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Hey traditional folks!
I’ve got a question. Well probably several actually.
I have traditionally been a Buck guy. But a few years back, after reading several stories here. I was struck by a hint of nolstalgia. The chat about old guys sitting around the woodstove at the old general store hit home.
Perhaps that store is gone. Or at the very least there are now twelve cameras watching everyone’s moves. But slicing cheese and peeling apples still happens often. As does critter work.
After some reading, I purchased the smaller 3Finn. It arrived and I was excited. To be honest, it could have been sharper. But that was addressed in short order.
It is certainly a nice little blade. But it had stiff competition in my Buck 102 Woodsman.
The Woodsman, while not a large knife by any standard, was considerably larger than the 3Finn. As with any new blade, I used it a bit. But somehow I moved back to my comfort level. And the Case was stashed in a drawer.
It was retreived several times. But never found a permanent home on my belt.
I had it out today. Stropped it up to hair popping sharp and made lunch for the bride and myself. Nothing ground breaking. Just slicing some chicken off the carcass in the fridge. Slicing some brick cheddar down to sandwich size and finally slicing up the toasted sandwiches.
Boring perhaps, but necessary never the less. It attacked the chicken like nobody’s business. And did well in the extra sharp cheddar. Perhaps more due to the thinness and height of the blade than actual sharpness. And slicing sandwiches was mindless.
Ever since that story, I have been intrigued by this little blade. Not only as a stand alone tool. But also as part of the Twin Finn system.
The idea of a piggybacked knife system was not new to me. I have seen it many times. But a lot of the more modern ones seem overly large and ungainly.
Seeing actual Finnish Puukko knives coupled like this only added to my curiosity.
So, my question is.
Are there any of you folks out there using the Twin Finn piggyback knife system?
And if there is what do you think?
The stacked sheath doesn’t look overly obtrusive. And the pairing just makes sense to me. The small 3 Finn for delicate work and the larger blade for more horsepower when needed.
Arguably, you could do most of what needs doing with either knife. But the overlap and redundancy of two blades has its appeal.
So what say ye?
LV,
I’ve got a question. Well probably several actually.
I have traditionally been a Buck guy. But a few years back, after reading several stories here. I was struck by a hint of nolstalgia. The chat about old guys sitting around the woodstove at the old general store hit home.
Perhaps that store is gone. Or at the very least there are now twelve cameras watching everyone’s moves. But slicing cheese and peeling apples still happens often. As does critter work.
After some reading, I purchased the smaller 3Finn. It arrived and I was excited. To be honest, it could have been sharper. But that was addressed in short order.
It is certainly a nice little blade. But it had stiff competition in my Buck 102 Woodsman.
The Woodsman, while not a large knife by any standard, was considerably larger than the 3Finn. As with any new blade, I used it a bit. But somehow I moved back to my comfort level. And the Case was stashed in a drawer.
It was retreived several times. But never found a permanent home on my belt.
I had it out today. Stropped it up to hair popping sharp and made lunch for the bride and myself. Nothing ground breaking. Just slicing some chicken off the carcass in the fridge. Slicing some brick cheddar down to sandwich size and finally slicing up the toasted sandwiches.
Boring perhaps, but necessary never the less. It attacked the chicken like nobody’s business. And did well in the extra sharp cheddar. Perhaps more due to the thinness and height of the blade than actual sharpness. And slicing sandwiches was mindless.
Ever since that story, I have been intrigued by this little blade. Not only as a stand alone tool. But also as part of the Twin Finn system.
The idea of a piggybacked knife system was not new to me. I have seen it many times. But a lot of the more modern ones seem overly large and ungainly.
Seeing actual Finnish Puukko knives coupled like this only added to my curiosity.
So, my question is.
Are there any of you folks out there using the Twin Finn piggyback knife system?
And if there is what do you think?
The stacked sheath doesn’t look overly obtrusive. And the pairing just makes sense to me. The small 3 Finn for delicate work and the larger blade for more horsepower when needed.
Arguably, you could do most of what needs doing with either knife. But the overlap and redundancy of two blades has its appeal.
So what say ye?
LV,
