Let's talk Northwoods

Northwoods is a name for a brand not a knife making company. The brand was founded by Dave Shirley. Dave Shirley marketed contract made knives under Northwoods name. He bought the Scagel name and promised collectors the Scagel branded knives would be US hand made copies of actual William Scagel knives made by him in his new factory. That didn't last too long. This practice ended but the subsequent owner has kept Northwoodss US made, but has put the Scagel name on knives that bear no remblence to a Willim Scagel knife. So whether or not Northwoods stay US made is only known by the owners. They could sell the brand to Taylor :)
 
brownshoe said:
So whether or not Northwoods stay US made is only known by the owners. They could sell the brand to Taylor :)
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I think customers have a better chance of scoring a non-produced Northwoods if it's still owned by KSF, than they would a Northwoods if the brand is sold to Taylor.
 
I would be interested in purchasing any Northwoods that they have produced by GEC. The last one would be a big deal to me. I only own one Northwoods, but I own several GEC's and the quality is really great. My FMW Northwoods is one solid knife so I am in for any single blade they would produce at this point. Hope it stays American made as well, but my Lionsteel knives are pretty spectacular as well.
 
MCar said:
I just hope whatever the project is...that it's made with full flat grinds. The best Northwoods are always the ones that dodge the Saber grind (although I like those, too).
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I'm not a huge fan of the sabre grinds on Northwoods knives EXCEPT when its on a clip blade....when on a clip, the sabre just looks right to me...put it on a GEC 15 and I'm sold. My one and only Northwoods.

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To be fair, those still have a fair bit of grinding that needs doing and they likely haven't been through heat treat. Still have an opportunity for that trademark saber grind and heat treat scale finish to be implemented.
 
Pàdruig said:
To be fair, those still have a fair bit of grinding that needs doing and they likely haven't been through heat treat. Still have an opportunity for that trademark saber grind and heat treat scale finish to be implemented.
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Yes, but usually they do the long pull and retro Northwoods stamp on those.
 
LastRodeo said:
Not on the Esky though.
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Come to think of it, they didn't do it on the Presidential or Madison Barlow either (the latter had a long pull but no saber grind or horizontal stamp).

Maybe we will see a Northwoods Presidential on a 35 frame, that would be pretty cool - depending on the cover options, of course.
 
  1. Na, I've said this about three different times now. The 35 is that same pattern as the queen #99 pattern. Derick was quoted as saying that the Indian River Jack was the one he recommended to clients that were up in the air. It was inevitable with Queen going away that an Indian River would be made on this 35 pattern.

 
Rockon75 said:
  1. Na, I've said this about three different times now. The 35 is that same pattern as the queen #99 pattern. Derick was quoted as saying that the Indian River Jack was the one he recommended to clients that were up in the air. It was inevitable with Queen going away that an Indian River would be made on this 35 pattern.

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I haven't participated in a Northwoods scramble in awhile, but if you are right, I am going to have to enter the fray.
 
Rockon75 said:
  1. Na, I've said this about three different times now. The 35 is that same pattern as the queen #99 pattern. Derick was quoted as saying that the Indian River Jack was the one he recommended to clients that were up in the air. It was inevitable with Queen going away that an Indian River would be made on this 35 pattern.

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#99 is an ⅛ inch shorter than the #35
 
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