Edge retention: fallkniven
Blade profile (subjective); fallkniven
Control with fine carving: Woodlore
Handle comfort: Woodlore
Prettiness: Woodlore.
Hope this helps!
Nicely put!
But the man said "Woodlore CLONE" - not all of those are as nicely made/pretty as the originals (some are even better) so I guess that depends on the clone
Also, if the blade is "home handled" the F1 could end up even prettier
As to the blade control...again it depends on the clone - I have done fine carving with my F1 that one of my Woody clones (with short grinds) just was not happy with.
I have some nice clones - I have used some poor clones - and I am not a big fan of the original!
I like my F1, but it aint ideal for everything, and I realy like some of my clones, but the versitility of the clone depends on just how much of a true clone it is!
Longer grinds/convex edge clones work better (for me) than the originals I have tried.