Should I get a Fallkniven F1??!!

Thanks for the great answers guys. I have mediumish sized hands. How do the enzo and fallkniven compare? I love the look of the enzo but I do already have a few bushie knives. The fallkniven is appealing because it was made to get rough with.
 
murderedsongbird said:
Thanks for the great answers guys. I have mediumish sized hands. How do the enzo and fallkniven compare? I love the look of the enzo but I do already have a few bushie knives. The fallkniven is appealing because it was made to get rough with.
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I don't have the Enzo, but I have never seen anything negative on them.
Only positive things and they offer many versions, so it's also a go in my book.

I use several brands and not only Fällkniven, but I keep returning to FK's due to the overall attention to details.
Those details often start to show, after You have used the knives for some time.


Regards
Mikael
 
Fällkniven is the more complex design. Laminated steel with convex grind. If you prefer scandi or full flat go with the enzo (or mora).
 
murderedsongbird said:
Hey guys. So I generally don't go for thicker knives. And when I originally saw the Fallkniven F1, nothing particularly stood out about it. But the more I've seen it and read about it, the more intriguing its become. Now I know these are pricey, but I also have a lot of gift cards to amazon from the holidays. Should I go for it, or go for another Battle Horse Knife or semi-custom? I know there are some Fallkniven lovers out there. Sell it to me.
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I think your initial gut feeling of not looking at thicker knives was right from the start. Could always sell the giftcards and save little to get something you're going to enjoy for a while. F1's are great in design theory, just not optimized for those of us not crashing our planes and cutting our way outta fuselages. Little overkill for most use imho.
 
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B34NS said:
I think your initial gut feeling of not looking at thicker knives was right from the start. Could always sell the giftcards and save little to get something you're going to enjoy for a while. F1's are great in design theory, just not optimized for those of us not crashing our planes and cutting our way outta fuselages. Little overkill for most use imho.
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The F1 is not designed for cutting fuselages, but survival in the Swedish landscape.
Looking at the edge geometry and comparing it with a Mora Bushcraft Black, You will see that the F1 is a lot thinner!

Regards
Mikael
 
Mikael W said:
The F1 is not designed for cutting fuselages, but survival in the Swedish landscape.
Looking at the edge geometry and comparing it with a Mora Bushcraft Black, You will see that the F1 is a lot thinner!

Regards
Mikael
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It's a pilot's knife. It's 4.5mm thick. A little hefty for anyting I've encountered in Morro Bay.

Maybe check out the F2. A little more CA friendly.
 
The Enzo Trapper with it's zero scandi grind is an excellent woods knife for fine cutting and some batoning
I use it alot

I do not have a F1 but it is clearly a much tougher pilot survival knife
 
murderedsongbird said:
Mikael, I think you've sold me. I'm gonna give it a shot.
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Great! :thumbup:

I don't think You will regret it!
If You think it's thicker than You want, just thin the edge to Your liking!

Here's a pic of the above shown F1, with the original geometry.
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Here's a blurry pic of a Mora Robust with convexed edge.
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As can be seen, the Mora has a lot more thickness to the edge, than the F1!
It isn't even touching the bottom of the slotted wood, I use for comparing the edges!
The spine on the F1 is 4,5 millimeter and the Mora Robust has 3,2 millimeter spine.
Both are good cutters, but the F1 has so much more to offer.
The Mora is extreme value for the money, but the F1 is the better slicer.

Regards
Mikael
 
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