The Ray Mears Woodlore Knife

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TonyC

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Hi Guys,

Well this is my first ever post on this forum, so please bear with me.

I realize after reading a few of the posts that this is mainly an American site. I'm from the UK and my question is about a UK knife, so I'll be interested to see if any of you will be able to help me. I sincerely hope so though.

My query is about a knife which was designed by the quite well known outdoorsman Ray Mears. He designed a "bushcraft" knife which is marketed as the "Woodlore" knife. It has a 4" drop point blade, with a full tang and has a 4" handle made of two birdseye maple, shaped slabs. The knife comes in a leather neck sheath which has an intergral sleeve built into it to hold a fire stick.

Do any of you know who actualy makes the knife, what is the thickness of the blade stock and how heavy is the knife?

Thanking you for your help in advance.

Cheers,

Tony

P.S. Great Site!
 
Welcome to the forum.

Have a look in the Wilderness forum on here, the Ray Mears knife has been discussed many times.

Alan Wood makes the knife.

Bisonbushcraft do a very similar one, as do other makers.
 
Welcome to the forums. I'm a big fan of Ray Mears and his Woodlore Knife. In factt the first knife I ever made was an imitation of his knife.

From reading his books and watching his videos, I believe the thickness of the knife is 5/32" and it's made from O1 toolsteel. His book "Bushcraft" has a lifesize photo of the knife.

I've always wanted to buy one of the Woodlore knives, but the exchange rate and shipping and everything pushes the cost to over $300.00 U.S. You can have many many custom knifemakers craft you a knife for $300.00 or less.

A comparable knife can be had for 1/3 the cost from Gene Ingram, and Gene's quality is amazing.

Again, welcome to the forums, it's good to have you.

My Handmade Knives

Gene Ingram Knives
 
Thanks for the information guys, I took some advice and had a look at Gene Ingram's website. There sure were so real nice pieces on display there. I've contacted Gene for some further information and I have a feeling an order may be going in within the next few days.

Also thanks for making me feel welcome on the forum.

ATB

Tony.
 
If you like to finish a Woodlore-type knife yourself, check out the excellent blades of Maihkel Eklund in Sweden. I recommend him highly for both blank blades and finished knives:

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Those Gene Ingram knives look very nice, btw.

-Emile
 
The correct address for these guys is www.grahamknives.com.They make a great version of the bushcraft knife.I bought the one in their gallery.Mine is 1/4" 440C,Desert Ironwood handle with 1/4" mosaic pins.Very nice leather belt sheath.Very very nice .I own several of their knives and have used them hard.I do think they are indesructable.
 
Gene Ingram makes customs as good as they get and his prices are very reasonable, you can't go wrong! BTW, he is a avid outdoorsman. His blades are very, very sharp....mine are D-2.
 
Hello
My name is Angus, and I'm from the Us (kinda) I'm from Alaska!
Being a bush runner I love Knive> Well ones that are built good and are not all looks and no bite. I was hopeing you fine people would help me find a good bushcraft knfie with a 4'' blade? I saw a man on TV years ago don't know the name of the show, just his name. I think it was Ray Mears. Any way loved the show,and his knife.I'm looking to spend 100- 200 US. for a scandi blade type carbon steal.I know that the English s.a.s schools are some of the best, so I'm turning to you for help.
Ps Sorry for Obama, we don't like him up in Alaska!
 
Yikes! Thread resurrection! I'd read back on the thread you posted on, check out newgraham, that was offered a lot.

mike
 
Take a look at Koster Knives. I think for $120 it would be hard to find a better bush blade with a better steel (3V) for this price. I have 1 already and I'm in line for another one. Super knives.
 
The Gerber #1832 Freeman S30V with stag handles is a nice full tang knife with enough edge thickness to regrind to scandi-grind - or used as is. The knife is made in the USA, with a tang end slot for a lanyard. The drop-point style blade is .140" thick along the spine with a 1 1/8" wide blade, after the decent/notched finger guard/handle bottom, and having a 3 3/4" edge and an 8 7/16" OAL, with notches on the spine, too (Those notches are rounded - inappropriate for fire steels!). The stag handle scales are thick enough to make a good purchase with my medium+ hands. The beauty is the price - there is one on evil-bay now for BIN $93 inc s/h - I paid less last year.

I really like the SS properties of S30V... but CS knives, like Bark Rivers , Marbles, and Northwoods knives, are great, too. Good values include the BRK&T Fox River, Gameskeeper, and North Star; the Marbles Ideal; and the Northwoods Knives Gladstone. These are all low production number knives available from dlttradingcompany.com and knivesshipfree.com, among other places - and within your price range, too - from stock. I love their convex grinds, too.

Stainz
 
Hello
I would like to say thanks for all the help,and I would like to know if any one knows of Cloudberry.They are Finnish and look like they are up to the tasks Alaska can dish out.?
 
Hello
I would like to say thanks for all the help,and I would like to know if any one knows of Cloudberry.They are Finnish and look like they are up to the tasks Alaska can dish out.
Thank you all for your time,and shareing it with me!
 
I look up to Ray Mears a lot! He's humble, skilled, passionate and a million other great things. He's one of the only outdoorsmen that has appeared on tele without being deceiving or showy. I can only expect his knives are the same.

I've never used said knife, but it's high on my list to purchase.

I actually thought at first, watching his show, that the knife was a Fallkniven, but it looked a lot like it, until I zoomed closer and took a look myself.
 
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