Let's talk Northwoods

[Jiki]

The F&F on mine is spot on. The pull is definitely on the light side and there is an imperfection in the wood by the shield. It's a natural material so I consider that character. Over all it is beautiful and will be a very nice knife to use.

 

[cigarrodog]

Mine came today as well. Excellent F&F as usual. Compared to the 92 talons the pull is a bit lighter but still crisp. I do prefer the heavier pulls of a few years back but these are still decent.

cigarrodog That blue sawcut looks great! Looking forward to seeing those with some pocket wear.

Looking forward to seeing all the rest!

Thank you Steve. Your Giraffe shows off the curviness of the pattern, and will make for an elegant carry.

 

[Peregrin]

When they arrive I look forward to hearing real evaluation of the knives themselves, merits, shortcomings, unexpected pluses, pride of ownership rather than all this claptrap about getting them in the cart, all being gone in 30 seconds, crowing about 'winning' bitterness at 'missing out' ad nauseam. It's fundamentally boring and has little to do with collecting and more to do with petty possession.

Well said, Will.
And as has been posted ad nauseam in this subforum, let's discuss the knives, not the purchasing process, please.

 

[Sabercat]

Got my first giraffe bone, and will say I am much more impressed with it in real life than I was with the photo...mostly because I get to see it in different light. There's a lot of depth there. I could only imagine how fantastic the ones are that I thought looked much nicer on the site.

The downside is I have a bit of a gap between scale and bolster. Not a huge deal. What I don't like is that it is very sluggish when closing.

It snaps open nicely, and closes to half stop with snappiness, but from half stop closed, it's very slow.

I flushed it, oiled it, and have been working it. It has improved (by maybe 5%) but I'll keep trying. I am hoping that some of the scale left on the tang is causing it to bind a little between the liners. I may see if I can get someone to buff the tang a little and see if it improves.

 

[cigarrodog]

Got my first giraffe bone, and will say I am much more impressed with it in real life than I was with the photo...mostly because I get to see it in different light. There's a lot of depth there. I could only imagine how fantastic the ones are that I thought looked much nicer on the site.

The downside is I have a bit of a gap between scale and bolster. Not a huge deal. What I don't like is that it is very sluggish when closing.

It snaps open nicely, and closes to half stop with snappiness, but from half stop closed, it's very slow.

I flushed it, oiled it, and have been working it. It has improved (by maybe 5%) but I'll keep trying. I am hoping that some of the scale left on the tang is causing it to bind a little between the liners. I may see if I can get someone to buff the tank a little and see if it improves.

Beautiful covers.

 

[cricks1492]

The pull on mine is around 4-5, but the fit and finish are all excellent. Perfect centering, no gaps, 3/4 on the transitions from handle to bolster, and the back-spring termination is nice and square.

My tractor green jigged bone is a similar story, with really nice coloration in the bone, though the pull is even slightly lighter still.

Overall, I'm not totally enamored with these like I honestly thought I would be. I had initially planned on maybe keeping both and using one, but now I'm not so sure. Pull weight is more important to me than I had realized. I'd like to compare to a normal GEC talon.

 

[Elgatodeacero]

hard to beat a green knife.

the unpolished section of the blade seems a bit more rustic than previous runs, and the pull is fairly light, around a 4, but good walk and talk.

blade well centered and very sharp. really nicely made.

 

[cigarrodog]

hard to beat a green knife.

the unpolished section of the blade seems a bit more rustic than previous runs, and the pull is fairly light, around a 4, but good walk and talk.

blade well centered and very sharp. really nicely made.
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Really nice. I like the fact that you can see the green throughout. Definitely more rustic looking.

 

[Ajd3530]

Recieved mine today.. I would list the pull as a LIGHT 4. Walk & talk only decent, somewhat sluggish on closing. The bone has some light imperfections.. Kinda bummed, honestly.

 

[cricks1492]

Recieved mine today.. I would list the pull as a LIGHT 4. Walk & talk only decent, somewhat sluggish on closing. The bone has some light imperfections.. Kinda bummed, honestly.

Likewise. Though my ironwood is nice and snappy, my green jigged isn't quite as crisp as I would like.

 

[BenjaminRush]

Recieved mine today.. I would list the pull as a LIGHT 4. Walk & talk only decent, somewhat sluggish on closing. The bone has some light imperfections.. Kinda bummed, honestly.

Had a similar experience here unfortunately. Was really stoked on this as I love my Talon, and this was a let down for sure.

 

[CallMeDave]

Giraffe 03 looks fantastic. Great depth and smoothness.

I’m still fairly new to all this, and while I don’t mind the light pull, the walk kind of bounces. None of my other patterns do that.

Not sure I’ll keep it.

 

[chuckgp]

Easy pull on mine, Great F&F. Color is much more flesh tone than orange.

 

[Elgatodeacero]

those cracks in the camel bone are so cool looking.

love it.

 

[cbr1000]

Both mine are centered, no gaps, pull is light but that's good for me, snaps closed. Overall very pleased. Linen micarta pics below. I like the layering effect and feel.

 

[chuckgp]

those cracks in the camel bone are so cool looking.

love it.

Giraffe

 

[dza]

Can someone with a signal jack tell me how this ocoee compares size wise? I got my blue sawcut today and it is a bit smaller than I would like. Great looking knife though. Was thinking of maybe trying to trade it for a slightly larger pattern northwoods.

 

[Jiki]

 

[bax229]

Sorry for the newb question...are all the Giraffe covers natural bone? Seems like the color variances are all over the board.

 

[HEMI 49]

I've had the red and black Micarta Northwoods for a whopping 7 hours.... I think it is a classy looking knife with attractive lines and good curb appeal... It fits my arthritic ridden hands well and is easy to open, even by pinching.... Running it through the gears when I first got it was pretty lackluster.... I got some oil flushed through the mechanism and got all the little cruddies dispersed..... Now it performs decently with the required effort being on the light side.... The fit and finish is fine.... I'm sure a nitpicker could dig around and find something to carp about, but It is fine by any reasonable measure... I like it but I don't use my knives so I can't comment on how well it opens a box or whittles something......