Ambush
10-08-2011, 11:41 AM
Two good things; I won a Falkniven knife [provided by "hermit" and Vantage Point] in the HBC spring bear contest, plus I was able to get a moose to come to my treestand this past week.
I decided to put the Falkniven to the test and not baby it. I normally use two knives, one I keep off the hair and bones and one for abusing. This knife would do both jobs.
The synthetic, flat sided handle has a sure grip and makes controlling the blade easy, even inside the chest and pelvic cavities where you're going by feel. Slicing the hide was easy as opening a zipper and moose hide is tough. I cut all four legs off at the knees, going through the hair from the outside just to see how the edge would hold up. Passed that test to.
The blade is very stout and I didn't feel un-easy about prying through the knuckles on the knee joints. Same for taking off the head, I just cut around, then stuck the blade in twisting and levering to separate the joint. Still plenty sharp! Sharp enough that I never felt like I was using an under-edged blade while skinning the whole carcass off afterward.
And while the knife is not "shaving" sharp after one moose, I'm sure two minutes on the leather will make it that way again. One thing about this blade that is not common, any more, is the edge profile. It's rounded rather than machine hollow ground then straight beveled. That makes for a very easy blade to strop or stone by hand.
It's easy to see that the Falkniven is a tough, utilitarian, working knife with it's heavy blade and a grip built for the job, not for the eye, because that's exactly what it is.
One very good belt knife!
Thanks Vantage Point and HBC.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/0215.JPG
I decided to put the Falkniven to the test and not baby it. I normally use two knives, one I keep off the hair and bones and one for abusing. This knife would do both jobs.
The synthetic, flat sided handle has a sure grip and makes controlling the blade easy, even inside the chest and pelvic cavities where you're going by feel. Slicing the hide was easy as opening a zipper and moose hide is tough. I cut all four legs off at the knees, going through the hair from the outside just to see how the edge would hold up. Passed that test to.
The blade is very stout and I didn't feel un-easy about prying through the knuckles on the knee joints. Same for taking off the head, I just cut around, then stuck the blade in twisting and levering to separate the joint. Still plenty sharp! Sharp enough that I never felt like I was using an under-edged blade while skinning the whole carcass off afterward.
And while the knife is not "shaving" sharp after one moose, I'm sure two minutes on the leather will make it that way again. One thing about this blade that is not common, any more, is the edge profile. It's rounded rather than machine hollow ground then straight beveled. That makes for a very easy blade to strop or stone by hand.
It's easy to see that the Falkniven is a tough, utilitarian, working knife with it's heavy blade and a grip built for the job, not for the eye, because that's exactly what it is.
One very good belt knife!
Thanks Vantage Point and HBC.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/0215.JPG