Hi folks
I thought I post a kind of review of a knife which over the last 2 years has become my go to EDC 'work' knife, explaining my reasons why.
The knife is the Fallkniven TK4
I didn't get on with this knife when I fist got it, it seemed a bit small and I struggled with the edge, other things caught my eye.
After a few months I decided to re-profile the edge to a more acute, convex bevel. This transformed the knife, vastly improving its cutting ability. I also sanded back the underside of the handle to make the knife more comfortable in the hand.
My work often involves working in the middle of nowhere in wet, muddy conditions, for example my last 3 working days were spent installing a bridge for walkers half way up a mountain. These days have been dominated by snow and mud in roughly equal measure! On days like these I carry the TK4 alongside a Swisstool Spirit.
Here are my reasons why; the TK4 weighs next to nothing and disappears in your pocket, the handle is comfortable to use and the blade shape tackles most tasks happily (the orientation of the blade in relation to the handle means the knife never feels awkward and the blade length means you can work quickly without catching and nicking things which can happen with larger knives). As you can see I don't mind if the knife gets grubby (it gets dropped in the mud regularly!), the simple design (one torx pivot screw) makes cleaning and maintenance simple. You can open the knife one handed by pinching the blade. Finally I'm really impressed with the 3G steel, it takes and holds and edge really well whilst not being as prone to chipping if I accidentally knock it into something like concrete or steel. Much as I love S30-V, having to spent the best part of an hour removing a chip because, try as I might I've slipped and hit something I shouldn't is annoying.
Here's a list of the tasks ably taken on by the TK4 during the bridge installation.
Cutting lengths of rope to make carry slings for the beams
Trimming timber edges to fit
Opening up plastic sheeting, nail bags
Opening up epoxy tubes, cutting feed tubes to length
Trimming DPC
Cutting up apples
Let us know your 'work' EDC and why.
Sam
I thought I post a kind of review of a knife which over the last 2 years has become my go to EDC 'work' knife, explaining my reasons why.
The knife is the Fallkniven TK4
I didn't get on with this knife when I fist got it, it seemed a bit small and I struggled with the edge, other things caught my eye.
After a few months I decided to re-profile the edge to a more acute, convex bevel. This transformed the knife, vastly improving its cutting ability. I also sanded back the underside of the handle to make the knife more comfortable in the hand.
My work often involves working in the middle of nowhere in wet, muddy conditions, for example my last 3 working days were spent installing a bridge for walkers half way up a mountain. These days have been dominated by snow and mud in roughly equal measure! On days like these I carry the TK4 alongside a Swisstool Spirit.
Here are my reasons why; the TK4 weighs next to nothing and disappears in your pocket, the handle is comfortable to use and the blade shape tackles most tasks happily (the orientation of the blade in relation to the handle means the knife never feels awkward and the blade length means you can work quickly without catching and nicking things which can happen with larger knives). As you can see I don't mind if the knife gets grubby (it gets dropped in the mud regularly!), the simple design (one torx pivot screw) makes cleaning and maintenance simple. You can open the knife one handed by pinching the blade. Finally I'm really impressed with the 3G steel, it takes and holds and edge really well whilst not being as prone to chipping if I accidentally knock it into something like concrete or steel. Much as I love S30-V, having to spent the best part of an hour removing a chip because, try as I might I've slipped and hit something I shouldn't is annoying.
Here's a list of the tasks ably taken on by the TK4 during the bridge installation.
Cutting lengths of rope to make carry slings for the beams
Trimming timber edges to fit
Opening up plastic sheeting, nail bags
Opening up epoxy tubes, cutting feed tubes to length
Trimming DPC
Cutting up apples
Let us know your 'work' EDC and why.
Sam
