The Fiddleback woodsman is a Beautiful knife, upon opening the Box the first impression of the woodsman was Awe man she’s a beaut…the handle fit my hand(medium size) like it was made for me and for those who know me maybe surprised to hear but this is a first in over 15years for me to hold a knife with wood handle,long story of why I left wooden handles is another story. The pass around Woodsman has the looks and feel of a Kitchen knife yet made for doing camp chores/duties w/o flinching !…. The fit and finish is top-notch. The leather sheath is made pretty solid ,I like how the knife rides inside the sheath, easily removed when called upon yet, I do not feel like it will just fall out,Sheath carried well on my belt,But If I do order one from Andy,I feel it will be taken over by my wife,she loved the Woodsman.
Specs:
The Fiddleback Woodsman
• Full tang
• 3/16ths inch of 01 Steel
• Blade length 5 ½” inches
• Over all 10 ½”
• Full Convex Grind
• Handle is Goncala Alves and Osage with red liners
I love the Convex edge on the woodsman,although I used the knife straight from the box,it was not as sharp as ealier reviews indicated. the spine throws good amount of sparks from my LMF firesteel,I love that in a utility knife. Balance factor was excellent
I used it more so in the kitchen than outdoors it prepped food with ease, I love the comfort level & ergonomics of the handle and never once did the handle feel slippery to me…
I did run into a minor problem and maybe it was due to being used and abused earlier, I tried splitting 3" in diameter log split in ½ of a log, I used a similar piece of wood to baton and I went about mid way and came to a stop, the wood was not binding nor was there a knot of any kind, we just came to a stand still, so being a pass around I did not press on,I reversed my process and removed the blade from the wood, next I tried to square off my spindle for my bow drill set up and I had some serious trouble in that area, I could not get the woodsman to bite into the wood or shave the bark properly ,now I used the woodsman straight from the box untouched by me in its present condition. I could see myself owning a Fiddleback Woodsman model, I enjoyed the knife and Andy is a Craftsman, his skills of knife making resonate thru out this model and carry on into the sheath…I enjoyed the set up and would like to see a firesteel loop added to the sheath but that is a minor thing and is more of a preference . I would like to say Thank you to Andy for allowing me to participate in the pass around & I kept one of the Business cards as well !
a few Pictures will follow,I forgot my camera card.. My review overall is positive and I would not hesitate to place an order for one , I enjoyed the woodsman and if I owned one It would without a doubt be toted by my wife...She loves this knife.....:thumbup: Great knife Andy