Helle Knives

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Hello Everyone!

Ive recently fallen in love with the Scandinavian knives after purchasing a few fallkniven. Hearing everyone talk about helle knives i also became interested in purchasing one.

The one that immediately caught my eye was the Helle Temagami.

I know this is a fairly new knife but i thought i would ask and see if anyone here has tried it out, and what their thoughts of it would be.

Or maybe someone would point out a helle knife that is more suitable for general bush craft.

No battoning or crazy things like that just maybe some light wood cutting and anything else camping/hunting related.
 
Check out the Helle Viking. I don't have one but have heard good things about it being handy for bushcraft and general use. It's carbon steel as opposed to the usual Helle stainless. The temagami seems awfully expensive to me ; I'd rather put that money towards a Fallkniven

But, you've already done that;)

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After looking at the knife, I would say it looks good, but cripplingly priced ( could not push myself for a knife over $60-80). I can't tell if the blade has a Scandi grind or not, but if it does I would say it would be a great knife. If you are using the knife for just general bushcraft, I would say to use a Mora for all of the hard stuff (breaking a <$50 knife would be much better than breaking a >$100 one) (my arrows may be backwards). I would say that the natural handle would make it more of a show piece, I wouldn't run the risk of the handle deteriorating.
 
It's pretty much a Helle Eggen in carbon laminate rather than stainless laminate. My Eggen is one of the sharpest NIB knives I have ever owned and an awsome wood-working knife.

My complaint with the Temagamis is the price.
 
hiwa said:
Check out the Helle Viking. I don't have one but have heard good things about it being handy for bushcraft and general use. It's carbon steel as opposed to the usual Helle stainless. The temagami seems awfully expensive to me ; I'd rather put that money towards a Fallkniven

But, you've already done that;)
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The Viking is amazing. By far my favorite knife, it came incredibly sharp, it's light, and it is beautiful in its simplicity. I wish I could comment on the quality of other Helles, but I can't.
 
CWL said:
It's pretty much a Helle Eggen in carbon laminate rather than stainless laminate. My Eggen is one of the sharpest NIB knives I have ever owned and an awsome wood-working knife.

My complaint with the Temagamis is the price.
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i actually just noticed this while searching their other products.

The so eggen is a good knife then? Ive actually been looking at the gt also


Thanks for the input guys!
 
How well does the Helle stainless laminate hold an edge? I wondered how it compared with other steels, like 440C, VG10 or 154CM.
Any input on this?
 
Helle knives are great outdoor knives. I had two of them , the eggen and another one I can not remember its name. I had to convex them, because I don't have a proper set of stones to sharpen them, thus they lost their greatest advantage IMO. If you sharpen free hand on a stone then you will be just fine, but if you use a sharpening system, be sure that it can produce a true scandi edge. Even so, they are razor sharp, with good edge retention, very practical for wood-carving or bushcraft use. Only bad thing I have to say, is that I don't like the fact that Helle is not very keen to advertise the type of steel they use.
 
I'm in the process of picking up another Scandi type knife too. Love my little $15 Mora. Maybe step up to the $30 one.

EnZo Trappers look pretty good. Get a LOT of good ink.
Spydeco Bushcraft
Couple customs here on the forums: DP knives has a couple nice ones for reasonable
Fiddleback - But you could get a dozen Moras ...
Laconico - if you can find one.
Bark River has some nice stuff.


See a lot of Helle knives that look good too.

Got a feeling there will be a "couple three" coming my way :D
 
The Enzo trappers look pretty nice too. It seems like the perfect size.

I find myself stepping away from the blades bigger than 5 inches. Theres no real need in my opinion for the huge knives.
 
Helle makes a fine product IMO they aren't "hard use" knives but serve well for general cutting and task knives should actually be used for they're perfect for the bushcraft crowd and are excellent when paired with a large blade such as an axe.
 
I have a Fossekallen that I like very much which is sort of like a Fjellkniven but with a different handle and sheath, and no bolster. I agree with other posters that,Helle knives are sharpest I've ever seen out of the box. The handle is very comfortable and very handsome curly birch with an integral finger guard; might be a bit small for big hands. The blade is arount 3.5", typical Scandi shape, and not as wide as the Eggen which I prefer. Nice snap-style sheath, too. As whetrock said, these aren't "hard use" knives (whatever that's supposed to mean :rolleyes:) and you shouldn't go beating on them with a rock or a baton (bring a hatchet!) but they are very pretty, very sharp, very comfortable, and quite sturdy blades that, used in the manner that knives should be used, will probably outlast you.

Those birch handles are nice in cold weather and grippy when wet, as well.

Can't say about the steel, but not a spot of rust anywhere, and it seems to be as sharp as the day I bought it about a year and a half ago, even with the normal wood carving, meat & veggie/fruit slicing, package opening, twine cutting, hole boring and fish cleaning use my knife has seen.

I would pass on the Temagami; I think you're purchasing the celebrity name ("full tang"/"hard use" not being an issue, really) and plus, the stainless, whatever it is, doesn't rust.
 
I have a serious love affair with Helle knives for some reason. I think the Temagami is a bit overpriced but your paying for the Stroud name as well. I have several Helle knives with my favorite being the Harding. I have found the fit and finish to be very, very good. They just "feel" right in the woods doing woodsy things. I don't baton with them but for everything else woodcraft I think they are great.

Quick pic of my harding out on the hiking trail cutting up some lunch.

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Cobra281 said:
Well Done ! My kind of person ... Can't decide, get 'em all (lol)

Congrats.
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well when i saw the video on their website i seriously wanted the big blade in the middle
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but i couldnt find it on their inventory list.


Anyone have an idea of what it is?

Better yet can anyone name all the knives in the line up?
 
Helle is a great company and they make some quality knives.. i have owned a few over the years, but now have only 1 and it is the Viking.. i recently traded it from a fellow on another forum.. i absolutely love it.. it is a nice all around utility style knife..:)

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I just handled a brakar blank for a friend. Very nice blade both size/style, and looks. I found myself thinking about getting one for myself, but I already have so many.
 
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