Folder with saw?
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Strange a saw that locks but the blade doesn't !Hoodoo said:
I wonder if it's possible to swap them over???
You wouldn't have one you don't want would you Hoodoo???
Leon, I'll have a look at that one when I'm home - work filters again !!!
Cheers
Mark
The Victorinox Trekker has a locking saw in the UK I think, so it would be an excellent choice. Here's what I did with the Vic Bundeswehr, which is a trekker with green scales.
Buckshot said:You wouldn't have one you don't want would you Hoodoo???
Hahahahahahahahahaha! That's a good one!
As for swapping the blades, it could probably be done by someone who knows their way around folders. You'd probably have to inlet the blade around the tang so the lock would work.
The knife was designed for slicing, not stabbing, so blade closure was probably not much of a concern, although I know a fair share of stories of guys using similar knives, that got reckless and had the blade close on their hand. But big folders like this have a long history of use in the outdoors. The saw is always used with reciprocal motion, hence the designers probably thought it was a good idea to put a lock on it. That's my best guess.
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ditto!leon-1 said:
That is a nice looking knife I'm tempted to one myself.
Mark,
How about the folding hunter from Boker with saw:
www.knifecenter.com/knifecenter/boker/images/4021.jpg
Tack
How about the folding hunter from Boker with saw:
www.knifecenter.com/knifecenter/boker/images/4021.jpg
Tack
I decided to bite the bullet and get a falcon.
The chap I spoke to at Heinnie Haynes was very helpfull, going through all the knives by hand to make sure he had the closest match to my spec. He said the Boker and the Falcon are the same knife, made by the same factory, just with different labels on the box. Plus the Boker was £1 more expensive !
This morning I had my new knife in the post - very good service.
The first thing that struck me about the knife is it's width - about 3/4 inch accross mid handle. I may find that to be a problem and have a go at thinning the scales down a little - we'll see how things go.
Anyway, here's a couple of pics...
The metal strap on the back of the handle is about 10mm or so accross so you can see the extra width is mainly just antler scale.
Thanks to all who offered ideas, I don't think this is my 'perfect folder' but it's closer than many.
Cheers
Mark
The chap I spoke to at Heinnie Haynes was very helpfull, going through all the knives by hand to make sure he had the closest match to my spec. He said the Boker and the Falcon are the same knife, made by the same factory, just with different labels on the box. Plus the Boker was £1 more expensive !
This morning I had my new knife in the post - very good service.
The first thing that struck me about the knife is it's width - about 3/4 inch accross mid handle. I may find that to be a problem and have a go at thinning the scales down a little - we'll see how things go.
Anyway, here's a couple of pics...
The metal strap on the back of the handle is about 10mm or so accross so you can see the extra width is mainly just antler scale.
Thanks to all who offered ideas, I don't think this is my 'perfect folder' but it's closer than many.
Cheers
Mark
Buckshot said:Strange a saw that locks but the blade doesn't !
I wonder if it's possible to swap them over???
You wouldn't have one you don't want would you Hoodoo???
Leon, I'll have a look at that one when I'm home - work filters again !!!
Cheers
Mark
Why bother?
That would an ideal set up for EDC in the UK.
The company Falcon Knives are based in Canada. The knives are supposed to be produced in Maniago in Italy
Ah.
Interestingly, 18th century 'Scottish' broadswords were usually made in Solingen, Germany, but the canny Germans stamped them with an Italian makers mark ('Andrea Ferrara') as the Scots regarded this as a sign of superior quality. Rebranding is not new!
Interestingly, 18th century 'Scottish' broadswords were usually made in Solingen, Germany, but the canny Germans stamped them with an Italian makers mark ('Andrea Ferrara') as the Scots regarded this as a sign of superior quality. Rebranding is not new!
The steel is 440 A or C (I was talking to the guy about so many different knives I forget which is which )
The blade has a nice drop point shape but didn't come sharp. I've worked on it a little but it still needs more. Being stainless it takes more work than carbon to get it up to standard
I took it out on Saturday...
The blade should produce nice feathersticks once it's properly sharp - already it has the makings of it. The back of the blade will not create sparks from a firesteel. Rather like the spine of a Mora it needs to be filed down to get a nice crisp edge. This isn't difficult and only took a couple of minuets and now works fine.
I also managed to ruin it by trying to drill out a hole near the spine (like a Spyderco) to make it one hand opening but the bits I was using only went in less than 1mm before all 3 disintergrated so it looks a mess atm.
The saw was a bit of a dissapointment really. It looks like it'll do the job well but it clogged up very easily when cutting green wood and was only a little better cutting dry, seasoned stuff. On the plus side the edges of the cut were very smooth with no roughness or wispy pieces of wood sticking out.
It's actually nicely designed as the cross section has a taper runnning from the cutting edge to the spine (if that's the correct term for a saw blade?) allowing the saw to move in the cut without sticking so I do wonder if this saw was designed for bone rather than wood in which case it would probaably work great.
In summary I'd say that I could use this knife as a basis to create my own folder that I think would fit the bill for a bushcraft knife - I just need to find someone prepared to make it for me !!!
Any makers out there that want to try ????
Cheers
Mark
)The blade has a nice drop point shape but didn't come sharp. I've worked on it a little but it still needs more. Being stainless it takes more work than carbon to get it up to standard
I took it out on Saturday...
The blade should produce nice feathersticks once it's properly sharp - already it has the makings of it. The back of the blade will not create sparks from a firesteel. Rather like the spine of a Mora it needs to be filed down to get a nice crisp edge. This isn't difficult and only took a couple of minuets and now works fine.
I also managed to ruin it by trying to drill out a hole near the spine (like a Spyderco) to make it one hand opening but the bits I was using only went in less than 1mm before all 3 disintergrated so it looks a mess atm.
The saw was a bit of a dissapointment really. It looks like it'll do the job well but it clogged up very easily when cutting green wood and was only a little better cutting dry, seasoned stuff. On the plus side the edges of the cut were very smooth with no roughness or wispy pieces of wood sticking out.
It's actually nicely designed as the cross section has a taper runnning from the cutting edge to the spine (if that's the correct term for a saw blade?) allowing the saw to move in the cut without sticking so I do wonder if this saw was designed for bone rather than wood in which case it would probaably work great.
In summary I'd say that I could use this knife as a basis to create my own folder that I think would fit the bill for a bushcraft knife - I just need to find someone prepared to make it for me !!!
Any makers out there that want to try ????
Cheers
Mark
