I really really REALLY like my BRAND NEW Fallkniven U2 !!

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Lavan

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Haven't had it 24 hours yet, but I can tell you that it WILL be an EDC.

It is amazing how the measly 2.5" blade....seems....much larger. And SHARP? whooiee! Push or pull into a sheet of paper and every slightest twist of the knife will take it in another direction WITHOUT sawing at the paper or even MOVING the blade portion. Just push it through and cut out paper dolls if you want.
And it's a weird COLOR. The surface gives off blues, greens, pinks, reds in different light and is very attractive. In some light, the surface looks like the "straw" parts on a real nice minty luger. Only a bit softer.
The STRANGEST part is where the SGPS meets the 420 in the laminate.
I would SWEAR there is a ....groove....or ....step....there, but ..no..it is completely smooth from one to the other. In fact it even appears to cast a shadow....but it DOESN'T.
And the logo isn't even PRINTED like I thought it was from the pictures.
It is ...impressed...into the blade.
Extremely high quality for the price. (For ANY price, really)
I am very very pleased.

:) :) :)
 
Lavan said:
Haven't had it 24 hours yet, but I can tell you that it WILL be an EDC.

It is amazing how the measly 2.5" blade....seems....much larger. And SHARP? whooiee! Push or pull into a sheet of paper and every slightest twist of the knife will take it in another direction WITHOUT sawing at the paper or even MOVING the blade portion. Just push it through and cut out paper dolls if you want.
And it's a weird COLOR. The surface gives off blues, greens, pinks, reds in different light and is very attractive. In some light, the surface looks like the "straw" parts on a real nice minty luger. Only a bit softer.
The STRANGEST part is where the SGPS meets the 420 in the laminate.
I would SWEAR there is a ....groove....or ....step....there, but ..no..it is completely smooth from one to the other. In fact it even appears to cast a shadow....but it DOESN'T.
And the logo isn't even PRINTED like I thought it was from the pictures.
It is ...impressed...into the blade.
Extremely high quality for the price. (For ANY price, really)
I am very very pleased.

:) :) :)
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Hey, don't hold back. Tell us how you REALLY feel! :)
 
Dammit, you're making it awfully hard to keep from buying one! :grumpy: :mad: ;)

Actually, I'm eyeing this one up for a woods walking knife.

Paul
 
The blade has a high convex grind, very shallow curvature. There is a tiny, just barely visible secondary edge grind. Its what you would produce if you took a fully ground blade for example and sharpened it on a Sharpmaker or other v-rod system for 5-10 passes.

-Cliff
 
Cliff, in an earlier post when I was just THINKING about getting this terrific little debbil, you called it a "high flat grind" and that's what it LOOKS like.
Course, I didn't mike it or anything.

What has me so amazed is the quality they put in this thing. Every little curve. They didn't HAVE to radius the top of the grind where it meets the spine, but it LOOKS so neat.

But, ALAS, the exposed SGPS is not EXACTLY even on both sides...FIE !!!

There may be a millimeter difference.

:)
 
PWork......don't bother. It would make a lousy "woodswalking" knife. After a day with it, you could end up walking EVERYWHERE with it. Then you might not even get back to the woods.
;)

New games for da U2:
Take da mornin newspaper (evening...may also work although not tested) Gently ...press...the tip against the paper. WHOA! Not too hard or you'll go through 2 or more pages. Then when the tip pops...oh...about 1/32 of an inch in, start moving the blade like a pen and see how much of an unending mess you can make of the page.
It "draws" a cut like a pen draws a line.

But.....it may be UNSATISFACTORY to some.
(disclaimer)

:D
 
Note that a flat grind is just a convex grind with a large curvature, its a particular type of convex grind. Some grinds are so convex that they are different in function from flat grinds, such as the grind on a splitting axe for example.

However when blades get really thin, and convex grinds really shallow, they become essentially the same as flat grinds. If you have to put a caliper on a knife to see if its a flat grind or a convex one, then it really doesn't matter. It like arguing if its 0.135" thick vs 0.0134". I think fallkniven refers to them as convex grinds, they also call the edges convex as well. I should put a caliper to mine and then be consistent about what I call it.

In any case its a very slim steel, with a very high grind (either flat or very shallow convex) which tapers to a very thin edge (<0.010").

Yes Fallkniven can produce a sharp knife, but is that really something to get excited about on a $50 knife when you can get similar sharpness (and better) in a $0.10 disposable Olfa blade.

Nice little knife though, its nice to see harder stainless steels being offered, and this one is relatively cheap and has an edge profile which is optomized for the type of steel which gives the blade very high ease of sharpening even with the high alloy steel (not to mention great cutting ability).

Its nice for those who want more of a traditional feel (classic nail nick, gentlemans knife) which a more modern stainless steel.

The lock on mine continues to worsen however, it even moves a lot now when cutting rope (3/8" hemp) and such. But for light work you can't notice it - and an arguement could be made that is what is basically intended for anyway.

-Cliff
 
Cliff, are you saying I should KEEP my cold chisel?

SURELY, I can at least replace my ADZE with the U2 !?!?!?

:D :D :D
 
I'll let you know when I try it. The heaviest task this one has seen was carving hardwoods and 1/2" ridged cardboard.

-Cliff
 
Congrats Lavan,

I've had my U2 for almost a month now and it has replaced my SAK (Camper) as my urban EDC.
 
I just checked mine, it is either flat ground, or convex ground on a belt so tight you can't tell the difference. There is no significant curvature, unlike some of the thicker blades which have enough arc to actually see by eye.

-Cliff
 
What we NEED is a ....bow shaped.....grind. Convex on one side and hollow grind on the other.

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No? Why not?

:D
 
Sean Perkins used to chisel convex grinds, arc on one side, full flat (zero angle) on the other. Many Japanese blades have flat on one side and hollow on the other. I don't recally seeing convex/hollow, unless you count various shaping devices which are like sharpened spoons.

-Cliff
 
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