Fallkniven questions

Intended use should decide you. Both types of steel are excellent - I have Fallknivens in both. I have the F1 in vg10, and wouldn't pay extra for the 3g unless I wanted it to skin out many moose.
Laminated VG10 holds an edge really well and is a great steel. It is pretty tough for a stainless.
For general heavy duty camping the VG10 should be fine. I am a fan of VG10.
 
the thermorun handle is not slippy in wet conditions as far as my experience goes. very good grippines and very good feel. the finger guard functions well, but this also depends on how hard you would want to stab with it and the power in your own hands. For me, my hand doesn't slide up and the handle gives you good tactile feedback to where your edge side is and where you have your grip.
No experience on the 3g steel, but I found the vg10 on my f1 and a1 (which I used very hard) to be excellent in performance and keeping their sharpness.
The zytel sheath has good retention and also has a strap, the knife won't fall out. No idea how the 'tab' wears over time though.

Maybe there is some information you can use in my 2 part f1 review video on youtube (see my signature). the table of contents is presented in the info pane on youtube.
 
Thanks guys. I have decided to go with the F1 in the VG10 steel with the leather sheath. Thanks for all your input.
 
GRIM 62 said:
Man,I gotta real bad itch to buy an F1,laminated VG10 is fine with me.
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Ya man i got the exact same itch. I cant wait to buy this knife. Just need the "OK" from my other half and ill click the "buy" button now.
 
Anyone have any chipping issues with the Fallkniven F1 when doing heavy chopping and battoning?
 
I have used the F1 and others for batoning but I have not seen any chipping.
I dont think chopping is a recommended method :)
In all swedish survival books I have, they suggest that you use batoning and they even have pictures of what looks like a F1 as well. Especially in the books by Lars Fält, the top military survival instructor.

In the environment the F1, and most other Fällkniven knives, are meant to be used you usually accompany the knife with an axe or saw. Even if you are a downed pilot in the middle of one of the big national parks in Sweden you have a wire saw in your pack.
 
rc3mil said:
Anyone have any chipping issues with the Fallkniven F1 when doing heavy chopping and battoning?
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No, not really.

I had a bit of micro chipping on both my FK A2 and Bark River Bravo 2 because I sharpened them at too acute an angle. Since I backed off the sharpening angle, no more problems. The chipping was very very minor and the edges refreshed with a quick sharpening.

Keep in mind any steel can chip if you slip and hit a rock, or something of the like.

Kevin
 
The only time I've seen any chipping issues with the VG10 blades has been a couple vid's on youtube. In both cases the users idioticaly batonned the blades into the rocks and gravel of a stream bed.
 
I had problems with small chips on my F1, they were on the last inch of the tip. I got these from sharpening on a Japanese water stone.
 
Im worried that the F1 might be a little on the thick side for delicate slicing capabilities like food prep and dressing game, and a little too short for battoning. Am i wrong?
 
rc3mil said:
Im worried that the F1 might be a little on the thick side for delicate slicing capabilities like food prep and dressing game, and a little too short for battoning. Am i wrong?
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Basically, yes.

The F1 slices very well but remember you are camping/surviving not a chef in a five star restuarant. I have batoned with mine often, You just have to take smaller "bites".

No knife will perform all tasks perfectly. A thinner blade would work better for slicing, a longer blade would have advantages when batoning.

The F1 performs a variety of tasks very well, it is a well rounded knife and will get the job done.

The option is to carry more than one blade or include an axe.

Kevin
 
Dag-nabit said:
Basically, yes.

The F1 slices very well but remember you are camping/surviving not a chef in a five star restuarant. I have batoned with mine often, You just have to take smaller "bites".

No knife will perform all tasks perfectly. A thinner blade would work better for slicing, a longer blade would have advantages when batoning.

The F1 performs a variety of tasks very well, it is a well rounded knife and will get the job done.

The option is to carry more than one blade or include an axe.

Kevin
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Thanks for all of your input. And thanks to everyone else who shared some light on the matter. Will post back here when i get the knife.
 
I ended up getting the F1 and took it out camping two weekends ago! Couldn't be happier!

Now I know what a quality knife feels like!
 
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