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Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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Andaltool Canadian Forest Knife
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And you'll keep waiting, I won't waste any more of my time with you.
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And you'll keep waiting. I won't waste any more breath on the likes of you.
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Watch James video here. https://m.facebook.com/canadianforestknife/?tsid=0.9565757322296911&source=result
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The video I saw spent more time discussing the sheath and accessories than the knife. The posted link doesn't go to any video that I could find.....I don't see anything particularly special about the blade, its a standard Finnish style curved edge design with a Scandi grind. The Vaarinpuuko from Roselli has used this for years for instance....
There is no need to try justify the cost of your knife by arguing that its the best because it costs more. Its just a knife like so many other similar bushcraft tools out there.
The price of a knife is driven mostly by production costs, or in the case of a handmade knife the makers time invested in producing the knife and how much the maker thinks he can sell it for. A $20 Opinel will cut as well as any $300 knife, and better than many of them in fact. You can get a good genuine Scandi blade actually made by real Scandinavian makers for far less than $200 if you want, from makers such as Roselli, Martinii, Mora and others that have been around for many years. If you want to spend $200 or more on a bushcraft knife, your money, whatever. Just don't come here and start the snob routine with others who might disagree with your opinion.
There is no need to try justify the cost of your knife by arguing that its the best because it costs more. Its just a knife like so many other similar bushcraft tools out there.
The price of a knife is driven mostly by production costs, or in the case of a handmade knife the makers time invested in producing the knife and how much the maker thinks he can sell it for. A $20 Opinel will cut as well as any $300 knife, and better than many of them in fact. You can get a good genuine Scandi blade actually made by real Scandinavian makers for far less than $200 if you want, from makers such as Roselli, Martinii, Mora and others that have been around for many years. If you want to spend $200 or more on a bushcraft knife, your money, whatever. Just don't come here and start the snob routine with others who might disagree with your opinion.
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The video I saw spent more time discussing the sheath and accessories than the knife. The posted link doesn't go to any video that I could find.....I don't see anything particularly special about the blade, its a standard Finnish style curved edge design with a Scandi grind. The Vaarinpuuko from Roselli has used this for years for instance....
There is no need to try justify the cost of your knife by arguing that its the best because it costs more. Its just a knife like so many other similar bushcraft tools out there.
The price of a knife is driven mostly by production costs, or in the case of a handmade knife the makers time invested in producing the knife and how much the maker thinks he can sell it for. A $20 Opinel will cut as well as any $300 knife, and better than many of them in fact. You can get a good genuine Scandi blade actually made by real Scandinavian makers for far less than $200 if you want, from makers such as Roselli, Martinii, Mora and others that have been around for many years. If you want to spend $200 or more on a bushcraft knife, your money, whatever. Just don't come here and start the snob routine with others who might disagree with your opinion.
You really do not know what you're talking about, I'm not trying to justify the cost. It is in fact a better knife that a Mora or 1/4 Tang Roselli. The fact that any of you think that any of the mentioned knives are of the same quality is very laughable.
Also, I asked for the opinions of people who owned one not a bunch of naysayers who don't know the difference.
Matter of fact is, I never asked for anyone's opinion of my knife.
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You obviously did not read my post. Let me be a bit more blunt:
Knock off challenging and pseudo insulting other posters.
If I have to post again in this thread, it will be to state that I have issued a warning with points.
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They started the insults not me, but you side with them, interesting. Issue a warning with point if you wish, but I have every right to defend myself.
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I refer you to post 12 (which I reported) and post 15.
Its you in fact who doesn't know. Whats a 1/4 tang Roselli?
Why is your knife better? Please don't counter by saying look at video, tell us what makes this knife so good....
Why are those knives laughable? Most of those knives have been around for decades and have been used by many thousands of people - hunters, hikers, even military. They are no different than your knife in all reality, many are better in fact... I think its laughable that somebody would shell out more than $200 for a knife with an easily produced blade design made from a lesser quality steel just because it has a fancy micarta handle when you can get a nice real Scandinavian blade with a real stacked bark handle for half the price .....so what? If you like your knife thats fine, but don't get your panties in a wad because somebody tells you like it is....
You did ask for opinions, you asked if anybody had one. What did you expect, a "yes I have one" answer with no commentary on the knife? In fact, you seem quite insulted that nobody is fawning over your little knife. Fact is there are quite a few people here who actually do "know the difference"....
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Its you in fact who doesn't know. Whats a 1/4 tang Roselli?I have a Roselli Vaarinpuuko, its full tang, peened on the end.
Why is your knife better? Please don't counter by saying look at video, tell us what makes this knife so good....
Why are those knives laughable? Most of those knives have been around for decades and have been used by many thousands of people - hunters, hikers, even military. They are no different than your knife in all reality, many are better in fact... I think its laughable that somebody would shell out more than $200 for a knife with an easily produced blade design made from a lesser quality steel just because it has a fancy micarta handle when you can get a nice real Scandinavian blade with a real stacked bark handle for half the price .....so what? If you like your knife thats fine, but don't get your panties in a wad because somebody tells you like it is....
You did ask for opinions, you asked if anybody had one. What did you expect, a "yes I have one" answer with no commentary on the knife? In fact, you seem quite insulted that nobody is fawning over your little knife. Fact is there are quite a few people here who actually do "know the difference"....
I asked if anyone had one, not for opinions from people who do not.
I've owned all the knives you have mentioned, ND the Andaltool is by far a better quality knife, period.
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Yours was the first snarky post.
And no matter who started the insults, the others stopped when I initially posted.
You kept it up even after I had posted.
It is just, that this is a forum, so you can't really control the feedback you will get, when posting up a thread.
Nice little knife. Really.
I am sure it works just as well as most other generic bushcrafttype knives.
Is my eyes, a good bushcrafttype knife is thin with a convexed edge. Never really cared for the scandi-grind. And I am Scandinavian too
Nice little knife. Really.
I am sure it works just as well as most other generic bushcrafttype knives.
Is my eyes, a good bushcrafttype knife is thin with a convexed edge. Never really cared for the scandi-grind. And I am Scandinavian too
So you wanted justification for your purchase, not somebody to tell you that your knife is just a knife, and not a top shelf one at that....There is a difference between pretty handles and actual functionality.
Still waiting for proof....tell us why its so much better than all those other time tested and proven knives without posting links to a FB page....and stop making it sound like you are trying to convince yourself how good this thing is.
You are sounding like a shill at this point....
Yup, reap the whirlwind.....
I find that the curved blade with scandi grind isn't real useful for everyhing. The Vaarinpuukko is not a good slicer even if its razor sharp. Carving up kindling strips, fleshing a deer hide, basic stuff like that, but you can't easily cut vegetables and such because the blade wedges itself in.Nice little knife. Really.
I am sure it works just as well as most other generic bushcrafttype knives.
Is my eyes, a good bushcrafttype knife is thin with a convexed edge. Never really cared for the scandi-grind. And I am Scandinavian too
I also have a very nice AdventureSworn bushcrafter with O-1 steel. Its gets scary sharp, and while its a very nicely made knife and serves a purpose, its still not a good all around knife as its kind of thick and the Scandi grind wedges itself when trying to slice stuff. Something like the Marbles Woodcraft is much preferable. Tall thin blade with high grind, cuts everything well, doesn't get stuck in veggies when doing food prep. Won't hold up to chopping you say? Well, thats what the GB Mini is for.....and when properly sharp that can do food prep with the best of them...
But its not better than a Skookum apparently.....
Got it Monday and it was posted for sale yesterday....
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