Fiddleback User Pics

When I came in the other day, the wife was in the kitchen making a meat loaf and using my Woodsman, so I snapped a quick pic

 
Great shots! Looks like the Nessie is starting to take on a nice patina and a personality of her own!
 
Hey Mist, I am hoping to get afield later today so I can maybe use my Fiddlebacks for more than just opening boxes of more Fiddlebacks. We had a good couple of days here, and I was working in the woods during them (carrying a couple of Fiddlebacks), but I was making more firewood to get us through April. Your feather stick exercise is making me long to go afield just because.
 
Great field shots Mist! I would love to hear your reflections on how that nessie compares to some of the other blade shapes like the bushfinger, kephart, recluse, etc. out in the field.
 
xxwjtxx said:
Great shots! Looks like the Nessie is starting to take on a nice patina and a personality of her own!
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Thank you! Yep, I've just let this one go naturally.


McVeyMac said:
Hey Mist, I am hoping to get afield later today so I can maybe use my Fiddlebacks for more than just opening boxes of more Fiddlebacks. We had a good couple of days here, and I was working in the woods during them (carrying a couple of Fiddlebacks), but I was making more firewood to get us through April. Your feather stick exercise is making me long to go afield just because.
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I hope you get afield man, to get the full effect of a Fiddleback, one must hit the field/woods with it :)


hasco said:
Great field shots Mist! I would love to hear your reflections on how that nessie compares to some of the other blade shapes like the bushfinger, kephart, recluse, etc. out in the field.
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Thank you man! Which I would prefer would depend on the nature of my uses at the time. The Nessie excels at things like slicing, and from my trapping and hunting days I know how well it would do at skinning and game processing, food prep, and fish prep, It is in my opinion superior at the cutting board over say the Kephart or KE Bushie for game and food prep. The S shape just works really well in a flat pinch grip, and the handle works as well for whittling. However, If I were doing a lot of notching or carving I'd much prefer to have a Kephart, a Woodsman, a Shank, or KE Bushie. If I had to pick one for all of the above it would be the Bushfinger or a Hunter so far.
 
mistwalker said:
Thank you man! Which I would prefer would depend on the nature of my uses at the time. The Nessie excels at things like slicing, and from my trapping and hunting days I know how well it would do at skinning and game processing, food prep, and fish prep, It is in my opinion superior at the cutting board over say the Kephart or KE Bushie for game and food prep. The S shape just works really well in a flat pinch grip, and the handle works as well for whittling. However, If I were doing a lot of notching or carving I'd much prefer to have a Kephart, a Woodsman, a Shank, or KE Bushie. If I had to pick one for all of the above it would be the Bushfinger or a Hunter so far.
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Thanks for the info on the different models! It is very helpful in shaping my fiddleback wish list!
 
No worries man, hope I was able to help some. The Nessie is sweet, don't get me wrong, it's just that the wide blade and hump work against me in fine tip work and using a thumb-push
 
Divine providence meant these 2 showed up at exactly the same time (Duke and Hunter)!



A comparison of Duke and Woodsman

 
Niiiiiiice work man; that marble wood is epic-- my OCD congratulates you on a divinely matched pair!! Happy chopping & slicing!
 
:thumbup: I was pleasantly, very pleasantly, surprised when I got the marble wood in hand. The bamboo cutting board as a background doesn't do it justice. The fact the 2 knives are so well matched is a real bonus. This is my first of each model (Duke, Woodsman and Hunter) and got to admit I thought the handles of the Duke and Woodsman would be closer in shape/size. Even taking into account the woodsman is SFT 3/16 and the Duke is 5/32 tapered, the Woodsman is a lot chunkier, which I like. Also can't believe I stalled on a Hunter so long, the handle is so comfortable. Of course, haven't used any of them yet, so time will tell which proves to be the most ergonomic for me.
 
bear71 said:
Divine providence meant these 2 showed up at exactly the same time (Duke and Hunter)!



A comparison of Duke and Woodsman

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Damn man, all of those look awesome! I do so love the newer model Hunter handles, I want a Duke up here by next winter so bad it aches, and my Woodsman is just one of my all time favorite knives ever. The Woodsman has been used daily for nearly a year, starting the day got it. Awesome knives man, enjoy them!
 
Cheers Mist, yeah I can see the Woodsman getting a lot of use. It just feels like a tool!
 
bear71 said:
Cheers Mist, yeah I can see the Woodsman getting a lot of use. It just feels like a tool!
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The Woodsman is just perfect for me. If it weren't for sheeple fearing I would suddenly "Michael Myers" them, and cops thinking I might go all "Psycho" with it, mine would go everywhere I go :)
 
mistwalker said:
The Woodsman is just perfect for me. If it weren't for sheeple fearing I would suddenly "Michael Myers" them, and cops thinking I might go all "Psycho" with it, mine would go everywhere I go :)
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:D:thumbup: i don't have that problem in the Philippines - it's quite compact compared to the local blades!
 
Here are a few pics of my first fiddleback in use. I have been trying to get a hiking buddy or an Arete for a few months but they keep slipping away. I thought I would just choose the model of knife I wanted, choose the steal, thickness, taper, grind and preferred handle material and pick one up. Boy was I painfully wrong. After several fridays spent in front of the computer, I finally was able to get this ladyfinger during one of the frenzies. Finally getting a fiddleback to use has helped tremendously to calm my frayed nerves from this whole experience. When I put it in my hands and got to work, I quickly understood what the feeding frenzy is about. These knives are meant to be users! Wow. What an excellent piece of craftsmanship. It really feels like perfection. After working for over an hour, I had no hotspots and the knife quickly felt like it became an extension of me. In order to get to know a knife, I have to really use it . I took it out in the woods and made a quick throwing/battle stick for my son and I. Then I made a figure four at home for fun and did some other little projects. Now I am working on a little kids snap bow out of California bay. I am loving this ladyfinger. I can't wait to try some other fiddlebacks. For better or for worse, I have definitely become a fiddleback fanatic!
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