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Comment by Jan Carter on February 3, 2016 at 20:37

LOL, I like that!

Comment by J.J. Smith III on February 2, 2016 at 9:27

One good thing about these is that they're small and take up little room.  The whole lot store in a peanut tin that I got for Christmas.

Inexpensive doesn't hurt either.

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on February 2, 2016 at 6:22

Can someone say "Frostwood"?    YUP .. my thoughts exactly !!!!
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Nope .. you aint no collector .. you just got a lot of knives  :)  HE He he .......

Right now I've got 23. Keep in mind that I've found seven basic variations in design. I'm counting the mini ulu and the silver leaf as separate versions, though these are only cosmetic differences.

Comment by J.J. Smith III on February 1, 2016 at 23:59

Forgot to answer you, Dale. Right now I've got 23.
Keep in mind that I've found seven basic variations in design. I'm counting the mini ulu and the silver leaf as separate versions, though these are only cosmetic differences.

Comment by J.J. Smith III on February 1, 2016 at 22:12

No arguments from me, though from a structural standpoint, pakawood ( also called diamond wood) is simply dyed wooden strips glued and impregnated with a resin.  It makes a fairly strong and stable handle.

That being said, the colors that are most seen, red, green, yellow, orange and brown (in some combination) just look tacky.  Can someone say "Frostwood"?

I've seen some nice looking " Black Pakawood " on a couple knives.

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on February 1, 2016 at 17:59

I agree with Jan. Much better than pakawood.

This scale material appears to be firmly attached with threaded fasteners & the checkering should provide a good grip.

'n packawood .. I've never understood the appeal. It genuinely appears ... cheap ... to me. I believe it is .. inexpensive. And, yes .. the color scheme .. really .. is that the best they can do ???

ARGH !!!
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You are getting into these lil pocket ulu's aren't you .. how many do you have now ???

Comment by J.J. Smith III on February 1, 2016 at 16:25

Only trouble with these is the material itself. This ones scales are firm, which is nice. The lockback (newer) version has softer scales. Going to find a good weather strip adhesive, to reaffix them.
My only complaint with the pakawood is the colors. Can't, for the life of me, figure out why they always use the multicolored instead of a more sedate pattern.

Comment by Jan Carter on February 1, 2016 at 16:03

OK, I like the handle on this one better than the pakawood one