Woodlife Trails

It not my fault. It’s all your fault. Peer pressure that’s what I call it! To be honest I’ve always drooled over the knives on BB forum and BCUK but I’ve made do with my trusty Frost’s Clipper. It has done the job quite adequately and I’ve attempted to take Mors Kochanski’s advice. “Why spend out on one of those (pointing at a £300+ Woodlore knife) when you can get 30 of these (clutching his Mora)”. I smiled sympathetically at the unfortunate recipient of his no nonsense feedback at the summer moot and vowed to keep a Clipper or Mora round my neck forever. Until, that is, I inadvertently hit the ‘Buy’ button on Ebay for the knife in the photos. It’s the nearest thing I’ve seen to a Woodlore at a remarkably sensible price.

The guy, Phil Siddell from Woodhouse Joinery Ltd (no web site), describes it as The Companion MkII. The blade length is approximately 100mm, the handle is approximately 110mm with the blade thickness at 3mm made from O1 carbon steel. The edge is scandi ground and hair-popping sharp (there’s that phrase again). The wood is Zebrano which really looks nice on the knife, setting off the bronze fittings. A nice leather sheath finishes off the whole deal. The price? £95-00. I would say that’s a pretty good price. Of course, I haven’t had time to test it out yet, and I’ll do a full appraisal after it’s been with me for a while. The woods beckons tomorrow, but until then, it’s sitting next to the PSK around my neck. Thanks for the visit.