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Wood's knives that don't get enough respect
- Thread starter mneedham
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The 102 blade is 3 mm thick, the Enzo 3.5 mm, the Moras around 2mm.
The 102 4 inch blade is pretty much the same thickness all its length except it begins to taper 1/2 inches from the tip.
Its about 1 mm at the tip.
The 102 point is great for fine work, i've used it a bit for whittling and carving.
Used it so much i got blisters on my fingers from choking up on the end of the blade and used the point for detail stuff.
Thats why i hate false edges, i should really file or sand the false edge off that knife.
When i get around to making a knife i plan on following this pattern, except with no false edge and getting rid of the choil.
I find the Buck 102 compliments the Enzo nicely.
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One of there designers/owners? I spoke with in person said that he used to be a designer at Marbles. So thats why they look so similar.
mneedham I have one of those little Axes, they are great little tools. They dont chop wood with a grainsford, but I have split pelvices and quartered deer with it. It can chop wood but I dont feel thats where it excels.
Nice, you got rid of the false edge eh? Kinda dropped the point too.Cool.My modified 124
Did you leave the grip "stock"?
Personally I always found the grip to be too square, great if you are a lego man with lego hands but not great for humans, lol!
I rounded my 124 grip, its closer to the shape of the 119 grip now.
Kinda flat ground the blade and reduced the guard as well (see my above post).
Although If i had known Buck would discontinue it i might have left it stock.
There are many good knives out there. Even the Marttinni Inox are great. There was a time that a Buck did it all. For that matter my father did most things with a Barlow and if he needed a bigger knife he grabbed an Old Hickory from the Kitchen. It wasn't until the internet that I found those knives didn't work.
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Careful!!! Assuming you omited the "Irony" emoticon [
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How 'bout the humble Leatherman wave (or similar multi-tool)... Probably all most people would need for your average camping trip...Pair it with an axe and nopw you have a force to be reckoned with.
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A recent post by Pitdog got me thinking about this. He posted a pic of Blackjack blade in A2 (a steel I like a lot), and questioned why we don't talk about that particular blade more. I have always felt that way about Lakota blades, I have owned 3 of them and have found them to be as well-made and rugged as I have seen. The three that I have owned include a Fin Wing (a smaller knife that is designed for game), a L'il Hawk (a big, tough folder), and most recently the Hawk seen below. The blades are made by Moki (AUS-8A steel) and the fit and finish are special. I tend to wear very big and very small blades, but I'm mystified why more people who like 4" blades don't go for these... So why do some very well made blades with obvious woods value not get the attention/respect? What other blades do you see that fall into this category?
I like that Fixed Blade Lakota Hawk "I'd love to find one !" I've got the Lil Hawk Folder and I've had this for many year's and I never leave home with out It "She's alway's on my belt" !
Excellent Knife,
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