You'll wonder how you ever did without the Woodman's Pal machete! Whether you're blazing a trail, building a duck blind, brush clearing, tree pruning or removing unwanted brush, the Woodman's Pal machete will do it with the powerful cutting performance of an axe and machete rolled into a single tool!
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Woodman's Pal Classic
rather than a burden, to your arm. It is 10.5" long; 16.5" overall with 6" ash wood grip.
Classic tool only #481 $59.50
Classic 3-piece set with cordura sheath and sharpening stone #481-12 $71.50
Classic tool with leather sheath #481-510-4 $86.50
Woodman's Pal Premium
a leather grip and steel knuckleguard. The Premium weighs 24 ounces and is 17" long.
Premium tool only #284 $66.50
Premium with leather sheath #284-510-2 $91.50
Premium with canvas sheath #284-310-2 $98.00
Premium 3-piece set with cordura sheath and sharpening stone #284-12 $87.50
Woodman's Pal Junior
Scouts due to the convenient size. It weighs 23 ounces and is 14.5" long.
Includes the same leather grip and steel knuckleguard as does the Woodmans Pal Premium model.
Junior Premium tool only #784 $66.50
Junior Premium 3-piece set with cordura sheath and sharpening stone #784-12 $78.50
Woodman's Pal Long Reach
through leafy, springy vegetation rather than for heavy-duty cutting that the
Classic and Premium models are meant for.
The longer hardwood handle provides increased leverage to maintain
the traditional chopping power of heavier models.
The blade thickness of the Woodman's Pal Long Reach is 1/16" thick,
as opposed to the Classic and Premium models which are 1/8" thick.
Long Reach tool only #145 $68.50
Long Reach tool with cordura sheath #145-12 $79.50
The Woodmans Pal machete is a compact, perfectly balanced land-clearing tool. Go ahead-- hold it in your hand and you'll see. It's no accident
that its length approximates that of the human forearm from elbow to knuckle. Generations of forest and land managers, surveyors, campers, soldiers, and outdoorsmen endorse Woodman's Pal-- not only for the feel, but also because only the best materials are used.
The blade is SAE1075 cold rolled spring steel, hardened to Rockwell C47. A lower-carbon steel would not hold the edge for long. Harder steel (like SAE1095 used in fine cutlery) can become brittle in cold weather and can crack or chip with heavy use. The handle is shaped from a single piece of American hardwood, cemented and riveted to the tang. The belt-looped sheath is heavily stitched, and rugged. From the blanking of the steel on the 150-ton press to the hand-lacquering of each handle, there are 23 stages of production. All stages are done by hand to perfection.
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Nostalgia Collection
The Woodman's Pal Nostalgia Collection is offered as a reminder of humble beginnings from early 1942 when the US Signal Corp was issued this standard equipment. The collection is especially perfect for military and American history buffs! This collection includes a Woodmans Pal Premium tool, canvas sheath, round honing stone and set of 4 manual reprints.The olive green canvas sheath with zippered closure is a true vintage military design from World War II and attaches to your belt via the canvas loop. The round honing stone is double sided coarse and fine grits and measures 3 x 5/8 inches.
Coarse side will take out any nicks in the blade and the fine side will dress it up! Each of the 4 manuals provide valuable information on a variety of topics
that relate to the Woodman's Pal and contains the original wording and artwork from manuals originally printed in 1942. The title of the manuals are: Care, Use & Sharpening; Living in the Jungle; Survival Tool Kit Airman's; and Fighting with USA Knife LC-14-B.
4-piece Nostalgia Collection #284NC $135.00
History of the Woodman's Pal
Frederick Ehrsam was not only an expert on edge tools used throughout the world, but by the time he settled in Pennsylvania in the 1930s, the Swiss National was also an experienced architect, artist, engineer, manufacturer, and woodsman.
Over the next 10 years, all these skills would be used in the creation of a tool that would
eventually influence modern forest and land management. Professionals in the forest and field relied heavily on the machete for clearing brush and blazing trails. Other tools were also needed to thin, trim, chop, and prune.
Frederick Ehrsam saw the need for a single implement that could not only perform
the task of each as well or better, but could eliminate drawbacks like awkward weight or bulk, lack of balance or versatility, and designs unsafe for the inexperienced user.
In 1941, Frederick Ehrsam introduced the Woodman's Pal. Professionals in forestry, agriculture, and horticulture quickly recognized it as a historic achievement.
This new tool did not go unnoticed by the US Military. The Woodman's Pal, or "LC-14-B" in military terms, was standard issue from the early part of World War II through Desert Storm. GIs and the US Army Signal Corp. relied heavily on the Woodman's Pal for land clearing operations. At the time of the Vietnam War, the Woodman's Pal was designated the "Survival Tool, Type IV" and was issued in air crew survival kits.
Today, the Woodmans Pal is still praised by each new generation of
forest and land managers, surveyors, campers, soldiers, and outdoorsmen.
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