Large knife: Brusletto Villmann?

[simonmikael]

Hi everyone! I'm interested in buying a rather large knife (Brusletto Villmann).. I actually own the smaller version of this knife (Villgutten) which I really like, however, there seems to be varied opinions of the usefulness of these types of knives in the northern hemisphere, has anyone had any experience with it? I own a Gränsfors hatchet but I thought I could change it up when the hatchet isn't a necessity since the knife would be less heavy.

Brusletto Villmann: https://www.brusletto.no/no/produkter/kniver/villmann

 

[Janne]

It is a ‘huggare’ and as the name implies, good for chopping thin wood ( branches and such)

Very useful if you restrain traditionally small fires.

Quality will be excellent I expect.

 

[simonmikael]

It is a ‘huggare’ and as the name implies, good for chopping thin wood ( branches and such)

Very useful if you restrain traditionally small fires.

Quality will be excellent I expect.

Okey thank you just ordered it!

 

[Nice65]

Okey thank you just ordered it!

Let us know how it performs, it’s a good looking beast, but it’s not a knife I know much about. My knowledge of Brusletto is limited to a tiny carver, and my big parang type knife is a Skrama.

 

[Janne]

I used a similar classic knife made by Marttiini for years. Works well once you learn the technique. This knife has a better handle that the Finnish one. I had to sand down the surface of it, it was too slippery.
Please let us know how you get on!

Where in Svedala do you live?

 

[simonmikael]

Let us know how it performs, it’s a good looking beast, but it’s not a knife I know much about. My knowledge of Brusletto is limited to a tiny carver, and my big parang type knife is a Skrama.

I will! The skrama seems crazy good!

 

[simonmikael]

I used a similar classic knife made by Marttiini for years. Works well once you learn the technique. This knife has a better handle that the Finnish one. I had to sand down the surface of it, it was too slippery.
Please let us know how you get on!

Where in Svedala do you live?

nice! This handle is really comfortable to me fortunately.
I just moved back to Stockholm from Umeå, so a bit harder to find good spots.. have you lived in Sweden?

 

[Janne]

Yes. For 35 years, until I moved to seek the green grass on the other side of the fence!

There are some nice areas west of the motorway just outside Tumba. Around the lake Bornsjon, and on the promotory North West of it, jutting out into Malaren.
North East of the Stockholms Centrum, Vaxholm and Varmdo have some nice areas.

If you have a car, of course then you have no problems.

I spent lots of time around Bornsjon, as I lived in Uttran outside Tumba for some years. Be aware of that the lake is protected. I think it still is.
Water is fully drinkable, and lots and lots of fish.
Which you are not supposed to catch....


There is a Fornborg there also, on the part that sticks out into Bornsjon from the East. A hidden gem.

Umea is nice, no doubt nicer than when I lived there. I studiet in Kavalleriets Officers skola, now long gone. I was an officer in K4 in Arvidsjaur.
Loved it up there!

BTW, the name of the knife means Wild Man. They have a shorter version called a Wild Boy I believe.

 

[simonmikael]

That's some great tips thank you, I'll check it out Yes I actually have the small one aswell, villgutten!

 

[swe_lapland]

There are alot of nice areas between Stockholm and Uppsala. I lived there for work a couple of years and I made do with what I had. Also around Bromma there are some nice areas, Google Maps is great for finding spots. Nynäshamn area is great also.

In many ways Stockholm is acctually BETTER than Norrland. Here, you have people EVERYWHERE. You find a nice spot, it takes hours to hike there, you climb up a mountain, through the snow, and when you sit down, theres nine people who comes running by. People zig-zag the woods up here in a way you dont see down south. Its nice they get out to enjoy nature, but I like being alone.