Knives Illustrated – August 2019

Left: The author used

the Jarosz 7509 Spear

Point Flipper on a

couple of woods trips in

place of his usual fixed

blade knife.

Bottom Left: The

slightly toothy AUS-8A

blade cut cleanly

through 1-inch sisal

rope and held up well to

the task.

Bottom Right: The

7509 proved handy for

common camp chores

like cutting up food.

Cleanup was easy with

its AUS-8A stainless

steel blade.

“THE JAROSZ FLIPPERS HAVE AN

OVERALL LENGTH OF 8.5 INCHES

OPEN AND WEIGH A QUITE

REASONABLE 4.8 OUNCES.”

Moving to the woods, the Jarosz Spear

Point compares favorably in size to

some of my other favorite bushcraft

blades, like my old Kellam Puukko and

the Classic Mora #1. These are good

bush tools, but not chopping brutes,

so I felt they were an apt comparison.

I kept in mind the spirit of bushcraft,

in that it’s all about living and

thriving in an outdoor environment,

not simply surviving. I didn’t do any

chopping or batoning with the Jarosz

folders as I don’t really see that as

their intended role. I did, however,

take down a sapling using a series of

push cuts with the Spear Point model

and did my usual mix of whittling and

notching. The hollow ground blade

did quite well on wood, better than

I expected, honestly. The centerline

point worked well for drilling, too. It’s

sharp but sturdy.

For other camp chores, I just used

the Jarosz for things as they came

up. I found that it was handy to have

the folder in my pocket. It was quick

to grab when needed and could be

drawn and opened with one hand —

via the flipper — very conveniently. I

used the folder to cut o— clothesline

cord, open up food packages, and cut

36 KNIVES ILLUSTRATED • JULY/AUGUST 2019 knivesillustrated.com