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Johnnythefox said:
Thanks for all the reply's, I must say I like the look of it.

I have been offered this exact model as a trade for my Northwoods Fall Creek (love it but I am in England).

Without discussing money,would you say it was a fair and useful swap?

I just worry as I had one GEC that I loved but needed a screwdriver to open the blades,I sold it at a loss in the end.
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Well, one is a fixed blade, and one a folder. Can you not carry fixed blades in England? Northwood's are very nice knives, but so is the 74. If it is for carry, I would do the 74 personally. You won't need another tool to open it. They generally have excellent action.
 
Johnnythefox said:
Thanks for all the reply's, I must say I like the look of it.

I have been offered this exact model as a trade for my Northwoods Fall Creek (love it but I am in England).

Without discussing money,would you say it was a fair and useful swap?

I just worry as I had one GEC that I loved but needed a screwdriver to open the blades,I sold it at a loss in the end.
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The 74 is a great knife. If you like the 73 you have, you’ll like the 74.
 
stagmeister said:
Well, one is a fixed blade, and one a folder. Can you not carry fixed blades in England? Northwood's are very nice knives, but so is the 74. If it is for carry, I would do the 74 personally. You won't need another tool to open it. They generally have excellent action.
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I watched videos on youtube one said the blade tip was proud on his?

We can carry fixed blades if we have a good reason,its not defined and can/will lead to trouble.

No problem if I stay in my garden though 🤣
 
Johnnythefox said:
I watched videos on youtube one said the blade tip was proud on his?

We can carry fixed blades if we have a good reason,its not defined and can/will lead to trouble.

No problem if I stay in my garden though 🤣
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Blade tips can come proud on folders. Neither of my 74's are. Maybe after a few more sharpening's, but just lower the kick a little then. Maybe you can get the other party to take a close up of that if it's a real concern. Pretty easy fix though.
 
Jiki said:
The blades are proud on all of his knives for some reason. Unluckiest dude in the world.
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Now that Jiki mentioned this, I know who he's referring to. Just because a tip isn't sunk down in the well, doesn't mean it's proud. If it's not catching on everything, don't worry about it.
 
stagmeister said:
Now that Jiki mentioned this, I know who he's referring to. Just because a tip isn't sunk down in the well, doesn't mean it's proud. If it's not catching on everything, don't worry about it.
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I was amazed to see him file down the kick with a SAK nail file,I had no idea the file was that good on metal.
 
It’s also listed as a 77 Tidioute Barlow. That knife has never been made - only Northfield barlows on the 77 frame.
It’s also listed just before the #15 Huckleberry Boys Knife.
My guess was that it was meant to say #15 Tidioute Barlow, which were released just before the 15 cocobolo boys knives at the start of the year.
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I’d rather have a 74 than a Northwoods fixed blade, but that’s just me. My 73 is a fantastic knife and the 74 would be every bit as good. And if you have two similar knives you’ll feel less guilty about using one of them.
 
GaiusJulius said:
I’d rather have a 74 than a Northwoods fixed blade, but that’s just me. My 73 is a fantastic knife and the 74 would be every bit as good. And if you have two similar knives you’ll feel less guilty about using one of them.
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I sent him a message last night to say yes,I think he's fallen asleep in his chair after thanksgiving as no reply yet.😅
 
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