Northwoods Signal Jack

The Northwoods Knife brand name originated in Gladstone, Michigan when a man named Dave Shirley adopted it as his knife company's name in 2004. Dave was well known for collaborating with popular knife companies to have knives made to his specifications for resale well before 2004 & beyond. KnivesShipFree bought Northwoods from Dave & has continued to team up with respected makers to produce knives marked with the Northwoods brand name.
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Roland always undersells himself. I imagine he is on many here’s alert when posting in the for sales. If he could, he would probably would not sell any knives he’s ever owned.
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Sold out in 4 minutes. Somebody likes em. :D
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Got a red micarta and a cocobolo on the way.
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That was the smoothest I’ve ever seen on these this time. I was able to get 3, Appaloosa bone, Jigged bone and Cocobolo. At 224 on the mammoth ivory, I passed on those. I’m not buying mammoth any more. Won’t be able to sell them someday soon and that warns me off.
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Here's mine! Not the fanciest of the lot but I'll take it. ::super_happy::
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Nice Greg, I only wanted the mammoth and ended up with a decent one after having a very nice blue one snatched from the cart.
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Not sure how I ended up with one after losing a little time trying to put the first one in the cart. Even somehow managed to look for one that I liked. It all happened so fast. I think everyone of them where gone in less than 5 minutes. Absolute crazy, but I finally have a Mammoth Nothwoods :D
This pattern certainly has been very popular. Congrats to those who managed to score one.
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Kootenay Joe ought to charge more. I have exchanged many PMS and emails over the years, Roland is one of the more well thought out individuals on here. If you pay attention to the wts board, he generally sells at or below cost. He maintains his preference for the Esky, Willamette, Norfolk level of finish with regards to Northwoods knives. Good for him, he is entitled to his opinion. An apology is most definitely in order. This is the friendly knife forum.

This is my Signal Jack.
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A lot of variety in the Mammoth. Something for everyone's taste. Good to see some of those here managed to get one. Probably my last Northwood's. I have a lot of nice knives that need to be used, and not sit in a safe. However contentment is a tough foe that I'm always going up against :)
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Thanks for your kind words guys. Time to move on.
I was lucky today. Power was out until about 30 minutes ago so i could not even try to participate. Lucky because it saved me from getting frustrated by slow internet speeds (about 60 seconds per mouse click).
Those Mammoths look GREAT ! Congratulations on your dexterity.
And Mark, you passed on the mammoth ! ::uc:: I would have bought it from you and i'm sure there are others here who would also want it. Whatever, it's only a knife, sob, sob ::tear::
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Quote from previous page:
"I took KJ’s post differently. He was being critical of the knife. Saying the new offering is not as unique or desirable as the earlier offerings.

Saying other than the potential to flip it why would you buy this knife? It’s just not that special.

Maybe I read it wrong ?"

Thank you. That is exactly what i was trying to say. Until i read this post i wondered if what i posted did not come out right. But it did, so good, i can stop doubting myself for the next few minutes. Older and live alone means you can be out in left field and no one is there to tell you.
I was also implying that the profit for Northwoods flippers is not what it was a year ago. There are still quite a few Northwoods Coolidge Jacks on ebay. After ebay & PP fees some of these sellers will not make any money. It is mostly the Micarta handled Northwoods that are 'stalling out'.
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kootenay joe wrote:Thanks for your kind words guys. Time to move on.
I was lucky today. Power was out until about 30 minutes ago so i could not even try to participate. Lucky because it saved me from getting frustrated by slow internet speeds (about 60 seconds per mouse click).
Those Mammoths look GREAT ! Congratulations on your dexterity.
And Mark, you passed on the mammoth ! ::uc:: I would have bought it from you and i'm sure there are others here who would also want it. Whatever, it's only a knife, sob, sob ::tear::
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I would have bought one just to sell to you at cost, but without knowing, I hated spending 224 I didn’t need to spend. If I can’t flip it here on AAPK, without upsetting some, then it would not be one I want. I think that selling it on EBay is very iffy. eBay threatened to ban me for selling over mammoth ivory. So I’m passing on all ivory and mammoth ivory knives.
Anytime one of these drops, send me a message and tell me and I will get one for you, at cost.
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Great offer ! Thank you Mark. I actually wonder if GEC/Northwoods are going to continue to use mammoth. I hope so and more Giraffe as well. The mammoth that was used for this Signal Jack is absolutely first rate. And i see $224 for a mammoth handled GEC made knife to be a very good deal. About 5 years ago it was $239 for a mammoth or ivory Northwoods.
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Love the Northwoods don't like the way KSF handled the sell on the Signal Jacks on my end. Log on miss the Mammoth with in 2 minutes they where gone and Mammoth is all that will come up. No option to buying other Signal Jacks . Did anyone else have this problem ? I no they didn't sell out all the other Signal Jacks in 2 minutes are maybe they did? ::shrug::
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I got through the check out on two different knives and two different transactions before I looked at the mammoth and they were still there. After my third knife purchase they were gone. When I checked out I clicked on the “continue shopping” and it took me back to the Signal Jack page. The mammoth was the first one on top, but if you scrolled down the others were there as well, I bet you just needed to scroll down to find them Gary. I can’t tell you how many times I have done that very thing.
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I'm brand new to this forum and Northwoods knives, having only gotten into them last Fall (2018). I love them. Bought my first (harrison bay) through eBay and then signed up for the newsletter. Got a Madison Barlow and then a Coolidge Jack (giraffe bone, yay). I was really bummed about not being able to score one of the mammoth ones this week, even with preparation. It's a pattern and material I am still interested in acquiring.

Without trying offending anyone here, I'm genuinely interested in purchasing one of these in the mammoth.

You guys are fun to read and observe. I hope I can get myself integrated into your community.
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Welcome. ::handshake:: You will fit in very well here, how much anyone fits in, is very much dependent on how much they wish to participate. ::tu:: Have a good weekend and hope you have success in your wish. :)
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Welcome thb. If you keep a close watch on ebay, a mammoth Signal Hill jack will eventually show up. Price is usually high, maybe double KSF price.
This kind of demand that far exceeds supply is unusual for knives. Most knife buying is not like the GEC 'rumble'.
I hope you participate regularly with posts and pictures. There is a lot that can be learned by each of us sharing what little we do know.
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Beavertail wrote:I'll just wait for my email from Rough Ryder telling about their newest release.
At least I know I'll be able to get one. :mrgreen:
Very Funny. :mrgreen: ::tu::
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tughillbrookie wrote:I'm brand new to this forum and Northwoods knives, having only gotten into them last Fall (2018). I love them. Bought my first (harrison bay) through eBay and then signed up for the newsletter. Got a Madison Barlow and then a Coolidge Jack (giraffe bone, yay). I was really bummed about not being able to score one of the mammoth ones this week, even with preparation. It's a pattern and material I am still interested in acquiring.

Without trying offending anyone here, I'm genuinely interested in purchasing one of these in the mammoth.

You guys are fun to read and observe. I hope I can get myself integrated into your community.
THB, welcome also to the forum. I started collecting GEC knives just last year about this time. Here and on EBay are good places to find them. I recently acquired 4 knives that are pretty rare from a fellow member. Just keep your eyes open and be prepared to move quickly when you see what you want, because it won’t last long.
I hope you find the mammoth Jack you are looking for. I have nothing against these knives, and I have owned a few with mammoth ivory over the years, but trying to sell them someday by either yourself or your family will be almost impossible some day soon. I was threatened by EBay to be banned over a mammoth knife I was trying to sell. Every time I put it up, they took it down, no matter how I changed the wording. And then a phone call that if I put it up again I would be kicked off of EBay.
Plus there are now about 9 states that have banned the sale of mammoth ivory now and more being added. I’m surprised that GEC is willing to make any knives with this handle material since it’s illegal to ship these to these 9 states. I guess the fines and penalties haven’t caught up to the sellers yet. With the way EBay collects sales tax now for all states that require it, I’m surprised they don’t have an algorithm that picks out the buyers state of residence and blocks you out of buying if your state is on that list. My guess is that day is coming soon when this happens. Can you imagine what will happen if an attorney general in a state like IL, which banned this last year by the way, goes after KSF or CK or even AAPK? It will put them out of business. If I were advising these companies, I would be sounding the alarm bell about this potential risk.
With that said, I know that any mammoth ivory knife I buy I won’t use and it will go into the collection. Someday either I or my wife or kids will have to sell it. So I’m just assessing the risks to my investments. In my former job, if I saw a risk like this to an investment I put a client’s money into, we would be having a conversation about getting out of that investment. Regulations can kill entire industries, just look at what happened to the coal industry under Obama. It was brutal.
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Thanks guys. I know the mammoth is a niche and pipe dream material. I'm really bummed I missed this one and probably won't pay double... just not worth it since I'd use it. I use my Harrison Bay daily (promise to post pics of a used Northwoods). I use my Madison Barlow, too. Haven't used my Coolidge Jack yet....mostly because I may try to sell it. Looking forward to being part of this community.
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I and a few others here have sent GEC knives to "Muskrat Man" for re-handling in mammoth. His work is as good as it gets and charges are very reasonable. If you want to carry & use a GEC with mammoth handles this is a good option.
I have 3 GEC re-handled with mammoth by Muskrat Man. I could sell one. If you are interested send me a P.M.
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Appreciate the offer, KJ. I checked out Muskrat Man's web site. Very cool stuff.

Just checked eBay as well, for a Signal in Mammoth ... $599!!!! Seems nutty to me. I guess I could post a bid (low ball) and see if it goes through.
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These covers are more than I could have hoped for given the short amount of time you have.
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FarSide wrote:These covers are more than I could have hoped for given the short amount of time you have.

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I’d say that was as near perfect as possible. Wow that is a nice knife.
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