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Title: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on June 02, 2015, 03:32:00 PM
It's an Explorer WITH A WOODSAW!

What more needs to be said about this awesome SAK except it's so rare I had to make mine from a Champ.

Pics:

(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad80/magentus2112/WP_20150327_002_zpsso5dyufn.jpg) (http://s923.photobucket.com/user/magentus2112/media/WP_20150327_002_zpsso5dyufn.jpg.html)
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad80/magentus2112/WP_20150326_007_zpsrnzzxk1e.jpg) (http://s923.photobucket.com/user/magentus2112/media/WP_20150326_007_zpsrnzzxk1e.jpg.html)
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad80/magentus2112/WP_20150317_015_zpsvnsozxjy.jpg) (http://s923.photobucket.com/user/magentus2112/media/WP_20150317_015_zpsvnsozxjy.jpg.html)
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad80/magentus2112/WP_20150302_014_zps54wakwmq.jpg) (http://s923.photobucket.com/user/magentus2112/media/WP_20150302_014_zps54wakwmq.jpg.html)
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad80/magentus2112/100_0408_zpsd4cac7e2.jpg) (http://s923.photobucket.com/user/magentus2112/media/100_0408_zpsd4cac7e2.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: ducttapetech on June 02, 2015, 03:35:57 PM
Or a Huntsman with a mag/Phillips layer...
Nice one man!

Nate
That's us mobile

Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on June 02, 2015, 03:41:39 PM
Or a Huntsman with a mag/Phillips layer...
Nice one man!

Nate
That's us mobile

Yep, that too....
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Luna Knife on June 02, 2015, 03:56:44 PM
they should still make those to buy off the shelf
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on June 02, 2015, 04:00:02 PM
they should still make those to buy off the shelf

Agreed - it's a great tool combo.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Weasel on June 02, 2015, 04:12:33 PM
Fantastic Sak I wish I had one :salute:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: eddie1115 on June 02, 2015, 04:31:01 PM
I'm in!  I was going to join with the caveat that I modded mine from a SwissChamp, but you'd mentioned before that yours was also a mod :)

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/02/ce707d47b1baddb2fa28f384cd72cd60.jpg)
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on June 02, 2015, 04:39:35 PM
I'm in!  I was going to join with the caveat that I modded mine from a SwissChamp, but you'd mentioned before that yours was also a mod :)

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/02/ce707d47b1baddb2fa28f384cd72cd60.jpg)

Nice one eddie!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: SAK Guy on June 02, 2015, 06:50:15 PM
I'm in!!!!! :2tu:


Huntsman/Woodsman variation
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz256/SAKGuy/Early%20Woodsman_zps71f9rm6x.jpg)
http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Huntsman


Elinox Woodsman
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz256/SAKGuy/Elinox%20Woodsman_zpsbazirn2e.jpg)
http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Woodsman
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on June 02, 2015, 07:39:42 PM
I'm in!!!!! :2tu:


Huntsman/Woodsman variation
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz256/SAKGuy/Early%20Woodsman_zps71f9rm6x.jpg)
http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Huntsman


Elinox Woodsman
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz256/SAKGuy/Elinox%20Woodsman_zpsbazirn2e.jpg)
http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Woodsman
Oh go on then.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: SAK Guy on June 02, 2015, 08:02:05 PM
Mags, it just dawned on me that your Woodsman is just a fish scaler away from a Marly Outdoorsman.

That Woodsman has a great toolset!!!  :tu:

http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Outdoorsman
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on June 02, 2015, 08:41:10 PM
Mags, it just dawned on me that your Woodsman is just a fish scaler away from a Marly Outdoorsman.

That Woodsman has a great toolset!!!  :tu:

http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Outdoorsman

I gave the fishscaler from the champ I used to mod this from to Hiraethus - he'll do anything for a fish scaler.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Weasel on June 02, 2015, 11:14:48 PM
Can I join with a modeler (woodsmans cousin)metal saw instead of woodsaw? It could be called the urban woodsman for this thread!
A lame attempt I know but there it is. :salute:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on June 02, 2015, 11:17:19 PM
Can I join with a modeler (woodsmans cousin)metal saw instead of woodsaw? It could be called the urban woodsman for this thread!
A lame attempt I know but there it is. :salute:
Come on in- the water's lovely. Gotta do a pic though. Check out SAK Guys.always a great pic.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Huntsman on June 03, 2015, 03:05:57 AM
I'm in ....

And I can join this club with two Vic Woodsmen.
Woodsman was the former name for the Huntsman - So this old beauty also qualifies me for this club I hope!!

As a lifelong Huntsman user and a recent convert to the mag/Phillips layer - The modern Woodsman is a great tool for me.
Definitely agree with Luna Knife that these should still be in production.

I think it would also be good with a metal file layer too. Not sure if that is an official model.

Picked this up last year off the bay - almost 'by accident'  :D - for a very reasonable price - so was very chuffed

It also has the very nice Vic piccie on the handles, which I have seen around in a few places
But would really like to know the origin/meaning of the piccie - Can anyone help?
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Huntsman on June 03, 2015, 03:40:06 AM
I'm in!!!!!
Huntsman/Woodsman variation
http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Huntsman

Hi SAK Guy
I was going to say this was not a Woodsman - As it was not old enough - Eg look at mine above.  :)
However I checked the wiki and it looks like no tp/tw means it is a Woodsman.

It gets very confusing when Vic re-use names - eh !!  ???
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: jazzbass on June 03, 2015, 03:51:43 AM
Here are five of the seven that I have - all real, no mods. Not shown here are one from c. 1981 and a "left-handed" (i.e. scissors and phillips/mag layers switched) model from c. 1985.

(http://i.imgur.com/Rwm3Fd0.jpg)
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: SAK Guy on June 03, 2015, 03:56:42 AM
I'm in!!!!!
Huntsman/Woodsman variation
http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Huntsman

Hi SAK Guy
I was going to say this was not a Woodsman - As it was not old enough - Eg look at mine above.  :)
However I checked the wiki and it looks like no tp/tw means it is a Woodsman.

It gets very confusing when Vic re-use names - eh !!  ???

Yes it does!!! :cheers:  Ii had me fooled too early on and it's such a minor thing that it's easy to miss yet it's one of the little things I love about SAKSs!  :D
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: SAK Guy on June 03, 2015, 03:59:14 AM
That's really nice JB!!!!!   Great collection!!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Weasel on June 03, 2015, 10:29:38 AM
Can I join with a modeler (woodsmans cousin)metal saw instead of woodsaw? It could be called the urban woodsman for this thread!
A lame attempt I know but there it is. :salute:
Come on in- the water's lovely. Gotta do a pic though. Check out SAK Guys.always a great pic.

I'll post a pic when it arrives from Lowtech, it shouldn't be too long :salute:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on June 03, 2015, 10:38:50 AM
Can I join with a modeler (woodsmans cousin)metal saw instead of woodsaw? It could be called the urban woodsman for this thread!
A lame attempt I know but there it is. :salute:
Come on in- the water's lovely. Gotta do a pic though. Check out SAK Guys.always a great pic.

I'll post a pic when it arrives from Lowtech, it shouldn't be too long :salute:

The one with the motorbike decal on it? Sweet!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Weasel on June 03, 2015, 10:42:50 AM
Yeah buddy i got for the toolset  mainly not the scales but they are cool ,but don't think it will be a user as them scales seem quite rare


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Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on June 03, 2015, 10:45:41 AM
Here are five of the seven that I have - all real, no mods. Not shown here are one from c. 1981 and a "left-handed" (i.e. scissors and phillips/mag layers switched) model from c. 1985.

(http://i.imgur.com/Rwm3Fd0.jpg)

Nice pic and info jazzbass - you know what I'm going to ask? Have you got a pic of the lefty?
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Weasel on June 03, 2015, 10:59:33 AM
+1 I'd like to see that too


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Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on June 03, 2015, 02:07:20 PM
I'm in ....

And I can join this club with two Vic Woodsmen.
Woodsman was the former name for the Huntsman - So this old beauty also qualifies me for this club I hope!!

As a lifelong Huntsman user and a recent convert to the mag/Phillips layer - The modern Woodsman is a great tool for me.
Definitely agree with Luna Knife that these should still be in production.

I think it would also be good with a metal file layer too. Not sure if that is an official model.

Picked this up last year off the bay - almost 'by accident'  :D - for a very reasonable price - so was very chuffed

It also has the very nice Vic piccie on the handles, which I have seen around in a few places
But would really like to know the origin/meaning of the piccie - Can anyone help?
Huntsman that top one is lush!

Why is this model so rare? The only original ones so far are jazzbass' and Huntsmans and the rest are mods.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on June 04, 2015, 05:07:23 AM
I only have the Alox Woodsman
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: ebarberena on June 04, 2015, 08:06:45 AM
OK guys, I have two brand new Explores with woodsaw for sale. They are being sold in Mexico as Fathers' day specials, complete with pouch.  I can post actual photos on friday. Until then this promo picture is going to have to do. https://www.facebook.com/VictorinoxMx/photos/a.10150116831410921.315966.169740300920/10153502114700921/?type=1

US$55.00 plus shipping each. I'll be in NYC next week so I can post them then from there. I guess shipping would be arround $6.00 but I'm not sure.

Who's interested?
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Huntsman on June 04, 2015, 08:16:46 AM
Huntsman that top one is lush!
Why is this model so rare? The only original ones so far are jazzbass' and Huntsmans and the rest are mods.

Thanks M - It is certainly one of my favourites in my wee collection!!

I came across it almost by accident on the bay, it was local to Oz - so no massive postage costs and was a great price.
One of those ebay purchases that makes up for all the crazy ones I have done  :o

When it arrived it was in excellent condition, just a tiny, tiny dent on the mb which I hammered out a little, it's not really noticeable now.

I dated mine between 92 (Hook, scissors w rivet) and 04 Old mag glass
- But not sure when they stopped making this model - so could be older
Fraid my dating is not as accurate as JBs

I love the logo on the scales

I have used it a bit - But it's tempting not to - to keep it in its pristine condition.

PS. Wow - Just seen Ebareena's post whilst writing this - That sounds like a good deal to me!! Even personal delivery!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: jazzbass on June 04, 2015, 08:44:04 AM
OK guys, I have two brand new Explores with woodsaw for sale. They are being sold in Mexico as Fathers' day specials, complete with pouch.  I can post actual photos on friday. Until then this promo picture is going to have to do. https://www.facebook.com/VictorinoxMx/photos/a.10150116831410921.315966.169740300920/10153502114700921/?type=1

US$55.00 plus shipping each. I'll be in NYC next week so I can post them then from there. I guess shipping would be arround $6.00 but I'm not sure.

Who's interested?

I'm interested - need to complete the set. I'll send you a PM with details. Thanks!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on June 04, 2015, 12:02:20 PM
I only have the Alox Woodsman

Ah, but that's got the hollow rivet and bail. Lovely
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: ebarberena on June 04, 2015, 03:19:26 PM
OK guys, I have two brand new Explores with woodsaw for sale. They are being sold in Mexico as Fathers' day specials, complete with pouch.  I can post actual photos on friday. Until then this promo picture is going to have to do. https://www.facebook.com/VictorinoxMx/photos/a.10150116831410921.315966.169740300920/10153502114700921/?type=1

US$55.00 plus shipping each. I'll be in NYC next week so I can post them then from there. I guess shipping would be arround $6.00 but I'm not sure.

Who's interested?

For those without a FC acount, here is a stock picture:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on June 10, 2015, 03:39:28 PM
Looks like the Woodsman is still in great demand.

Here's mine with its new scales:
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad80/magentus2112/WP_20150608_002_zpsclkkhihv.jpg) (http://s923.photobucket.com/user/magentus2112/media/WP_20150608_002_zpsclkkhihv.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: oscar on June 15, 2015, 02:31:55 AM

Ihave a limited 50 pieces orange woodman.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: ebarberena on June 15, 2015, 06:10:38 AM

Ihave a limited 50 pieces orange woodman.

 :worthless:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: jazzbass on June 16, 2015, 12:38:06 AM
Thanks to ebarberena I've added another Woodsman to my collection - a 2015 version made for Victorinox México S.A. de C.V.:

(http://i.imgur.com/X1TfANw.jpg)
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Weasel on June 16, 2015, 01:01:27 PM
Very nice


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Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on June 16, 2015, 01:05:13 PM
Thanks for showing that jazzbass. Is there a reason Vic did a special Mexican run? Also, is there anything to denote this on the SAK?
 :salute:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: ebarberena on June 16, 2015, 11:18:59 PM
The only thing that denotes this a a spacial run is the model number in the cardboard box: 1.6713P15.

This SAK was made to celebrate Father's Day in Mexico. They did a special BO main blade Hunstsman last year. I don't know if they did something special before that. I'll find out.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on June 16, 2015, 11:20:10 PM
The only thing that denotes this a a spacial run is the model number in the cardboard box: 1.6713P15.

This SAK was made to celebrate Father's Day in Mexico. They did a special BO main blade Hunstsman last year. I don't know if they did something special before that. I'll find out.

Thanks ebarberena  :salute:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: ebarberena on June 25, 2015, 08:05:46 PM
I am ordering more Woodsman tomorrow. Does anyone want one? I might be able to ship form the US some time in July.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: tosh on June 29, 2015, 06:07:15 PM
Got home from work to find the postie had left me a parcel  :D
 :mail:

Massive thanks to ebarbarena, I'm now a very proud owner of a new Woodsman.
I'm developing a kind of fetish for these Mag layers  :facepalm:

I really like the new style pouch and I'm so tempted to swap the standard scales for Green Plus scales - I think it would compliment the woodmans theme.

Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: VoetSak on September 01, 2015, 05:08:38 PM
Vssr with fine driver on the back.

Are these quite desirable/hard to get?

I would guess so from the number of modded ones that have been made?
Title: Late to the Party with Two: Vintage and New
Post by: jalind on February 09, 2016, 09:47:04 PM
My first posting to this forum . . . and know I'm late to the party with this but thought you might find the comparison between an old and new one interesting.

The left one in the photo is about 35-37 years old and the right one is the 2014 Mexico market 130th Anniversary. There are obviously differences between them, with the 2014 130th Anniv. having a few more tools than the one made circa 1977-1980. I'm trying very hard to remember when I bought it. I was a 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Army at the time and an even older SAK had been stolen, so I replaced it with the older Woodsman, and wore it on battle rattle for 20 years.
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l290/j_a_lind/Other/Knives/Woodsmen%20800.jpg)

Differences, mostly related to the eras in which they were made:

I believe those are all the differences between them. Had a Zermatt pouch with the old one, but the belt loop finally ripped out of the stitching after 25 years of hard use. I've got another Zermatt for it now. The nylon fabric hard-side pouch that came with new one is quite nice, and has a sharpening steel loop along an outside edge, which, like the straight pin hole, the steel wasn't included (but I have one now in it). The new one is as impressive as the old one was when I first bought it.

John
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Huntsman on February 10, 2016, 12:38:07 AM
Nice one John - Love these comparison pictures - And the old, well used, and appreciated SAKs !!  :tu:
Thanks for posting
And welcome to the forum - Please stick around - Sounds like you'll fit in well  :D

I have another couple of differences for you!!Then regarding the mag glass
- If you bought the new one in the last couple of years - Which I assume you did - Is this one from Mexico too?
It will be the V3 mag glass with a glass lens not the old plastic one piece
- It's hard to tell the difference - But you could try pinching the lens hard and try and rotate it in the frame, if it moves you have the glass one !

Hope that helps - rather than coming across as anal and picky!!  :o Tool varaiations is my SAK hobby!!    :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: jalind on February 10, 2016, 02:04:36 AM
Nice one John - Love these comparison pictures - And the old, well used, and appreciated SAKs !!  :tu:
Thanks for posting
And welcome to the forum - Please stick around - Sounds like you'll fit in well  :D

I have another couple of differences for you!!
  • One potential difference - Can't quite tell from the photee  ??? - But on the older one do you have the 'fluted' corscrew? - ie with the small groove going all round the corkscrew - Quite likely with the eyeless awl!
  • This one is really subtle - The blade thinkness changed in 2005 I believe from 2.4mm to 2mm - So I think that difference will be there.
  • Also the tang stamps will be different on the main blade.
  • Oh just thought of another one - The Phillips on the new one will be shorter to accommodate the new mag glass !!
Then regarding the mag glass
- If you bought the new one in the last couple of years - Which I assume you did - Is this one from Mexico too?
It will be the V3 mag glass with a glass lens not the old plastic one piece
- It's hard to tell the difference - But you could try pinching the lens hard and try and rotate it in the frame, if it moves you have the glass one !

Hope that helps - rather than coming across as anal and picky!!  :o Tool varaiations is my SAK hobby!!    :tu:

Thanks for the warm welcome . . .
Some answers

The old Woodsman was the smallest of three "go-to" knives I carried on the battle rattle. The other two were iconic in their own rights: a Buck 110 lockback and a M7, both of which I have, and still use, albeit the M7 doesn't see as much use now as it did. As a footnote, I'm a little surprised that the Camillus MIL-K-818 is apparently so collectible. IMHO it was pretty much a throw-away and they were never "general issue" to the soldiers, who had plenty of P-38's to get the C-rats open. You could get them through the supply system with an astute company supply sergeant, and you could buy one of your own at the clothing sales store if you wanted one. I suppose they got the job done for those few that had them (and took care of them), but they were quite crude by comparison to a 1961 SAK Soldier, which had all the same blades, or the "old" 108mm slipjoint GAK from that era which was another decent knife. One of the reasons I had the Woodsman. I fixed more "stuff" in the field with the Woodsman's tools than I could ever begin to remember. I wasn't that sad to see the Camillus MIL-K-818 retired completely.

Thanks for pointing out the other details . . . which I probably would not have noticed for some time.

John
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on February 10, 2016, 03:19:40 AM
Homebuilt Woodsman Club  :D Mine have hooks, but no fine drivers.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: DaveBr on February 10, 2016, 03:31:33 AM
Nice one John - Love these comparison pictures - And the old, well used, and appreciated SAKs !!  :tu:
Thanks for posting
And welcome to the forum - Please stick around - Sounds like you'll fit in well  :D

I have another couple of differences for you!!
  • One potential difference - Can't quite tell from the photee  ??? - But on the older one do you have the 'fluted' corscrew? - ie with the small groove going all round the corkscrew - Quite likely with the eyeless awl!
  • This one is really subtle - The blade thinkness changed in 2005 I believe from 2.4mm to 2mm - So I think that difference will be there.
  • Also the tang stamps will be different on the main blade.


  • Oh just thought of another one - The Phillips on the new one will be shorter to accommodate the new mag glass !!
Then regarding the mag glass
- If you bought the new one in the last couple of years - Which I assume you did - Is this one from Mexico too?
It will be the V3 mag glass with a glass lens not the old plastic one piece
- It's hard to tell the difference - But you could try pinching the lens hard and try and rotate it in the frame, if it moves you have the glass one !

Hope that helps - rather than coming across as anal and picky!!  :o Tool varaiations is my SAK hobby!!    :tu:

One more difference:

The scissors were held together with a screw on the older SAK, a rivet on the newer one.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: jalind on February 10, 2016, 05:18:01 AM

One more difference:

The scissors were held together with a screw on the older SAK, a rivet on the newer one.

Wow . . . right you are. Just looked and that's one I'd probably never have noticed unless for some wacky reason the scissors blades loosened on it.

John
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on February 17, 2016, 11:59:11 AM
Great posts John  :salute: The Woodsman continues to be a popular model so I'm wondering why it's been discontinued. I haven't been openly EDC'ing mine since xmas as my wife and daughter bought me a Huntsman. I really miss the mag glass and philips so I've secretly been pocket carrying the Greenwood so I don't appear ungrateful. It's still my favourite SAK :facepalm:
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad80/magentus2112/GWSPirit_zpssypkzyxw.jpg) (http://s923.photobucket.com/user/magentus2112/media/GWSPirit_zpssypkzyxw.jpg.html)
 
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: kmanct3 on February 17, 2016, 01:14:02 PM
I'm lucky enough to have 3 , and still always looking for more, if I could only have 1 SAK hands down  this would be it. It's the perfect combination to me and wish it would be in production again. Once I awhile you find them on Ebay.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: kmanct3 on February 17, 2016, 01:14:54 PM
I'll post pics after work  :D
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on February 17, 2016, 02:10:25 PM
I'll post pics after work  :D
:tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Gareth on February 17, 2016, 02:42:56 PM
Oooops, here's a club I missed. :-[  Long time fan and owner though.

(http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/gareth_SAKs/multitools/f75e6dd7-4bf5-4048-9b53-a592c7d1d187_zpsekgtzag0.jpg)

Like Mags I had to make my own but it's well worth it.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on February 17, 2016, 02:47:52 PM
Oooops, here's a club I missed. :-[  Long time fan and owner though.

(http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/gareth_SAKs/multitools/f75e6dd7-4bf5-4048-9b53-a592c7d1d187_zpsekgtzag0.jpg)

Like Mags I had to make my own but it's well worth it.

Great scales too Gareth!

I'm going to mod mine to swap the small blade with an inline awl supplied by Hiraethus. Once my wife is back on her feet and I have some time again.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: jalind on February 17, 2016, 04:21:46 PM
I'm lucky enough to have 3 , and still always looking for more, if I could only have 1 SAK hands down  this would be it. It's the perfect combination to me and wish it would be in production again. Once I awhile you find them on Ebay.


I feel the same way. Has the perfect set of tools I use most. Closest I've seen currently being made is the Evolution 23, and wish they had an S23 variant with a locking blade. I like the idea of a metal frame on the magnifier. However, its length consumes the entire layer. Move its small driver tip to the fingernail file, shorten the magnifier and make its lens bigger, and put a Phillips in opposite it. Then it would be just about perfect . . . an Evo version of the older Woodsman that didn't have the hook, straight pin or small driver on the bottom.


(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l290/j_a_lind/Other/Knives/SAK/New%20Arrivals/2016-02-16-06.jpg)


John
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: SAK Guy on February 17, 2016, 05:09:57 PM
The Marly Outdoorsman is the same knife with the addition of the multipurpose fishscaler. :D
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: SAK Guy on February 18, 2016, 02:50:37 PM
The only thing that denotes this a a spacial run is the model number in the cardboard box: 1.6713P15.

This SAK was made to celebrate Father's Day in Mexico. They did a special BO main blade Hunstsman last year. I don't know if they did something special before that. I'll find out.

Thanks for this info!!!! I just received one in the mail and was asking about it over in the "latest SAK thread"

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,21658.msg1228862.html#msg1228862
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Gareth on February 18, 2016, 06:55:36 PM
Great posts John  :salute: The Woodsman continues to be a popular model so I'm wondering why it's been discontinued. I haven't been openly EDC'ing mine since xmas as my wife and daughter bought me a Huntsman. I really miss the mag glass and philips so I've secretly been pocket carrying the Greenwood so I don't appear ungrateful. It's still my favourite SAK :facepalm:
(http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad80/magentus2112/GWSPirit_zpssypkzyxw.jpg) (http://s923.photobucket.com/user/magentus2112/media/GWSPirit_zpssypkzyxw.jpg.html)

Don't forget that the Huntsman Lite (http://www.victorinox.com/global/en/Products/Swiss-Army-Knives/Medium-Pocket-Knives/Huntsman-Lite/p/1.7915.T) is still around and has a nigh identical tool selection.  I'd guess that the feel these two SAKs are too similar to have them both out at the same time. :shrug:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: SAK Guy on February 18, 2016, 07:25:22 PM
Don't forget the Mountaineer Lite for the file fans.  :D
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! on February 19, 2016, 10:00:56 PM
I put together three more. I put new Plus scales on one because I wanted to use an old pen as a needle case. The pen no longer wrote so I thought it was empty...turns out there was still enough ink inside to make a big mess when I cut the nib off  ::)
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: batosai117 on February 19, 2016, 11:53:55 PM

I put together three more. I put new Plus scales on one because I wanted to use an old pen as a needle case. The pen no longer wrote so I thought it was empty...turns out there was still enough ink inside to make a big mess when I cut the nib off  ::)

That looks awesome. And it has my favorite scale color, Ruby


Sent from my electronic multi-tool.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: jalind on October 18, 2016, 05:37:50 AM
An old topic - but this BNIB Woodsman just arrived with beautiful ruby scales (photo also shows BNIB Explorer Plus that just arrived). Has 3rd version of magnifier with full tool set on the back layer.

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l290/j_a_lind/Other/Knives/SAK/New%20Arrivals/Red%20Explorer%20Plus%20and%20Ruby%20Woodsman.jpg)

A traditional red Woodsman I acquired earlier this year. It's a very functional journeyman color compared to the ruby. Other than scales color, it's identical in tools and proof marks.

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l290/j_a_lind/Other/Knives/SAK/Miscellaneous/Woodsman%202014.jpg)

My oldest Woodsman that I bought new in Germany circa 1978-1980. Been very difficult to date from available tool data. It has the gray first version magnifier with long Phillips opposite, fluted corkscrew, scissors screw and no groove for scissors spring, "V" on the blade tang same size as the rest of "Victorinox" and back of blade is thicker, key ring in the spacer for small pen blade (versus part of the opener spring), corkscrew and awl without sewing eye on back layer, but no hook or fine screwdriver. Scales are original and do not have the straight pin hole. Getting a micro-driver to fit into the fluted corkscrew was not easy (that tool didn't exist when I bought it). Obviously was not made for one. Pulling the differences between this old one and the ones above from memory. There may be more. I've replaced the scissors spring several times over the first decade or so of ownership, but not that I recall for at least the last two decades. They used to break at the hole where they were press fitted into the scissors handle. Not just this Woodsman but on several 58mm Classic as well. Always used the same method to drift the tiny part of the old spring out and press fit the new one in. I'm concluding Victorinox improved the spring metallurgy to make it more durable, perhaps the shape slightly as well (always had the "folded" U-shape springs). I still keep a few large and small springs.

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l290/j_a_lind/Other/Knives/SAK/Miscellaneous/Woodsman%201978_1.jpg)

John
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Boonies on October 18, 2016, 07:47:00 PM
Aaahhh, the mighty Woodsman.  Indeed a very useful model, old or new, and I too don't understand why it is not made anymore.  Of course the modern Huntsman is a old Woodsman with a new name and the old Huntsman is no more.  But the modern Woodsman with the mag and IP is nice.

My collection today:
1.  Top left-my newest....84mm from the later 40's I believe.  Not a drawer queen, this one has been used for right around 70 years and is still going.  No T&T or bail.
2.  Top right-91mm version from the late 40's....again, a user for ~ 70 years but going strong....this one does have a bail and T&T.....tweezers have a nickle-silver head.  Liners on both of the 40's models seem to be nickle-silver also and they are heavy for their size.
3.  Bottom left-84mm from the 60's, very austere, no bail, no T&T, just function.
4.  Bottom right-84mm from the 60's, this one has a bail, but no T&T.
5.  Bottom middle-modern 91mm with magnifier.  Has the sewing eye, but no hook or fine screwdriver.  Does have the rivet in the scissors.  A very handy SAK.

Hopefully they will make these again...... :cheers:

max
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on October 18, 2016, 07:54:39 PM
Nice collection Boo-Nizzle  :salute:

Here's mine I modded - The Greenwood:
(https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8452/28623129470_bae10b4b3c_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/KBk2bf)WP_20160811_008 (https://flic.kr/p/KBk2bf) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Boonies on October 18, 2016, 08:01:46 PM
Nice collection Boo-Nizzle  :salute:

Here's mine I modded - The Greenwood:
(https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8452/28623129470_bae10b4b3c_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/KBk2bf)WP_20160811_008 (https://flic.kr/p/KBk2bf) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr

Arghhhh, not fair.  There are those that have an inline awl on their non-Alox SAKs and those that don't.....guess which group I belong to..........😞

Very nice.......   :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on October 18, 2016, 08:50:29 PM
Nice collection Boo-Nizzle  :salute:

Here's mine I modded - The Greenwood:
(https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8452/28623129470_bae10b4b3c_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/KBk2bf)WP_20160811_008 (https://flic.kr/p/KBk2bf) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr

Arghhhh, not fair.  There are those that have an inline awl on their non-Alox SAKs and those that don't.....guess which group I belong to..........😞

Very nice.......   :cheers:
Ta- I Luuuurve it. As mods go it's pretty easy - only one pin to remove and the awl slips in nicely. The original Greenwood mod was my first so I was a bit loath to do it again but it worked out smashingly.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on October 18, 2016, 09:01:16 PM
This is a great thread guys!  I've had the urge to pick up an Explorer but honestly like this layout even better.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on October 18, 2016, 09:36:08 PM
This is a great thread guys!  I've had the urge to pick up an Explorer but honestly like this layout even better.
Gonna get one Barry?  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Boonies on October 18, 2016, 09:47:07 PM
Nice collection Boo-Nizzle  :salute:

Here's mine I modded - The Greenwood:
(https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8452/28623129470_bae10b4b3c_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/KBk2bf)WP_20160811_008 (https://flic.kr/p/KBk2bf) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr

Arghhhh, not fair.  There are those that have an inline awl on their non-Alox SAKs and those that don't.....guess which group I belong to..........😞

Very nice.......   :cheers:
Ta- I Luuuurve it. As mods go it's pretty easy - only one pin to remove and the awl slips in nicely. The original Greenwood mod was my first so I was a bit loath to do it again but it worked out smashingly.

Well that settles it, my 1st mod will be adding an inline awl to "something".....it's your fault.  😜

Barry.....woodsaw or metal saw (Modeler) doesn't add hardly any thickness to the Explorer, even though it adds a layer.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on October 18, 2016, 10:00:59 PM
NIce one Boo-Nizzle! Can't wait to see pics  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: jalind on October 18, 2016, 11:08:44 PM
Nice collection Boo-Nizzle  :salute:

Here's mine I modded - The Greenwood:
(https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8452/28623129470_bae10b4b3c_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/KBk2bf)WP_20160811_008 (https://flic.kr/p/KBk2bf) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr

Arghhhh, not fair.  There are those that have an inline awl on their non-Alox SAKs and those that don't.....guess which group I belong to..........😞

Very nice.......   :cheers:
Ta- I Luuuurve it. As mods go it's pretty easy - only one pin to remove and the awl slips in nicely. The original Greenwood mod was my first so I was a bit loath to do it again but it worked out smashingly.

Well that settles it, my 1st mod will be adding an inline awl to "something".....it's your fault.  😜

Barry.....woodsaw or metal saw (Modeler) doesn't add hardly any thickness to the Explorer, even though it adds a layer.

That awl mod is very, very tempting! Looks great!!


Had been thinking about a Modeler myself; would be a nice Explorer enhancement to put the metal saw and awl in it. Would have to find the organ donors for it.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on October 18, 2016, 11:18:25 PM
I am, whether it's modding an Explorer or hopefully finding one.  I jumped on the Bay and there was only one up for sale.  I really like that layout...reminds me of everything that would make the Huntsman perfect!  I was on the path to picking up an Explorer yesterday when I found this thread and really took a liking to them! 
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on October 20, 2016, 05:30:04 AM
Well I just joined the club!  Waiting for mine to arrive....I can hardly wait!! :ahhh :ahhh :mail:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: jalind on October 20, 2016, 05:41:53 AM
Well I just joined the club!  Waiting for mine to arrive....I can hardly wait!! :ahhh :ahhh :mail:
:climber:
^^^^^^^^^^
He hasn't opened all the Woodsman tools yet; just some of them!

Congrats Barry  :2tu:

John
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on October 20, 2016, 05:52:42 AM
 :cheers: Thanks John!  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: SAK Guy on October 20, 2016, 06:28:57 AM
Well I just joined the club!  Waiting for mine to arrive....I can hardly wait!! :ahhh :ahhh :mail:

Congrats!!!   :cheers: :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Boonies on October 20, 2016, 07:55:35 AM
Well I just joined the club!  Waiting for mine to arrive....I can hardly wait!! :ahhh :ahhh :mail:

Well that is cool......congratulation!!   :tu:  Isn't it weird how slow the clock goes after you buy a SAK you really want???   :ahhh
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on October 20, 2016, 09:34:04 AM
Congrats Baz - post plenty of pics so we can awl have a drool!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on October 20, 2016, 03:07:00 PM
 :cheers: Thanks everybody!  You're right about the clock Boonies...I swear it goes backwards postal wise!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on October 20, 2016, 03:10:36 PM
Medical Bill is in! He has a custom Woodsman like mine (with in-line awl instead of small blade).
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8615/30447037145_fbc5aeeea9_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Nov2oi)WP_20161020_003 (https://flic.kr/p/Nov2oi) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Boonies on October 20, 2016, 08:05:03 PM
Medical Bill is in! He has a custom Woodsman like mine (with in-line awl instead of small blade).
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8615/30447037145_fbc5aeeea9_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Nov2oi)WP_20161020_003 (https://flic.kr/p/Nov2oi) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr

Dang!!!  I just looked at mine, it's been customized too!!!  Somebody must have done a bunch of those........ :whistle:   😜
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Oxford_Guy on October 20, 2016, 08:18:39 PM
I only have the Alox Woodsman


"only"  :gimme:
Title: Re: Late to the Party with Two: Vintage and New
Post by: Oxford_Guy on October 20, 2016, 08:22:24 PM
  • Magnifier: Old one has gray frame around the magnifier lens (nylon ??), and the new one is clear, presumably a one-piece now.


No, I think the new one is a glass lens (which can actually be pushed out from one side if you push hard enough, with a plastic holder
Title: Re: Late to the Party with Two: Vintage and New
Post by: jalind on October 20, 2016, 08:51:19 PM
  • Magnifier: Old one has gray frame around the magnifier lens (nylon ??), and the new one is clear, presumably a one-piece now.


No, I think the new one is a glass lens (which can actually be pushed out from one side if you push hard enough, with a plastic holder

That is correct. There are three versions of the magnifier (from the Sakwiki):
v1 had the gray frame with 8x glass lens circa 1973
v2 has clear frame with 5x plastic lens circa 2004, but existing v1 stock was being used as late as 2006
v3 has clear frame with 6x glass lens circa 2012, and I can attest that it can be popped out

John
(who accidentally popped a v3 out when cleaning off a fingerprint smudge)
Title: Re: Late to the Party with Two: Vintage and New
Post by: Oxford_Guy on October 20, 2016, 08:53:51 PM
  • Magnifier: Old one has gray frame around the magnifier lens (nylon ??), and the new one is clear, presumably a one-piece now.


No, I think the new one is a glass lens (which can actually be pushed out from one side if you push hard enough, with a plastic holder

That is correct. There are three versions of the magnifier (from the Sakwiki):
v1 had the gray frame with 8x glass lens circa 1973
v2 has clear frame with 5x plastic lens circa 2004, but existing v1 stock was being used as late as 2006
v3 has clear frame with 6x glass lens circa 2012, and I can attest that it can be popped out

John
(who accidentally popped a v3 out when cleaning off a fingerprint smudge)


Were you able to pop it back in?
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: JamesJ on October 20, 2016, 08:59:57 PM
I'm dreaming up a little something....Basically Compact Woodsman...I think Jaya built one called a Yeoman WS?..

Awl instead of hook on the scissors layer though.

Is there something like a Champion minus scaler? AKA Woodsman add metal file/Ranger add phillips&mag?  Is there a Marlboro one like that?

In any case... I 'need' a Woodsman now,  :assimilate: off to the web...



Title: Re: Late to the Party with Two: Vintage and New
Post by: jalind on October 20, 2016, 09:01:26 PM
  • Magnifier: Old one has gray frame around the magnifier lens (nylon ??), and the new one is clear, presumably a one-piece now.

No, I think the new one is a glass lens (which can actually be pushed out from one side if you push hard enough, with a plastic holder

That is correct. There are three versions of the magnifier (from the Sakwiki):
v1 had the gray frame with 8x glass lens circa 1973
v2 has clear frame with 5x plastic lens circa 2004, but existing v1 stock was being used as late as 2006
v3 has clear frame with 6x glass lens circa 2012, and I can attest that it can be popped out

John
(who accidentally popped a v3 out when cleaning off a fingerprint smudge)

Were you able to pop it back in?

Yes . . . no problem . . . did it gently so as not to stress the portion that extends down to the rivet . . . it's how they're assembled at the factory. Was worried I might have cracked the frame but fortunately had not.

I don't recommend popping the lenses out deliberately as it would eventually wear the frame down and it would pop out too easily. I read (don't recall where) that guys were doing this with the v3 to use them hand held and then popping them back in.

John
Title: Re: Late to the Party with Two: Vintage and New
Post by: JamesJ on October 20, 2016, 09:04:10 PM

That is correct. There are three versions of the magnifier (from the Sakwiki):
v1 had the gray frame with 8x glass lens circa 1973
v2 has clear frame with 5x plastic lens circa 2004, but existing v1 stock was being used as late as 2006
v3 has clear frame with 6x glass lens circa 2012, and I can attest that it can be popped out


My 2007 (on the package) SwissChamp has the gray mag, could have been made in 2006 tho, and packaged in 2007.

My Explorer has the pop-out lens. Not sure of the year on it.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Poncho65 on October 20, 2016, 10:37:46 PM
Great thread :cheers: Love all the pics in here :tu:

Mags do you happen to have a fanned pic of the Greenwood :think: I think that it is almost as close to a perect SAK as I would find :dd: I might add one more tool and perhaps take away the opener layer unless I could add a pruner or electrician blade in place of the can opener :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: jalind on October 21, 2016, 12:06:59 AM
I'm dreaming up a little something....Basically Compact Woodsman...I think Jaya built one called a Yeoman WS?..

Awl instead of hook on the scissors layer though.

Is there something like a Champion minus scaler? AKA Woodsman add metal file/Ranger add phillips&mag?  Is there a Marlboro one like that?

In any case... I 'need' a Woodsman now,  :assimilate: off to the web...

Exchange the wood saw blade for a file with hacksaw edge and you have a Modeler, also long discontinued and considered rather rare, but not impossible to find. Takes patience. I also wish there was a six layer - the Woodsman plus the Modeler file (or Modeler plus the Woodsman wood saw).

John
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Huntsman on October 21, 2016, 12:30:47 AM
Is there something like a Champion minus scaler? AKA Woodsman add metal file/Ranger add phillips&mag?  Is there a Marlboro one like that?
Exchange the wood saw blade for a file with hacksaw edge and you have a Modeler, also long discontinued and considered rather rare, but not impossible to find. Takes patience. I also wish there was a six layer - the Woodsman plus the Modeler file (or Modeler plus the Woodsman wood saw).

Aha - You guys had this thought too  :tu:  This configuration would be my dream/optimal large SAK and I was planning to make one someday.

I am really surprised that this was never a standard model - As it seems to "have everything you need and nothing you don't need"
- To quote some recent Gerber advertising!!  ;)
 
And no I am pretty sure there is not a Marlborough model like this.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on October 21, 2016, 10:00:18 AM
Great thread :cheers: Love all the pics in here :tu:

Mags do you happen to have a fanned pic of the Greenwood :think: I think that it is almost as close to a perect SAK as I would find :dd: I might add one more tool and perhaps take away the opener layer unless I could add a pruner or electrician blade in place of the can opener :tu:
So MTo ponch! Perfect but I would add this and remove this - I love it! I thought mine was perfect, then I did the in-line awl, now I'm thinking, 'but it's got 2 awls! Who needs 2 awls (apart from firiki)? It's a never ending quest!

I'm beginning to think an XLT with scaler removed would be my ideal SAK. But then again I don't like some of the back tools - chisel for example.  :facepalm:

Here's the pic as required:
(https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5541/30347142882_db6392fbd4_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/NeF3iq)WP_20161021_003 (https://flic.kr/p/NeF3iq) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: firiki on October 21, 2016, 11:18:01 AM
Great thread :cheers: Love all the pics in here :tu:

Mags do you happen to have a fanned pic of the Greenwood :think: I think that it is almost as close to a perect SAK as I would find :dd: I might add one more tool and perhaps take away the opener layer unless I could add a pruner or electrician blade in place of the can opener :tu:
So MTo ponch! Perfect but I would add this and remove this - I love it! I thought mine was perfect, then I did the in-line awl, now I'm thinking, 'but it's got 2 awls! Who needs 2 awls (apart from firiki)? It's a never ending quest!

I'm beginning to think an XLT with scaler removed would be my ideal SAK. But then again I don't like some of the back tools - chisel for example.  :facepalm:

Here's the pic as required:
(https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5541/30347142882_db6392fbd4_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/NeF3iq)WP_20161021_003 (https://flic.kr/p/NeF3iq) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr

*Cough, cough* Pikachu *cough*

Hey, the two awls can be complementary to eachother and also serve different purposes. One has a threading hole too, remember?  ;)


What's wrong with the chisel?
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on October 21, 2016, 11:25:24 AM
Nothing inherently wrong with it - It's just something I have never used and don't see the point of - bit of an afterthought on Vics part - what can we put there?

I've read elsewhere that some have found a use for it though.

I don't really mind too much about the two awls - and you're right about the slightly different uses.  :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: firiki on October 21, 2016, 11:39:04 AM
I think of the chisel as a 'why not' addition: it can come in handy sometimes and it doesn't take up much space. Although, I do think the tools on the back cause the respective tools on the front to have a lesser snap :think:

I've used the chisel on my beater Ranger to sharpen a pencil and also to scrape off some gooey substance off a chair. Don't use it as an fine screwdriver though :dwts:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on October 21, 2016, 12:10:37 PM
Yes, I think I'd rather them not bother than half arse it - the extra snap would outway the advantage of a half arsed too IMO.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: JamesJ on October 21, 2016, 02:25:20 PM
I'd much prefer an inline chisel.  We've seen the backside chisel modded onto a 58mm frame, as well as the backside awl and even backside phillips. The chisel especially is a tool that seems awkward as a back tool. But I dont mind it being there. Haven't used it but I do like to look at it once in a while.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on October 21, 2016, 02:52:17 PM
The in line chisel on the Spirit is an excellent tool - I use it quite a lot. I guess as a back tool there isn't enough clearance to make it truly practical, whereas Vic are usually eminantly practical.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Thunderpants on October 21, 2016, 04:49:18 PM
One of the reasons I often use my Craftsman is the long thin screwdriver on the back.
Whenever you're trying to wire a light or a light switch - or do anything to do with household electricity - you need a much finer tool than that ridiculous thing on the can opener. For some reason only the fattest Saks have the narrow screwdriver, a truly indispensible tool (and one I value more than the inline Phillips.)
I'd agree with you about the tiny chisel, however. The times you need one of those are few and far between when you have the rest of the SAK at your disposal.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on October 22, 2016, 02:41:07 AM
I like it Mags!!   :tu: :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: gw8433 on October 22, 2016, 06:33:21 AM
I have these two items~~
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Boonies on October 22, 2016, 08:05:01 AM
I have these two items~~

Woodsman in the foreground and Modeler in the back.....very nice..... :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on October 24, 2016, 09:55:04 PM
It came today and I love it!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: jalind on October 24, 2016, 09:57:22 PM
It came today and I love it!!
:like:

Thought you would . . . the icing on the cake is the belt case it comes in. I wish we could buy those!
 :2tu:

John
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on October 25, 2016, 07:11:31 PM
 :like: I agree sir!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Boonies on October 31, 2016, 02:07:32 AM
 :mail:  A couple of older Woodsmen yesterday, both are before they added the magnifier and inline Philips.  The 1st is from the early 70's I believe and is brand new in the box.  Clip small blade and 5 loop, grooved corkscrew.  No T&T or keyring.  Number on box is 1. 37 10.  I could not find this is SAKWiki but the Huntsman is 1. 37 13.  Anybody have a reference that shows this number??  Knife also has an interesting blade etch.

2nd is post '85 and has the Ecoline shield I think.  Also a nice knife.  No T&T but this one has a key ring.

Added to the collection........😛
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: cali-SAK-attack on October 31, 2016, 02:37:08 AM
Awesome snags , Boonie Max  8) 8)

I got this one in the other day........  :2tu:
The Nature Store LE black scales w/ Rabbit inlay  8)
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Boonies on October 31, 2016, 03:08:27 AM
Awesome snags , Boonie Max  8) 8)

I got this one in the other day........  :2tu:
The Nature Store LE black scales w/ Rabbit inlay  8)

A Woodsman and black scales to boot....not too bad,,,,, :tu:    Watch out, they grow on you!!!!  😜
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: jalind on October 31, 2016, 10:43:05 AM
:mail:  A couple of older Woodsmen yesterday, both are before they added the magnifier and inline Philips.  The 1st is from the early 70's I believe and is brand new in the box.  Clip small blade and 5 loop, grooved corkscrew.  No T&T or keyring.  Number on box is 1. 37 10.  I could not find this is SAKWiki but the Huntsman is 1. 37 13.  Anybody have a reference that shows this number??  Knife also has an interesting blade etch.

2nd is post '85 and has the Ecoline shield I think.  Also a nice knife.  No T&T but this one has a key ring.

Added to the collection........😛

Nice very vintage find on the first one!

I'm wondering about dating the second one which has no fluting on the corkscrew and an eye in the awl. The eye was added in 1985, but the fluted corkscrew continued into the early 1990's. The imprint on the ecoline scales is consistent with the early 1990's as well and they're prior to the introduction of nylon in 1994. I'd date it as a 1991-1994 Huntsman as the pre-magnifier/Phillips layer "Woodsman" was before the 1985 sewing eye according to SAKWiki. Was bouncing between the SAKWiki and sakhome.com looking at the back layer tools and scales. The initial "tell" for me was the non-fluted corkscrew, followed by the sewing eye.

They both look to be in great condition for their age.

John
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on October 31, 2016, 10:56:21 AM
Awesome snags , Boonie Max  8) 8)

I got this one in the other day........  :2tu:
The Nature Store LE black scales w/ Rabbit inlay  8)
Nice one Cali! Love the rabbit inlay  :salute:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: cali-SAK-attack on October 31, 2016, 10:59:25 AM
Thanks , Boonie & Mags  :cheers: :cheers:  8)
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on October 31, 2016, 12:44:10 PM
 :like: :like: !!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on October 31, 2016, 02:49:31 PM
WOODSMEN HO!
(https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5463/30056596794_b00fb560fb_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/MMZV57)WP_20161031_007 (https://flic.kr/p/MMZV57) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Oxford_Guy on November 01, 2016, 12:47:59 AM
Is there something similar to the Woodsman (with Phillips driver and magnifier), but with the metal file/saw instead of the wood saw?
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: jalind on November 01, 2016, 01:02:00 AM
Is there something similar to the Woodsman (with Phillips driver and magnifier), but with the metal file/saw instead of the wood saw?

Absolutely! The Modeler (also long discontinued).
http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Modeler

John
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Oxford_Guy on November 01, 2016, 01:49:51 AM
Is there something similar to the Woodsman (with Phillips driver and magnifier), but with the metal file/saw instead of the wood saw?

Absolutely! The Modeler (also long discontinued).
http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Modeler

John


 :tu:



Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: jnoxyd on November 01, 2016, 02:39:10 PM
Woodsman's brother - Modeler.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Boonies on November 01, 2016, 08:02:58 PM
:mail:  A couple of older Woodsmen yesterday, both are before they added the magnifier and inline Philips.  The 1st is from the early 70's I believe and is brand new in the box.  Clip small blade and 5 loop, grooved corkscrew.  No T&T or keyring.  Number on box is 1. 37 10.  I could not find this is SAKWiki but the Huntsman is 1. 37 13.  Anybody have a reference that shows this number??  Knife also has an interesting blade etch.

2nd is post '85 and has the Ecoline shield I think.  Also a nice knife.  No T&T but this one has a key ring.

Added to the collection........😛

Nice very vintage find on the first one!

I'm wondering about dating the second one which has no fluting on the corkscrew and an eye in the awl. The eye was added in 1985, but the fluted corkscrew continued into the early 1990's. The imprint on the ecoline scales is consistent with the early 1990's as well and they're prior to the introduction of nylon in 1994. I'd date it as a 1991-1994 Huntsman as the pre-magnifier/Phillips layer "Woodsman" was before the 1985 sewing eye according to SAKWiki. Was bouncing between the SAKWiki and sakhome.com looking at the back layer tools and scales. The initial "tell" for me was the non-fluted corkscrew, followed by the sewing eye.

They both look to be in great condition for their age.

John

You might be right on the 2nd one, it is a bit of a jumble.  I was going by the listing and because it had no T&T and normally the Huntsman would.  Maybe that has something to do with the Ecoline?  The '91-'94 might be a problem because there also is no hook.  Ecoline again?  I don't know enough about the Ecoline models.

In any event, it is going in with the Woodsman/Huntsman group and will eventually sort itself out.   :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: jalind on November 01, 2016, 08:24:39 PM
:mail:  A couple of older Woodsmen yesterday, both are before they added the magnifier and inline Philips.  The 1st is from the early 70's I believe and is brand new in the box.  Clip small blade and 5 loop, grooved corkscrew.  No T&T or keyring.  Number on box is 1. 37 10.  I could not find this is SAKWiki but the Huntsman is 1. 37 13.  Anybody have a reference that shows this number??  Knife also has an interesting blade etch.

2nd is post '85 and has the Ecoline shield I think.  Also a nice knife.  No T&T but this one has a key ring.

Added to the collection........😛

Nice very vintage find on the first one!

I'm wondering about dating the second one which has no fluting on the corkscrew and an eye in the awl. The eye was added in 1985, but the fluted corkscrew continued into the early 1990's. The imprint on the ecoline scales is consistent with the early 1990's as well and they're prior to the introduction of nylon in 1994. I'd date it as a 1991-1994 Huntsman as the pre-magnifier/Phillips layer "Woodsman" was before the 1985 sewing eye according to SAKWiki. Was bouncing between the SAKWiki and sakhome.com looking at the back layer tools and scales. The initial "tell" for me was the non-fluted corkscrew, followed by the sewing eye.

They both look to be in great condition for their age.

John

You might be right on the 2nd one, it is a bit of a jumble.  I was going by the listing and because it had no T&T and normally the Huntsman would.  Maybe that has something to do with the Ecoline?  The '91-'94 might be a problem because there also is no hook.  Ecoline again?  I don't know enough about the Ecoline models.

In any event, it is going in with the Woodsman/Huntsman group and will eventually sort itself out.   :cheers:

Supposedly the sewing eye in the awl, smooth corkscrew (no fluting), and hook on back layer under scissors were all implemented in 1991, along with moving the keyring from the blade layer to the opener layer. All four should be observed together unless the implementation was staggered to use existing parts stocks, including the scissors layer spring which would have to change add the hook. That wouldn't surprise me as I dealt with product manufacturing for two decades. It's called a "running change". The other thing I couldn't tell from your photo is the location of the keyring. It was also moved in 1991 from the spacer next to the small blade in the blade layer to the spring in the opener layer. No hook has me puzzled some.

BTW, the keyring move from blade spacer to opener spring can be used to categorize a knife that has both full layers as pre-1991 or post-1991. At least in all the older ones I have it's been a reliable benchmark.

John
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Boonies on November 01, 2016, 09:30:24 PM
Keyring is on the blade layer......another piece of the puzzle....... :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on November 01, 2016, 10:34:58 PM
Now I'm wondering if my Huntsman is actually an old pre-Mag Woodsman(?).  My Dad got it for me in the fall of '83, with the grooved corkscrew and the pre-eye awl.  There are no other tools on the backside except the awl and the corkscrew.  I hate to admit it, but I was so excited to have a SAK that I didn't even pay attention to what the box said!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Oxford_Guy on November 01, 2016, 10:53:40 PM
Woodsman's brother - Modeler.


Oh, I like that! Pity it's also a discontinued model :-(


Might have to try to get one of these made up for me one day...
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: jalind on November 02, 2016, 03:48:07 AM
Now I'm wondering if my Huntsman is actually an old pre-Mag Woodsman(?).  My Dad got it for me in the fall of '83, with the grooved corkscrew and the pre-eye awl.  There are no other tools on the backside except the awl and the corkscrew.  I hate to admit it, but I was so excited to have a SAK that I didn't even pay attention to what the box said!

The smooth corkscrew, sewing eye, hook and keyring move were all in 1991, well after the five-layer Woodsman with magnifier had been made. My comment was intended to mean these things in general benchmark whether a particular knife was made before or after 1991, but not as a break point between the four and five layer Woodsman.

I just looked at some pages of a 1982 catalog, and the 84-85 extended catalog on SAKWiki. The 84/85 only has a Huntsman, no Woodsman in four or five layers. The interesting thing in the 82 catalog was having both a four layer Woodsman and a Huntsman. The only difference between them was T&T. The Woodsman didn't have them and the Huntsman did. All the other catalogs in the 1980's only show a Huntsman. They don't show any four or five layer Woodsman, which is only further puzzling.

This five-layer was made just prior to 1980 about 1978-1979 as that's when I bought it in Europe.
It did not come with a mini-driver. I added it just this year. It's obvious the hex shaped driver was not made to fit this corkscrew. Finally found an old round one that fits better, but even it wasn't designed for this corkscrew.

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l290/j_a_lind/Other/Knives/SAK/Discontinued%20Challenge/Victorinox%20Woodsman%201978%20Red.jpg)

If yours doesn't have T&T and has other design aspects from the early 1980's it could have been marketed and sold as a Woodsman. If it has T&T it's a Huntsman. It's apparent that during a very short time in the early 1980's a non-T&T Huntsman was sold in some markets as a Woodsman. This does not mean that any four layer "Huntsman" configuration without T&T is a Woodsman. It would have to have all the tool and tang characteristics of an early 1980's Victorinox SAK, circa 1982. IOW, it if has a sewing eye in the awl, it's nearly a decade too new.

At the same time, I don't find a five-layer Woodsman in any of the SAKWiki catalogs from 1976 through 1990. After that, all the awls have sewing eyes. It makes my five-layer an enigma. Either the five layer came and went and then returned, or it wasn't marketed in all regions (i.e. not in North America). Mine is certainly not older than 1977 or 1978, not from when I bought it, but from the 1976 catalog and some features the knives in it have.

This has had me going back through the on-line vintage catalogs in some great detail! It's been a very poignant reminder that Victorinox has not been consistent in knife name usage, nor have they been consistent in name usage for the exact same model of knife in different marketing and distributor regions. Further confounding matters is Victorinox at least occasionally marketing some of their knives in limited regions, not globally.

John
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on November 02, 2016, 10:59:18 AM
Thanks John!  It has T/T so it's a Huntsman.  Fascinating how the lines run so closely together for awhile.
Now I'm wondering if my Huntsman is actually an old pre-Mag Woodsman(?).  My Dad got it for me in the fall of '83, with the grooved corkscrew and the pre-eye awl.  There are no other tools on the backside except the awl and the corkscrew.  I hate to admit it, but I was so excited to have a SAK that I didn't even pay attention to what the box said

Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: jaya_man on November 08, 2016, 12:32:33 PM
I'm dreaming up a little something....Basically Compact Woodsman...I think Jaya built one called a Yeoman WS?..

Awl instead of hook on the scissors layer though.

Is there something like a Champion minus scaler? AKA Woodsman add metal file/Ranger add phillips&mag?  Is there a Marlboro one like that?

In any case... I 'need' a Woodsman now,  :assimilate: off to the web...
Hey was just browsing and didn't realize somebody mentioned me... Yes I modded a Yeoman WS... the good thing about it is I can put the awl beneath the wood saw...

(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161108/88d532a71ca64c4907afa6c1178027de.jpg)

I also modded me own woodsman from a swisschamp not long before the Yeoman WS mod ...
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161108/71a56a07daca45dd4d9d08ce3cf5acb8.jpg)


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Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on November 08, 2016, 11:01:35 PM
 :like: :like:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on November 17, 2016, 08:38:58 PM
Putting mine to work today...I really like this knife!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on November 17, 2016, 08:47:12 PM
Another pic in the sun...these Mexican special editions are gorgeous knives!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on November 17, 2016, 08:52:49 PM
Another pic.  If anyone wants some American Walnut for scales pm me.  I have a bit!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: jalind on November 18, 2016, 01:26:12 AM
Another pic.  If anyone wants some American Walnut for scales pm me.  I have a bit!!

 :tu:

In addition to the old vintage Woodsman I've accumulated four of the Mexico, two with red scales and two with ruby (like yours). The red scales are beautiful, but you're right that the ruby are outright gorgeous. A note about the last two I got (Mexico): Found that a straight pin would not stay in the hole and discovered the scales weren't completely pressed on down to the outer liners by just a hair. It was just enough to lose the friction fit for the straight pin and you wouldn't notice it without examining the knife very closely using a flashlight looking for a gap. Used a small vise with heavily padded jaws (very dense closed cell foam) and pressed them completely.

John
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on November 18, 2016, 02:07:04 PM
Same with this one John.  It was just a fraction of a millimeter but enough that you could detect it with a light.  I'll apply Operation Vice to it and we'll be in good shape.   :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: jalind on November 18, 2016, 06:37:05 PM
Same with this one John.  It was just a fraction of a millimeter but enough that you could detect it with a light.  I'll apply Operation Vice to it and we'll be in good shape.   :cheers:

Have you done this before? If not, then look at some videos (YouTube has numerous) and ensure the corkscrew is open and the T&T are out. I use very dense closed cell foam pads that are soft enough on the surface not to mar the scales. Slow application of pressure and letting it set for a while does the job . . . using a flashlight from under it to see if it has closed up. I was fooled a couple of times seeing the gap between a spring and the outer liner on the inside of it until I learned to look more carefully.

If the scales are flush to the liners the pin will have sufficient friction fit to prevent it from falling out and the friction fit of the pin is quite sensitive to that.

John
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on November 18, 2016, 07:25:10 PM
I haven't John, but I'll jump on Youtube.  I have to make a trip to the hardware store and get some foam pads.  Thanks for the heads up sir!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: jalind on November 18, 2016, 07:37:34 PM
I haven't John, but I'll jump on Youtube.  I have to make a trip to the hardware store and get some foam pads.  Thanks for the heads up sir!

See how I used the vise on Day 21 in the "Discontinued challenge" thread - using the vise part near the end and note that it's a small vise. Also see how I did it during the Minimalist Challenge here, putting some scales onto a Waiter I'd modified into an Apprentice:

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,68346.msg1361428.html#msg1361428

John
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on December 18, 2016, 09:49:16 PM
Been carrying the Greenwood for the last couple of days. Here it is doing what a Woodsman does best; sawing and awling:
(https://c4.staticflickr.com/1/445/31728315195_f0652b0050_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/QkHUHa)WP_20161218_004 (https://flic.kr/p/QkHUHa) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on December 18, 2016, 10:10:14 PM
 :like:  :like:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: FolderBeholder on December 19, 2016, 03:11:11 AM
I'd like to eventually buy a more modern Woodsman, but until then I have this approximately 1961 (thereabouts) version:


(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/513/31360511400_950081cda0_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/PMdPsq)
(https://c5.staticflickr.com/1/481/31459051276_009377d0eb_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/PVVRVN)
(https://c3.staticflickr.com/1/725/31459051386_0f9d8966d8_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/PVVRXG)
(https://c4.staticflickr.com/1/631/31733736315_a659687afb_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/QmcGdK)
(https://c6.staticflickr.com/1/337/30923772253_337b08fa1c_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/P7Cq88)
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on December 19, 2016, 09:48:20 AM
I'd like to eventually buy a more modern Woodsman, but until then I have this approximately 1961 (thereabouts) version:


(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/513/31360511400_950081cda0_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/PMdPsq)
(https://c5.staticflickr.com/1/481/31459051276_009377d0eb_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/PVVRVN)
(https://c3.staticflickr.com/1/725/31459051386_0f9d8966d8_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/PVVRXG)
(https://c4.staticflickr.com/1/631/31733736315_a659687afb_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/QmcGdK)
(https://c6.staticflickr.com/1/337/30923772253_337b08fa1c_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/P7Cq88)
That's gorgeous - I love the old style bail with cellidor scales and wish Vic had continued them.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: FolderBeholder on December 19, 2016, 02:26:53 PM
I'd like to eventually buy a more modern Woodsman, but until then I have this approximately 1961 (thereabouts) version:

That's gorgeous - I love the old style bail with cellidor scales and wish Vic had continued them.
Thank you magentus, I treasure this old gal.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Gareth on December 19, 2016, 06:29:07 PM
That's a real beauty FB. :drool:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: FolderBeholder on December 19, 2016, 09:31:33 PM
That's a real beauty FB. :drool:
Thank you.  :tu:  It's essentially the centerpiece of my small, yet growing, collection.
Title: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: FolderBeholder on December 31, 2016, 03:11:43 PM
I currently have 3 variations of the Woodsman.  I don't know how many more there are.  :think: Most likely a lot!
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161231/b0cdee95d8fa0145c7daadceea01730c.jpg)
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on December 31, 2016, 03:29:56 PM
 :drool: :drool: :drool: :tu: :tu: :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: jnoxyd on December 31, 2016, 09:27:17 PM
I'd like to eventually buy a more modern Woodsman, but until then I have this approximately 1961 (thereabouts) version:


(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/513/31360511400_950081cda0_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/PMdPsq)
(https://c5.staticflickr.com/1/481/31459051276_009377d0eb_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/PVVRVN)
(https://c3.staticflickr.com/1/725/31459051386_0f9d8966d8_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/PVVRXG)
(https://c4.staticflickr.com/1/631/31733736315_a659687afb_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/QmcGdK)
[img]https://c6.staticflickr.com/1/337/30923772253_337b08fa1c_z.jpg[/imago] (https://flic.kr/p/P7Cq88)w
That's gorgeous - I love the old style bail with cellidor scales and wish Vic had continued them.
Really great find!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: FolderBeholder on December 31, 2016, 11:17:44 PM
I'd like to eventually buy a more modern Woodsman, but until then I have this approximately 1961 (thereabouts) version:

That's gorgeous - I love the old style bail with cellidor scales and wish Vic had continued them.
Really great find!
Thank you!  It is the centerpiece of my collection at this time.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Poncho65 on December 31, 2016, 11:26:43 PM
This is a great thread and I love a saw on anything I carry so one of these would and should be on my list of SAKs to get :tu: :like: :like:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on January 01, 2017, 12:18:54 AM
They are great knives Poncho.  I only wish Vic would bring them back to the US!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Forklift on January 15, 2017, 04:42:18 AM
I know the spirit of this thread is the 5 layer Woodsman, but I just came across this thread the same day I found a 4 layer Woodsman at an antique mall I check every few months.  I thought that I was buying an early-mid 1980's Huntsman (no hole in reamer) that was in great condition for $12.00 but when I got home I realized there was no toothpick or tweezers.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on January 15, 2017, 05:38:56 AM
 :like: :like: All Woodsman are selcome and great find!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Daark on January 16, 2017, 12:13:25 PM
My "Woodsmen"
latest Factory edition and a Woodsman before it became the Huntsman.

(http://abload.de/img/sak00204kev.jpg)

(http://abload.de/img/sak012chjxh.jpg)
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: FolderBeholder on January 16, 2017, 02:28:43 PM
My "Woodsmen"
latest Factory edition and a Woodsman before it became the Huntsman.

(http://abload.de/img/sak00204kev.jpg)

(http://abload.de/img/sak012chjxh.jpg)

 :like: :drool: :like:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on January 16, 2017, 02:31:31 PM
 :like: :like: !!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: cali-SAK-attack on January 17, 2017, 08:57:28 AM
 8) :like:


Got a dangler pocket clip , an toted ma Woodsman on Sunday...... These things really do work, and make the large 5 layers pocketable!  :woohoo: :woohoo:
Soooo glad I snagged 2 up. :D ......   :think: May have to order more!  :facepalm: :D

I call thisn' ..... "Conejo"  :multi:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: JamesJ on January 17, 2017, 09:46:33 AM
 :tu: love that inlay and don't wanna jump the gun and say the Woodsman is my new favorite until I officially join the club tomorrow, according to usps tracking...
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: cali-SAK-attack on January 17, 2017, 09:54:36 AM
Thanks & Congrats , James!

Was too large to pocket for me personally....... I usually stay 4 layers and under  :tu: . But the "Dangler/Pocket Clips" thang, makes a HUGE difference.  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on January 17, 2017, 10:00:04 AM
Beautiful inlay!

The Woodsman is an unsung hero in the SAK world I think. Those who have one seem to love them. I know I love mine.

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5450/30906664812_9f2cf7c5b9_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/P67JFf)WP_20161117_005 (https://flic.kr/p/P67JFf) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: cali-SAK-attack on January 17, 2017, 10:06:46 AM
Thanks , Mags  8) .............. Dig that Green!  :like: :cheers:  :gimme:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: JamesJ on January 17, 2017, 10:27:45 AM
Beautiful inlay!

The Woodsman is an unsung hero in the SAK world I think. Those who have one seem to love them. I know I love mine.

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5450/30906664812_9f2cf7c5b9_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/P67JFf)WP_20161117_005 (https://flic.kr/p/P67JFf) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr

For actual camping in the woods, Explorer is lacking a saw. Ranger on the other hand is great, but if it's post 2005 the file is no good for fingernails, and I'm not sure if I'd ever use a metal file "in the bush" (I can think of uses, but haven't used it so far). Woodsman provides a means to start emergency fires from sunlight as well as to inspect bugs. And the IL phillips is handy for bicycle derailleurs and certain camping equipment, like the screw that holds on the arms to my MSR Superfly stove. So Woodsman might end up being a great camping SAK. If only it had a LNF on back.....

By the way, Magentus, I've seen your green one (or was it another green one?) In pics before and it looked like there was a mysterious liquid behind the scales...wondering what that is...emergency water rations? I mean I know on a boat everything is gonna get wet...
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on January 17, 2017, 11:34:04 AM
Beautiful inlay!

The Woodsman is an unsung hero in the SAK world I think. Those who have one seem to love them. I know I love mine.

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5450/30906664812_9f2cf7c5b9_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/P67JFf)WP_20161117_005 (https://flic.kr/p/P67JFf) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr

For actual camping in the woods, Explorer is lacking a saw. Ranger on the other hand is great, but if it's post 2005 the file is no good for fingernails, and I'm not sure if I'd ever use a metal file "in the bush" (I can think of uses, but haven't used it so far). Woodsman provides a means to start emergency fires from sunlight as well as to inspect bugs. And the IL phillips is handy for bicycle derailleurs and certain camping equipment, like the screw that holds on the arms to my MSR Superfly stove. So Woodsman might end up being a great camping SAK. If only it had a LNF on back.....

By the way, Magentus, I've seen your green one (or was it another green one?) In pics before and it looked like there was a mysterious liquid behind the scales...wondering what that is...emergency water rations? I mean I know on a boat everything is gonna get wet...
Very good points JJ.

The bubbles are floatation aids - don't want to lose my Greenwood to Poseidon. OR they could be bubbles in the glue I used to fix the scales on solidly. Can't remember.  :D
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: JamesJ on January 17, 2017, 08:33:03 PM
Beautiful inlay!

The Woodsman is an unsung hero in the SAK world I think. Those who have one seem to love them. I know I love mine.

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5450/30906664812_9f2cf7c5b9_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/P67JFf)WP_20161117_005 (https://flic.kr/p/P67JFf) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr

For actual camping in the woods, Explorer is lacking a saw. Ranger on the other hand is great, but if it's post 2005 the file is no good for fingernails, and I'm not sure if I'd ever use a metal file "in the bush" (I can think of uses, but haven't used it so far). Woodsman provides a means to start emergency fires from sunlight as well as to inspect bugs. And the IL phillips is handy for bicycle derailleurs and certain camping equipment, like the screw that holds on the arms to my MSR Superfly stove. So Woodsman might end up being a great camping SAK. If only it had a LNF on back.....

By the way, Magentus, I've seen your green one (or was it another green one?) In pics before and it looked like there was a mysterious liquid behind the scales...wondering what that is...emergency water rations? I mean I know on a boat everything is gonna get wet...
Very good points JJ.

The bubbles are floatation aids - don't want to lose my Greenwood to Poseidon. OR they could be bubbles in the glue I used to fix the scales on solidly. Can't remember.  :D

I like them. Though a bit of glitter in the glue next time would be pretty eye-catching....Poseidon would probably spout that back up at you unless one of the mermaids wants it.

My Woodsman came today. Dirty and freshly over-oiled as they often are. Blades all need attention but nothing was taken too far and they will all clean up. The only 2 issues that may result in a replacement operation are the can opener tip and the phillips. The can opener has the twist I often see in used SAKs. I have 2 other knives waiting to have theirs replaced. Luckily it's a common part. What's not so convenient is the phillips tip. I do have an Explorer in the parts bin with a cracked mag glass frame but I'm not sure the phillips is much better on it.  And old style phillips drivers aren't the cheapest parts to get.

But still. I didn't pay too much and the other tools will be fine.  The 2 "bad" tools are next to each other on the same pin so the repair would be less involved than a full rebuild.

Edit: donor phillips looks pretty good! "We can rebuild him"
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on January 18, 2017, 12:22:10 AM
 :like: :like:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on January 27, 2017, 03:46:54 PM
James thread on restoring his Woodsman made me think of this one.  It's a great day for an Explorer with a saw!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on March 24, 2017, 02:04:05 PM
In the mood to pack my Woodsman today!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on March 24, 2017, 02:10:00 PM
Nice one Barry  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on March 24, 2017, 02:55:56 PM
 :cheers: Thanks Mags!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on March 24, 2017, 02:59:14 PM
Here's some company for yours Bazzer:
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3720/32789492203_50015ac6f9_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/RXuHEt)WP_20170323_018 (https://flic.kr/p/RXuHEt) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on March 24, 2017, 03:01:02 PM
 :salute: Love those scales my friend!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: NorCalJim on March 24, 2017, 03:25:39 PM
Here's some company for yours Bazzer:
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3720/32789492203_50015ac6f9_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/RXuHEt)WP_20170323_018 (https://flic.kr/p/RXuHEt) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr

 :like:

+1
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on April 21, 2017, 03:06:20 PM
Woodsman day today. Coupled with the Spirit, ratchet and spanner I have all bases covered. Unless I have to help deliver a baby. But I'll deal with that if it happens.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2834/33792240810_c62ca10485_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Tu74Ty)WP_20170421_002 (https://flic.kr/p/Tu74Ty) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on April 21, 2017, 03:10:24 PM
Outstanding Mags!!  I need to break mine out when the challenge is over.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Gareth on April 21, 2017, 03:13:02 PM
Nice combo mate.  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: SAK Guy on April 21, 2017, 07:08:13 PM
Woodsman day today. Coupled with the Spirit, ratchet and spanner I have all bases covered. Unless I have to help deliver a baby. But I'll deal with that if it happens.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2834/33792240810_c62ca10485_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Tu74Ty)WP_20170421_002 (https://flic.kr/p/Tu74Ty) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr

 :like: :like: :cheers:   :drool: :drool: :drool:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on April 24, 2017, 04:32:52 PM
Here's the Greenwood out for a trek:
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2879/34085238332_46a6a7ba90_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/TVZKQY)WP_20170423_004 (https://flic.kr/p/TVZKQY) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4161/34085214932_66d1a1c34f_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/TVZCTw)WP_20170423_007 (https://flic.kr/p/TVZCTw) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2907/34085152752_fd992132df_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/TVZjps)WP_20170423_013 (https://flic.kr/p/TVZjps) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on April 24, 2017, 04:49:59 PM
Mags, those pics are awesome!!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on April 24, 2017, 04:52:27 PM
Mags, those pics are awesome!!!
Thanks Bazman! It's all down to the model  :D
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on April 24, 2017, 04:54:06 PM
 :cheers: She's a beauty!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Huntsman on April 25, 2017, 09:14:45 AM
Nice pics of the English country side Mags - Homesick again  :(

However - Pic 2 - Are those scales full of water/bubbles or something  ???
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on April 25, 2017, 09:58:21 AM
Nice pics of the English country side Mags - Homesick again  :(

However - Pic 2 - Are those scales full of water/bubbles or something  ???
Flotation aids my friend.  :D
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on April 29, 2017, 07:20:22 PM
Greenwood out for a hike today:
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2877/34183868482_2140192aa8_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/U5Hg9N)WP_20170429_013 (https://flic.kr/p/U5Hg9N) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2879/34341871155_c775ff7f92_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/UjF4QP)WP_20170429_012 (https://flic.kr/p/UjF4QP) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2857/34341884345_8686de972d_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/UjF8Le)WP_20170429_009 (https://flic.kr/p/UjF8Le) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr
Saw a Heron. Always nice to see a Heron! I took this shot through my Russian Monocular:
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2848/33500384524_fcaf8981b1_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/T3jebC)WP_20170429_029 (https://flic.kr/p/T3jebC) by magpie2112 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/145157638@N06/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on April 29, 2017, 09:13:05 PM
Aren't they awesome birds Mags?  Great pics sir!  I shot this pic with my hikers, probably the most comfortable boots I own.  The Woodsman really means outdoor walks to me!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on April 29, 2017, 09:14:12 PM
Is that a railroad tunnel Mags?
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on April 29, 2017, 09:14:50 PM
Aren't they awesome birds Mags?  Great pics sir!  I shot this pic with my hikers, probably the most comfortable boots I own.  The Woodsman really means outdoor walks to me!
They are Bazzer  :salute: Cool boots and I love the scales on that Sweet sweet Woodsman.  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on April 29, 2017, 09:16:36 PM
Is that a railroad tunnel Mags?
It's a tunnel under a railway Bazzer - we had the railway about twenty feet above us on the left and the river (Avon) a few feet below us on the right. Great seeing the trains going past every half hour.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on April 30, 2017, 01:48:28 PM
 :cheers: Thanks Mags!  I love watching the trains too!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: george1 on May 20, 2017, 01:47:37 AM
Can someone confirm what the thickness of a Woodsman is?

I'm trying to decide if l can EDC a 5 layer SAK.

Cheers
George
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Boonies on May 20, 2017, 02:59:24 AM
Can someone confirm what the thickness of a Woodsman is?

I'm trying to decide if l can EDC a 5 layer SAK.

Cheers
George

Roughly .910" over the scales.......they carry well with a suspension clip.  Good luck........ :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: george1 on May 20, 2017, 03:23:42 AM
Thanks for the measurement.
I had seen somewhere that mentioned that it was 1", but l couldn't see how adding a saw and a liner could add that much over the thickness of an Explorer.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on June 10, 2017, 11:28:26 PM
My ideal edc, a bladeless woodsman.  8)
I hope it fits in here.
(No scales on yet)
Thanks to mags for the donor knife.  :salute:

And yet, with my bad modding skilz...  :-\
The tools have good snap, and the SAK looks fine from a distance...
But when you look at the mag end, the opener/corkscrew layer is all wonky.  :facepalm:
Maybe I over preened some rivets, or they were bent?  :shrug:
In anycase, I wont be fixing this until I get some 2.2 and 2.5 mm pin stock locally, all this sanding for an uneven rivet is killing me.  :rofl:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on June 10, 2017, 11:34:23 PM
 :like: keep the pics coming Pablo!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on June 10, 2017, 11:43:33 PM
Soon as I glue my red scales on!  :D
Thanks :drink:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on June 12, 2017, 12:26:30 AM
Bladeless woodsman was with me when I went bashing rocks looking for fossils.    :)
He helped me split fractured rocks apart. (I made sure that I did not try splitting too tough rocks with him)
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on June 12, 2017, 12:37:48 AM
 :like: :like: Nice job Pablo!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on June 15, 2017, 06:20:47 PM
Oh, I forgot. :facepalm:
Bladeless Woodsman, mk 2.
Fixed all the problems of mk 1!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on June 15, 2017, 06:22:41 PM
Fantastic mod Mr O'Brien! Particularly good considering your ahem, 'diminished circumstances'.

Did you find any brains fossils?  :D
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on June 15, 2017, 06:44:49 PM
Fantastic mod Mr O'Brien! Particularly good considering your ahem, 'diminished circumstances'.

Did you find any brains fossils?  :D
One of those graptolite fellows.  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on June 15, 2017, 07:32:37 PM
Nice! All this and brains too!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on August 16, 2017, 12:53:24 PM
My bladeless version is still being EDC'd.  :)

Since the only back tool on it at the moment is a corkscrew, I'm planning on adding the hook to the scissors which are at the opposite side of the SAK, as compared to the corkscrew layer. It should balance the aesthetics of the backside nicely.  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on August 16, 2017, 12:55:52 PM
Finally got around to rescaling a factory Woodsman I picked up a while back. Now I need to get out to the woods more often! Noticed that most of them have the small driver on the back, but this one has a chisel, complete with liner cutout, and I'm sure it's not a mod. Is this odd or did they come both ways? Should be good for whittling and other woodsy type stuff anyway. All the tools indicate mid to late 90's production.  :salute:
I like the chisel and round eye glasses driver.   :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on August 16, 2017, 12:56:49 PM
My bladeless version is still being EDC'd.  :)

Since the only back tool on it at the moment is a corkscrew, I'm planning on adding the hook to the scissors which are at the opposite side of the SAK, as compared to the corkscrew layer. It should balance the aesthetics of the backside nicely.  :cheers:
Heehee, you said backside.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on August 16, 2017, 01:13:38 PM
My bladeless version is still being EDC'd.  :)

Since the only back tool on it at the moment is a corkscrew, I'm planning on adding the hook to the scissors which are at the opposite side of the SAK, as compared to the corkscrew layer. It should balance the aesthetics of the backside nicely.  :cheers:
Heehee, you said backside.
Heehee you said heehee
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on August 16, 2017, 01:39:08 PM
Heehee, your backside is aesthetically balanced.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on August 16, 2017, 02:05:46 PM
 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on August 16, 2017, 02:18:27 PM
My backside is fine, hows yours now??  >:D(http://forums.eog.com/images/smilies/whip.gif)
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on August 16, 2017, 02:23:12 PM
My backside is fine, hows yours now??  >:D(http://forums.eog.com/images/smilies/whip.gif)
Prosthetically balanced thankyou for asking.  :D
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on August 16, 2017, 02:26:00 PM
My backside is fine, hows yours now??  >:D(http://forums.eog.com/images/smilies/whip.gif)
Prosthetically balanced thankyou for asking.  :D
If you had used a few staples, you wouldn't have lost it and then you wouldn't have had to get a prosthetic backside. :facepalm:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on August 16, 2017, 02:34:27 PM
My backside is fine, hows yours now??  >:D(http://forums.eog.com/images/smilies/whip.gif)
Prosthetically balanced thankyou for asking.  :D
If you had used a few staples, you wouldn't have lost it and then you wouldn't have had to get a prosthetic backside. :facepalm:
Lost it? It was stolen from me. It was so beautiful. I was out for a drink with some nice people I'd never met before. Next thing I knew, I awoke in a hotel bath full of ice and my glorious backside had been surgically removed.

Let me serve as a lesson to everyone out there with an aesthetically balanced backside. Look after it, and in the words of the great Ronnie James Dio, Don't Talk To Strangers.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on August 16, 2017, 03:26:34 PM
My backside is fine, hows yours now??  >:D(http://forums.eog.com/images/smilies/whip.gif)
Prosthetically balanced thankyou for asking.  :D
If you had used a few staples, you wouldn't have lost it and then you wouldn't have had to get a prosthetic backside. :facepalm:
Lost it? It was stolen from me. It was so beautiful. I was out for a drink with some nice people I'd never met before. Next thing I knew, I awoke in a hotel bath full of ice and my glorious backside had been surgically removed.

Let me serve as a lesson to everyone out there with an aesthetically balance backside. Look after it, and in the words of the great Ronnie James Dio, Don't Talk To Strangers.
That sucks... I fear for my backside now.... :-\
Noticed anyone who's backside is suddenly much nicer? :shrug:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on August 16, 2017, 04:02:12 PM
My backside is fine, hows yours now??  >:D(http://forums.eog.com/images/smilies/whip.gif)
Prosthetically balanced thankyou for asking.  :D
If you had used a few staples, you wouldn't have lost it and then you wouldn't have had to get a prosthetic backside. :facepalm:
Lost it? It was stolen from me. It was so beautiful. I was out for a drink with some nice people I'd never met before. Next thing I knew, I awoke in a hotel bath full of ice and my glorious backside had been surgically removed.

Let me serve as a lesson to everyone out there with an aesthetically balance backside. Look after it, and in the words of the great Ronnie James Dio, Don't Talk To Strangers.
That sucks... I fear for my backside now.... :-\
Noticed anyone who's backside is suddenly much nicer? :shrug:
I'll keep an eye out.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Boonies on September 21, 2017, 02:52:40 AM
Another nice old 91mm Woodsman from the 60's joins the family.  Pre-magnifier/Phillips and all that good stuff......

Top two (both 84mm and 91mm) are from the 40's/50's, next two from the 60's, next two from the 70's and the bottom (91mm only) from the 80's with the magnifier/Phillips.   :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on September 21, 2017, 02:57:03 AM
Nice lineup!!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Boonies on September 21, 2017, 03:32:01 AM
Thanks Barry, they weren't the fanciest SAK made but I kind of like them.  Most don't even have T&T and even that's kind of nice.  This one fell into my lap with a more modern Explorer for $25 so I'm not whining.  😛      :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on September 21, 2017, 04:08:32 AM
You definitely can't beat the price!  A lot of people get the early Woodsman confused with the Huntsman.  Almost identical except the T/T on the Huntsman and not the Woodsman. 
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Boonies on September 21, 2017, 06:29:15 AM
And no LNF either.  Kind of a poor man's Huntsman. 😜
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Huntsman on September 21, 2017, 07:25:56 AM
Another nice old 91mm Woodsman from the 60's joins the family.  Pre-magnifier/Phillips and all that good stuff......
Top two (both 84mm and 91mm) are from the 40's/50's, next two from the 60's, next two from the 70's and the bottom (91mm only) from the 80's with the magnifier/Phillips.   :cheers:

Nice line-up indeed!!!
That really is impressive - All Woodsmen - Correct ???
First the older 'Huntsman' version - Then the new Explorer plus saw version

Very nice and lots of the old ones which I love!

.... You need to get one of those Alox Woodsmen to complete the set !!

PS. I think Vic need to make a 111mm and 58mm Woodsman etc etc - Then we can have a Woodsman for each frame size !!  ;)
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Boonies on September 22, 2017, 07:19:07 PM
Huntsman....yes, all Woodsmen.  The only one that doesn't completely fit the "profile" is the 40's/50's 91mm because of the T&T, but it doesn't have the LNF so I'm calling it a Woodsman.  Probably wouldn't be able to prove one way or the other so that's my story and I'm sticking to it.  😛

58mm Woodsman......I like it!!   :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on September 22, 2017, 08:45:45 PM
I'd love a 58mm  Woodsman!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on September 22, 2017, 09:09:30 PM
Saw and mag would be pretty small.  :D
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on September 22, 2017, 09:20:29 PM
Yes but it sure would be a great companion for my Minichamp!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Boonies on September 22, 2017, 10:17:45 PM
Saw and mag would be pretty small.  :D

Yep, tough to keep the campfire going with that saw, but that's logic and just doesn't apply......😜       :rofl:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Huntsman on September 22, 2017, 10:39:46 PM
I really like the idea....
I think it would win the 'cutest SAK' prize  :tu:

Yep, tough to keep the campfire going with that saw, but that's logic and just doesn't apply.....

Yup ;)  :o

The saw would have about three teeth  :rofl:
I guess they'd have to make them smalller
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on September 22, 2017, 10:48:36 PM
I really like the idea....
I think it would win the 'cutest SAK' prize  :tu:

Yep, tough to keep the campfire going with that saw, but that's logic and just doesn't apply.....

 Yup ;)  :o
The saw would have about three teeth  :rofl:
I guess they'd have to make them smalller
An awesome saw to use on toothpicks.  :o :D
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Boonies on September 23, 2017, 12:14:19 AM
I really like the idea....
I think it would win the 'cutest SAK' prize  :tu:

Yep, tough to keep the campfire going with that saw, but that's logic and just doesn't apply.....

 Yup ;)  :o
The saw would have about three teeth  :rofl:
I guess they'd have to make them smalller
An awesome saw to use on toothpicks.  :o :D

Well, we have justification now so Vic can start production immediately..... :rofl:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: NorCalJim on September 24, 2017, 03:33:16 AM
Just love these "Owners Group" topics!

As you may have observed, they repeat the cycle of falling off the latest page only to be revived at some point. This topic popped up just after I discovered a Woodsman hiding out with my Explorers. Although I have followed several e-bay auctions featuring the Woodsman, I had forgotten that I had actually purchased one. The very large initials on a very worn set of scales caught my attention, causing me to wonder how such unsightly scales hadn't been replaced. I checked out the tools and discovered that they were all in good shape with good snap. While checking for snap, I discovered the saw and it dawned on me that I did purchase a Woodsman and just stuck it in with my Explorers. I have already removed the scales and will give it a thorough cleaning tomorrow. After the cleaning, I will assess what looks like some scratches on both knife blades and most likely will be giving them a progressive sanding and apply some polishing compound with my Dremel.  Hopefully, the final buffing will yield blades that look new.

I prefer to start with SAKs in new or excellent shape but one of my two Grand Prix purchases had badly blemished and scratches blades. I did my usual cleaning but the blemishes remained. A cycle in the dishwasher didn't yield any better results (talk about denial, scratches don't go away with a bath). Finally, sanding with progressively finer sand paper (in this case 400 grit through 2500 grit) followed by polishing compound buffing with my Dremel restored the blades to a mirror finish.

If all goes well with my Woodsman, I will install new red scales. Since it is an older retired model, I think it is better to stay with a traditional red for the scales. I plan to post a photo when I'm finished.

Jim
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on September 24, 2017, 03:46:51 AM
 :popcorn:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: twiliter on September 24, 2017, 02:05:57 PM
:popcorn:

+1  :popcorn:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: twiliter on September 24, 2017, 02:12:40 PM
Woodsman Sunday! Although I don't have much use for the woodsaw (despite using the one on my Spirit a couple of times last week  ;) ), the Woodsman is just a fun model to carry. It makes me think of camping trips and craft projects, and I look at trails, trees and brush in a different way when I carry it.  :)
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on September 24, 2017, 02:17:14 PM
What a beauty Twiliter!!  Mine takes me out in the woods, too, if only in my mind at times.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: twiliter on September 24, 2017, 02:21:29 PM
What a beauty Twiliter!!  Mine takes me out in the woods, too, if only in my mind at times.

Reminds me of James Taylor "Going to Carolina in my mind", but I was actually in Carolina last week.  :D

I had a Climber with me.  :-\

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on September 24, 2017, 02:27:55 PM
 :pok:Take the Woodsman next time buddy!!  Now I've that song in my head.... :whistle: :ahhh
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: twiliter on September 24, 2017, 02:45:51 PM
:pok:Take the Woodsman next time buddy!!  Now I've that song in my head.... :whistle: :ahhh

It's a good song to be stuck there on a Sunday buddy.  :) I will take your advice and bring it next time.  :tu:  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: twiliter on September 24, 2017, 07:43:17 PM
My bladeless version is still being EDC'd.  :)

Since the only back tool on it at the moment is a corkscrew, I'm planning on adding the hook to the scissors which are at the opposite side of the SAK, as compared to the corkscrew layer. It should balance the aesthetics of the backside nicely.  :cheers:

A chisel might be useful too while you have it apart Pabs. Just a thought.  :salute:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: NorCalJim on September 24, 2017, 08:10:27 PM
I just took a photo of my Woodsman without the scales as a look at the "Before" condition. The photo actually makes the Woodsman look better than it is. On closer inspection, the small knife has a small chip (now I know how I was able to get this for only $29). I missed the awl when I was checking the tools for snap and needed to use a tool to pry it from its retracted position and pliers to move it to a fully retracted position.

Discovering the chip in the small blade was disappointing and has changed this from a restoration project to more of a spruce-up.  I will still give the Woodsman the spa treatment and progressive grit sanding plus Dremel buffing but excellent is now off the table (can't be excellent with a chip in the blade).

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4338/37433127245_ea067b5781_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Z2QyzB)Woodsman Reburb 1 (https://flic.kr/p/Z2QyzB) by NorCal Jim (https://www.flickr.com/photos/148245174@N07/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on September 24, 2017, 08:27:26 PM
Still the basic platform is there to work with.  Old gray mag frame can't be beat.  I think the only thing missing to make a Woodsman near perfect is the chisel.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on September 24, 2017, 08:39:20 PM
Still the basic platform is there to work with.  Old gray mag frame can't be beat.  I think the only thing missing to make a Woodsman near perfect is the chisel.
I agree with you on the grey mag Baz - I have an old Explorer that I'm going to nick parts for to 'upgrade' my modern Swisschamp. I'm replacing the thinner tang blade with the thicker tang, the mag and philips and will be adding a couple of extras to make it a Swiss SuperChamp. Watch this space..........
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on September 24, 2017, 08:43:23 PM
 :popcorn: I can hardly wait Mags!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on September 24, 2017, 08:53:06 PM
Thanks Baz  :salute: I saw your kind offer for the canoes in another thread - Can't remember which, but take a pic of Medical Bill for scale if that's still ok?  :D
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on September 24, 2017, 08:56:17 PM
Absolutely Mags.... can't have the crew stranded canoe-less.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on September 24, 2017, 09:30:58 PM
My bladeless version is still being EDC'd.  :)

Since the only back tool on it at the moment is a corkscrew, I'm planning on adding the hook to the scissors which are at the opposite side of the SAK, as compared to the corkscrew layer. It should balance the aesthetics of the backside nicely.  :cheers:

A chisel might be useful too while you have it apart Pabs. Just a thought.  :salute:
No place to put the chisel, the way I I've done it now.  :rofl:
Symmetry achieved!  8)

The only thing is... Is it still a bladeless woodsman derivative, what with everything I've taken off (blades and openers)?  :think:
Or something else entirely?
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: twiliter on September 24, 2017, 09:34:51 PM
My bladeless version is still being EDC'd.  :)

Since the only back tool on it at the moment is a corkscrew, I'm planning on adding the hook to the scissors which are at the opposite side of the SAK, as compared to the corkscrew layer. It should balance the aesthetics of the backside nicely.  :cheers:

A chisel might be useful too while you have it apart Pabs. Just a thought.  :salute:
No place to put the chisel, the way I I've done it now.  :rofl:
Symmetry achieved!  8)

The only thing is... Is it still a bladeless woodsman derivative, what with everything I've taken off (blades and openers)?  :think:
Or something else entirely?

Dunno if it's even a SAK anymore, no K.  :ahhh
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on September 24, 2017, 09:43:41 PM
My bladeless version is still being EDC'd.  :)

Since the only back tool on it at the moment is a corkscrew, I'm planning on adding the hook to the scissors which are at the opposite side of the SAK, as compared to the corkscrew layer. It should balance the aesthetics of the backside nicely.  :cheers:

A chisel might be useful too while you have it apart Pabs. Just a thought.  :salute:
No place to put the chisel, the way I I've done it now.  :rofl:
Symmetry achieved!  8)

The only thing is... Is it still a bladeless woodsman derivative, what with everything I've taken off (blades and openers)?  :think:
Or something else entirely?

Dunno if it's even a SAK anymore, no K.  :ahhh
Swiss Army Knifeless.  :whistle:
There's your K.  :D
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on September 24, 2017, 10:01:23 PM
My bladeless version is still being EDC'd.  :)

Since the only back tool on it at the moment is a corkscrew, I'm planning on adding the hook to the scissors which are at the opposite side of the SAK, as compared to the corkscrew layer. It should balance the aesthetics of the backside nicely.  :cheers:

A chisel might be useful too while you have it apart Pabs. Just a thought.  :salute:
No place to put the chisel, the way I I've done it now.  :rofl:
Symmetry achieved!  8)

The only thing is... Is it still a bladeless woodsman derivative, what with everything I've taken off (blades and openers)?  :think:
Or something else entirely?
Definitely a Pabsman Pabs hun.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on September 24, 2017, 10:05:40 PM
My bladeless version is still being EDC'd.  :)

Since the only back tool on it at the moment is a corkscrew, I'm planning on adding the hook to the scissors which are at the opposite side of the SAK, as compared to the corkscrew layer. It should balance the aesthetics of the backside nicely.  :cheers:

A chisel might be useful too while you have it apart Pabs. Just a thought.  :salute:
No place to put the chisel, the way I I've done it now.  :rofl:
Symmetry achieved!  8)

The only thing is... Is it still a bladeless woodsman derivative, what with everything I've taken off (blades and openers)?  :think:
Or something else entirely?
Definitely a Pabsman Pabs hun.
I know Mags, we talked about this, the Mini Pabsman.  :salute: :rofl:
But does it belong to the Woodsman family? :think:
Or would it be, say, a Yeoman derivative, for example?
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: twiliter on September 24, 2017, 11:14:23 PM
My bladeless version is still being EDC'd.  :)

Since the only back tool on it at the moment is a corkscrew, I'm planning on adding the hook to the scissors which are at the opposite side of the SAK, as compared to the corkscrew layer. It should balance the aesthetics of the backside nicely.  :cheers:

A chisel might be useful too while you have it apart Pabs. Just a thought.  :salute:
No place to put the chisel, the way I I've done it now.  :rofl:
Symmetry achieved!  8)

The only thing is... Is it still a bladeless woodsman derivative, what with everything I've taken off (blades and openers)?  :think:
Or something else entirely?

Dunno if it's even a SAK anymore, no K.  :ahhh
Swiss Army Knifeless.  :whistle:
There's your K.  :D

Phew, that was a close one. In other words, O, K!  :D
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Clubra
Post by: NorCalJim on September 25, 2017, 12:35:12 AM
Woodsman spa treatment complete (covered tool with dishwashing liquid detergent, soaked in hot water for two hours, scrubbed internals with toothbrush followed by pipe cleaners and Q-tips. I used Victorinox oil to lubricate and worked each tool. All tools are functioning properly deploying with ease and snapping back when retracted, including the stubborn awl. My iphone didn't pick up the detail of either before (looked better than reality) or after (didn't capture the improvement). I am pleased with the improvement and decided to settle for ease of function instead of trying for a Concours de Elegance look.

Here is the Woodsman after the spa treatment...
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4361/37437716635_7f7b512cd0_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Z3f5R2)Woodsman Refurb 2 (https://flic.kr/p/Z3f5R2) by NorCal Jim (https://www.flickr.com/photos/148245174@N07/), on Flickr

The main blade has some tiny scratches that I can fix with some light sanding and buffing but it looks good enough for daily use now. In light of the tiny chip on the small blade, I decided not to treat this as a restoration and installed Sapphire scales instead of traditional red scales.  I will be searching for a pristine Woodsman and put this with other "Daily drivers".
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4404/37039216100_b534aec80e_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Yr2Ew9)Woodsman Reburb 3 (https://flic.kr/p/Yr2Ew9) by NorCal Jim (https://www.flickr.com/photos/148245174@N07/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on September 25, 2017, 12:40:30 AM
 :drool:  :drool: :drool: :like: :like: :like:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on September 25, 2017, 12:43:26 AM
Really nice!  :salute:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: NorCalJim on September 25, 2017, 12:58:00 AM
:drool:  :drool: :drool: :like: :like: :like:

Thanks, Barry!  I have a Sapphire Explorer with an orange lanyard that looks great and used some mixed orange paracord to make a lanyard. My wife does oil paintings and she told me that orange is the complementary color for blue. :)

I neglected to mention my method for pressing the scales into place. The various YouTube videos show Victorinox folks as well as hobbyists using specialty vices to press the scales into place. I use a clamp that uses a trigger to rachet and a quick-release lever to slide outward...

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4364/37266542692_b27e5ede02_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/YM7LN9)Quick-Grip Clamp (https://flic.kr/p/YM7LN9) by NorCal Jim (https://www.flickr.com/photos/148245174@N07/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on September 25, 2017, 01:47:23 AM
I've a couple of those clamps around.  Great idea and gorgeous knife!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on January 15, 2018, 03:31:40 AM
I didn't realize how long it's been since I last carried mine!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on January 16, 2018, 12:59:12 PM
You inspired me to carry Greenwood again Barry. Thanks Buddy  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on January 16, 2018, 01:44:46 PM
 :cheers:  Anytime Maggs!  Nice sheath knife by the way  :like:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on January 16, 2018, 02:04:58 PM
:cheers:  Anytime Maggs!  Nice sheath knife by the way  :like:
Thanks Bazzer - it's a Bark River Essential that Nix kindly gifted me. Lovely!  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on February 19, 2018, 01:25:46 PM
Greenwood and MP400 - The crew are raising a mug to such an awesome combo!  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on February 19, 2018, 02:47:59 PM
 :drink: :drink: I'll raise a couple mugs to that combination myself Mags!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on February 19, 2018, 03:13:55 PM
:drink: :drink: I'll raise a couple mugs to that combination myself Mags!!
:cheers: Cheers Barry!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on March 07, 2018, 02:30:34 PM
Been EDC'ing the Greenwood for a few weeks now - Basically has nearly everything I need alongside my MP400.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on March 13, 2018, 11:25:21 AM
Greenwood with chums
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on March 13, 2018, 11:45:55 AM
Greenwood looks very nice, as usual.  :salute:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on March 13, 2018, 11:49:41 AM
Greenwood looks very nice, as usual.  :salute:
Thanks Pabs  :salute:

How are things in Torpedo tube No.2? You've been awful quiet.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on March 13, 2018, 11:55:58 AM
Looking great Mags!  The engine room is running with its usual state of efficiency :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on March 13, 2018, 11:58:23 AM
Greenwood looks very nice, as usual.  :salute:
Thanks Pabs  :salute:

How are things in Torpedo tube No.2? You've been awful quiet.
It’s pretty hard to clean the limescale and salt deposits after you fire it, you know....
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on March 13, 2018, 12:00:03 PM
Looking great Mags!  The engine room is running with its usual state of efficiency :tu:
Cheers Barry  :salute: Let's have some pics of yours - do you still have it?  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on March 13, 2018, 12:00:59 PM
Greenwood looks very nice, as usual.  :salute:
Thanks Pabs  :salute:

How are things in Torpedo tube No.2? You've been awful quiet.
It’s pretty hard to clean the limescale and salt deposits after you fire it, you know....
Sorry about that, but with so many enemies I have to have a deterent of some kind.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on March 13, 2018, 03:22:44 PM
 :cheers: I do and I'm going home to get it Mags!
Looking great Mags!  The engine room is running with its usual state of efficiency :tu:
Cheers Barry  :salute: Let's have some pics of yours - do you still have it?  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on March 13, 2018, 03:24:05 PM
:cheers: I do and I'm going home to get it Mags!
Looking great Mags!  The engine room is running with its usual state of efficiency :tu:
Cheers Barry  :salute: Let's have some pics of yours - do you still have it?  :cheers:
:woohoo:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on March 13, 2018, 04:49:38 PM
I'm glad you posted the Greenwood today Mags....I honestly could carry mine everyday, as it has the ultimate tool set for what I need and want.  Sadly, especially the magnifying glass  :facepalm:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on March 13, 2018, 04:53:18 PM
I'm glad you posted the Greenwood today Mags....I honestly could carry mine everyday, as it has the ultimate tool set for what I need and want.  Sadly, especially the magnifying glass  :facepalm:
:cheers: Lovely pics of a lovely SAK Barry! I know what you mean about the magnifier. Now when people shout out 'Oi Four Eyes!' at me in the street, I smugly get Greenwood out and say 'I think you'll find it's five'. That shows 'em.  :D
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on March 13, 2018, 04:57:59 PM
I'm glad you posted the Greenwood today Mags....I honestly could carry mine everyday, as it has the ultimate tool set for what I need and want.  Sadly, especially the magnifying glass  :facepalm:
:cheers: Lovely pics of a lovely SAK Barry! I know what you mean about the magnifier. Now when people shout out 'Oi Four Eyes!' at me in the street, I smugly get Greenwood out and say 'I think you'll find it's five'. That shows 'em.  :D
:facepalm: :rofl:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on March 13, 2018, 05:29:39 PM
The Mini Pabsman, still my favorite.  :)
The cornerstone of my trifecta combo.
Still undecided if it belongs to the woodsman family. :ahhh
(https://i.imgur.com/zx8324D.jpg)

Sometimes I question my decision to leave off the opener layer... but I'm sure that my decision will be justified when I get a pioneer or my BY SAK. :dd:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on March 14, 2018, 12:54:01 AM
 :cheers: Thank you good sir!
I'll remember that when I get the four eyes comments my friend!!
 
I'm glad you posted the Greenwood today Mags....I honestly could carry mine everyday, as it has the ultimate tool set for what I need and want.  Sadly, especially the magnifying glass  :facepalm:
:cheers: Lovely pics of a lovely SAK Barry! I know what you mean about the magnifier. Now when people shout out 'Oi Four Eyes!' at me in the street, I smugly get Greenwood out and say 'I think you'll find it's five'. That shows 'em.  :D
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: ThePeacent on March 14, 2018, 01:12:41 PM
The Mini Pabsman, still my favorite.  :)
The cornerstone of my trifecta combo.
Still undecided if it belongs to the woodsman family. :ahhh
(https://i.imgur.com/zx8324D.jpg)

Sometimes I question my decision to leave off the opener layer... but I'm sure that my decision will be justified when I get a pioneer or my BY SAK. :dd:

I'd put that pic in the calendar thread   :drool:

you'd have my vote!  :D :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on March 14, 2018, 01:33:01 PM
The Mini Pabsman, still my favorite.  :)
The cornerstone of my trifecta combo.
Still undecided if it belongs to the woodsman family. :ahhh
(https://i.imgur.com/zx8324D.jpg)

Sometimes I question my decision to leave off the opener layer... but I'm sure that my decision will be justified when I get a pioneer or my BY SAK. :dd:

I'd put that pic in the calendar thread   :drool:

you'd have my vote!  :D :tu:
Done.
Gracias. :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Marc_in_NS on March 14, 2018, 01:58:58 PM
Hey Pabs,
You cannot decide if your frankensteinish Mini Pabsman belongs to the “woodsman” family or not?
Let me help you with that:
No it does not.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on March 14, 2018, 02:04:26 PM
Greenwood out and about this morning
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on March 14, 2018, 02:05:09 PM
Ok, thanks Marc, but why? :D :rofl:
And can you help me figure out what family then?
I'm thinking Yeoman with the blade and combo tool replaced by the saw.  :think:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on March 14, 2018, 02:06:32 PM
Greenwood out and about this morning
Lovely Greenwood, lovely flowers.  :cheers:
Is your river going over its banks?
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on March 14, 2018, 02:16:49 PM
Greenwood out and about this morning
Lovely Greenwood, lovely flowers.  :cheers:
Is your river going over its banks?

Lol - no. This is on Minchinhampton and Rodborough Common - there are many dips and ridges due to remains of earthworks thought to be part of an Iron Age settlement of the Belgic Dobunni tribe. Last week it was still covered by snow - this week it's all melted away and I took the pic at a little pond formed in a small dip.

 :salute:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on March 14, 2018, 02:21:59 PM
Greenwood out and about this morning
Lovely Greenwood, lovely flowers.  :cheers:
Is your river going over its banks?

Lol - no. This is on Minchinhampton and Rodborough Common - there are many dips and ridges due to remains of earthworks thought to be part of an Iron Age settlement of the Belgic Dobunni tribe. Last week it was still covered by snow - this week it's all melted away and I took the pic at a little pond formed in a small dip.

 :salute:
Oh cool, history! :like:
I can see the River Liffy from where I am sitting. Due to its flow being controlled by a dam, it goes up and down like it has tides, depending on how much water they're releasing.
Sometimes it goes rather high and turns large areas of grass into a pond for much of its length.  :rofl:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on March 14, 2018, 02:28:45 PM
Greenwood out and about this morning
Lovely Greenwood, lovely flowers.  :cheers:
Is your river going over its banks?

Lol - no. This is on Minchinhampton and Rodborough Common - there are many dips and ridges due to remains of earthworks thought to be part of an Iron Age settlement of the Belgic Dobunni tribe. Last week it was still covered by snow - this week it's all melted away and I took the pic at a little pond formed in a small dip.

 :salute:
Oh cool, history! :like:
I can see the River Liffy from where I am sitting. Due to its flow being controlled by a dam, it goes up and down like it has tides, depending on how much water they're releasing.
Sometimes it goes rather high and turns large areas of grass into a pond for much of its length.  :rofl:
Nice! Bet that 's an interesting view to see every day, season by season. Pics?

Last time I saw the Liffy was in 1999 and they had a submerged digital clock counting down to the Millenium.

Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on March 14, 2018, 02:55:57 PM
Nice! Bet that 's an interesting view to see every day, season by season. Pics?

Last time I saw the Liffy was in 1999 and they had a submerged digital clock counting down to the Millenium.
You're in luck.  :cheers:
I have pics from two spots.

Spot #1, today, 13:30
Show content
(https://i.imgur.com/2ReBHwk.jpg)

Spot #1, yesterday, approx 16:30
Show content
(https://i.imgur.com/1PZy4cz.jpg)

Spot #2, today, 13:30
Show content
(https://i.imgur.com/kE3ZM2f.jpg)

Spot #2, yesterday, approx 16:30
Show content
(https://i.imgur.com/QOYjYNA.jpg)

The height today is what I'd consider "normal".
Yesterday was a "fairly common" significant rise.
Sometimes it goes up another 15cm or so, but because of the land elevations, that covers a LOT more ground.  :o
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on March 14, 2018, 03:02:34 PM
Nice! Bet that 's an interesting view to see every day, season by season. Pics?

Last time I saw the Liffy was in 1999 and they had a submerged digital clock counting down to the Millenium.
You're in luck.  :cheers:
I have pics from two spots.

Spot #1, today, 13:30
Show content
(https://i.imgur.com/2ReBHwk.jpg)

Spot #1, yesterday, approx 16:30
Show content
(https://i.imgur.com/1PZy4cz.jpg)

Spot #2, today, 13:30
Show content
(https://i.imgur.com/kE3ZM2f.jpg)

Spot #2, yesterday, approx 16:30
Show content
(https://i.imgur.com/QOYjYNA.jpg)

The height today is what I'd consider "normal".
Yesterday was a "fairly common" significant rise.
Sometimes it goes up another 15cm or so, but because of the land elevations, that covers a LOT more ground.  :o
Thanks Pabs  :salute: Does it ever rise enough to be a worry for you? I'm guessing as it's dammed they would have thought about local residents
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on March 14, 2018, 03:09:34 PM
Nice! Bet that 's an interesting view to see every day, season by season. Pics?

Last time I saw the Liffy was in 1999 and they had a submerged digital clock counting down to the Millenium.
You're in luck.  :cheers:
I have pics from two spots.

Spot #1, today, 13:30
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Spot #1, yesterday, approx 16:30
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Spot #2, today, 13:30
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Spot #2, yesterday, approx 16:30
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The height today is what I'd consider "normal".
Yesterday was a "fairly common" significant rise.
Sometimes it goes up another 15cm or so, but because of the land elevations, that covers a LOT more ground.  :o
Thanks Pabs  :salute: Does it ever rise enough to be a worry for you? I'm guessing as it's dammed they would have thought about local residents
It almost reached the road in front of the houses one time. :think: :ahhh
But the ground rises immediately around the houses, so while flooding the road and bottom of the driveway is in the realm of possibility, I doubt that the houses would ever be flooded, it would require a gigantic amount of water, weeks of constant torrential rain. Or a dam burst.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on March 14, 2018, 03:15:55 PM
Or............
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Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on March 14, 2018, 03:17:44 PM
Don't you dare...  :D
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on March 14, 2018, 03:20:01 PM
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Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on March 14, 2018, 03:30:33 PM
Don’t forget to plonk that bouncing thing back into the bomb bay.  ;)
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on March 14, 2018, 03:32:03 PM
Don’t forget to plonk that bouncing thing back into the bomb bay.  ;)
Don't worry, it's on a bungee.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on March 14, 2018, 03:40:57 PM
Don’t forget to plonk that bouncing thing back into the bomb bay.  ;)
Don't worry, it's on a bungee.
Such foresight!  :o
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on March 14, 2018, 03:44:37 PM
Don’t forget to plonk that bouncing thing back into the bomb bay.  ;)
Don't worry, it's on a bungee.
Such foresight!  :o
As with the U Boat crew, the Lancaster crew don't like to actually blow anything important up. We've just got all this ordnance lying around and it seems a shame to waste it.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on March 17, 2018, 12:08:00 AM
Absolutely Mags...way too much fun to let it go to waste!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on March 17, 2018, 12:16:56 AM
I had to go and get mine again!  What an amazing knife!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: jalind on April 01, 2018, 03:19:43 PM
Held an unannounced magnifier, Phillips and wood saw inspection this morning . . .

All present or accounted for!

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5771/30825549130_225d248850_b.jpg)

John
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on April 01, 2018, 03:22:57 PM
John the Woodsman Guy! He’s back!  :ahhh :like: Welcome back!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on April 01, 2018, 03:26:38 PM
Looking good and welcome back John!!   :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on April 01, 2018, 03:31:31 PM
Mini Pabsman says hi!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on April 01, 2018, 03:33:29 PM
I love it Pabs!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: jalind on April 01, 2018, 04:01:09 PM
John the Woodsman Guy! He’s back!  :ahhh :like: Welcome back!

Been lurking for a very long time and good to be back among the living but probably won't be posting much for a while.

Thanks,

John
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on April 01, 2018, 05:10:38 PM
 Nice to see you again John  :salute: missed you buddy.   :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Huntsman on April 02, 2018, 05:02:13 AM
Last time I saw the Liffy was in 1999 and they had a submerged digital clock counting down to the Millenium.

The infamous 'Time in the Slime'

Did you hear the story of that?
It was installed under the waters of the Liffey just by O'Connell Bridge in early 1999 - and as you say the idea was as a countdown to the Millennium
However the clock got compleletly covered in algae after a few days - So the council had to employ scuba divers to frequently clean it.
It all got so expensive that they canned the project, and took it away before we even got to the Millennium !!   :o
- Well that's the story I heard   ;)

Whilst we're on Dublin - Don't you love the way Dubliners have irreverent rhyming nicknames for all their famous landmarks:
I am sure there are one or two more - Enlighten us Pabs

And whilst I'm on my nostalgic trip down memory lane in Dublin ....

What is the very unusual feature regarding O'Connell Bridge? - Possibly unique in the world.
Clue:  It's a physical feature of the bridge, but not to do with its construction method - Pabs you're not allowed to answer

PS. Thank goodness we're allowed to digress in our threads at MTo. Otherwise I'd have to delete my post.
 
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: jalind on April 02, 2018, 09:48:36 AM
Nice to see you again John  :salute: missed you buddy.   :cheers:


Thanks. Here for the time being but will be more inactive than active for a while.


John
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on April 02, 2018, 10:13:47 AM
I love it Pabs!
Thanks Barry.  :cheers:

John the Woodsman Guy! He’s back!  :ahhh :like: Welcome back!

Been lurking for a very long time and good to be back among the living but probably won't be posting much for a while.

Thanks,

John
Well as long as you’re here, let’s have fun posting. :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on April 02, 2018, 10:14:18 AM
New page! :nanadance:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Don Pablo on April 02, 2018, 10:15:41 AM
Last time I saw the Liffy was in 1999 and they had a submerged digital clock counting down to the Millenium.

The infamous 'Time in the Slime'

Did you hear the story of that?
It was installed under the waters of the Liffey just by O'Connell Bridge in early 1999 - and as you say the idea was as a countdown to the Millennium
However the clock got compleletly covered in algae after a few days - So the council had to employ scuba divers to frequently clean it.
It all got so expensive that they canned the project, and took it away before we even got to the Millennium !!   :o
- Well that's the story I heard   ;)

Whilst we're on Dublin - Don't you love the way Dubliners have irreverent rhyming nicknames for all their famous landmarks:
  • The Time in the Slime
  • The Tart with a Cart
  • The Stiffy by the Liffey
I am sure there are one or two more - Enlighten us Pabs

And whilst I'm on my nostalgic trip down memory lane in Dublin ....

What is the very unusual feature regarding O'Connell Bridge? - Possibly unique in the world.
Clue:  It's a physical feature of the bridge, but not to do with its construction method - Pabs you're not allowed to answer

PS. Thank goodness we're allowed to digress in our threads at MTo. Otherwise I'd have to delete my post.
Fascinating.  :o
Some of that is before my time, better go ask dad about it.  :D
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: thunderblaster on September 02, 2018, 06:57:50 PM
I finally got my Woodsman together and can join the club! No hook, fluted corkscrew, scissors with screw, and totally untrue-to-history Camping scales. But I plan to primarily use it for camping, so seemed appropriate. Just finished modding it yesterday and already love it!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on September 02, 2018, 07:01:40 PM
Nice...I like that.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: NorCalJim on September 02, 2018, 07:23:34 PM
I finally got my Woodsman together and can join the club! No hook, fluted corkscrew, scissors with screw, and totally untrue-to-history Camping scales. But I plan to primarily use it for camping, so seemed appropriate. Just finished modding it yesterday and already love it!

 :like:

Looks great!  I admire those who can modify their SAKs.  I do well enough with scratched blades and correctable issues but hit a dead end with bent layers, etc.  My only Woodsman was in fair condition with tools that had lost their snap, etc.  I reconditioned it (don't have a final reconditioned pre-scale replacement photo) and turned it into a very good daily driver thoroughly cleaned and sanitized with snap restored...

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4338/37433127245_ea067b5781_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Z2QyzB)Woodsman Reburb 1 (https://flic.kr/p/Z2QyzB) by NorCal Jim (https://www.flickr.com/photos/148245174@N07/), on Flickr

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4404/37039216100_b534aec80e_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Yr2Ew9)Woodsman Reburb 3 (https://flic.kr/p/Yr2Ew9) by NorCal Jim (https://www.flickr.com/photos/148245174@N07/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on September 02, 2018, 08:14:52 PM
Looks good to me!  :like:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on September 02, 2018, 08:22:06 PM
 :iagree:. Nice ones everyone!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on September 02, 2018, 11:26:54 PM
+1 it's a great model.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on September 03, 2018, 12:38:57 AM
Mags, it's been awhile.  I'm going to carry mine tomorrow for Multilayer Monday.  You in?
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: NorCalJim on September 03, 2018, 12:44:18 AM
Multi-layer Monday?

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4468/37078303570_611628e0cf_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/YutZS3)CyberTool Group (https://flic.kr/p/YutZS3) by NorCal Jim (https://www.flickr.com/photos/148245174@N07/), on Flickr

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1872/30268957498_9aba9bcfef_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/N7Ljvy)Swiss Champ Family Photo (https://flic.kr/p/N7Ljvy) by NorCal Jim (https://www.flickr.com/photos/148245174@N07/), on Flickr

 :rofl:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on September 03, 2018, 02:00:55 AM
 :woohoo:. I think you have me out layered my friend!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: NorCalJim on September 03, 2018, 02:20:54 AM
:woohoo:. I think you have me out layered my friend!!

I couldn't resist with such a perfect setup.   :rofl:

I do like the idea of a multi-layer Monday.  It really opens things up from a 2 layer SAK to "Sky's the limit".

:cheers:

Jim
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on September 03, 2018, 02:27:39 AM
 :cheers:. I have a few 5 and 6 layers that would love to see some action!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on September 03, 2018, 02:31:02 PM
Mags, it's been awhile.  I'm going to carry mine tomorrow for Multilayer Monday.  You in?
In like Flynn Bazzer  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: trichosirius on September 03, 2018, 04:11:20 PM
This one started its life as an Explorer but I had a saw layer that needed to be put to use

Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on September 03, 2018, 04:17:33 PM
Nice! There seems to be as many mods as actual Woodsmen! Shows what a popular model it is.  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: NorCalJim on September 03, 2018, 06:06:05 PM
This one started its life as an Explorer but I had a saw layer that needed to be put to use

 :like:

:tu:

Jim
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: NorCalJim on September 03, 2018, 06:06:37 PM
Mags, it's been awhile.  I'm going to carry mine tomorrow for Multilayer Monday.  You in?
In like Flynn Bazzer  :cheers:

:like:

:tu:

Jim
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: NorCalJim on September 03, 2018, 06:07:56 PM
My one and only Woodsman...

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4404/37039216100_b534aec80e_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Yr2Ew9)Woodsman Reburb 3 (https://flic.kr/p/Yr2Ew9) by NorCal Jim (https://www.flickr.com/photos/148245174@N07/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on September 03, 2018, 06:31:06 PM
Sweet NCJ  :salute:  :like:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: trichosirius on September 03, 2018, 07:13:01 PM
Nice! There seems to be as many mods as actual Woodsmen! Shows what a popular model it is.  :cheers:
Inline Phillips, scissors and saw; what's not to like  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: trichosirius on September 03, 2018, 07:15:39 PM
This one started its life as an Explorer but I had a saw layer that needed to be put to use

 :like:

:tu:

Jim
My one and only Woodsman...

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4404/37039216100_b534aec80e_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Yr2Ew9)Woodsman Reburb 3 (https://flic.kr/p/Yr2Ew9) by NorCal Jim (https://www.flickr.com/photos/148245174@N07/), on Flickr
gotta love the sapphire scales  :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: NorCalJim on September 03, 2018, 07:57:07 PM
This one started its life as an Explorer but I had a saw layer that needed to be put to use

 :like:

:tu:

Jim
My one and only Woodsman...

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4404/37039216100_b534aec80e_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Yr2Ew9)Woodsman Reburb 3 (https://flic.kr/p/Yr2Ew9) by NorCal Jim (https://www.flickr.com/photos/148245174@N07/), on Flickr
gotta love the sapphire scales  :tu:

Sapphire & Emerald scales are some of my favorite!  Of course, as a Victorinox enthusiast, it's hard to find something that's not a favorite.

:cheers:

Jim
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: NutSAK on September 03, 2018, 07:59:54 PM
I love the Woodman model!  I have two, so I guess I'm in the club. One is an original "The Nature Company" model with an inlaid rabbit in the scales.

The other is a custom documented in this thread: https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,3693.msg54681.html#msg54681
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on September 03, 2018, 10:46:01 PM
Here's mine, a Mexican market edition.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on September 03, 2018, 10:52:06 PM
Nice one Bazzer  :like:

Is that the Fathers Day special?
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on September 03, 2018, 10:54:25 PM
It is Mags! :D
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on September 03, 2018, 11:03:51 PM
Sweet. So you get a nice reminder that you're a great dad whenever you carry it!  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Fast Bill on September 03, 2018, 11:08:40 PM
Ay Carumba Barry ! :like:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on September 04, 2018, 01:50:30 AM
Nice looking knives everyone!  :like:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on September 04, 2018, 02:23:53 AM
 :cheers:   Thanks gents!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on November 23, 2018, 01:08:04 PM
Here's my Greenwood along with it's pals Pikachu and Das VolksMesser
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on November 23, 2018, 02:15:09 PM
 :cheers:  Great pic Mags!!  Great to see the crew again!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on November 23, 2018, 02:20:42 PM
 :salute: Cheers Baz
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 10, 2018, 03:16:43 AM
Requesting permission to join. And no longer a lurker now that I have one.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on December 10, 2018, 03:18:33 AM
Great pic Ray!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 10, 2018, 03:22:56 AM
Thank you sir! In more ways than one :cheers:
I am having a lot of fun shooting photos of this one. I think it’s a ham when it see’s the iPad looking at it.  :rofl:
I have put the Huntsman away and am now EDC this one.  :like: :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on December 10, 2018, 11:48:15 AM
 :like: :tu: :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: VICMAN on December 10, 2018, 12:46:42 PM
Requesting permission to join. And no longer a lurker now that I have one.

Cool pic Ray! :like: :tu: :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on December 10, 2018, 02:37:45 PM
You've inspired me to carry my Greenwood Barry and Ray  :salute:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on December 10, 2018, 02:44:55 PM
Love that knife Mags!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 10, 2018, 03:04:05 PM
 :iagree: very nice
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 10, 2018, 03:08:26 PM
The Woodsman...
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: FolderBeholder on December 10, 2018, 05:14:13 PM
The Woodsman...
:like:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 10, 2018, 06:15:14 PM
The Woodsman...
:like:
Thanks  :tu:
I didn’t realize the sharpeners were that thin. A Caran d’Ache refilll just for show.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 12, 2018, 01:04:58 AM
Carried today and forgot to post it here!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Nix on December 12, 2018, 01:24:41 AM
 :like:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 12, 2018, 04:30:24 PM
The Woodsman helping out...
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on December 12, 2018, 05:25:35 PM
Great pic Ray!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 12, 2018, 05:29:32 PM
Thank you Sir!  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on December 12, 2018, 05:35:12 PM
 :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 13, 2018, 03:12:06 PM
My EDC Woodsman....no surprise there. :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on December 13, 2018, 03:22:18 PM
Nice one Ray  :cheers: Gotta post another pic of Greenwood
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 13, 2018, 03:36:02 PM
Nice one Ray  :cheers: Gotta post another pic of Greenwood
The one and only Greenwood!  :tu:
I am starting to appreciate these scales and especially when the light hits them. It got me to thinking about a translucent black  :think: or is it out already?
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on December 13, 2018, 03:51:19 PM
Never seen translucent black Ray - nearest is onyx which is a sort of dark brown I think.  :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on December 13, 2018, 04:21:48 PM
That sounds great!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 13, 2018, 04:55:54 PM
Never seen translucent black Ray - nearest is onyx which is a sort of dark brown I think.  :tu:
I have seen the dark brown I think. Thanks!  :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 15, 2018, 02:27:30 PM
Off to Tampa to visit the grandkids and do a little shopping for them. Woodsman will be coming along for the day.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on December 15, 2018, 03:58:31 PM
Have fun my friend!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 15, 2018, 06:32:17 PM
My grandson playing a video game so sneaking a little SAK time...
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on December 15, 2018, 07:27:46 PM
 :D :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 16, 2018, 05:45:24 PM
Preforming slicing duty!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on December 16, 2018, 09:25:32 PM
 :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 17, 2018, 05:27:52 PM
Found one of the WW2 silk maps in my boxes so thought I would use with todays photo of the Woodsman...
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: FolderBeholder on December 17, 2018, 05:37:59 PM
Found one of the WW2 silk maps in my boxes so thought I would use with todays photo of the Woodsman...
Cool photo and items!  :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 17, 2018, 05:50:05 PM
Found one of the WW2 silk maps in my boxes so thought I would use with todays photo of the Woodsman...
Cool photo and items!  :like: :tu:
Thanks FB, when I saw the silk map I was hoping it was the one of China, but guess it’s in another box.  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on December 17, 2018, 06:38:58 PM
 :iagree:
Found one of the WW2 silk maps in my boxes so thought I would use with todays photo of the Woodsman...
Cool photo and items!  :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 18, 2018, 03:24:24 PM
My favorite EDC...
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on December 18, 2018, 09:48:45 PM
Great pic Ray!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 18, 2018, 09:53:05 PM
Great pic Ray!
Thanks Barry!
These scales just yell to have a photo taken!  :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: VICMAN on December 18, 2018, 09:53:34 PM
Found one of the WW2 silk maps in my boxes so thought I would use with todays photo of the Woodsman...

Great pic and cool silk map Ray! :like: :tu: :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 18, 2018, 10:10:50 PM
Found one of the WW2 silk maps in my boxes so thought I would use with todays photo of the Woodsman...

Great pic and cool silk map Ray! :like: :tu: :tu:
Thanks!  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 21, 2018, 02:49:15 PM
With todays Four Layer Friday...the BSA...
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 22, 2018, 09:37:29 PM
This is why the Woodsman is my favorite...it comes in so handy...
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: VICMAN on December 22, 2018, 10:36:38 PM
This is why the Woodsman is my favorite...it comes in so handy...

Cool pic Ray! :like: :tu: :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 22, 2018, 10:55:11 PM
This is why the Woodsman is my favorite...it comes in so handy...

Cool pic Ray! :like: :tu: :tu:
Thanks the Woodsman has become my EDC. Everything I need is right here.  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 24, 2018, 02:41:32 PM
The sun is coming up and not a cloud in the sky...so far. Thought I would take advantage of that...
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 25, 2018, 02:49:26 PM
Merry Christmas to one and all.

Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on December 26, 2018, 12:02:58 AM
 :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 27, 2018, 11:38:37 PM
A little fun outside!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 28, 2018, 08:44:15 PM
My Woodsman on my belt on tonight’s outing for a show...
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 30, 2018, 12:36:58 AM
Mine today....
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 31, 2018, 05:54:13 PM
My last photo of the year and for the next 30 days as I do the SwissChamp Challenge. My two favorite SAK’s, my BYSAK, and my go to EDC Woodsman
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on December 31, 2018, 06:09:29 PM
 :like:. Great pic Ray!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 31, 2018, 06:24:35 PM
:like:. Great pic Ray!!
Thank you Sir!  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on February 07, 2019, 03:47:34 PM
Woodsman doing backup duty...
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: FolderBeholder on February 07, 2019, 03:49:25 PM
Woodsman doing backup duty...
:like:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on February 07, 2019, 03:52:00 PM
 :iagree:

Great shot Ray  :salute:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on February 07, 2019, 04:04:59 PM
Woodsman doing backup duty...
:like:
Thanks  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on February 07, 2019, 04:11:56 PM
:iagree:

Great shot Ray  :salute:
Thanks  :cheers:
I think between my BYSAK soldier and my Woodsman...these two are my favorite SAKs.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Ptisuisse on February 07, 2019, 05:24:04 PM
Great pic Ray!
Thanks Barry!
These scales just yell to have a photo taken!  :tu:
I agree. This colour sort of takes the SAK into the 21st century.
If you ask me, they make any SAK look even better.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on February 08, 2019, 03:24:59 PM
Great pic Ray!
Thanks Barry!
These scales just yell to have a photo taken!  :tu:
I agree. This colour sort of takes the SAK into the 21st century.
If you ask me, they make any SAK look even better.
:iagree: 110%
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on February 08, 2019, 03:26:53 PM
And just because we can, here is this morning photo - again doing backup duty!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: kamakiri on February 08, 2019, 05:26:02 PM
I'm a member with my OG c. '74:

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4843/40063363023_8ec58874ae_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on February 08, 2019, 11:42:25 PM
 :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on February 09, 2019, 01:54:12 AM
 :iagree:  :salute:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on February 14, 2019, 03:22:13 PM
Woodsman and the Triathlete...Woodsman doing backup duty again.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on February 14, 2019, 03:23:41 PM
Looking great Ray!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on February 14, 2019, 03:25:03 PM
Looking great Ray!
Thank you!  :cheers: :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Gareth on February 14, 2019, 09:50:39 PM
Woodsman and the Triathlete...Woodsman doing backup duty again.
(https://forum.multitool.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=59897.0;attach=421841)

Great choice mate.  8)  I'll need to dig mine out and give it another carry.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on February 15, 2019, 06:01:37 PM
Woodsman and the Triathlete...Woodsman doing backup duty again.
(https://forum.multitool.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=59897.0;attach=421841)

Great choice mate.  8)  I'll need to dig mine out and give it another carry.
I really like mine! The tools are just the best selection for my needs!  :cheers: :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on February 21, 2019, 02:37:49 PM
My three today...the Woodsman and my BYSAK doing backup to the triathlete...
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on February 21, 2019, 02:39:07 PM
Terrific trio there Ray  :like:  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on February 21, 2019, 03:36:33 PM
Terrific trio there Ray  :like:  :cheers:
Thank you  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: FolderBeholder on July 30, 2019, 05:30:05 PM
This is in route, box says Woodsman.  I believe it to be the Huntsman that has no toothpick/tweezer version.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48414438331_5283f740c6.jpg)
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on July 30, 2019, 05:35:18 PM
Very nice!! Lisa, that box even looks new :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: FolderBeholder on July 30, 2019, 05:37:13 PM
Very nice!! Lisa, that box even looks new :tu:
The lid is ripped in a lot of places.  Perhaps price tags torn off, pity really, but at least it has the box.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on July 31, 2019, 12:48:21 AM
 :like: Yes, especially after all these years.  On a different note, I found the instructions for my Huntsman from '83.  I have no idea how they survived!  I just wish I had the box  :facepalm:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on July 31, 2019, 02:37:42 PM
This is in route, box says Woodsman.  I believe it to be the Huntsman that has no toothpick/tweezer version.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48414438331_5283f740c6.jpg)
Nice even if it is a Huntsman. :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on July 31, 2019, 02:41:53 PM
Figured I would post this one. I almost bought an earlier made one while up in Atlanta but he was wanting $140 for it. So I bought 3 other SAK’s from him.


Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on July 31, 2019, 02:44:25 PM
 :tu: :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: FolderBeholder on July 31, 2019, 02:46:40 PM
I found the instructions for my Huntsman from '83.  I have no idea how they survived! 
That's cool that you found the instructions.  :tu:
Nice even if it is a Huntsman. :tu:
Thank you RR!  :cheers:
Figured I would post this one. I almost bought an earlier made one while up in Atlanta but he was wanting $140 for it. So I bought 3 other SAK’s from him.
Nice one RR!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on August 08, 2019, 02:53:42 PM
My two favorite SAK’s...again...
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on August 08, 2019, 06:02:31 PM
Looks great sir!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on August 08, 2019, 06:38:55 PM
Looks great sir!
Thank you!  :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Sos24 on August 09, 2019, 12:02:10 AM
My Woodsman just got some new scales.  Smokey just seems so fitting for a Woodsman.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190808/ec03178c4a3a806fea2584082195c313.jpg)
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on August 09, 2019, 12:19:30 AM
Now THAT'S what a Woodsman should look like!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on August 09, 2019, 12:43:51 AM
That is very nice looking and it is right at home in the woods!  :like: :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on October 04, 2019, 06:02:44 PM
Woodsman and the Minimalist doing backup duty to my axe.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on October 04, 2019, 09:58:19 PM
Nice!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on October 24, 2019, 03:52:33 PM
Woodsman...my second favorite SAK! Has everything I need on a daily basis.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on October 24, 2019, 04:23:04 PM
Looking great Ray!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on October 24, 2019, 11:19:53 PM
Looking great Ray!!
Still loving this one!  :cheers:
You know how much this one means to me!  :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Will Bateman on October 24, 2019, 11:30:28 PM
Thanks M - It is certainly one of my favourites in my wee collection!!

I came across it almost by accident on the bay, it was local to Oz - so no massive postage costs and was a great price.
One of those ebay purchases that makes up for all the crazy ones I have done  :o

When it arrived it was in excellent condition, just a tiny, tiny dent on the mb which I hammered out a little, it's not really noticeable now.

I dated mine between 92 (Hook, scissors w rivet) and 04 Old mag glass
- But not sure when they stopped making this model - so could be older
Fraid my dating is not as accurate as JBs

I love the logo on the scales

I have used it a bit - But it's tempting not to - to keep it in its pristine condition.

PS. Wow - Just seen Ebareena's post whilst writing this - That sounds like a good deal to me!! Even personal delivery!!


That top one is so cool Huntsman!
I guess i should post a photo of this modeler/woodsman hybrid
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on October 24, 2019, 11:52:27 PM
Very nice Will!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on October 25, 2019, 12:52:47 AM

That top one is so cool Huntsman!
I guess i should post a photo of this modeler/woodsman hybrid
That is nice! Welcome to the club. :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on November 12, 2019, 07:24:43 PM
Thought I would see if there are any more new owners!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on November 12, 2019, 10:49:46 PM
Plus it's great to see this thread active Ray :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on November 13, 2019, 01:28:40 AM
Plus it's great to see this thread active Ray :tu:
It is one of my top two favorites!  :salute:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 02, 2019, 02:06:56 PM
The Woodsman on my hip just about everyday!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on December 02, 2019, 11:27:47 PM
 :like: :tu: :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Ivo on December 03, 2019, 03:11:29 PM
Very nice SAK the WOODSMAN  :drool:  :like: I don"t have one yet  :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 03, 2019, 05:18:31 PM
Love mine...the magnifying glass comes in so handy!  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 12, 2019, 03:16:28 PM
The Woodsman today

Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Gareth on December 12, 2019, 11:03:22 PM
Very nice Rapidray.  8)  I've not carried mine in an age.  Might need to do something about that.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 13, 2019, 12:30:10 AM
I carry mine as often as I can! It does get used. Especially the magnifying glass!  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 29, 2019, 08:40:16 PM
Woodsman on package duty on my newest mechanical pencil
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on December 29, 2019, 10:56:52 PM
 :like: :tu: :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on December 30, 2019, 12:35:49 AM
:like: :tu: :tu:
:iagree:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 30, 2019, 01:28:48 AM
Thanks!  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on December 30, 2019, 02:08:38 AM
Mags, do you still have yours?
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 30, 2019, 03:12:58 AM
 :popcorn:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: CraftsmanSAK on December 30, 2019, 03:48:24 AM
Here's an older model from my collection.   I really love it when I can find them with their original box.  I think this one would fall somewhere from '83-'85

Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: CraftsmanSAK on December 30, 2019, 04:06:40 AM
Woodsman...my second favorite SAK! Has everything I need on a daily basis.

I have been on the search for one of these models for a long time now.  Seems like some of the best combinations are on the knives that are hardest to find so if I got my hands on one I'd be afraid of using it.   That's a nice one, Rapidray!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 30, 2019, 04:13:06 AM
Here's an older model from my collection.   I really love it when I can find them with their original box.  I think this one would fall somewhere from '83-'85
That is definitely a great looking Woodsman!  And the original box, even better  :like: :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 30, 2019, 04:16:50 AM
I have been on the search for one of these models for a long time now.  Seems like some of the best combinations are on the knives that are hardest to find so if I got my hands on one I'd be afraid of using it.   That's a nice one, Rapidray!
Thank you...I will be up in Georgia in a couple of months and may be coming home with another Woodsman.  :whistle:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on December 30, 2019, 04:28:35 AM
Very nice!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 30, 2019, 04:37:01 AM
Very nice!!
This one, will always be my favorite!
Thank you so much!  :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: CraftsmanSAK on December 30, 2019, 04:45:45 AM
Thank you...I will be up in Georgia in a couple of months and may be coming home with another Woodsman.  :whistle:

Another one!   :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Sos24 on December 30, 2019, 05:13:49 AM
Thank you...I will be up in Georgia in a couple of months and may be coming home with another Woodsman.  :whistle:

I think I remember you previously talking about the store in Georgia.  It sounds like a sweet spot for finding some nice SAKs.  Good luck.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on December 30, 2019, 09:19:28 AM
Mags, do you still have yours?
I do Barry - currently doing car duty in the gl8vrbox of the Mags mobile  :salute:

Lovely to see the older official models  :salute:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 30, 2019, 03:42:01 PM
I think I remember you previously talking about the store in Georgia.  It sounds like a sweet spot for finding some nice SAKs.  Good luck.
That would be the store! Factory, custom or whatever, he will probably have it.  :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on December 31, 2019, 05:19:12 PM
One of todays carry’s on the belt in it’s sheath
Title: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Sos24 on December 31, 2019, 08:45:22 PM
That would be the store! Factory, custom or whatever, he will probably have it.  :tu:

I imagine it is a very fun visit, but requires some restraint or it could be like a kid in a candy store,but even more costly.

Nice Woodsman.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on January 01, 2020, 05:02:45 AM
I imagine it is a very fun visit, but requires some restraint or it could be like a kid in a candy store,but even more costly.

Nice Woodsman.
Oh yes...he only deals in checks and cash...no debit or credit cards. I can’t tell you how many times I have had to run down the street two blocks and hit the ATM!  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Sos24 on January 01, 2020, 05:27:11 AM
Oh yes...he only deals in checks and cash...no debit or credit cards. I can’t tell you how many times I have had to run down the street two blocks and hit the ATM!  :cheers:
:rofl: :rofl: :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on January 13, 2020, 03:05:59 PM
Carried often and one of my favorites

Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on January 13, 2020, 05:55:00 PM
 :like: :tu: :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on January 21, 2020, 03:10:09 PM
Backup duty again
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on January 21, 2020, 03:18:54 PM
 :like: :tu: :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on January 21, 2020, 03:22:11 PM
:like: :tu: :tu:
Thank you Sir!  :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on January 21, 2020, 05:04:40 PM
 :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on January 23, 2020, 02:06:12 PM
Figured I would stretch the blade out as it has been lock up doing nothing but backup duty.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on January 24, 2020, 06:13:11 PM
Noice.  :like:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on January 24, 2020, 06:22:52 PM
Thank you Sir!   :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on January 24, 2020, 06:30:22 PM
Backup duty

Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on April 01, 2020, 01:31:51 PM
The Mighty Greenwood
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on April 01, 2020, 04:08:28 PM
 :ahhh :ahhh :woohoo: :ahhh :ahhh
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on April 01, 2020, 06:23:00 PM
:ahhh :ahhh :woohoo: :ahhh :ahhh
:hatsoff:  :D
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Swissrob on May 11, 2020, 10:31:50 PM
Hi
New to the forum but very much want to find a woodsman. Would prefer a more current production model (the 2015 run would be perfect) any help/ info would be greatly appreciated. I have. A few “outdoorsman” models which I like very much but I just want to get rid of that fish scaler layer, make it just a tad thinner for edc
Thanks so much
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Boonies on May 12, 2020, 08:48:38 AM
Had a chance to pick up all 3 of these NIB with their sheaths for an excellent price this winter and since I am a Woodsman fan it seemed like destiny.  From South Korea of all places.  One to the collection and two to future Boy Scouts.   :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: magentus on May 12, 2020, 11:47:43 AM
Sweet score Boonie  :cheers: Beautiful sheaths!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on May 12, 2020, 02:12:58 PM
 :iagree: :like: :like:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Boonies on May 12, 2020, 04:18:09 PM
Thanks Mags and BR.  I haven’t seen sheaths like these before, so a nice bonus 👍.    :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Jud65 on May 16, 2020, 07:59:19 PM
Bought this thinking it was an explorer. Colour me surprised! Cost next to nothing and was a bit rough round the edges but cleaned up real nice. New plus scales but kept it trad red.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on May 16, 2020, 09:35:58 PM
Nice!!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Boonies on May 16, 2020, 10:23:51 PM
Don’t you just love surprises like that?  A nice one to carry too! 👍
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on June 01, 2020, 01:54:03 PM
The Mighty Greenwood
Sweet  :like: :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on June 01, 2020, 01:55:25 PM
Had a chance to pick up all 3 of these NIB with their sheaths for an excellent price this winter and since I am a Woodsman fan it seemed like destiny.  From South Korea of all places.  One to the collection and two to future Boy Scouts.   :cheers:
When it rains, it pours! I see two happy Scouts in the near future!  :cheers: :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rapidray on June 01, 2020, 01:57:47 PM
Bought this thinking it was an explorer. Colour me surprised! Cost next to nothing and was a bit rough round the edges but cleaned up real nice. New plus scales but kept it trad red.
Mistaken items (anything) can be a great surprise and bring a smile to ones face  :iagree:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: mjbrekke on July 13, 2020, 09:01:52 AM
Hello, All!

New member and first post. Until about a year ago, I was the owner of a Woodsman (no T&T, so not a Huntsman) that my Grandpa had given me as a Christmas present as a teenager in the 1970s. With many other tools at home, it had become my travel knife and had gone on every trip that required me to pack a suitcase since then. And then one day last year, it was no longer in my travel kit and it has not shown up since. Needless to say, I've been pretty bummed since.

I recently retired, so together with the COVID event, I've got plenty of time on my hands. So, the other day I decided to try to find a replacement for my old Woodsman. Which quickly led me to this forum and this thread. Though I used the knife a lot, I honestly can't remember if it had a clipped small blade and how many turns the corkscrew had (I do distinctly remember that the corkscrew was fluted). I suspect "no" and "4" are the answers, but the dating of that version doesn't quite line up with my memory of when Grandpa gave it to me (though that is fuzzy, too). So, I may have to develop a collection of the Woodsman varieties to make sure I've got the right one. ;) Which could lead to a similar collection of the Huntsman. ::) Which could lead to...I don't need to tell any of you what a slippery slope it is, do I?

I've got lots of questions about maintenance, restoration, mods, and such, but I'll search the forum first before badgering you all with them. If I can't find answers, you'll be hearing from me. And, assuming the Woodsman collection does develop (my wife might have some opinions I'll need to listen to), I'll post the progress. In fact, I have a couple of knives headed my way already which may be the start. :D
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on July 13, 2020, 05:47:54 PM
Welcome to :MTO:. You're in the right place!  Feel free to ask anything.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: kamakiri on July 15, 2020, 07:16:26 PM
I don't need to tell any of you what a slippery slope it is, do I?

 :rofl:

Welcome!

I’m sorry about your loss...I certainly hope it is found...and that you continue your journey with us down the slippery slope!   :)

And I agree with Barry.  Ask away. I’m curious about your thoughts.

Do you also have a tighter year range than the ‘70s? Lots of changes through that decade perhaps more than any other.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Huntsman on July 16, 2020, 04:23:50 AM
Hello, All!
New member and first post. ........
I've got lots of questions about maintenance, restoration, mods, and such, but I'll search the forum first before badgering you all with them. If I can't find answers, you'll be hearing from me. And, assuming the Woodsman collection does develop (my wife might have some opinions I'll need to listen to), I'll post the progress. In fact, I have a couple of knives headed my way already which may be the start. :D

Hi Mate - Welcome to the forum - So sorry to hear you lost your favourite SAK - That hurts  :(

- You will find anything you need to know about SAKs: models, history, dating, restoring, modding etc etc here
We have truly amazing members - Who really do know everything about SAKs!

Thanks for checking the forum boards first for your queries - Make sure you check the modding board and stickies - As there is a wealth of info there

We do not have strict (in fact any) rules about asking questions that have been asked before - So if you don't find the information after a bit of a search, please feel free to ask
Please also note the Woodsman is one of those names that Victorinox has used several times. There are at least three!  :facepalm:
- The old 'Huntsman' Woodsman - which it sounds like you had
- The Explorer plus saw Woosdman - Which this thread is mainly about
- And an Alox Woodsman - See here: https://sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Woodsman

SAKWiki covers these models and also most other regular models
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Altis on October 06, 2020, 10:06:54 PM
My first SAK. Love the Woodsman... turns one of the best EDCs into one of the best outdoors/camping SAKs.

(https://i.ibb.co/GsP8d73/Woodsman-1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/N1YJFxn)
(https://i.ibb.co/Vx5FLkt/Woodsman-2-Copy.jpg) (https://ibb.co/hcwGgTy)
(https://i.ibb.co/bLvfj4P/Woodsman-3.jpg) (https://ibb.co/DkMqPBt)
(https://i.ibb.co/LYCYW75/Woodsman-4.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vVJVGnY)

Sometimes I wonder why it isn't available anymore.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Sos24 on October 06, 2020, 10:31:44 PM
My first SAK. Love the Woodsman... turns one of the best EDCs into one of the best outdoors/camping SAKs.

(https://i.ibb.co/GsP8d73/Woodsman-1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/N1YJFxn)
(https://i.ibb.co/Vx5FLkt/Woodsman-2-Copy.jpg) (https://ibb.co/hcwGgTy)
(https://i.ibb.co/bLvfj4P/Woodsman-3.jpg) (https://ibb.co/DkMqPBt)
(https://i.ibb.co/LYCYW75/Woodsman-4.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vVJVGnY)

Sometimes I wonder why it isn't available anymore.
Nice pics.  The Woodsman is such a great knife.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on October 06, 2020, 11:32:04 PM
It certainly is!  I actually purchased a new in box Woodsman destined for the Mexican market from a seller on the Bay a couple years ago.  He's located in Quebec if I remember right. 

That's a gorgeous one you have!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Altis on October 07, 2020, 12:09:28 AM
It certainly is!  I actually purchased a new in box Woodsman destined for the Mexican market from a seller on the Bay a couple years ago.  He's located in Quebec if I remember right. 

That's a gorgeous one you have!

Thanks!  :cheers:

I find the scale material is quite different from the newer ones... I can't tell if it's just aged or if the material is different than it was 20 years ago.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on October 07, 2020, 01:46:44 AM
I think the older ones are thicker.  The whole feel of the older ones is different.  I like vintage better!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Gareth on January 25, 2021, 01:25:07 PM
Not carried my Woodsman in ages and decided to put it in my pocket last night.

(https://forum.multitool.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=86481.0;attach=500019)
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Helvetica Bold on January 25, 2021, 01:53:01 PM
I’m loving all the mag layer porn at the moment!! Great toolset on this. I put together one with both saws but just took it apart again to make Yeoman!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on January 25, 2021, 02:32:36 PM
That's a beautiful knife Gareth! 
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rizio Il Ghiro on January 25, 2021, 02:40:58 PM
 :iagree: but I do like green scales! :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: 39hotrod on January 25, 2021, 02:46:04 PM
Not carried my Woodsman in ages and decided to put it in my pocket last night.

(https://forum.multitool.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=86481.0;attach=500019)

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Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Gareth on January 25, 2021, 08:08:38 PM
Cheers all.  :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: SteveP on August 27, 2021, 07:20:56 AM
I'm a big Explorer fan and really liked the idea of adding a wood saw. After searching for months without luck for a Woodsman, I got what I thought was the next best thing - a Marlboro Unlimited Outdoorsman. I don't mind the fish scaler at all because of the useful rulers on it.

It was pretty dirty when I got it so I was a little concerned. But some deep cleaning and lots of oil, and it's looking good now. I pulled the Marlboro scales off it and am waiting for some new Plus scales to arrive. I'll post a photo when it's done.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on August 27, 2021, 03:48:48 PM
I've had both over the years Steve. For the money, you can't go wrong with the Outdoorsman.  I actually thought it was built better than the Mexican edition Woodsman that I had at the same time.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: trichosirius on August 27, 2021, 05:31:47 PM
The Woodsman is like the greatest hits album of all of Victorinox’s best tools  :D
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: SteveP on August 28, 2021, 03:17:13 AM
I've had both over the years Steve. For the money, you can't go wrong with the Outdoorsman.  I actually thought it was built better than the Mexican edition Woodsman that I had at the same time.
"Mexican edition Woodsman"? What was that? Made in Mexico?

There's something billed as a "Victorinox 130th Anniversary Edition 'Woodsman'" with a big anniversary logo on the back scale on eBay now. For more than I care to spend on what would be a collectible, not a daily user. But I'm curious to see what it does eventually sell for.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on August 28, 2021, 03:07:19 PM
Vic made it specifically for the Mexican market, and it was pricey.  I picked up mine from a seller in Montreal.  There's pics of it in the Woodsman's Owners Club thread.  It was a nice knife, but the Outdoorsman is so close to it.  Magentus made a beautiful custom Woodsman, and there's probably more modded Champs, etc. that are now Woodman than there are Woodsman knives.  I picked up an old gray mag Explorer in the hopes of finding someone to mod it to the Woodsman, but no luck yet. 
"Mexican edition Woodsman"? What was that? Made in Mexico?

There's something billed as a "Victorinox 130th Anniversary Edition 'Woodsman'" with a big anniversary logo on the back scale on eBay now. For more than I care to spend on what would be a collectible, not a daily user. But I'm curious to see what it does eventually sell for.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Jud65 on August 28, 2021, 04:01:43 PM
Not carried my Woodsman in ages and decided to put it in my pocket last night.
Gareth - The green is beautiful and never more fitting than on the Woodsman. I swapped out the red for green a wee while ago myself. Still not as eye wateringly pretty as Mags MGW but very elegant in its own right.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on August 28, 2021, 04:20:09 PM
That's a beautiful knife Jud!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Jud65 on August 28, 2021, 05:02:04 PM
 
That's a beautiful knife Jud!
:hatsoff: :iagree: one of my favourites.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: SteveP on August 29, 2021, 08:05:53 AM
Vic made it specifically for the Mexican market, and it was pricey.  I picked up mine from a seller in Montreal.  There's pics of it in the Woodsman's Owners Club thread.  It was a nice knife, but the Outdoorsman is so close to it.  Magentus made a beautiful custom Woodsman, and there's probably more modded Champs, etc. that are now Woodman than there are Woodsman knives.  I picked up an old gray mag Explorer in the hopes of finding someone to mod it to the Woodsman, but no luck yet.
Thanks, Barry. I just finished reading through all 17 pages of this thread. A lot of really nice Woodsmen out there. I kind of feel like a party crasher coming in here with an Outdoorsman.   :(

I too favor the original gray-frame mag glass. That's the only kind I have in my Explorers, Champion, and Swiss Champs.

Modding is pretty easy, thanks to all the great info in the Mod Squad forum. I was a little hesitant until I did some reading, then took the plunge with creating my Deluxe Explorer Plus, https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,87744.0.html . The hardest part was getting the parts. Putting it together was surprisingly easy and satisfying.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: SteveP on August 29, 2021, 08:58:20 AM
Forgot to add that party crasher or not, I can't wait for my new scales to arrive, get them on the Outdoorsman, and start using it!   :ahhh
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on August 29, 2021, 03:54:19 PM
Good for you... that's what it's all about Steve!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: FolderBeholder on August 30, 2021, 06:45:05 PM
Picked up a gently used Woodsman not long ago.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: VICMAN on August 31, 2021, 12:18:32 AM
Picked up a gently used Woodsman not long ago.

Nice find FB! :like: :tu: :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on August 31, 2021, 02:48:47 PM
😍😍😍
Picked up a gently used Woodsman not long ago.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on August 31, 2021, 02:49:50 PM
I need to pick up another one soon.  They're great hiking and camping knives, as I suppose by their name  :D
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rizio Il Ghiro on August 31, 2021, 07:01:20 PM
That is a nice find, FB! :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: FolderBeholder on August 31, 2021, 07:57:29 PM
Thank you Vicman, Barry and Rizio!  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: hsherzfeld on September 06, 2021, 06:57:18 PM
I'm not sure which club this SAK belongs in. It started as a Handyman, but I replaced the pliers with a magnifying glass/Philips layer. So it could be called a Woodsman with a metal file!

 

Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Altis on September 18, 2021, 08:51:26 AM
I'm not sure which club this SAK belongs in. It started as a Handyman, but I replaced the pliers with a magnifying glass/Philips layer. So it could be called a Woodsman with a metal file!

The elusive Exploranger  :o
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Jud65 on September 18, 2021, 10:24:42 AM
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Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Rizio Il Ghiro on September 18, 2021, 10:35:07 AM
 :iagree:  :like: :like: great combo - Exploranger sounds a good name too!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on September 18, 2021, 01:36:33 PM
 :iagree: It sounds like a really good multi tool to me! 
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: SteveP on September 19, 2021, 06:17:31 AM
I'm a big Explorer fan and really liked the idea of adding a wood saw. After searching for months without luck for a Woodsman, I got what I thought was the next best thing - a Marlboro Unlimited Outdoorsman. I don't mind the fish scaler at all because of the useful rulers on it.

It was pretty dirty when I got it so I was a little concerned. But some deep cleaning and lots of oil, and it's looking good now. I pulled the Marlboro scales off it and am waiting for some new Plus scales to arrive. I'll post a photo when it's done.
Here's the completed Outdoorsman with brand new yellow Plus scales. And my first yellow SAK too!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on September 19, 2021, 03:20:43 PM
I like that Steve!!  :tu: :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: FolderBeholder on September 19, 2021, 04:19:43 PM
I like that Steve!!  :tu: :tu:
:iagree:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: SteveP on September 20, 2021, 12:28:55 AM
Thank you!

It's ready to go after I finish the current challenge with the Swiss Champ.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on June 13, 2022, 08:46:17 PM
Bump!  I'm back again, this time for good :D. Just got this Woodsman from SOS24.  It's great to be a Woodsman owner again!
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Huntsman on June 14, 2022, 04:18:14 AM
I'm not sure in which club this SAK belongs.
It started as a Handyman, but I replaced the pliers with a magnifying glass/Philips layer. So it could be called a Woodsman with a metal file!

This combination is really a model that Vic should make - Great tool combo

Not sure they'd call it the Exploranger - But we think it's a good name
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Gareth on June 14, 2022, 11:17:23 PM
Bump!  I'm back again, this time for good :D. Just got this Woodsman from SOS24.  It's great to be a Woodsman owner again!

Very nice Barry.  Definitely one to keep a hold of.  :tu:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on June 15, 2022, 12:07:58 AM
Thanks Gareth!  :cheers:. Yes, this one is a keeper.  It's in the running for my favorite SAK.
Title: What's the plural of Woodsman?
Post by: psyjohn on January 17, 2023, 10:45:55 PM
Found this older thread and thought I'd give it a bump with a picture of my two Woodsmen or Woodsmans, or maybe Woodsmyn. I don't know what to call more than one of them. :)

I built the green one over the holidays while building another one for a friend. It will be a great backpacking knife!

Edit: I forgot to add, I believe the Alox is from 1965. It has the large Elinox tang stamp, which ended in 65, and straight saw teeth, which started in 65. This is one of those rare cases when I can actually date a SAK to one year.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Gareth on January 18, 2023, 12:00:57 AM
Very nice pair of Woodsmens(?) john.  Very envious of the translucent green scales on that one.  You've got me thinking about tracking some down for myself.  :cheers:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: psyjohn on January 18, 2023, 12:13:04 AM
Thanks Gareth. I wanted some emerald scales on a SAK for a long time. When I bought new scales for my friend's knife I figured I'd treat myself too. Seems like the perfect color for a woodsy knife.
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on January 18, 2023, 01:09:00 AM
Glad to have you aboard and nice looking knives psyjohn  :tu:.
Title: Re: What's the plural of Woodsman?
Post by: Huntsman on January 28, 2023, 09:42:26 PM
Found this older thread and thought I'd give it a bump ........

Great to see this thread about this fantastic model active again
And very mice post and SAKs psyjohn

It's good as the originator of this post's Woodsman had the emerald scales        :tu:        :tu:        :tu:

PS. I'd go for Woodsmen   ..... (But, for some reason, never Leathermen!!!!)
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: e_erzan on July 11, 2023, 12:47:59 PM
I just received my yellow plus scales with contrasting red tweezers and toothpick....grey pen of course...

I'm in love in my new yellow woodsman plus....now its yellow and it comes with micro screwdriver/pen/pin and the usual duo(tweezer and toothpick)

Its my most useful edc sak to carry.... :climber:
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: NutSAK on July 11, 2023, 08:10:14 PM
Here's an original 91mm Woodsman made for The Nature Company

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53038939441_0cfb31fb4f_h.jpg)
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: NutSAK on July 11, 2023, 08:14:34 PM
...and a mod with the extra slot opened up for a shortened tweezer.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53038369657_dcada70b5b_h.jpg)
Title: Re: Woodsmans Owners Club
Post by: Barry Rowland on July 11, 2023, 08:19:09 PM
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