Frosts Triflex,.......wow!!

[Treadwell]

I recently received a shipment from Ragweed Forge of four Frosts in three different steels; High Carbon; Stainless; and Triflex. I have had the Stainless Clipper and Master, as well as the laminated S-1, in my collection for quite some time, and they have all seen a fair amount of use, in fact, a Stainless Clipper is one of our favorite kitchen knives.

I wanted to experiment with the High Carbon and the new Triflex blades, and at the very affordable price, decided to order another Clipper and Master at the same time.

The Triflex was easily the sharpest "out of the box", and after a little work with a ceramic rod, it was extremely sharp, quite possibly the sharpest knife I currently own. Now keep in mind, I'm talking about a $11.00 knife!

While I have yet to get a feel for how the edge will hold up after continued use, it has the potential of being the best value for the dollar that I have yet to run across! First impressions can be misleading, but I'd venture a guess that it's going to be a very, very serviceable knife.

I dug through my many fixed blades for a "better" sheath to tide me over until the one I ordered from Eric at on/scene arrives, and found that one of my Marble's will work perfectly in the interim.

If you haven't had a chance to give the new Triflex a try, it would certainly be worth the $11.00 to do so!

I'm extremely impressed with the knife for the money, I have spent 5 times the money for a knife half as good.......

Treadwell

 

[Runs With Scissors]

I haven't tried the Tri-Flex stuff yet, although it's very high on my "to do" list.

I've gotten the Laminated, stainless, and carbon stuff though. Love the Carbon blades for outdoors/general woods use, like the stainless for day to day kitchen slicing and working around water, and don't like the laminate stuff at all.

I'm trying to sell my father on the Frost/Eriksson knives for aviation survival kits, but having a hard time of it. Probably be easier if I showed him the same knives and told him they were $60.00 each....

 

[Dreamer]

It's comforting to know that an inexpensive knife can hold an edge and cut. For those of us on limited budgets an $11.00 knife works for me.

 

[tarmix101]

I own several Frosts, and Erikssons models myself. All have been ordered from Ragnar (great guy). So far the Tri Flex is my favorite. I own the stainless verision (Frosts SWAK) Eriksson # 22 stainless, and several others. The Tri Flex has held up better in the field that all the others so far. Just as easy to sharpen as the carbon blade, but "seems" to hold a bit better edge. I have a hand made "Bushcraft" knife, a Helle Fjelkniven, and still my collection of Frosts/Erikssons get used more than all the others.

 

[berzerker]

Hello Treadwell:

Thanks to your review I now have two of the triflex knives from Ragnar (one for use, one for back-up). I agree with you--sharp and sharper after stropping.

The OEM sheath is nothing to write home about, but hey, for $11 I'll not complain. I'm going to try using it as the liner for a home-made leather sheath.

Best regards.

 

[Normark]

Hey Todd..

Have a look...

M2K with Magfire Loop

Frosts SWAK with Magfire loop

ttyle

Eric...

 

[tarmix101]

Hey Todd..

Have a look...

M2K with Magfire Loop

Frosts SWAK with Magfire loop

ttyle

Eric...

Eric.... they look great. Not to be off topic here.... but anyone wanting a kydex sheath for their Frosts/Eriksson Moras should contact Normark. Thanks for the pics Eric.......

 

[Treadwell]

Doing a search on the Frosts, they seem to be the knife of choice at many of the outdoor survival schools. While I'm sure their low price is one of the contributing factors, a on/scene sheath with Magfire loop would certainly lend itself to completing the "package" quite nicely in this particular application!

Treadwell