Northwoods Forest 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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I noticed that there wasn't a thread for these so I thought I would start one. These were made in 2013 on the 54 Frame.
#54 Burnt Stag 55 pcs. no # #54 Pioneer Bone 47 pcs. no # #54 Yellow Bone 1 pc. no # #54 Dark Green Camel Bone 4 pcs. no # #54 Brown Camel Bone 2 pcs. no # #54 Purple Camel Bone 5 pcs. no # #54 Black Camel Bone 3 pcs. no # #54 Green/White Camel Bone 6 pcs. no # #54 Blue Camel Bone 3 pcs. no # #54 White/Black Camel Bone 1 pc. no # #54 Smooth Calico Bone 50 pcs. no #
This one is one that has some customizing done to it with a Krien regrind to the blade and an easy open cut out. I would love to see some more. Show us what you have. :D
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Beautiful! ::tu:: Something about an EO that just works for me and on this fantastic looking Jack it looks awesome! ::tu::
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That's awesome, Greg!!! ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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Really nice!
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I like the Forest Jack and prefer it to the Fremont. The Fremont is 3 3/4" and a sleeveboard frame with caps. All of this i would normally go for ++ but the Fremont has the Bohncliffe blade which i think detracts from the overall usefulness.
The Forest Jack is equal end and has a really fine Spearpoint blade which i think makes it a superior knife.
The Bear Lake has a similar blade but is smaller.
Would be neat to see a picture of a Forest Jack and a Bear Lake to see the comparison.
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kootenay joe wrote: Thu Apr 23, 2020 1:59 am I like the Forest Jack and prefer it to the Fremont. The Fremont is 3 3/4" and a sleeveboard frame with caps. All of this i would normally go for ++ but the Fremont has the Bohncliffe blade which i think detracts from the overall usefulness.
The Forest Jack is equal end and has a really fine Spearpoint blade which i think makes it a superior knife.
The Bear Lake has a similar blade but is smaller.
Would be neat to see a picture of a Forest Jack and a Bear Lake to see the comparison.
kj
Per your request Roland , a bear lake and a forest jack for comparison. :D
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Thanks for sharing, eo mod looks badass. I’m looking for one there a little hard to come by.
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Thank you Greg. As i thought in my 'mind's eye', the Bear Lake is somewhat like a scaled down Forest Jack; both are barehead jacks and blades have a very similar spear point grind. It is a very pleasing pattern in both sizes.
I did have a Forest Jack which i sold some years ago. I'm pretty sure it had factory mammoth handles even though i do not see mammoth in the list of handle materials in o.p.
Northwoods would do well with a second release of the Forest Jack.
Does GEC have a sleeveboard frame that is larger than the Bear Lake ? i.e. would be neat to have a sleeveboard pattern the size of the Forest Jack.
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My one and only wharncliffe FJ in cocobolo
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Very nice Buckibbq! Cocobello is stunning on a big knife like that. I was able to find a buddy for my EO. It arrived today . Calico bone.
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Some beautiful knives there. I always appreciate the EO's. All lovely. ::nod:: ::tu::
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That calico bone is pretty sweet! That’s one of the covers I’m missing in my Fremont collection. Haven’t seemed to run across one yet.
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Love the thread!
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Latest Forest Jack addition in Mammoth. These knives have the hardest pull of any Northwoods I have. Not complaining, either.
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Lovely. Congrats. ::tu::
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doglegg wrote: Fri May 15, 2020 12:47 pm Lovely. Congrats. ::tu::
Thank ya, sir!
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