Cold Steel Finn Bear

I normally choose a smaller handle on a knife just to eliminate the 'bulk' for convenience of carrying ... and thus it is easier to keep my knife out of sight so as not to offend sensitive people. The Finn Bear handle is a bit bigger than I would normally go for.

However.... I had a pumpkin to cut up for soup today. I use knives for all sorts of more outdoorsy things...but cutting up a pumpkin is a good test...especially when the pumpkin is a particularly hard one. Peeling the pumpkin can be tricky. I used the new Finn Bear, and I liked the result. The handle size and shape seemed to make the job relatively easy. I found that I could really grip the knife and rotate it to remove the skin.

I don't often use a store-bought sheath knife. But now that I own a Finn Bear I wonder why folks would want to spend heaps more money on an expensive knife when the little Finn Bear works so well for a mere $11 or so. Would an $110 knife work ten times better? I don't think so. Are you ten times less likely to lose your $110 knife? Nope.

I might just get another one or two of these while they are still around.
 
i finally got one. it is worth the money, but since then i have bought similiar knives i like better for around the same price (marttiini big game knife, and 3 mora's). i didn't like the kudo because it was hard to close and it didn't feel sturdy to me
 
there is a thread on here where someone compares his mora with his finn bear. i dont have search privileges....but if you google "finn bear bladeforums" you can find it using the "find in this page feature" under finn.

his conclusion (and admittedly only his) is that the mora outperforms it in every way.

again, tha's just one mans opinion....but it is an interesting review.

Bill
 
I have on and like it real well. It was sure more that worth the money IMO.
 
I like everything about the Finn Bear, except for the edge-holding. I really want to like this knife, but it just doesn't stack up to any number of other knives in the price range in terms of steel quality.
 
I bought a couple each of the Finn Bears and Canadian Belt knives when they first came out...thought they were an ok buy for the price, sharp enough for some jobs and good for bashing around on the farm......I was not excited by the edge holding or 'sharpenability' ..sort of average for a low priced knife and not a patch on the red handled Moras which come razor sharp for less than $9 plus taxes, stay that way far longer and sharpen up easily....

I think that with Cold Steel you get what you pay for......most of the time...I have several Master Hunters (Carbon V and San Mai) which are my favourites for butchering and skinning game and cattle.......the newer UWK and similar knives use what seems to be a reasonable steel comparable to Carbon V, only time will tell.....

in the meantime if I want to buy a knife based on price/value for the money,
sharpness and edge retention its a Mora all the way......some cost less than the Cold Steel products, some more.....but for my uses they are a far better knife...
Steve
 
Wow, this is an old thread..still a good issue. I have to agree, I think that for the money, the MORA is the better deal. They just hold a better edge, and if you don't like the handle, try a different one, Mora has several. Nothing wrong with the Finn Bear for the price, so if you like it, go for it...its only ten bucks. Gene
 
The Zieg said:
I have two original Tapio Wirkkala-designed puukkos made by Hackman in the 80s (the knife on which CS modeled the Sisu), one I keep in original condition and another I used hunting and fishing for years. I intend to get one of these Finn Bears from CS so I can finally retire my Wirkkala puukko. But I'm also keen on the CS Roach Belly.

But I'm not crazy about the sheath. Anyone know where I can pick up a straight leather sheath I can soak and then mold to fit? I purchased such a sheath from Fox River Traders years ago (pretty inexpensive, too, but they don't carry them anymore), fitted it to my Wirkkala puukko, and have a perfectly sheath, but I'd like to try the same for these two CS knives. Any suggestions?

Also, anyone know how deep the tangs go into the handles on these knives? Guess an X-ray is the only way to tell. Maybe a really strong magnet?

Zieg
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Take a look here at Ragnar Forge:

http://www.ragweedforge.com/HistoricalKnifeCatalog.html

He carries the Sisu, the Finn Bear, and some decent looking leather sheaths that are very reasonable.
 
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