Mistwalker
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I had been eyeing the Fiddleback Forge Toboggan with interest for some time. It has a profile and up-angled handle that reminds me a little of the Grohmann Canadian Belt Knife. That in and of itself caused me to think little of it initially. I had handled a much larger knife with a similar profile some years back, and really didn't care much for the profile as a heavy woods knife. I didn't care for chopping with the up-angled handle. I had not, until recently, put any thought into a smaller knife in that shape for a different role. But then traveling for work had me fixing a lot of my meals on the road and in hotel rooms. Then it dawned on me that this type of handle could come in handy in a small knife for quick food prep on the go.
The specs of the Toboggan are:
Overall length...........7-3/8 in / 18.7 cm
Blade length..............3 in / 7.6 cm
Blade thickness.........1/8 in / 3 mm
Steel type..................Spalted A2 Tool Steel
Handle material........Box elder over natural canvas with orange pinstripes
It's a small-sh knife, but it has a full length handle.
To test my theory, the first thing I did with it after picking it up was to make a quick chicken salad in my hotel room. It came with a nice sharp edge and made easy work of cutting up the chicken, pickles, and onions for the salad. The up-angled handle worked well in this application.
The trip home was on a Thursday, so I stopped by a Cracker Barrel since it was turkey and dressing day
The turkey breast was a little tough, but the Toboggan solved that problem pretty quickly.
On a day wandering down town with my daughter, I carried in a pocket sheath that worked really well.
The buffet at Whole Foods only provides plastic flatware, so it called into service again without so much as a second glance from passers by.
It has opened a few parcels here and there
Then recently I carried it on a hike to give it a go in more bushcrafty type uses. Being much more used to straight knives, or ones that are re-curved or cant the other way, it did take a minute to adjust to the angle of the handle. But the full length handle makes the smaller blade easy to control in finer tasks, and feather sticks were no problem.
Then I gave it a go at some carving and notching making a set of L-7 trap triggers. The little knife is easy to control and very user friendly. It was fun to work with.
I think the Toboggan can definitely pull it's own weight in the bushcraft role.
Oh, and another important aspect, for me anyway, the grind is very nice and it does not smash room temperature cheese when I slice it.
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The specs of the Toboggan are:
Overall length...........7-3/8 in / 18.7 cm
Blade length..............3 in / 7.6 cm
Blade thickness.........1/8 in / 3 mm
Steel type..................Spalted A2 Tool Steel
Handle material........Box elder over natural canvas with orange pinstripes
It's a small-sh knife, but it has a full length handle.
To test my theory, the first thing I did with it after picking it up was to make a quick chicken salad in my hotel room. It came with a nice sharp edge and made easy work of cutting up the chicken, pickles, and onions for the salad. The up-angled handle worked well in this application.
The trip home was on a Thursday, so I stopped by a Cracker Barrel since it was turkey and dressing day
The turkey breast was a little tough, but the Toboggan solved that problem pretty quickly.
On a day wandering down town with my daughter, I carried in a pocket sheath that worked really well.
The buffet at Whole Foods only provides plastic flatware, so it called into service again without so much as a second glance from passers by.
It has opened a few parcels here and there
Then recently I carried it on a hike to give it a go in more bushcrafty type uses. Being much more used to straight knives, or ones that are re-curved or cant the other way, it did take a minute to adjust to the angle of the handle. But the full length handle makes the smaller blade easy to control in finer tasks, and feather sticks were no problem.
Then I gave it a go at some carving and notching making a set of L-7 trap triggers. The little knife is easy to control and very user friendly. It was fun to work with.
I think the Toboggan can definitely pull it's own weight in the bushcraft role.
Oh, and another important aspect, for me anyway, the grind is very nice and it does not smash room temperature cheese when I slice it.
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Very nice Toboggan man!
