Tim Wegner folder

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I am thinking of picking up a Wegner as my back-up hunting knife. I read an article that said the Wegner is a great hunting knife. Has anyone used this knife for hunting and how has it worked out?
 
I went hunting in AZ with a friend. we got an elk and as he was quartering the animal with his large fixed blade hunter knife(well known manufactured knife, I won't say what) he wacked the leg of the animal and, Tink, a big piece of knife came off. Well, he finished the chore with my full size wegner, which he said did an excellent job. I really like this knife and would recommend it to anyone. It is still my favorite Spyderco, with my second most favorite being my militaries, for heavy duty work. Although the calypso, may soon become my favorite. It seems to slice through stuff so easily it's ridiculous. But the belly of the wegner should be better as a hunter.
 
I can't speak from personal hunting experience with the full size Wegner. But I have fondled a friends and it was one of the smoothest, soild folders I've held. I would say it's better constructed than the Military. Last year I did replace my eight year old Delica with a Wegner Jr., what a workhorse of a little folder. Both open with a solid "thunk". I don't think you could go wrong with these models.

Take care,
Tom
 
I have a full size wagner very nice and solid
knife only one drawback on whole nice size of
opening whole is way to small for the lagre handed crowd......Used it to dress out two whitetails though. Very sharp and Solid as a rock..........Can hole be made bigger SAL
 
Murray - probably not without retooling. I guess it would be possible sometime in the future assuming the model continues to be popular. Also, it's Tim's design. We try not to change collaboration designs unless there is a safety issue.

My personal preference is for larger opening holes, but my designs are not influenced by appearance. That is why they have always been considered "butt ugly" and why we started collaborations if the first place.
sal
 
I don't mind butt ugly if it does the job. Well, maybe a moderatelly good looking blade would help. There is no doubt that the military is the fastest opening folder in my hands(production folder). But I don't mind the hole on the wegner.
 
I carry my Wegner more than any of my other blades when outdoors. I have field dressed/skinned two whitetail, one antelope, and one fox with it. I have also abused this ugly knife on fan belts, hydraulic lines, gasket material, wire insulation,...you get the picture. It has performed well, esp. as a hunting blade. I will continue to carry and use it.
 
When I picked up a Wegner JR last weekend for the first time, I realized the potenial
this knife has. It's one of those knives that you don't see for sale used. I gotta start saving, oh man do I want one. As far skinning though, would plain be better?
I just started to hunt deer last season, and I've never skinned an animal before(except cleaning fish).
TIA,
prigger



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If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail!

[This message has been edited by prigger (edited 26 February 1999).]
 
My friend hunts a lot and he prefers plain edge. Of course he has done it for so long that he could probably use a rock to skin with.
 
I personally would go with an unserrated edge for skinning. I think your knife goes glides over the animal easier. Plus, Its easier to sharpen an unserrated edge in the field.
 
I personally would go with an unserrated edge for skinning. I think your knife goes glides over the animal easier. Plus, Its easier to sharpen an unserrated edge in the field.
 
I agree with Tmac's review of the Wegner- very smooth opening and very solid lockup. I've only handled one a couple times but from opening and holding one you just get an overall feel of quality.

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"If you come to a fork in the road, take it"
 
One of the guys I work with bought one that I had. He used it a couple of weeks ago to dress a deer. He loved the way it performed. He said it is so comfortable and sharp that he could cut all day. Of course I had to get another for myself. I really couldn't do without it. I am not a hunter, but this knife is a great utility/tactiacl knife.

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Dennis Bible
 
I know that this is a matter of personal preference and I don't want to start yet another "tip-up vs. tip-down" thread, but is there any possibility of having a tip-down clip on a Wegner some time in the future?
 
I used the Wegner junior and the pro-grip this season on deer,9 in all.I liked the pro-grip alot better.it had a better drop point blade.Want to get the Pro-venlator before next season.I also used the SAK hunter and it did a fine job.it has a gutting blade that works like magic. ray

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Ray
 
I've used the Wegner Jr. on about 8 squirrels and maybe 15 rabbits. I've been comparing it to my miniAFCK for small game. No comparison. The Wegner is a much better slicer and the tip is more than adequate for making initial cuts. Zips right through small game. I have two Wegner Jrs, one is partially serrated. I like the PS for removing the legs from squirrels and rabbits. It makes tough cutting through small bones easy.

I haven't used my full size Wegner on large animals yet but I have been using it around the kitchen to trim steaks and debone roasts. You should try it for cutting up a chicken! Again, it's a winner. Not much it won't cut through.

All my Wegners have the most solid liner lock of any of the liner locks I own or have handled. I'm not a big fan of liner locks but Spyderco has done a wonderful job on these locks.

Also, all my Wegners are very, very smooth to open and close. Again, when I compare them to other liner locks, there is no comparison. The Wegners are the smoothest I own. The only knife I own that is smoother to open is a BM 705 miniAxis, yet it has slight lateral play in the blade that is totally lacking in the Wegners. The Wegners are SOLID plus smooth.

IMO, the Wegner is the best production folding hunter our there for both small and large game.


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Hoodoo

No, I do not weep at the world--I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife.
Zora Neale Hurston

Oversharpen the blade, and the edge will soon blunt.
Lao Tsu
 
The Wegner works like an extension of your hand. I used one to field dress & skin a buck this year. No sawblade or hatchet was necessary when I got to the breast bone or pelvic bone while field dressing the deer. The Wegner slid right through. The edge was still very sharp after I finished.
You can't go wrong with the Wegner.

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Mark - AKA Excalibur
 
I just bought a full size Wegner today. From what I have seen so far I love it and I think it is going to replace my CS Voyager as my regular carry knife. I can't wait to use the knife more.

Decado
 
I carry almost everything that Spyderco makes in my store. The Wegners and the Starmate are my favorites.

I would go broke if I pulled all of the knives I like for myself but I did pull one each of the Starmate and the Large and small Wegners, all plain edge of course. These are keepers.

Too bad the Jr. is DC'd.

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Dennis Wright
Wright Knife & Sporting Goods
(Buy a knife...confuse a liberal)
La Mesa, CA
1-800-400-1980
wrightknife@ixpres.com

 
I remembered this thread from a little while ago, specifically the concern about the size of the spyder hole, and opening the blade with gloves. It was pretty cold on the job site the other morning, My Wegner was in my pocket, and my hands were in a fairly heavy pair of uninsulated elk hide gloves (Heavy enough that it would take me 15 minutes to get a nail out of my nail pouch, turn it right side up and drive it).

The gloves were thick enough that I couldn't feel the hole, and was not aware of my thumb going into it, but there was plenty of purchase for my thumb (glove) to catch the hole and open the blade just like it was my thumb (no glove).

My hands are pretty good size and my fingers (and thumbs) are fairly heavy (too much swinging a hammer with the one hand and too much hitting the other with the hammer I guess).
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Anyway, the hole is just fine the way it is, your thumb doesn't need to go into the hole, it just needs to catch it on the way by.


Mike
 
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