Any got a svord hunter drop point

[Alreetmiowdmuka]

https://www.heinnie.com/svord-drop-point-hunter

Alreet.i'm thinking of purchasing one of these.does anyone own or have any experience with them.on paper it ticks a lot of boxes for me but that doesn't always transpire into reality


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[Janne]

I do not own one, but the handle looks a bit agricultural?
It has a good price point still, considering it seems to be semi handmade.

Wonder why he named them Svörd? Häagen - Dazs marketing?
Edit: checked out the other offerings. Seems to be very well designed. The plastic handled ones I would love to have a look on!

 

[Alreetmiowdmuka]

I know the folding peasant knives have gained a lot of respect over the years.i'm wondering why this fix blade isn't more popular


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[Corso]

Tried one but found it too thick for the attempted convex grind which was a pain to sharpen.

There was an odd coating (varnish?) on the blade. The blade ends just after the pins so its not even a half tang

bought it at £25 which was about the right price for a far overseas blade although a decent wooden mora beat it hands down

 

[Alreetmiowdmuka]

Cheers by the sound of it you just saved me so money.i did like the look of that convex drop point maybe I can find a better equivalent


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[Janne]

Is the blade not case hardened?

 

[Alreetmiowdmuka]

How would you know?


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[Janne]

I am not sure. They talk about an old process, and it looks like the case hardened guns of old.
Maybe a metal smith can explain?

 

[Polar Bear]

Why would you use case hardening these days anyway, especially for a knife? The only reason for case hardening is because you've got crap steel and can carburise the outer layer to make it harden or you really, really need a soft core. Remember if you sharpen it too much or regrind at all then that hardened layer is gone and you're sharpening mild steel. If you get a full hardened blade then you can re-profile and sharpen until there is almost nothing left.
I would definitely give any case hardened knife a miss.

What they have done probably is taken mild steel and made a sealed container with high carbon items (I've seen it done with sugar and sweets ) leather, charcoal basically anything carbon based. You heat it up and hope that carbon soaks into outer layer of the blade. It's a bit of a hit or miss process. Absolutely no need for doing this these days and you will end up with a seriously inferior product to an O1 knife.

 

[Alreetmiowdmuka]

It's says Swedish high carbon tool steel in the specs


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[Shelley]

I have had several Svords over the years, still have one.
I have also visited the forge and spoken to the owner, Mr Baker.
It's good steel, Swedish cargo S feel and L6 for some stuff.
The heat treatment is top notch and the steel is good, the design is a little dated and the finish, is, well, if you expand a bit of effort you can make them quite good.
The sheaths are crap.
Not bad but worth what you pay, if you get an L6 one you pay a lot more and they are good, and come with a very good convex edge. Still crisp sheaths though...

 

[Janne]

Do you remember what hardening process he uses?

I would think the quality is good, customers are happy. 30 years in business!

 

[Hibrion]

Try Jeff white knives. Similar finished blade of 1095 with a good convex grind, better handles and budget friendly. The most choice will be on the Pathfinder website.

 

[Janne]

There is something weirdly attractive with those blade designs, both the NZ one and the American (type Jeff W.) for a Scandihooligan like me.

So different.....

 

[Corso]

Try Jeff white knives. Similar finished blade of 1095 with a good convex grind, better handles and budget friendly. The most choice will be on the Pathfinder website.

good choice

 

[Alreetmiowdmuka]

Yep that camp king with the convex looks the business


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[Shelley]

Do you remember what hardening process he uses?

I would think the quality is good, customers are happy. 30 years in business!

Good old big electric forge with an oil tub for cooling, similar to what you would use for O1, except he guards the exact science, it's all done behind curtains so that even his employees do not know the exact temp and time he uses, this means that each and every blade he makes has been hand tempered by himself, the actual grinding and sharpening, handles, sheaths etc usually done by his staff, nut the hard Ning is him and him alone. Oh and it's Sandvic steel I think, and of course L6.

 

[Countryman]

I succumbed to this beauty in NZ. It's a wonderful weight. Carbon steel, greenstone jade handle with brass fittings.

I'd disagree about the quality of the sheath. It's amazingly

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[Janne]

Looks very old fashioned.
Not in a negative way. I love knives designed and made to be used and abused.