Any love for Wenger?

ICanFixThat · **Reply #1830 on:** January 31, 2014, 04:41:03 AM

Quote from: ColoSwiss on January 30, 2014, 10:13:14 PM

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The number on mine is: 1014009830. From my spread sheet; the box is buried away.

That number applies to the Walnut scales, but from the picture it looks miss numbered or miss recorded. Definetly check the wood grain with another EvoWood.

ColoSwiss · **Reply #1831 on:** January 31, 2014, 07:55:17 AM

Quote from: ICanFixThat on January 31, 2014, 04:41:03 AM

Quote from: ColoSwiss on January 30, 2014, 10:13:14 PM
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The number on mine is: 1014009830. From my spread sheet; the box is buried away.
That number applies to the Walnut scales, but from the picture it looks miss numbered or miss recorded. Definetly check the wood grain with another EvoWood.

It's the lightest colored of any of my EvoWoods. Also has the plainest grain. I think it might have gotten in the wrong box.

basilio · **Reply #1832 on:** January 31, 2014, 02:29:09 PM

Karl,
for sure it looks different, compared to the others.
If it was pear or not is almost impossible to tell from a picture.
I took my images with natural light at different angles.
Try to compare your model using those picture.
I can tell you that I could really feel the difference by touching the pear scales and comparing to the walnut from the RangerWood.
Don't know, since I don't have any, if the EvoWood 85mm's had a different finish.

jcfiguet · **Reply #1833 on:** January 31, 2014, 02:38:42 PM

Remember it's sure that wood scales are not directly manufactured by Wenger : all wood scales are subcontracted.

So it is possible that there are several subcontractors using Woods from several places, which could explain the differences of color and touch.

Marius · **Reply #1834 on:** January 31, 2014, 03:37:13 PM

Karl, if you got a pear EvoWood by mistake, great! The pear S14s seem so much rarer than the regular walnut ones. Can you take some photos in daylight and post larger versions of the pear suspect? I got some walnut EvoWoods myself that are very light tone but they won't be mistaken for pear wood.

Here is one such lighter finished EvoWood of mine:

Philby · **Reply #1835 on:** January 31, 2014, 05:59:21 PM

Quote from: Marius on January 31, 2014, 03:37:13 PM

Karl, if you got a pear EvoWood by mistake, great! The pear S14s seem so much rarer than the regular walnut ones. Can you take some photos in daylight and post larger versions of the pear suspect? I got some walnut EvoWoods myself that are very light tone but they won't be mistaken for pear wood.

Here is one such lighter finished EvoWood of mine:

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Nice yellow craftsman

basilio · **Reply #1836 on:** January 31, 2014, 06:02:57 PM

Have a look at this ebay auction.
http://www.ebay.at/itm/Jagdmesser-Gurtelmesser-Wenger-EVOWOOD-14-Nussbaum-Bogensport-Sammlermesser-Jagd-/261387503300?pt=Jagen&hash=item3cdbe8c6c4
Very light color, but definately walnut according to the catalog number from the box label.
But also the artificial light could have a great influence.

Philby · **Reply #1837 on:** January 31, 2014, 08:47:51 PM

Sap wood, heart wood. Same tree, big contrast in colour and grain!

marduk · **Reply #1838 on:** January 31, 2014, 09:33:04 PM

The vendor calls this walnut but describes it as "dunkel."

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Jagdmesser-Gurtelmesser-Wenger-EVOWOOD-14-Nussbaum-Bogensport-Sammlermesser-Jagd-/261387503300?pt=Jagen&hash=item3cdbe8c6c4#ht_5920wt_979

ColoSwiss · **Reply #1839 on:** January 31, 2014, 10:20:23 PM

My understanding is that the EvoWood scales are made from scrape lumber. Prior to the info on the pear wood version showing up I was thinking that some scrape birch had accidentally gotten mixed in with the walnut. Since pear is being used to some extent I'm going to list it as 'pear(?)(light colored)' in my spread sheet. May not be correct, but at least it's descriptive.

Marius · **Reply #1840 on:** February 01, 2014, 12:11:43 AM

Quote from: Philby on January 31, 2014, 05:59:21 PM

Nice yellow craftsman

I like it too. The Plus versions of these scales, with the shield on front and the pen slot, are even better.

basilio · **Reply #1841 on:** February 05, 2014, 02:37:05 PM

The Young Fisherman arrived.
I'll implement it later on the Sierra wiki page (which is really in need of an update).

ICanFixThat · **Reply #1842 on:** February 05, 2014, 04:07:36 PM

OH Very nice!!

jcfiguet · **Reply #1843 on:** February 05, 2014, 04:18:23 PM

Ho Yes, the little boy is so funny !

enki_ck · **Reply #1844 on:** February 05, 2014, 06:07:07 PM

Quote from: jcfiguet on February 05, 2014, 04:18:23 PM

Ho Yes, the little boy is so funny !

Agreed, reminds me of a comic book.

Nice one.

ColoSwiss · **Reply #1845 on:** February 05, 2014, 11:03:56 PM

Nice Young Fisherman! First I've seen.

Has anyone come up with the Young Hunter?

ICanFixThat · **Reply #1846 on:** February 06, 2014, 01:40:52 AM

Thanks to the heads up by Basilio. I got my Evo 14 Pear Wood today and it's labeled essentially the same as Basilio shows in this image.

While the main label does list 1 14 09 833, it has the description "EvoWood Poirier 14" which means EvoWood Pear Tree 14. On the 1 side my box has the same sticker as shown with the German AN on it.

This wood looks very good. Very high quality, but the contrast between the general surface and the engraved lettering really stands out, and makes it really sharp looking. Maybe the Delemont group will help Vic make some really nice wood scales in the future.

These don't appear in the Wenger 2013 catalog from Switzerland, must have been a special run for the German distributor. However, since the manufacture date on the boxes lists these as 2011 models, we might need to look at earlier catalogs.

Update: added a cell phone couch shot.

basilio · **Reply #1847 on:** February 06, 2014, 09:40:53 AM

Quote from: ICanFixThat on February 06, 2014, 01:40:52 AM

These don't appear in the Wenger 2013 catalog from Switzerland, must have been a special run for the German distributor. However, since the manufacture date on the boxes lists these as 2011 models, we might need to look at earlier catalogs.

I already did some researches on the knife.
It is not listed in the 2010 and 2012 european (from Switzerland) catalogs.
I don't have the 2011 one, so I can't tell for sure.
However, since the production date is from November 2011, I doubt that there could be any reference on the above 2011 catalog.

Caranthanus · **Reply #1848 on:** February 06, 2014, 06:37:53 PM

Well, I'd say that some love did exist ...

marduk · **Reply #1849 on:** February 06, 2014, 11:36:49 PM

Quote from: ColoSwiss on February 05, 2014, 11:03:56 PM

Nice Young Fisherman! First I've seen.

Has anyone come up with the Young Hunter?

Absolutely! Roger Remund w/the 108mm Jung Jaeger a few years ago.

ColoSwiss · **Reply #1850 on:** February 07, 2014, 12:24:06 AM

Quote from: marduk on February 06, 2014, 11:36:49 PM

Quote from: ColoSwiss on February 05, 2014, 11:03:56 PM
Nice Young Fisherman! First I've seen.

Has anyone come up with the Young Hunter?

Absolutely! Roger Remund w/the 108mm Jung Jaeger a few years ago.

Hi,

Actually what I was talking about is an 85mm knife with packlock and a cartoon hunter similar to the fisherman shown above by Carlo. The Young Hunter shows up on page 3 of the 1983 Wenger catalog in the wiki.

jaydar · **Reply #1851 on:** February 07, 2014, 02:33:29 PM

An oldie but I like it

Got picked it up so not cleaned yet

jcfiguet · **Reply #1852 on:** February 07, 2014, 03:29:58 PM

Quote from: jaydar on February 07, 2014, 02:33:29 PM

An oldie but I like it

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Got picked it up so not cleaned yet

Ho very nice ! With the logo of "Coutellerie Suisse" and carbon steel blade (before 1919) !

sawman · **Reply #1853 on:** February 07, 2014, 05:53:45 PM

Quote from: jaydar on February 07, 2014, 02:33:29 PM

An oldie but I like it

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Got picked it up so not cleaned yet

That's a beautiful specimen you have there

It's in pretty great shape for its age.

jcfiguet · **Reply #1854 on:** February 07, 2014, 07:08:41 PM

Quote from: sawman on February 07, 2014, 05:53:45 PM

Quote from: jaydar on February 07, 2014, 02:33:29 PM
An oldie but I like it

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Got picked it up so not cleaned yet
That's a beautiful specimen you have there It's in pretty great shape for its age.

You know, you could restore it like a new one ! But it's not mandatory, lot of people prefer to keep them in the original condition.

ColoSwiss · **Reply #1855 on:** February 08, 2014, 08:40:32 AM

Quote from: jaydar on February 07, 2014, 02:33:29 PM

An oldie but I like it

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Got picked it up so not cleaned yet

Interesting old knife. The handles look in great shape for their age.