Timber Wolf File Worked Damascus Pocket Knife

It's a cheaply constructed knife, too bulky to carry comfortably in your pocket. The blade (which isn't even exactly straight) has the pattern printed on it. It's missing a lot of glue where the wood scale pieces join. In short, the pictures look much better. I'm not mad; I knew better. I had bought Timber Wolf before and I already knew they weren't known for quality, so it's on me. My advice is, put your $30 toward something nice.

works as great as it looks am very happy with it

This is a sort of “gentleman’s folding pocketknife.” The walnut and pakkawood scales are well made for a mass production piece, and the pins hold them in place well over time (around three months as an edc now and still no wobble). The blade is just as tight at first though, and definitely needs to be worn in a bit before it’ll comfortable open one handed. The blade IS made of real damascus steel. It’s lower quality, industrial production damascus as opposed to hand crafted, but it is REAL. Makes perfect sense considering that cheap, mass produced damascus pieces are kinda Timber Wolf’s thing. So be warned: if you try stupid stuff like cutting up beer cans or something, then you WILL scratch through the very thin layer of steel that was acid etched, and the pattern on the blade WILL be much less distinct. If you’re looking for a work horse look else where. If you want a light use edc that looks good and doesn’t break the bank, one of these will serve you well.

Do you really think you're getting "damascus" at this price? Of course not. The damascus pattern is printed on the blade. This is evident by the texture (or lack thereof), compared to my other real damascus blades, as well as the sharpened edge, the filed back, and scratches (yes, on a new product), where it's clearly plain steel. Not only that, even though the blade came in an oiled plastic wrapper, there are early signs of rust (discoloration in places), and significant rust inside the blade bay (not up on my terminology, so if there's a term for it, I don't know it) at the joins. The blade sharpening was also not very well done - there are some rough spots toward the back of the blade, and a couple nicks in the middle. As a previous reviewer stated, this knife has a lot of resistance opening and closing (more like grinding). It's not all doom and gloom. The woodwork is well done, and it feels great in-hand (it has a 'different' feel than any other wood knife I own, in a good way). The grey wood has a nice pattern, and nice depth in bright light. This is a display knife, purely for aesthetics (not quality). Again, it's a cheap knife - I've just been spoiled by other brands in the same price range. I'm not a true collector, just a hobbyist, so if you don't know much about knives, you'll likely be pleased; if you're a collector however, you'll have far more harsh thoughts than I do.