Let's talk Northwoods

[rdave]

I was able to get a camel bone and still go back and grab a blueberry. My lucky day, I guess.

better buy a lottery tix

 

[Angry Angus]

I always strike out. I think you have to have high speed internet. At least faster than what I have available where I live. I can get one in the cart pretty quick, then that's where it falls apart.

 

[cbr1000]

The numbers on this seemed low. Only 3 total handle options, last HJ run there was 5? We only had 5 pages of camel bone to pick from.

The last 2 years they have done a folder drop then a fixed blade drop a week or so later, I wonder if we will see a 2nd drop in a week or so of folders, since last year was the last year for Fall Creek. Dare to dream....

I wondered the same... hard to tell why only 3 handle options. Maybe busy with the rendezvous knives? At one point not only would you have several handle options, but also different blade options.

Old pic

 

[bbfish]

Burlap Micarta is the vinyl flooring of knife covers.

 

[RousingRabbles]

I was able to get a camel bone and still go back and grab a blueberry. My lucky day, I guess.

Same, except I grabbed a green micarta and went back and snagged a burlap heritage Jack. It's been over a year since the last time I tried for a Northwoods, and I just thought they were moving slower these days.

I have noticed that a lot of the Camels look like they have cracks, but there is no way they send out that many knives with cracks. I'm guessing that's just sub-surface character in the bone? Or is it stabilized/filled?

I think this is common with some of the bone material. At least it was with Kudu bone when I got one a while back. Not sure if it's stabilizer or just natural features in the bone.

 

[cbr1000]

Burlap Micarta is the vinyl flooring of knife covers.

Blueberry burlap vinyl flooring

 

[cbr1000]

 

[Let'er Buck]

What is the texture of the burlap micarta. Is it smooth like the linen, or more coarse?

 

[jmgruber]

Yes, listed at the end under the SFO categories.

Thank you. I didn’t go back enough years to see it.
Did the “bulk kitchen knives-no handles” of 2021 get handles and come out as a release?

 

[Reconmarui]

I wondered the same... hard to tell why only 3 handle options. Maybe busy with the rendezvous knives? At one point not only would you have several handle options, but also different blade options.

Old pic

I would be happy with another run of these with clip points, mammoth and stag!

I think we get another run of some type of folder in the next month or two, numbers of these seemed half of a normal run (which is usually 500 pieces I think)

2 runs of folders may replace a big run of folders then a run of fixed blades, they may still be working on designing the next fixed blade since it was the last year for fall creek so they opted for the two runs of folders.

Pure speculation but my theory makes sense to me

 

[Matt_WY]

I think we get another run of some type of folder in the next month or two, numbers of these seemed half of a normal run (which is usually 500 pieces I think)

This run was supposed to be around 500, same number of knives, just fewer handle options. That seems to be the GEC trend lately and now possibly the same for Northwoods.

 

[Reconmarui]

This run was supposed to be around 500, same number of knives, just fewer handle options. That seems to be the GEC trend lately and now possibly the same for Northwoods.

Interesting, couldn't have been much more than 100 camel bone, hard to believe the 400 micarta were sold out long before the camel bone. We will find out some day!

 

[MB13]

Interesting, couldn't have been much more than 100 camel bone, hard to believe the 400 micarta were sold out long before the camel bone. We will find out some day!

Going off the gallery photos seems like there was 109 camel so almost 200 of each micarta makes sense

 

[Reconmarui]

How are you able to see the camel bones post drop?

 

[jmgruber]

How are you able to see the camel bones post drop?

Navigate to the Hawthorne Jack page, scroll down and click on the gallery.

 

[Reconmarui]

Navigate to the Hawthorne Jack page, scroll down and click on the gallery.

Awesome, thanks! Happy to see my purchase and actually take the time to look at it before blindly adding to cart

 

[cbr1000]

What is the texture of the burlap micarta. Is it smooth like the linen, or more coarse?

It's smooth. I'd say somewhere between acrylic and coarse linen micarta feeling.... leaning a little more towards the coarse linen. With coarse linen you can feel the fibers. They will take oil and the covers will lighten/darken over time with use and cleaning. The burlap micarta for Northwoods are imbedded deeper under the epoxy material... but not polished as smooth as most GEC acrylics. More of a satin type of polish. I'd say it's common to find small imperfections in the Northwoods burlap micarta that make them unique. Small holes things like that. Slightly lending itself to taking on a patina like coarse linen as it's not 100 percent sealed like acrylic.

 

[rdave]

It's smooth. I'd say somewhere between acrylic and coarse linen micarta feeling.... leaning a little more towards the coarse linen. With coarse linen you can feel the fibers. They will take oil and the covers will lighten/darken over time with use and cleaning. The burlap micarta for Northwoods are imbedded deeper under the epoxy material... but not polished as smooth as most GEC acrylics. More of a satin type of polish. I'd say it's common to find small imperfections in the Northwoods burlap micarta that make them unique. Small holes things like that. Slightly lending itself to taking on a patina like coarse linen as it's not 100 percent sealed like acrylic.

good description - thanks - I have not handled a burlap micarta cover for years

 

[Buckeye Sharp]

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[GPO MAN]