Post your Favorite Northwoods Knife

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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Yes, KJ, that is correct.

From Left to Right: Broadway Jack, Fremont Jack, Hawthorne Jack, Willamette Whittler, Indian River Jack

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kootenay joe wrote:Mitch, your knives are Awesome ! Especially the 3 with ivory, superb knives !!
Is there a name for the ivory lockback ? i want one of these !
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Thanks QT & Mitch.
The Broadway Jack & Michigan Jack are both sleeveboard EO Jacks only 1/8" difference at 3 1/2" & 3 5/8" respectively.
I thought i had a Michigan Jack but i can't find it.
I am now officially on the lookout for the Northwoods Mountain Man with ivy handles.
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Here are my Northwoods. I will show them individually maybe in dedicated pattern threads.
pics are grouped: ivory/mammoth/other
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kootenay joe wrote: The Broadway Jack & Michigan Jack are both sleeveboard EO Jacks only 1/8" difference at 3 1/2" & 3 5/8" respectively.
kj
That is interesting to know...I had always wondered if there was a difference between the two. I just figured they were different names for the same knife, but the Broadway was made when KSF was still in OR and they changed the name when they moved their HQ to MI.

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The info at KSF does not give a length for the Broadway, even in Derrick's video, but i measure my 2 at exactly 3 1/2".
The Michigan Jack is stated as 3 5/8" at KSF, but i do not have one to double check this as correct. Likely it is.
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Bravo! Quite a show Roland. ::tu::
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You really hit the motherlode with your beautiful Northwoods knives, KJ...especially those two Norfolk Whittlers...very nice.

Interestingly, when compared side-by-side, the Queen-made IRJ is a noticeably lower quality build than the GEC-made Northwoods. Don't get me wrong, it's still better than most of my other Queen/S&M knives in overall quality (could just be the feel of the mammoth ivory that makes it seem slightly better), but the GEC-made knives are simply better made knives. All, that is, except for the Willamette Whittler, which seems more like a Queen built knife to me. I don't know who made the WW, but after extensive comparison of all of mine, I would guess it was a Queen build, not GEC. Does anyone know who made the Willamette Whittler?

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QTCut5 wrote: Does anyone know who made the Willamette Whittler?
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I can't say for sure but it looks like the GEC #38 frame.
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wazu013 wrote:This is my one and only Northwoods. It's called Broadway Jack No EO with pre-ban Ivory scales. This one's a little unique because it doesn't have the Easy Open feature that was added to later batches.
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I wonder if that fact would make it a bit more desirable? Maybe a Northwoods fanatic would want both versions, and the later ones would be fairly easy to find while yours, being an earlier version without the cutout, could be scarce and more difficult to locate? Interesting...

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kootenay joe wrote:Here are my Northwoods. I will show them individually maybe in dedicated pattern threads.
pics are grouped: ivory/mammoth/other
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The Broadway Jacks with & without EO cutout were made very close to the same time. They are more like 2 versions of the same knife than 2 separate runs.
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Railsplitter wrote:
QTCut5 wrote: Does anyone know who made the Willamette Whittler?
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I can't say for sure but it looks like the GEC #38 frame.
Yes, I think that's what it is; and, as another member pointed out to me, it came out right about the same time as the Grinling Whittler. Between that and the fact that it has 1095 steel, I now believe it is most likely a GEC built knife. Strange how different it feels from the other Northwoods, though...no half-stop and the walk & talk just feels more Queen-like than GEC-like.

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You boys certainly have some wonderful examples of Northwoods knives.
I just realised that i do have a few knives, but i don't have any Northwoods. They seem to be always too expensive for me.
Keep them coming, as i just love looking at a beautiful knife.
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bigbore wrote:Only one
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If you're only going to have one that sure is a nice one to have.
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KJ, You asked about a week ago if this was a Burnside jack. It is.
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kj, you asked if this was a Burnside jack. It is.
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bigbore wrote:Only one
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That sure is a nice one....great stag ::tu::
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My only one a Scagel Fruitport I absouletly love this design though
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Very fine knife Dr ukai ! i regret missing out on those.
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The Presidential & the Lincoln Jack, both with mammoth & the Wharncliffe Whittler with ivory. It is knives like these that i would like to see in future Northwoods.
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H'mmm, no comments. I guess they are just not pretty enuf.
I will try again. Here is the "Willamette Whittler" which is not a whittler at all. It is a Double End Serpentine Jack, but that is kind of a mouthful.
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They are all very beautiful Roland! We are all drooling over them and kicking ourselves in the rear for not jumping in to Northwoods knives early on. ::drool:: ::dang::
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