New knife!

[TheViking]

Hi...

Well, now I want a new knife, again!
I want a little carver, in carbonsteel and found this 'Ørnen' from Karesuando.

Link: http://www.naturgalleriet.dk/foto/knive/dolke/Karesuando/022603.jpg

But this knife looks to be hollow grinded..... :roll: And that's not really my taste! :-D Can anybody see if this is hollowgrinded???

All help or info on this knife will be appreciated... :-D :-D :wave:

 

[Gary]

Hi The Viking,

I have a Ornen and I can safetly say it is flat grind not hollow. The blade is good quality carbon steel and the handle is well shaped and comfortable is use.

They price is very good and you certainly get a lot of knife for you money - its far better to buy that knive at £33 than some other knives at £200. :yikes:

 

[TheViking]

its far better to buy that knive at £33 than some other knives at £200. :yikes:

I'm with you there! :yikes: It would be such a shame if a 195 £ Woodlore rusted...!? :roll: (waste of money AND time).....

 

[Gary]

It would only rust, like any other knife, if you didnt look after it.

But, having owned and used both, I can safetly say that pound for pound your getting a better tool in the Ornen.

Maybe when you have more money you might want to buy a much more expensive knife but then again by then you'll have more experince and maybe you'll realise you dont need to spend so much.

Either way for now the Ornen would be a good 'hand made' knife for you to start with.

 

[ScottC]

Hi The Viking,

I have a Ornen and I can safetly say it is flat grind not hollow.

That's a nice looking knife Gary, where did you get it from?

 

[TheViking]

Hi...

I do have some experience with knives, though not that much again. Knows more on how to use them. The knives I use right now is a Brusletto 'Bamsen' and my SAK. (Laid my leuku on the shelf) But buying the Brusletto was a mistake. It's a good knife, but stainless and a little too big. And we all know what the difference between carbon and stainless are. :-D :-D Carbon is better! :wave:

But you're saying that the Ørnen is better than a Woodlore?? :-D That's great! :super:

 

[ChrisKavanaugh]

www.ragweedforge.com over here sells karesuandos with clear descriptions and pics of each one. The fit and finish are superb and feel very light in the hand even compared to other scandis.

 

[Ed]

In the UK try http://www.nordicarts.com/ in their nordic knives section....


Ed

 

[Gary]

There you go all the links you could ever need.

Chris is right - they are very light and easy to use - Ideal for you young 'uns!!

I was given mine by a Swedish friend btw.

Off subject slightly Young Bushman you still after a sack? I have one going cheap - pm me if your interested.

 

[Leon]

Hi Viking,
I own an Ornen and a Raven, both bought from Nordic Arts (great service).
I thought it just worth mentioning that these knives each come with a small secondary bevel, rather than the single flat bevel of the Woodlore.
On Ragweeds site, which is brilliant by the way, he mentions that you can remove this secondary bevel by laying the blade flat on the large primary bevel and sharpening it out.
I found, however, that the angle of the primary bevel on each knife was very shallow (around 8 to 9 degrees per side on the Ornen and 11 degrees on the Raven as measured on EdgePro [Woodlore 16-17 degrees by comparison]) which meant when sharpened down to a single bevel, although extremely sharp, the edges weren't very robust at all and turned /chipped very easily.
I subsequently returned a small single secondary bevel to each knife (at 16 degrees) and found they held a shaving edge extremely well.
I went on to carve a couple of spoons out of green oak with them, only needing to strop occasionally to bring back the shaving edge.
On balance, I like both knives a lot and they have held up well after plenty of use. They have nice sharp corners on the spine for scraping and use with a fire steel and very comfortable handles for prolonged use. I would agree with Ragweed's comments regarding the relative shape of the handles and suitability for different tasks though (Ornen better for pull cuts, Raven more general use).
Just a word in defence of the Woodlore knife though: single bevel, holds a great edge and if I could only keep one knife :yikes: , that would be it.