Woodsmans Pal (pict)

I remember reading in the close quarters of a trench in WWI the deadliest weapon in trench warfare was a entrenching spade sharpened razor sharp. :eek:

That would have been some messy fighting.

KR
 
I've looked at the ads for the Woodsman's Pal for decades probably, and I've handled an old one (WW2 vintage) that belongs to a friend of mine, but I just don't understand some of the design features of this thing! To begin with, I still have no idea what that sharpened hook on the back could be good for, nor the smaller unsharpened notch beside it. And why isn't it sharpened down to the tip instead of the bevel stopping short of the end of the blade? The D-handle still used on the deluxe version doesn't seem very useful, either. If I want a short machete, and I do think a short machete is one of the most useful artifacts one can own, I'll just use a short machete. Thanks all the same, but you can have my share of the Woodsman's Pals. :yawn:
 
Dr. Mudd said:
To begin with, I still have no idea what that sharpened hook on the back could be good for, nor the smaller unsharpened notch beside it.
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I'm no expert on the woodsmans pal but I have looked it over. I thought that the hook was to cut grass. Grab a handful and slice it with the hook. The notch might be to remove nails?

KR
 
I used a sickle type, long handled, full blade on one side, hook on the other tool that my dad called a "lazy boy" when I was a kid. The hook was used to cut thick weeds and low branches. I remember hating summer because of that damn tool.

Anyone else used to sharpen their E-Tool in the service?
 
My 2 cents worth: I've had my deluxe model Pal for a number of years and I love it. I carry it on the atv at all times and have even chopped through a few large trees that have fallen over trails with it. Nice to have.
 
The Pal is like most exotics- you have to try it. If you like it, you love it. If you don't, you hate it.
 
I used many of them over several years while working in the christmas tree industry. They are only surpassed by a chainsaw for limbing, scarring evergreen and path clearing in the Northwest. The ones we had were worth every penny.
 
Does anyone know how wide these are at he end where the hook is? I checked their website and couldn't find any specs for how wide the hook is.
 
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