Dat lil debbil Fallkniven U2

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It's gettin under my skin. I have no need, use, justification for a dinky little pissant like this. Why am I wanting one?

Anyone got one they hate? Could you please post all the things that are no good with it so I can forget it?

Please?

It's even WORSE than a Kiwi, isn't it? I am fighting that one too.

:rolleyes:
 
Hey, Fallk's are great users. Gave both my kids an F1 & dad beats up a A2. Love that laminated steel. Good luck
 
I'd love to tell you that it is an awful knife, but I can't, I don't have one yet. It will be my next pocket knife. I have to give that Super Gold laminated blade a try, and it looks like a great little utility knife. For around $50.00 it looks to be a great value.
 
So I'm not the only one who hears U2 in the night. Hard to find posts about it hereabouts, but Cliff Stamp reviewed it here.
 
being a happy owner of F1, I can't see what could be possibly wrong with u2... it's on my mind as well ;)
 
Given a group of knives I could grab going out the door, the U2 is the one I reach for. It is the sharpest out-of-the-box knife I have. It's incredibly light. And despite how good it is for cutting and carrying, at the same time I don't worry about it getting dinged up in my pocket (which it hasn't) or creating a big financial hit if I lose it. When my wife and I moved recently, the U2 disappeared and I immediately purchased another...of course I then found the 'original'. But I am not sure I would do that with any other knife I have - either because they'd be too expensive to replace or because I just didn't want it that badly. Got one for my friend a while back, who has forgotten more than I know about knives, and he carries it all the time too. I think it's one of those magical little knives.
 
Carried a U2 in my show case for 2 shows ~ Kept looking at it and handling it ~ Finaly it got to me and I took it out of the case; have been carrying it ever since.

U2 is a great pocket knife/extremely sharp out of the box: And, as Cricket says, you don't have to worry about dinging it up, carrying it in your pocket with your change and/or keys.
 
Paul,

Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but the Fallkniven site has two good pictures of the U2 closed. One by itself and one in someone's hand.

http://www.fallkniven.com/us-u2.htm

The more people post about this knife the more I want one. I didn't really like it when I handled one at a gun show but it's growing on me. I will get one soon for sure.

Adam
 
As a negative, I have been carrying and using one for EDC work for a couple of weeks. It has already developed lateral play, enough to notice when cutting vegetables. It has seen no prying, chopping, or hard stabs, just used extensively in the kitchen as a paring knife mainly, cut some cardboard (a few meters), and done a decent amount of whittling. It is nice to see harder and high alloy stainless steels in pocket knives, and this is an ideal type of blade for that type of steel (light utility knife).

-Cliff
 
STOP!!! No more posts!!! Cliff is right. The thing is NO GOOD!!!! Never has been, never will be.....just a no good knife.

Wife thinks I am nuts to want another LITTLE knife as I have a drawer full. Pisses me off that she is RIGHT.

Lil lousy stinkin teeny tiny itty bitty peedinkle stubby RUNT!

Let this thread DIE! It is HAUNTING me.

I only want the knives I ....HAVE..... I want NO others.

I am .....SATISFIED!

There!

Powdered steel, indeed. NEW stuff. Untested. EXperimental. A government PLOT!

Stinky knife.

:grumpy:
 
Lateral play usually isn't a issue with that pivot screw in general, that however can fix side play. The U2 came with the near ideal tightening, any more and the blade won't actually unlock when you depress the back lock.

Since you wanted negatives here are a few more :

1) the inside of the handle slabs are not rounded, these then form the basis for high pressure points for heavy cutting

2) the short handle also precludes efficient extended carving and other significant cutting as the grip gets enclosed in the hand and thus generates a hot spot readily against the base of the pinky

3) the initial sharpness was less than optimal, decent polish but no bite (1/10 of optimal on aggression)

4) the edge angle is uneven, when used on a 15 setting on a Sharpmaker, one side gets hig along the bevel, another on the shoulder - this vastly reduces ease of sharpening and would readily give the impression that the steel is hard to sharpen

-Cliff
 
Cliff,
I only learn things by admitting my ignorance, so could you tell me the difference between lateral and side-to-side play? My dictionary wasn't any help and neither was thinking of a football play!
I found the edge angle on the two I got to be near perfect and the sharpest outofthebox I ever purchased. But my use isn't hard - mostly office so I never get to use the knife a long time...which could very well change how I feel about it.
Thanks,
Steve
 
Lateral is up and down, when you press the knife into something to cut it, you can feel the lock give. All lockbacks I have used develop it over time. By the way this little knife has a lot going for it of course :

1) high flat grind
2) acute and thin edge
3) nice working profile (no tantos, blood grooves, etc.)
4) solid and secure lock
5) hard and high alloy steel which actually makes sense for this type of knife

-Cliff
 
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