I've just acquired a Fallkniven TK3, in "drowned oak." The oak has interesting white-grey highlights that are difficult to capture on film, and according to Fallkniven, comes from a small number of 300 year-old logs salvaged from the sea bottom. The knife is heavy in the hand, like a nice watch, and the lock-up is impressive, with a really loud and forceful "snap" as it locks open. The high-tech "Super Gold Powdered Steel" blade is extremely sharp out of the box, and the blade itself is attractive, with a near mirror sheen and a cool laminate line above the cutting edge, where the outer layers give way to the cutting edge. The knife feels great in hand, and everything about it says quality, from the way the materials intersect, to the smoothness of its operation.
