Brusletto knives.

[Jenner 515]

After seeing one posted in another thread in this forum, my interest was definitely piqued.

Anybody carry one? And how do you like it? Pros and Cons. What model?

I am looking at either the Fjord or Troll model.

Thanks for your time.

 

[tarmix101]

After seeing one posted in another thread in this forum, my interest was definitely piqued.

Anybody carry one? And how do you like it? Pros and Cons. What model?

I am looking at either the Fjord or Troll model.

Thanks for your time.

Steel is 12C27, well tempered and easy to sharpen. The two Bruslettos I've used were all put together nicely, and I wouldn't hesitate to take them in the woods.

Handles are a bit small for me however, but should fit most medium sized hands.

 

[CWL]

I bought the Brusletto Profileringskniv, which is supposedly the plain version of the Troll.

Handle was very small for me but my biggest surprise was that the blade had several chips in it after a short whittling session on some dried branches. None of my other Scandi blades has ever done that before and I've put several thru actual torture trials.

Maybe an isolated incident of bad tempering, but I do not trust Brusletto after that.

 

[akennedy73]

I put a small chip in my trollkniven by whacking a peach pit with it - but a little bit of sharpening took the chip out (and the factory grind marks). peach pits are pretty hard i guess.

i find the barrel-shaped handle of the trollkniven really comfortable. i don't know why custom knifemakers never seem to make knives with the traditional barrel shaped handles - i know full tangs typically have scales pinned to them, but given how comfortable a barrel-shaped handle is, it seems like you'd see it at least once in a while. off the top of my head i can't think of a custom knife maker utilizing barrel-shaped handles.

The blade seems a little thicker than your average frosts mora but i could be wrong about that. it's a small blade in terms of length but when it comes to a utility sheath knife i prefer something on the small size. without a full tang it's pretty light weight which i like too.

aesthetically i really appreciate that they left the scaling on - even though it's a stainless blade. polished flats on a blade are just something to get scratched up - i prefer my polish on the cutting edge, not the flats

For the price (i think $85 on ragweed) there's probably better knives out there in terms of higher quality steel, handle material, full-tang, etc. But it's still a favorite for me.