Are Fallkniven Knives any good?

[Kestrel]

Are they worth the money? Are they made in Sweden?

I think the leather handle ones are kind of nice looking, traditional styles.

Thanks for any info.

Steve

 

[Kobun]

I have no experience with them, but I know that the Swedish military issues them.

 

[Soap]

They are GREAT knives. Not good, great! The steel they use is very good and the patterns just scream practicality. I've no experience with the Northern Lights (leather handle) series though.

 

[Don Gwinn]

The F1 is freakin' awesome.

 

[Dave P]

Be advised that some of them are made in japan. Ihave a couple, and think theyare great!

 

[webley455]

YES!

 

[hso]

Some of the best production knives available on any continent.

 

[Schuey2002]

One of these days, I'm going to take the plunge and "throw down" on both the A1 and F1 models..

(Do a search over on bladeforums and you'll find a large number of threads on Fällkniven knives..)

 

[Kestrel]

Thanks for the info. How can I tell if they are made in Japan (before ordering)?

Steve

 

[hso]

You shouldn't worry about whether fabrication takes place in Japan or not if the company makes the effort to ensure the quality of the steel and final product. If it is a concern, then you'll have to go find another knife manufacturer since it looks like all the Fallknivens are manufactured in Japan. I've got an F1 and wouldn't care if it's made on Mars 'cause the thing does what it's supposed to do very well.

http://www.knifeforums.com//ubbthre...e=y&olderval=&oldertype=&bodyprev=#Post324007

 

[Kestrel]

I looked at that knifeforums link. It seems an employee of the company posted this:

"If you didn't know - we are the sole and legal owners all all molds, tools, specifications, logotypes, drawings, sketches etc regarding our products.

Our company has given name to this new steel - Super Gold Powder Steel - since we were the part that initiated the development of this steel.

The U2 folder is the first folder in the world to offer a laminate powder steel for the blade."



The blades are made of POWDERED STEEL ??? MOLDED?

 

[Soap]

Steve- Powdered steel doesn't mean that it is molded. It is a method of manufacture. It is just that the steel comes in the form of relatively fine powder before it is forged into an object. Basically, it comes as a powder then it is pressed to form into a billet. The advantage of this is that it creates a steel with a very fine grain. Another advantage is that it is very pure or homogeneous. This helps the manufacturer since they don't have to alter their heat treat because the steel is so consistent. This boils down to a blade that is stronger, has better edge retention, etc. than a blade made from a traditionally manufactured billet.

 

[Otony]

I believe the powdered steel is used ONLY on the folder mentioned. The rest use a laminated steel.

I believe.

 

[hso]

Daniel is dead on. This results in better blades.

 

[mete]

Daniel, powdered steel doesn't mean finer grain, that is determined by the forging and heat treating . What it does mean is that the steel is very homogeneous.Better properties such as toughness and easier to sharpen. That folding knife is obviously a laminate from the photo. The center layer being the special steel.

 

[Kestrel]

Are these powdered steel blades similar to a MIM-type process?

 

[mete]

No , they are similar to Crucible Steel's CPM steels, if I understand the Fallkniven process, and made by filling a crucible with steel powder covering it, and forging it.