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Hello everybody.
Im using Tarlo (Italian word for Woodworm) by the well-knowed british maker Stuart Mitchell since a week, everyday, everywhere. So, I thought I may share with you my feelings about this knife
Tarlo is a light, compact, skeletonized knife. The steel used by S. Mitchell is the well-know SF100, inox, hardened at 60hrc. The blade measure 70mm (63 the cutting edge), the OAL is 170mm, the thickness is 3,0mm. The weight of the knife is 50 grams. The handle sports four holes, 14mm in diameter. There is another hole, advanced, 6mm diameter. A finger groove is placed just after the blade. The blade is essentially spear-point. Of course, as usual for Mitchell works, the level of fit and finish is very high, top notch Id say.
Tarlo handle is designed to be wrapped by (roughly) 2 metres of paracord, what I done. Its an easy task, 5 minutes of your time. This way, obviously, the handle is more comfortable and grippy
Lets start with the trials. Tarlo is designed to be an EDC knife, so in my point a view he has to be able to work both on soft and hard materials. My first task was making feathers. Tarlo was very good on that, I was able to do very fine feathers, easy to be ignited as they should be
I used Tarlo also for cutting food, of course. The compact size was great, I used Tarlo as a standard kitchen knife, and he was really comfortable and effective
Due to his light weight and compactness, Tarlo is very easy to be carried. I have carried him in a pocket of my jacket everywhere outdoors, no problem at all
For wood carving, I like more the wrapped handle, of course. Tarlo is very effective on wood notching and making tips, the blade is short, but the handle isnt, so you may apply a strong pressure
Cutting cardboard, ropes and plastic is very easy with Tarlo. I had no problems cutting these materials, and thats something can happen everyday, so I was happy because as I said Tarlo was designed to be an EDC knife, something you have at your hand ready to be used both home and outdoors
Tarlo was tried also as a butching knife, despite his compact measures. I made several deep cuts on this rabbit, then I made it in small pieces to be cooked. No problem, Tarlo was able to cut bones and meal easily
How about batoning. Tarlo is robust enough to stand heavy jobs, as splitting both small and big wood pieces
In conclusion, I guess Tarlo is a very good knife for my needs and generally speaking as an RDC knife. I like the fact I may carry a fixed blade like this everywhere, forgetting it until the moment I need. I also like the affordability of this knife, and of course the look of it and the high level of fit and finish. Stuart made a great job with Tarlo, I really thanks him, he deserve all my congratulations for this little knife.
Cheers,
Alfredo Doricchi
Im using Tarlo (Italian word for Woodworm) by the well-knowed british maker Stuart Mitchell since a week, everyday, everywhere. So, I thought I may share with you my feelings about this knife
Tarlo is a light, compact, skeletonized knife. The steel used by S. Mitchell is the well-know SF100, inox, hardened at 60hrc. The blade measure 70mm (63 the cutting edge), the OAL is 170mm, the thickness is 3,0mm. The weight of the knife is 50 grams. The handle sports four holes, 14mm in diameter. There is another hole, advanced, 6mm diameter. A finger groove is placed just after the blade. The blade is essentially spear-point. Of course, as usual for Mitchell works, the level of fit and finish is very high, top notch Id say.
Tarlo handle is designed to be wrapped by (roughly) 2 metres of paracord, what I done. Its an easy task, 5 minutes of your time. This way, obviously, the handle is more comfortable and grippy
Lets start with the trials. Tarlo is designed to be an EDC knife, so in my point a view he has to be able to work both on soft and hard materials. My first task was making feathers. Tarlo was very good on that, I was able to do very fine feathers, easy to be ignited as they should be
I used Tarlo also for cutting food, of course. The compact size was great, I used Tarlo as a standard kitchen knife, and he was really comfortable and effective
Due to his light weight and compactness, Tarlo is very easy to be carried. I have carried him in a pocket of my jacket everywhere outdoors, no problem at all
For wood carving, I like more the wrapped handle, of course. Tarlo is very effective on wood notching and making tips, the blade is short, but the handle isnt, so you may apply a strong pressure
Cutting cardboard, ropes and plastic is very easy with Tarlo. I had no problems cutting these materials, and thats something can happen everyday, so I was happy because as I said Tarlo was designed to be an EDC knife, something you have at your hand ready to be used both home and outdoors
Tarlo was tried also as a butching knife, despite his compact measures. I made several deep cuts on this rabbit, then I made it in small pieces to be cooked. No problem, Tarlo was able to cut bones and meal easily
How about batoning. Tarlo is robust enough to stand heavy jobs, as splitting both small and big wood pieces
In conclusion, I guess Tarlo is a very good knife for my needs and generally speaking as an RDC knife. I like the fact I may carry a fixed blade like this everywhere, forgetting it until the moment I need. I also like the affordability of this knife, and of course the look of it and the high level of fit and finish. Stuart made a great job with Tarlo, I really thanks him, he deserve all my congratulations for this little knife.
Cheers,
Alfredo Doricchi
Are these on his website? I didn't see them on his face book page the other day when I was scrolling through the photos.
