Tang of Hultafors HVK knife

[Joonsy]

Hi, does anyone know what is the tang of the Hultafors HVK knife (orange handle one) thanks.

 

[shaggystu]

Hi, does anyone know what is the tang of the Hultafors HVK knife (orange handle one) thanks.

no, i can't break mine

 

[Joonsy]

Thanks shaggystu, i have just ordered one anyway as they sound okay and cheap too.

 

[shaggystu]

Thanks shaggystu, i have just ordered one anyway as they sound okay and cheap too.

they're superb knives mate, for me personally they're a little bit better than the basic moras and a couple of quid cheaper too. i don't think you'll be disappointed at all

cheers

stuart

 

[Joonsy]

cheers shaggystu, on photos they look marginally shorter than the clipper (which suits me fine), only paid £5.04 which includes postage so looking forward to receiving it, thanks.

 

[shaggystu]

cheers shaggystu, on photos they look marginally shorter than the clipper (which suits me fine), only paid £5.04 which includes postage so looking forward to receiving it, thanks.

the blade's about 7mm shorter (than the mora), about 3mm shallower (spine to edge), and approximately 0.5mm thicker. the handle is pretty much the same size. the price is stunning

cheers

stuart

 

[MartiniDave]

You're not wrong, my local hardware store is doing the orange handled one for £4.46! Outstanding value. I'm using it in preference to my moras at the moment. I've got the Green handled one too and it's a great beater of a knife, very robust.

Dave

 

[Joonsy]

sounds perfect for me, won't arrive till after the weekend though, have a great weekend yourself.

 

[Expat]

they're superb knives mate, for me personally they're a little bit better than the basic moras and a couple of quid cheaper too. i don't think you'll be disappointed at all

cheers

stuart

x2 on that....

 

[Hugo]

The tang is 6CM long, at the end of it is a 3mm hole.
A very good knife for the money.

 

[Joonsy]

The tang is 6CM long, at the end of it is a 3mm hole.
A very good knife for the money.

thankyou for supplying the info i asked for Hugo.

 

[rg598]

You can see a picture of it here: http://woodtrekker.blogspot.com/2011/05/hultafors-hvk-review.html

 

[Joonsy]

Hi, thanks rg598 that's great, why i was asking is that i was thinking of modifying the handle if tang position allows me to do so, i will reduce the finger guard and re-shape/shave a little off the end of the handle, thankyou for link.

 

[rg598]

No problem Joonsy. You should be able to modify it. Keep in mind that the plastic is very hard. I cut off the guard on one of mine, but it took some work. I used a small saw to remove the bulk of the guard, and then a very sharp knife to slowly shape it the way I wanted. Let us know how it turns out.

 

[Joonsy]

cheers Ross.

 

[aris]

cheers shaggystu, on photos they look marginally shorter than the clipper (which suits me fine), only paid £5.04 which includes postage so looking forward to receiving it, thanks.

Where did you get it from?

 

[spandit]

My tool shed sells them very cheap. I bought the GK from them plus a few of the safety knives

 

[spandit]

http://www.my-tool-shed.co.uk/p1015004/Hultafors_Craftmans_Knife_HVK/product_info.html

 

[aris]

http://www.my-tool-shed.co.uk/p1015004/Hultafors_Craftmans_Knife_HVK/product_info.html

Out of stock.

Cheapest I can find inc DEL is:

http://www.mackay.co.uk/Hul-380010-Craftmans-Knife-Hvk-Knives-1232255317.html

(yeah, and I don't want to buy 10 of them to get free delivery either )

 

[spandit]

They've got the heavy duty or stainless ones in stock. If the handle is being removed then I expect the design on the GK isn't so important