Poliwog response?

[bell]

OK, the Poliwog is out. Super design. I am looking for the user response on the forum. What do you think? Any review.

[Daniel]

I love it! It is a solid little workhorse-it fits the hand very well. The design of the blade is sort of like a minitiarized Native. Cuts like the Devil!

Ball lock works great-very solid and easy to unlock when you want to unlock it-not accidently! :D

[The Deacon]

It's very obvious that a lot of time and thought went into the design. When opened for use, ergonomics are excellent, knife feels both very comfortable and very secure in my hand. Fit and finish are excellent, the best I've seen on any of the new models lately. It is also the first ball lock that I have absolutely no problem unlocking when it's time to close the knife.

On the down side, at least for me - I found it rather limited as to the kinds of cutting it can do well. Its blade length make in inappropriate for some tasks, and the downward angle relationship between blade and handle makes in inappropriate for others. Where it shines is for straight down cuts into relatively thin material. Great box cutter, mat knife, carpet/linoleum knife. Not a good choice for peeling or quartering a decent size apple. Poor choice for halving an industrial size hero. It is also remarkably heavy for its size. I half wondered if the handles were depleted uranium instead of steel. Then there that oddly triangular shape, which makes it feel very strange in my pocket. Not uncomfortable, just odd. There's an excellent review of it over on BritishBlades.

[jaislandboy]

... Poor choice for halving an industrial size hero.
.... :D I guess it wouldn't be my first choice as a steak knife either.... ;)
The Poliwog feels like a Stainless Steel Dodo...with a "drop-point" Native-esque blade...opened, it feels super-comfortable, like a solid "slab" of steel in your palm...kinda feels indestructable like a "Mighty Dodo" ,but for it's size it's kinda heavy and yeah, it's blade length has its limitations...but hey, you can always buy a longer blade spydie for your hero sandwiches! ;)

[The Deacon]

.... :D I guess it wouldn't be my first choice as a steak knife either.... ;)
The Poliwog feels like a Stainless Steel Dodo...with a "drop-point" Native-esque blade...opened, it feels super-comfortable, like a solid "slab" of steel in your palm...kinda feels indestructable like a "Mighty Dodo" ,but for it's size it's kinda heavy and yeah, it's blade length has its limitations...but hey, you can always buy a longer blade spydie for your hero sandwiches! ;)True Brian, but the Dodo with its reverse S blade would be a much better choice for cutting a piece of rope or soft wire, than the 'Wog. The combination of short length and (relatively) extreme belly limit the versatility of the blade. And you are correct about it feeling indestructable, I should have mentioned that. It's the positive trade off for the sensation of heaviness.

[Michael Cook]

:spyder: It looks quite nice for mbc applications. No fear of losing it during hard impact and plenty big enough for deanimating biomechanical cuts. And LEO friendly! I'm ordering one as soon as I can scrape up a hunnert bucks. :) :spyder:

[Michael Cook]

:spyder: If it were a spint run I'd be selling my plasma to get one! :) :spyder:

[dsvirsky]

The Deacon pretty well summed things up. The Poliwog offers a good choice for when you need a sub 2.5" folder, but want a full size knife. But it is amazing just how heavy it is for a small, relatively slim knife. I'd be interested in seeing a G10 version.

[mikewww]

Besides the usual definition of a poliwog (pollywog - tadpole), I found another one : In the US Navy, a pollywog is a sailor who has not yet crossed the equator while on a ship !!

[jon shannow]

so what do the guys that have them so far think
is it a user or one for the collection ?

[Jim Malone]

IIRC the poliwog was designed as the basis for the "lego" knife, whereas it serves as a platform to add different bladetypes and colours, handle types, ball colours etc.

I hope :spyder: will come out with a kit for the poliwog with a hawkbill blade, some G10 slabs and some funky colours!

:)

[The Deacon]

IIRC the poliwog was designed as the basis for the "lego" knife, whereas it serves as a platform to add different bladetypes and colours, handle types, ball colours etc. Yes Jim, that's correct and is explained by Sal in post 37 on page 3 (http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12243&page=3&pp=15) of that review thread I mentioned earlier. The actual review is in post 51 on page 4 (http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12243&page=4&pp=15). Thread as a whole can be a bit of a read, but those two posts are very interesting.


so what do the guys that have them so far think
is it a user or one for the collection ?Won't presume to speak for anyone else, but mine will stay in the display case. For tasks that can be handled by a blade that size, I prefer my Kiwis. They peel apples and sharpen pencils more easily for me, weigh half as much, and are far easier to retrieve from my watch pocket (bear in mind that I never use a clip).

[jaislandboy]

so what do the guys that have them so far think
is it a user or one for the collection ?

I say User because of the way the open knife feels in one's hand...Really Good! And it's such a Stout Lil Knife..built like a tank..it's just begging to be Used! :p ;)