The small razor sharp blade and it's flexibility are perfect for breasting out birds.

I have also made fuzz sticks and split twigs, practising bush craft and fire making skills at the fire pit - wife thinks I'm a nut.

I certaining wouldn't baton an oak log with it, but it performs well within what one would do with a pocket knife and it won't close on you when you don't expect it to.

tjg

p.s. If I had had one of these prior to getting all my Henckel Kitchen Knives, I would have a set of Russells...
 
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