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Great value on Baladeo quality! By Wine Enthusiast from Lathrop, CA on 06/28/2009 Pros: Attractive Design, Durable, Easy To Clean Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: We choose gifts for vistors, colleagues in our industry, or special members of our community. I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of this wine carrier. It looked sharp after adding a nice bottle of wine. We ordered four and will be ordering another half dozen, really cool!
By jim from detroit mich on 06/24/2009 Pros: Durable Materials, Easy To Use, Ergonomic Grip Best Uses: At The Bar, In The Kitchen, Wine Bottles Describe Yourself: Bargain Hunter, Practical Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: it works well for the use in tended
By kk from atlanta on 06/10/2009 Pros: Comfortable Grip, Durable, Sharp Blade Best Uses: Camping, Home, Hunting, Survival Describe Yourself: Casual Adventurer Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: I bought this knife because it was on sale for a very low price - at that price it was an excellent purchase.
By Afton Crozet from Central VA on 06/09/2009 Pros: Accurate, Compact, Reliable Performance Best Uses: Backcountry Camping, Day Trips, River Trips, Survival Describe Yourself: Outdoor Enthusiast Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: Great, simple, and easy to use.
By Isaac from Dallas, TX on 06/09/2009 Pros: Attractive Design, Easy To Clean Describe Yourself: High-end Shopper Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend Comments: We use this for a weekly outdoor concert that we attend. It is great for packing beverages along with food and we generally have room for everything. The problem i've encountered is that where the straps connect to the bag the little D ring and the connector piece have both broken at different times. I can no longer use the shoulder strap on the bag.
By STW from Rocky Mountains on 06/06/2009 Pros: Comfortable Grip, Durable, Opens Smoothly, Sharp Blade Cons: Brass fittings protrude, Opens too easily Best Uses: Camping, Fixing lunch on the train, Home, TRAVEL Describe Yourself: Avid Adventurer Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: Happy that STP made these larger Laguiole knives available. Bought a slimmer smaller one in Provence for my wife but did not like the feel of it in my larger hand. This one has the elegance and nice touches (scalloping, bee decoration) of the traditional Laguiole but in a small hunter size.
Smooth operation without notchiness, surprising for a steel bolster knife without brass linings. May open too easily, however. Can open in halfway just by a sharp downward motion in the hand. Blade has no play when locked open--unlocking is smooth too.
Very nice wood and lovely brass pins that a slightly prickly from being a little higher than the wood surface. Wood must have dried since manufacture. This is not as bad as some Laguiole knives I've handled, and seems to have smoothed a bit with handling.
Corkscrew works and is reasonably solidly mounted--not too much movement. Surprisingly comfortable in the hand despite palm pressure on the screw. The cork screw is handy on trains and prevents the disaster of a yurt or alpine hut with a bottle of red but no way to open it. But the corkscrew also transforms this fairly long bladed knife from something that looks like a weapon into a friendly food tool. Likely to get a kind eye from train conductors who'd frown at other knives.
Simple Elegant opens too easily By STW from Rocky Mountains on 06/06/2009 Pros: Comfortable Grip, Durable, Sharp Blade, Smooth Locking Mechanism Cons: Opens way too easily Describe Yourself: Avid Adventurer Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: Good width and shape for a hunter handle, but the hollow ground blade doesn't strike me as the kind of blade you need in a hunter. Fishing, yes. Smaller game, probably. Picknicking, camp chores, sandwiches on the train, definitely.
Brass pins are a great feature of these French knives, but these stick out noticeably from the wood and feel quite prickly. Wood must have dried since manufacture.
Lovely, light wood makes this knife stand out.
Opens way too easily. Knife will open to full lock with one sharp downward movement. Trying to decide if this is dangerous (may open unintentionally). Steel on steel contact without brass lining seems to work ok.
By JM The Chicagoan from Chicago, Illinois on 06/02/2009 Pros: Accurate, Easy To Set Up, Good features Best Uses: Day Trips, Orienteering, River Trips, Survival Describe Yourself: Avid map enthusiast, Outdoor Enthusiast Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: This style of compass is used for orienteering or compass/ map routeing.
Not a bad deal, Not a great deal By Old Gringo from North West Arkansas on 05/31/2009 Cons: Unlocking way to stiff Describe Yourself: Casual Adventurer Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: Price is good, workmanship is a little lacking. Unlocking the blade is way too hard. However, for the price I don't think you will find anything better.
By welt from Mercer, PA on 05/26/2009 Pros: Compact, Easy To Set Up, Strong Construction Best Uses: Backcountry Camping, Survival Describe Yourself: Technically Challenged Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: Nice size for gift giving.
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