Witch knife Kellam Tracker or Kellam Wolverine

[MountainWolf]

I'we been using Mora knives for some time and now i'we decided to get a new knife now i can't decide if should get Kellam Tracker or Kellam Wolverine.

Tracker:

Wolverine:


Tracker has a longer blade, but i can't find any other information about its blade hardness etc.

[Mojoracinguk]

I think most folk will ask 'What are you planning to do with it?'

This will then drive you into choosing the knife based on you intentions....this usually helps.

don't buy it based on looks, but what it will be mostly used for.
I'd also suggest you don't base you descision on once in a 'blue moon' senarios but situations you will encounter every time you pick it up, then you enjoy it far more.

Hope you like your new purchase (which ever one it is)
Mojo

[Hoodoo]

I've not been a fan of the Wolf Pack line. The handles are too big for me and the points too "tanto." The Wolverine, though, is another kettle o' fish. A fine knife in most respects. A knife well worth having imo. Easily my choice and I consider it one of the best production puukkos you can buy.

[shaggystu]

i've been using a kellam wolverine as my main knife for about 5 years now, i think it's a cracking knife. as mojoracing said it all depends on what you want to do with it, but here's a few of my thoughts on some basic bushcraft uses.

fire lighting:
feather sticks - it's a scandi grind, pretty much perfect for making feathersticks
firestick (ferro rod) - when i got my wolverine it had a fairly rounded edges to the spine of the blade and wouldn't throw a spark at all, i spent a couple of minutes with a file putting an angled edge on one side of the spine and now it works pretty well. it doesn't throw sparks as well as a "proper" striker or a hacksaw blade but it does throw plenty good enough sparks to light your tinder.
flint - this is a pretty new technique to me so i'm the limiting factor with this but i can get pretty decent sparks from the spine, it works.
batoning - the decent blade thickness and scandi grind make the wolverine pretty good at splitting kindling, the only limitation is the fact that the blade is pretty short so anything over about 2" thick and you're having to baton pretty close to the tip of the blade. that said i've split firewood up to 3" without any problems, there's just not much blade left to baton.

food prep:
skinning - all i've skinned with this knife is a few rabbits, not a great test but one that it passed with flying colours.
veg prep - to be honest i think that the blade is a little bit thick for veg prep but then the same could be said about nearly all "bushcraft" knifes, i use an opinel for veg prep.

woodcarving:
roughing out - the handle shape of the wolverine makes it very useable with a variety of grips, it's more comfortable than you'd think to use both upside down and back to front. it is possible to chip the edge of the blade when making powerful cuts, especially chopping/slashing type cuts.
fine work - the scandi grind is perfect for removing small amounts of wood, it works well as a draw knife for smoothing and final shaping. the thickness of the spine is nice and comfortable to press your thumb against and the total lack of ricasso means that you can work right up to the handle where you have most power and control.
detail work - the one way that i think the wolverine is limited as a woodcarving knife is the depth of the blade (it's quite shallow) which makes it less than ideal to use for really fine detail work such as chip carving or kohlrosing, a deeper balde such as those found on a woodlore or bushtool would be better for this kind of work.

overall i think that the wolverine is a great all round knife, it has its limitations but as a compromise it's bound to. i'd happily recommend it to anyone as a main bushcraft knife and if i was to carry onlt one tool then i'd choose this one.

hope that helped a little

cheers

stuart

[Ph34r]

lol, when i saw the title, I though you meant a witch's knife, but now I am disappointed

[Frederick89]

The Kellam Wild Finn Line is realized by Reino Kamppila of Kauhava, maker of Ahti knives.
http://www.ragweedforge.com/AhtiCatalog.html

He uses Lauri blades and the Kellam knives aren't exception. The Wolverine mount a Lauri PT blade instead of a conventinal one. The knife itself is a combination between the Ahti Metsä and Vaara.

Lauri blades are in Böhler 80Cr V2 carbon steel, hardened to 59 HRC on conventional blades and to 52-53 HRC on the spine and to 62-63 HRC to the edge on PT and PTX blades.

[wizard]

I have just switched to a Kellam Wolverine as my primary knife and am quite pleased with the performance. I believe the specs from Fredrick89 are correct for the Wolverine, softer spine and harder edge. The specs on the Tracker are also correct, 59 HRC is what I recall seeing somewhere. I have not used or handled the Tracker but it exceeds the size for a bush knife for my tastes. I much prefer the 3.7 inch blade of the Wolverine and never gave the Tracker a thought.
I believe you would like the Wolverine, nice knife for a fair price and also the sheath is well done. Much more so than the Ahti sheaths.
Have you looked at Siberianfury's Youtube review? Worth a look again. Cheers!

There iis also a Kellam model called the Fang which is between the Wolverine and Tracker, 4.7 inch blade.

[forestwalker]

lol, when i saw the title, I though you meant a witch's knife, but now I am disappointed

Yea, me too. I was about to say "black handle, double edged, steel blade".

[MountainWolf]

Thanks for all replies including witches one

i think i'll get wolverine

anyone got info about where to get the cheapest wolverine in europe?

[ex-member Raikey]

personally dont like the Tracker,...looks like it,d be hard to control due to its length

and the blade!,,, its very nearly a tanto ,..

as has been said tho,...it depends on what your planning to do with it,...

[robevs73]

wolvarine, the extra length on the tracker is of no value it will just get in the way.

[JDO330]

Josh (Siberianfury) did a decent review on this a couple of months back if I recall correctly?

Try this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJfZpxvwU9c

Hope the link works?