Woodsman's Pal?

[Roger Norris]

Originally posted by Tedd:
I got one a few years ago. Got my wife to buy it for me for Christmas. The tool was awkward at best. Mostly it was just painful. The dull blade and hook gave me quite a few whip-lashed ears trying to hack through brush or saplings. The cutting edge doesn't go all the way to the tip. The curve and out of balance weight made it unwieldy. It's laying in the shed somewhere unused. I saw it recently. The leather handle is covered in mold.
I have cheapo machete that is much more useful.

Hey Tedd....ship it to me....How much do you want for it?

[Russ Clagett]

Thanks Homebru!

[Kip]

Tedd I thought I was the only one who thought the Woodmans Pal was not worth a nickle.It just doesn't have the feel like a cane knife or machete has.I need a tool for cuting mostly palmetoes.The pal is made in my opinion more heavier or bigger trees.It is not made for fast cutting more for chopping.Kip

[MnFn]

Before I bought a Stihl trimmer  ( one that you can put steel blades on it).  I had a small hand held pruning shears and a larger shear that worked pretty well.  I could cut up to one inch saplings with the larger one.  It was not the type with long blades. This one had long handles with short curved blades, it applied good leverage when cutting.

I bought the Stihl because of the lengthy trail I maintain on my property, it works slick.