Any Winkler fans?

[txgolfer45]

Trying to decide between a Forest Edge WASP available now at a local dealer or waiting on a wood model like sculpted maple or walnut. The wood seems more traditional. But, the WASP is attractive too.

 

[SharpBits]

I settled on the maple belt knife since that was the one that brought me to the dance. Can't make a bad selection in any event.

 

[Hammer67]

Trying to decide between a Forest Edge WASP available now at a local dealer or waiting on a wood model like sculpted maple or walnut. The wood seems more traditional. But, the WASP is attractive too.

Does this help?

 

[Fixedwing]

Trying to decide between a Forest Edge WASP available now at a local dealer or waiting on a wood model like sculpted maple or walnut. The wood seems more traditional. But, the WASP is attractive too.

I had the same issues trying to decide between the different scale materials.

I came to the conclusion, that there is no wrong choice and decided to try to get at least one in every scale.

Still need a sculpted green laminate and something in a rubber handle among a few others to round it all out.

They all look good together and complement each other nicely.

 

[MarbReds]

No wrong choice. Their wood is tough, but laminate is tougher and lower maintenance. I hit my wood handled Winklers with some wicked wax periodically.

 

[Hammer67]

No wrong choice. Their wood is tough, but laminate is tougher and lower maintenance. I hit my wood handled Winklers with some wicked wax periodically.

Agreed. Woods like walnut and maple are quite tough and can handle a fair bit abuse. But if you really plan to beat the crap out of your knife, laminates give a little more peace of mind. I also find that even the textured Winkler wood handles are slightly smoother in the hand (though still plenty grippy) than the laminates. It's not a huge difference, but noticeable. There's upsides and downsides to the additional abrasiveness, obviously.