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Pros: Weight, Overall Quality, Finish
Cons: None
My most disappointing knife purchase ever
Full disclosure, I bought mine before joining the knife center. It was delivered undamaged and the fit and finish were all excellent.. OK, what is the problem you ask? For brush clearing in New England it does not work. If you want a retro, cool looking WWII type of knife with with a cool vibe, buy one, just don't try to clear brush with it.I have several machetes and a couple of tobacco knives that clear brush well. I assumed the Woodman's Pal would bring it to a whole new level. Every time I struck a 3/4 " to 1.5" diameter piece of brush, The WM's Pal either bounced off, or even worse, bounced back. Looking at the knife, I assumed I was the problem. I asked two experienced friends to try it to see if it was me, I did not "lead the witness." Just asked them to try it and let me know what they thought. Their collective responses were to throw it away and continue to use my machetes.After that I decided to give it a try on other tasks, splitting small diameter pieces of wood and the like. II was able to make it work with a lot of effort, it did not perform as well as either one of my hatchets or batoning with a decent bushcraft knife.So, if you want a good looking knife, well constructed to hang on your wall, or to show your friends, this does it in spades. If you want a good brush knife to actually clear brush, look elsewhere. Surprisingly the "Cons" review choices do not have "Performance" or "Operation" as selections. As I said above, great knife, just doesn't work. I forgot I have one until I saw it online here.
