bark river vs Fällkniven

I have to say my two favorite knives are my Fallkniven H-1 and my BRKT Aurora. Both have their strong points. I have 5 Falkies, from the F1 to the A1 and I have 6 BRKT's. I love them all and have not found ANY comparably price knife that could compete with either company. I have a Fall S-1 that was re-handled by BRKT with a beautiful maple burl handle (thanks JTC3495) and it is one of those knives that gives me everything I want in one perfect package. Fallkniven or BRKT? Thats easy, the answer is ..... YES!!!
 
Bark River Knife & Tool hands down! Not that there is anything wrong with the Swedish knife company or anythnig, they are pretty darn good too. It's just that BRKT has more appealing... BRKT knives look like fine custom pieces of art, while Fallkniven look more like decent mass produced tools.

Another things going to Barkies:

- Plenty of handles to choose from-- much prettier to boot!
- A2 tool steel with superb HT VS stainless on the Fallknivens
- excellent lifetime warranty: "you break we fix it" no questions asked!
- Made in the USA!
 
I agree with Jos. Both Bark River and Fallkniven. Have both and both make great knives. Bark River gives a greater choice of handles. As far as quality and performance, can't go wrong with either. You'd be cheating yourself by only picking one.
 
Gerberblades said:
Also, their is more quality and workmanship that goes into Bark Rivers.
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Based on what?

All the Fallkniven's I've seen have been immaculate, and just to compare rubber handled knives the fit/finish on the fallkniven is much better than say, the scrapyards I own.

I've heard great things about the finish on the barkies, but I do distinctly remember someone breaking the lanyard ring off their bark river ( pretty sure it was a northstar) just by dropping it onto pavement.
 
The six B R knives I have are collectively the highest quality fixed blades I own - or have ever seen! They came scarey sharp - and as near perfect as possible. One has a Serbian holster of great quality, while the remainder have US made sheaths of at least the same quality. The knives are made in the USA - a great plus for me. The warranty is fantastic, too. I like the convex grind hard tool steel (A-2), as well.

The Falkniven F1 - and others with the VG-10 - are 'made in Japan'. I was shocked, having heard all of my life about the quality of Swedish steel - and the Falkniven uses Japaneese steel - oh well! Also, while the 'entry level' Bark Rivers start with Micarta, Falkniven starts with 'Kraton' - a type of rubber. The F1 in Kraton is ~$110-$120 mail order; ~$250 with black Micarta!

Obviously, I'll take Bark River.

Stainz
 
Stainz said:
The six B R knives I have are collectively the highest quality fixed blades I own - or have ever seen! They came scarey sharp - and as near perfect as possible. One has a Serbian holster of great quality, while the remainder have US made sheaths of at least the same quality. The knives are made in the USA - a great plus for me. The warranty is fantastic, too. I like the convex grind hard tool steel (A-2), as well.

The Falkniven F1 - and others with the VG-10 - are 'made in Japan'. I was shocked, having heard all of my life about the quality of Swedish steel - and the Falkniven uses Japaneese steel - oh well! Also, while the 'entry level' Bark Rivers start with Micarta, Falkniven starts with 'Kraton' - a type of rubber. The F1 in Kraton is ~$110-$120 mail order; ~$250 with black Micarta!

Obviously, I'll take Bark River.

Stainz
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I couldn't agree more!
 
Stainz said:
The six B R knives I have are collectively the highest quality fixed blades I own - or have ever seen! They came scarey sharp - and as near perfect as possible. One has a Serbian holster of great quality, while the remainder have US made sheaths of at least the same quality. The knives are made in the USA - a great plus for me. The warranty is fantastic, too. I like the convex grind hard tool steel (A-2), as well.

The Falkniven F1 - and others with the VG-10 - are 'made in Japan'. I was shocked, having heard all of my life about the quality of Swedish steel - and the Falkniven uses Japaneese steel - oh well! Also, while the 'entry level' Bark Rivers start with Micarta, Falkniven starts with 'Kraton' - a type of rubber. The F1 in Kraton is ~$110-$120 mail order; ~$250 with black Micarta!

Obviously, I'll take Bark River.

Stainz
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You mislead a bit, Sir. How can you be shocked that VG10 steel comes from Japan? That's primarily due to export restrictions. And, of course, the Japanese know nothing of making good steel...

If you wish to buy exclusively from US producers, that is your choice.
 
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BMW versus Mercedes, Benchmade vs spyderco

I went Fallkniven and have had BMW's -Audi Quatro at the moment, nearly got a bravo 1 too and probably will

The differences in function are clearly marginal in the bigger scheme of things. Hence it comes down to smaller perceptual isseus which are naturally hard to decide on - and making decisions on this basis is like buying art
 
I do not own and have never handled a Fallkniven, so cannot comment upon them. I've got several Bark River knives, however, and the design, execution and workmanship on them is nothing short of outstanding. Honestly, it's hard to imagine how you could go wrong with either maker as long as you pick a knife of an appropriate design for the task at hand.
 
Outdoors Fanatic said:
Bark River Knife & Tool hands down! Not that there is anything wrong with the Swedish knife company or anythnig, they are pretty darn good too. It's just that BRKT has more appealing... BRKT knives look like fine custom pieces of art, while Fallkniven look more like decent mass produced tools.

Another things going to Barkies:

- Plenty of handles to choose from-- much prettier to boot!
- A2 tool steel with superb HT VS stainless on the Fallknivens
- excellent lifetime warranty: "you break we fix it" no questions asked!
- Made in the USA!
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I cannot understand why you would judge the Fallkniven to look more like "mass produced tools." That's just a silly statement, and, quite frankly, I'd give the cosmetic "edge" (PUN PUN) to Fallkniven.

I have a couple of Mission knives with A2 blade steel and it's nothing very special. Costly, but not very special. That's one reason I won't consider another, unless it's heavily discounted.
 
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I have two Barkies.
The Gameskeeper II, with amboinia wood handle and the 1855 Hunting Bowie, with walnut saber handle, and a Northstar on the way.

I have two Fallknivens.
The A1 and the S1. Both with kraton handles.
I have no doubt that I will eventually own an F1.

The craftsmanship of both manufacturers is excellent.
Both the steels (VG-10 stainless, A2 carbon) are equally good, each having certain advantages over the other.

Obviously, aesthetics are very much a subjective matter.
So, while I find the Fallknivens to be very attractive, the various wood scales available on the Barkies is far more appealing than the kraton of the Fallknivens. IMO.

But as I said, aesthetics are very subjective.

There is no right or wrong. There's only REALLY GOOD knives. :thumbup:


PS. Kraton IS mass produced and all looks the same.(very generic) Wood scales are UNIQUE.(and beautiful!)
Wood comes from trees.
Kraton comes from the ass end of the Michelin man!
 
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Mr. Halbie,

Are You the same Halbie that was banned from the other forum?

You seem to be doing a fine job here trying to minimize Bark River Knives.

It might be because Mr. Stewart was one of the Moderators that Banned you.

Many of us participate in more than one forum and saw your posts there.

Taking that fight here is certainly bad forum.

Jim
 
JimConvex said:
Mr. Halbie,

Are You the same Halbie that was banned from the other forum?

You seem to be doing a fine job here trying to minimize Bark River Knives.

It might be because Mr. Stewart was one of the Moderators that Banned you.

Many of us participate in more than one forum and saw your posts there.

Taking that fight here is certainly bad forum.

Jim
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I think you are bringing some fight into this forum. I suppose, I'm not supposed to say anything good about Fallkniven in a thread about Fallkniven.

Bad form is from people who want to make any disagreement - or even the apparent lack of disagreement, in this case - into a personal issue. If you can't argue your point, you attack the poster. But, you learned from the best, eh?

Try to stay on topic and avoid the personal attacks, Jim.
 
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Outdoors Fanatic said:
- Made in the USA!
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Stainz said:
The knives are made in the USA - a great plus for me.
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In my humble opinion being "made in the USA" has nothing to do with quality. I think it's a bit narrow minded only wanting to buy "made in the USA". You're missing out on many great knives produced in Japan, Spain, Germany, France, and then I'm not even talking about customs.

Don't get me wrong, I think Bark Rivers are great knives, but not because they are made in the USA, but because they are made by a company which stands behind it's product, designs great knives and has a good customer service. But then again, all those arguments also go for Fallkniven.

And all those people thinking that Fallkniven is lacking in aestetics, should take a look at the Northern Light series, or the Tre Kronor series. The "rubber" handled ones are pure function, which makes them attractive in another way!

As for the Bark Rivers, I own a huntsman (green micarta) and like it very much.

I still think it's Fallkniven AND Bark River. I have great respect for Peter & Eric (owners of Fallkniven) and for Mike (owner of Bark River Knife & Tool).

And now some eyecandy: My nicest Fallkniven & my nicest(and for now only) Bark River.

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Kind regards,

Jos
 
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