Your opinion on this knife.

I'm not sure how useful the recurved blade is in the field. I'll start right off by saying I've never used one, but I've never found myself wanting for one.
I agree that more belly is a handy thing (in a blade anyway) and I assume that the recurved profile is the typical way to increase it without really changing the aspect ratio of the blade while still allowing the point to be dropped. But does the increased belly's usefulness generally outweigh the increased difficulty in field sharpening ?
 
sputnick said:
A wide blade can indeed be a bad thing depending on application. That wasn't my point, just that I am not a big fan of the proportions of that particular knife. I'm not arguing the performance of the knife as I have no idea how thick it is and have only seen it in the press images.
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I know what you mean. I d like the smaller model for sure if I was going to go with one. I find I do fine tasks with a knife more than chopping down trees or anything.
 
I would rather pay the tree to fall on its own for the price!! Seriously, people ask what can spyderco do to make them more popular? Make it cheaper!!
 
I held one of these, wanting to like it................really couldn't. The handle is a bit narrow and there was some other intangible thing "not quite right" about it.

This has nothing to do w/ the quality, only that subjective thing called "feel."

So, I'd suggest you handle one before buying it.

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Rat, I don't know your experience with field dressing game, but a wide blade can indeed be a hinderance, even on large game like elk.

To the original poster. Would this knife make a respectibly woods knife? That depends on what you are doing in the woods, and what you want the knife to do while you are there. As you can see, the oppinions vary from a resounding yes to a resounding no. Most fall in the maybe, but it is spendy. Ask yourself what tasks you want a knife to do while you are out, define what the ideal knife would be for each task, and then compare this knife to the ideal. However, the only way to know for sure is to buy the knife and try it out.

For most of my time out in the woods, the ideal knife for me is a caping knife. I don't chop much wood, and usually bring a folding saw for my wood cutting work. What my knife spends most of its time doing is dressing and quartering game (with a smattering of cutting open food pouches and cutting paracord and light duty rope). In my experience, the spyderco woodlander would make a very poor woods knife for the majority of my applications. As with all things, your mileage may vary.
 
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