Fallkniven NL5

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joekkl

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What do you guys think of fallkniven nl5? I would love to get some user experience here? Worth the money?
 
I really like mine. I think it is a great little knife that often gets overlooked alot when it comes to small outdoor knives...

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It's a bit on the thick side when it comes to slicing, but the full convex blade still performs quite well, while giving you the confidence of a strong sturdy knife. I am a fan of the laminated VG-10 steel. it really holds a nice edge while maintaining good lateral strength.

It costs a little more than Fallknivens, and Bark Rivers, similarly sized knives, and I believe (IMHO) you are paying extra for the appealing style, premium handle metterial and such of the knife. Rather than any noticable improvement in performance though. But make no mistake, it will serve you quite well.

Just used mine recently to carve a couple spoons, and the sturdy tip came in handy for digging out the bowl portion...

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The factory sheath is nice enough, but their are also quite a few custom options on the market too....

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If you like it, I say go for it! I doubt you'll be disapointed! :)
 
Thanks for the wonderful detail and picture. I have ordered mine and should be coming soon!!! Too exciting. Will post some picture when it arrive. As for sheath, I will go with the custom route as well.

By the way, did you really carve the spoon with the Idun entirely??
 
That is a great looking knife !


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edit - as nice as that is , as beautiful as it is , it is pretty darn expensive !!
 
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joekkl said:
Thanks for the wonderful detail and picture. I have ordered mine and should be coming soon!!! Too exciting. Will post some picture when it arrive. As for sheath, I will go with the custom route as well.

By the way, did you really carve the spoon with the Idun entirely??
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I used a big blade to chop a branch down to size, It was either that Thor or my Browning Comp knife, (can't remember) ...used the small blade of a SAK for some of the tight spots. Then smoothed it with a little sandpaper.

But you could do one start to finish with the NL5 pretty easy. :)
 
wow. Thanks for the info. Really wonderful work there. Do you need to use completely dried wood?


BryFry said:
I used a big blade to chop a branch down to size, It was either that Thor or my Browning Comp knife, (can't remember) ...used the small blade of a SAK for some of the tight spots. Then smoothed it with a little sandpaper.

But you could do one start to finish with the NL5 pretty easy. :)
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joekkl said:
wow. Thanks for the info. Really wonderful work there. Do you need to use completely dried wood?
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Thanks!

That was my first try at carving a spoon. I used live wood and it ended up cracking pretty badly, but I don't think that is a problem with all types of wood.

Dry, seasoned wood is probably better. :)
 
I also love my idun. Who made your custom sheath?



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It's a bit on the thick side when it comes to slicing, but the full convex blade still performs quite well, while giving you the confidence of a strong sturdy knife. I am a fan of the laminated VG-10 steel. it really holds a nice edge while maintaining good lateral strength.

It costs a little more than Fallknivens, and Bark Rivers, similarly sized knives, and I believe (IMHO) you are paying extra for the appealing style, premium handle metterial and such of the knife. Rather than any noticable improvement in performance though. But make no mistake, it will serve you quite well.

Just used mine recently to carve a couple spoons, and the sturdy tip came in handy for digging out the bowl portion...

017-1.jpg


The factory sheath is nice enough, but their are also quite a few custom options on the market too....

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If you like it, I say go for it! I doubt you'll be disapointed! :)[/QUOTE]
 
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