The collection is growing

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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Here are my Northwoods Knives to Date. ::super_happy::
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gsmith7158 wrote:to Date
Love the optimism Greg ::nod:: well played sir!
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Very nice Greg. Even if you stopped right there it would be a great collection. Good variety of handles and patterns. Wow!! ::tu:: I also noticed at least 3 of those have the arrowhead on the bolster. Never seen that before.

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Thanks guys! I think these are going to be one of the most sought after collectables out there. They are with out a doubt one of the best factory manufactured knives out there today.
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Great collection. Love the stag.
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gsmith7158 wrote:Thanks guys! I think these are going to be one of the most sought after collectables out there. They are with out a doubt one of the best factory manufactured knives out there today.
I confess ignorance (again, lol); I thought these are all GECs. ?
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tongueriver wrote:
gsmith7158 wrote:Thanks guys! I think these are going to be one of the most sought after collectables out there. They are with out a doubt one of the best factory manufactured knives out there today.
I confess ignorance (again, lol); I thought these are all GECs. ?
Cal some of the early ones are Queen made and some are by custom makers. That's what makes this brand very interesting to me. Quality throughout it's production.
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Agree with Tony. Love the stag!

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Very nice collection. I am jealous of the two scagel Northwoods on the left.

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Super sweet! Great collection!!!!
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I count 23 Northwoods, but post is 17 days old. How many Northwoods do you have now ?
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That's an impressive collection of knives. ::tu::
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Wow! Our man Greg doesn't half step when it comes to knives. ::tu::
Even learned a bit, now if I can just retain the new info. ::facepalm::
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kootenay joe wrote:I count 23 Northwoods, but post is 17 days old. How many Northwoods do you have now ?
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31 now Roland. ::super_happy::
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gsmith7158 wrote:
kootenay joe wrote:I count 23 Northwoods, but post is 17 days old. How many Northwoods do you have now ?
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31 now Roland. ::super_happy::
Greg, If my math is right you are adding 1 Northwoods every 2 days (8 knives in 17 days) so this time next year you should have about 210 Northwoods in your collection. Is it time for an intervention? :)
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gsmith7158 wrote:
kootenay joe wrote:I count 23 Northwoods, but post is 17 days old. How many Northwoods do you have now ?
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31 now Roland. ::super_happy::
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31 is even more impressive than 17 !
Northwoods knives are not cheap especially those with mammoth or stag handles. However i think they are a safe bet to maintain or increase in value.
The last few Northwoods have been rather plain patterns with little to distinguish them from a regular run GEC. I doubt these will be high on the Northwoods collector list. It is the earlier GEC made Northwoods like the Conductor #33 whittler or the #54 Presidential, and others that i think will continue to be very collectible.
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Awesome collection bro!!! ::not_worthy:: ::not_worthy::
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gsmith7158 wrote:
kootenay joe wrote:I count 23 Northwoods, but post is 17 days old. How many Northwoods do you have now ?
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31 now Roland. ::super_happy::
And just think Greg, if you hadn't given me that Willamette Whittler, it would be 32. ::woot:: Sorry pal. I ain't playing that Indian giver game. :lol: :lol:

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