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Anyone got the Northwoods Hiawatha Fixed Blade?

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Anyone got the Northwoods Hiawatha Fixed Blade?
on: January 07, 2020, 06:10:24 PM
Looks fairly comparable in size to my beloved Izula.  I like the choice in blade steel.  Not much info in this knife? 
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Re: Anyone got the Northwoods Hiawatha Fixed Blade?
Reply #1 on: January 07, 2020, 07:49:26 PM
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Re: Anyone got the Northwoods Hiawatha Fixed Blade?
Reply #2 on: January 07, 2020, 11:09:46 PM
I suspect it wasn't a popular knife.  I don't have one so I was curious if anyone did. 
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Re: Anyone got the Northwoods Hiawatha Fixed Blade?
Reply #3 on: January 11, 2020, 04:32:35 PM
Your Randall Triathlete is a looker.  I looked at my fixed blades and see a bit of a gap in my little ones.  I'm gonna have to look a bit for comments/reviews of the Hiawatha. 
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Re: Anyone got the Northwoods Hiawatha Fixed Blade?
Reply #4 on: January 11, 2020, 05:26:37 PM
Thanks on the Triathlete
Let us know what you find and thoughts on it  :cheers:


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Re: Anyone got the Northwoods Hiawatha Fixed Blade?
Reply #5 on: January 12, 2020, 02:32:37 AM
I thought about getting one some years back but didnt want to pay the premium price just for the Northwoods name. It appears to be a well designed blade but didnt care much for the handle. S35V is a slightly improved version of S30V. 35 is not suppose to be as prone to chipping as 30.   :dunno:   I have both steels and dont see enough difference to care one way or the other. I remember way back in the day when 30 was the super steel of choice. Now its just entry level stuff.    :D
What? Enablers! Are you serrrrious? Where? I dont see any.
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Re: Anyone got the Northwoods Hiawatha Fixed Blade?
Reply #6 on: January 12, 2020, 10:42:07 AM
I thought about getting one some years back but didnt want to pay the premium price just for the Northwoods name. It appears to be a well designed blade but didnt care much for the handle. S35V is a slightly improved version of S30V. 35 is not suppose to be as prone to chipping as 30.   :dunno:   I have both steels and dont see enough difference to care one way or the other. I remember way back in the day when 30 was the super steel of choice. Now its just entry level stuff.    :D

I had the same memory, and I fell out of the hobby for awhile only to find even Leatherman was able to put this "super steel" on their tools, I was so stoked and confused to see that happened. :D


Back to OP, I think if you are into neck knife, it should be pretty cool, but looks like it has a really thick stock, so actual cutting performance may varies. :popcorn:


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Re: Anyone got the Northwoods Hiawatha Fixed Blade?
Reply #7 on: January 12, 2020, 03:51:45 PM
Thank you both for your thoughts and comments.  It is really something how a once super steel is "just run of the mill" these days  :think:. When I got my Benchmade Mini Griptillian in 440C I felt I wanted or needed the 154CM variety.  I got it second hand and at price I could't pass on.  I have really used that knife quite a bit and its got quite an edge and keeps it. 

In reading and watching all the data on steels I admit I have taken a sip of the cool aid.  I have this underlying desire to get the newer stuff.  In no way has my 154CM/S30V/440C/or any number of carbon steels let me down. 

I like the over all dimensions of the Hiawatha however thinness of blade is important on such a small knife. 
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Re: Anyone got the Northwoods Hiawatha Fixed Blade?
Reply #8 on: January 12, 2020, 07:05:17 PM


In reading and watching all the data on steels I admit I have taken a sip of the cool aid.  I have this underlying desire to get the newer stuff.  In no way has my 154CM/S30V/440C/or any number of carbon steels let me down. 



I admit to being a bit a of a steel collector. I just like to play with different steels. Dont know why and dont really care why.     :D
What? Enablers! Are you serrrrious? Where? I dont see any.
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