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Someone here mentioned that this knife was available for $10. "No way," I thought, "from A. G. Russell." I had heard of the knife and heard good things about it but have been so satisfied with my BRKT Mikro-Canadian and Gossman PSK that I did not think it was worth a look. Well, it IS worth a "look" and it IS $10. It's not in the same class as my other two favorite "mighty-mights" but it has a place in my kit.
Here is the little blade I initially thought would never "make it" when I got it out of the box. I "de-horned" the butt - it came with some pointy corners. The sheath is mine but it is available with a Kydex sheath or leather pocket sheath for an additional $10 for either.
Here it is with my two "favorites" and associated carry options. The Woodswalker (WW) is feathery light compared to the other two - niether of which are "heavies."
In-hand comparison to the BRKT Mikro-Canadian:
In-hand comparison with the Gossman PSK. Don't kid yourself. The WW is NOT in the same class as the Gossman or the BRKT but it is a cheap, super-light and VERY useful knife all the same.
"Necker" options:
A lineup with some "familiar faces" for comparison. Hopefully you own at least one of those in the lineup so you get an idea of the size.
Cute, functional, unobtrusive - no excuse not to have one or two of these in your kit.
I believe this is made of 154CM (I don't get too concerned about "what steel" as long as it works) and it takes a great edge. Overall, it is right on the 6" mark, after the "de-horning" and the blade is about 2 1/2", leaving 3 1/2" to hang onto. The handle is just under 1/2" thick. The blade is THIN, mic'ing at .059" on the spine at the ricasso. It holds an edge well and slices VERY well. The handle shape/position allows you to hold the knife in any position and it registers well so you know which way the edge is facing. I "processed" five sweet peppers for the freezer with it and it's a whiz in the kitchen. It peels and pares excellently. I gave my wife one and have not heard one complaint. She is brutally objective about knives - no passion at all for them. It "works" or it doesn't, period. If it works it stays and it's still on the counter. Outdoors, it serves well for many everyday cutting tasks to include the obligatory manufacture of "fuzzies" and it does this reasonably well. It also throws a mean spark from a ferro-rod - better than many of my other, rougher-service knives. I plan to buy a few more and replace the wooden handles, which do not appear to be epoxied, with Micarta, adding a lanyard ferrule and rounding the part of the blade that my index finger contacts. I will try to post a "blow-by-blow" on that one. Is a ten-dollar knife worth the effort to rehandle it? I think so. This is a handy little booger and it's an inexpensive bit of kit that should give you very good service, regardless of the price. Two outdoors-types polled on what they thought it cost me both answered somewhere around the $50 mark.
Thanks for watching.:thumbup:
Here is the little blade I initially thought would never "make it" when I got it out of the box. I "de-horned" the butt - it came with some pointy corners. The sheath is mine but it is available with a Kydex sheath or leather pocket sheath for an additional $10 for either.
Here it is with my two "favorites" and associated carry options. The Woodswalker (WW) is feathery light compared to the other two - niether of which are "heavies."
In-hand comparison to the BRKT Mikro-Canadian:
In-hand comparison with the Gossman PSK. Don't kid yourself. The WW is NOT in the same class as the Gossman or the BRKT but it is a cheap, super-light and VERY useful knife all the same.
"Necker" options:
A lineup with some "familiar faces" for comparison. Hopefully you own at least one of those in the lineup so you get an idea of the size.
Cute, functional, unobtrusive - no excuse not to have one or two of these in your kit.
I believe this is made of 154CM (I don't get too concerned about "what steel" as long as it works) and it takes a great edge. Overall, it is right on the 6" mark, after the "de-horning" and the blade is about 2 1/2", leaving 3 1/2" to hang onto. The handle is just under 1/2" thick. The blade is THIN, mic'ing at .059" on the spine at the ricasso. It holds an edge well and slices VERY well. The handle shape/position allows you to hold the knife in any position and it registers well so you know which way the edge is facing. I "processed" five sweet peppers for the freezer with it and it's a whiz in the kitchen. It peels and pares excellently. I gave my wife one and have not heard one complaint. She is brutally objective about knives - no passion at all for them. It "works" or it doesn't, period. If it works it stays and it's still on the counter. Outdoors, it serves well for many everyday cutting tasks to include the obligatory manufacture of "fuzzies" and it does this reasonably well. It also throws a mean spark from a ferro-rod - better than many of my other, rougher-service knives. I plan to buy a few more and replace the wooden handles, which do not appear to be epoxied, with Micarta, adding a lanyard ferrule and rounding the part of the blade that my index finger contacts. I will try to post a "blow-by-blow" on that one. Is a ten-dollar knife worth the effort to rehandle it? I think so. This is a handy little booger and it's an inexpensive bit of kit that should give you very good service, regardless of the price. Two outdoors-types polled on what they thought it cost me both answered somewhere around the $50 mark.
Thanks for watching.:thumbup:
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Now, I do love O1, but I have to tell you that what that guy did with L6 impresses the snot out of me and it is my all-time favorite knife.
