Anyone know these knifes?

[Gabe]

Hey guys n gals,

Having completely screwed up my current knife (amatuer sharpening) I'm in the market for a new knife. I intend to keep my old one to practise sharpening and for nasty jobs.

I really like the knives often shown on here in the classifieds which include a firesteel. To that end; have any of you had any prior experience with these knives:

http://www.thebushcraftstore.co.uk/the-wilderness-survival-combo-496-p.asp

I believe the brand is called 'Finish Wilderness Survival' though I'm not entirely sure. If they are not very good can anyone recommend me another knife in a similar price range. £50 -£80. (Having the firesteel is not an essential)

Cheers

Nath

 

[nolightweight]

Are you only looking for 'shop bought'? How about handling your own from a bought in blade blank and some scales? It's what I've done and I love mine. Really happy with it. Only used bog standard tools, a bit of thought and a lot of effort.

NLW

 

[Draven]

If you do like the idea of handling your own blade, I wholeheartedly recommend the Enzo blades from Brisa.fi. Fast shipping and really exceptionally good knives, I bought one of the nordic kits, it was about £60 including shipping and worth every penny. Some of the kits include a sheath too (I think all the Nordic kits do, but may be wrong - it should say on the page if it does), but some do not - I do believe they sell sheaths for all the Enzo blades though. I can't wait til I get my next one! No association for the record, just a very happy customer.

If you want a complete knife, you can also get complete Enzo knives from Brisa, I think they start around the £70-£80 mark.

What happened to your knife, out of curiosity? Wouldn't discourage you from getting a new one (you can never have too many sharps n shinies ) but you may be able to return your old one to its former glory with a bit of work.

Pete

 

[Native Justice]

It looks to be a Wood Jewel made knife. Have one and its a winner. Excellent steel and edge grind. Built for hard use but very nimble in the hand.

"Wood Jewel knives are made in the small town of Kolari, Finland. Kolari is located in the far north of Finland, north of the artic circle, and well into Finnish Lappland. The knives reflect the Sami styles and tradtions. They are designed by Kauko Raatiniemi, and the handles are assembled from multiple pieces of reindeer antler and curly birch. The selection of wood grain seems unusually nice. The sheaths are also in the Sami tradition, done in the deep pouch style that hangs from a twisted thong. Except as noted, the blades are .8% high carbon steel, hardened to about 59 on the Rockwell scale."

http://www.ragweedforge.com/WoodJewelCatalog.html

Good luck with your purchase.

 

[belzeebob23]

Hi Gabe
It's the same knife tamarach have on their site and normaly their stuff bang on.
and they do so nice knife kits aswell.
I got a swedish one (the wolf) a few years back without any probs.
http://www.tamarackgroup.co.uk/acatalog/Finnish_Knives.html
Cheerss Bob