Should I get a Tuff Lite?

[insta9ves]

Yes

 

[Londinium Armoury]

That's actually a super easy project that doesn't really require any artistic talent. Unlike some of my other favorite whimsy projects (e.g. ball-in-a-ball, chains, etc.) it involves removing very little wood, assuming you have a cube of appropriate wood to start with (something easy to carve with even grain like basswood or yellow cedar is a good place to start). You just carve a roundish shape like this into each of the six sides:

It doesn't require removing that much wood at all before you'll break through to the other side around the bars of the box, and you just keep going until all the sides are free. I like it as a starter project for people because it doesn't take forever to finish.

It still looks very impressive when it's finished, and gives off the "How did that ball get inside the cage" impression, you know like a ship in a bottle kind of effect. I still think it's great.

 

[bryan123]

OP here. After using and carrying the Tuff Lite for a while, it's a mixed bag.

Good: very ergonomic, great cutting performance.

Not so Good: Inconvenient to carry because of the handle thickness.

I carry my pocketknives in my RFP and I like to carry other things in that pocket too. With the Tuff Lite in the FRP it's difficult to get my hand past it to retrieve other pocket contents. Much better in this regard are my Dragonfly, ZT0450 and even my Rat 1.

Summary: Tuff Lite is a knife that's great to use but bad to carry.

 

[sharp_edge]

If you wear jeans, you can clip it to the coin pocket. Or given the pocket clip orientation, maybe it should be clipped to the LFP.