@Doggorunning yea i culd agree with you to but helle knives arn't made to modify,they are made to last and a helle knife wont need modifying to be a good knife...
Haha, I'm sorry, but I couldn't help but laugh a little at your pronunciation of "Eggen". No insult intended, I know Norwegian isn't exactly the easiest language to understand =) It is pronounced more like "Egg'n" (as in the chicken lays an egg'n).
"Egg" here translates to "edge",
Thus making "Eggen" "The Edge"
All jokes aside, this knife is very good, and it excels at it's designed task; cutting!
If you, or anyone else out there, have questions about Helle knives, please send me a message =)
Have a look at the Helle GT, got an aluminum hand guard, does not stick that far out as on the Helle Safari, Helle GT is more or less a revised version of the Helle Safari, laminated steels and a full stick tang. Other than that you have the 2011 model designed by Le Stroud, the Helle Temagami now this is a beautiful knife, full tang all the way, and mountings in the wooden handle with brass bolts i think they are, and a hole for a lanyard in the outer part of the shaft.
Can you leave these alone, dry, and will they resist rust? Like if I leave it on a mantlepiece for a year and then come back will there likely to be any rust specks on it?
@100trueneutral This knife is layered steel, the hard inner core (which includes your blade edge) will rust if left wet and stored. This knife will not rust as fast as a carbon steel knife, but will corroded if not cared for. If worried a little mineral oil on the blade will keep it corrosion free in storage for years.
An exelent knife this one. The sheath is made in traditional norvegian way. Comparing to all that crap sheats out there Helle produces the best of the best of factory mad knives, both knives and sheats are great.
An exelent knife this one. The sheath is made in traditional norvegian way. Comparing to all that crap sheats out there Helle produces the best of the best of factory mad knives, both knives and sheats are great.
not to be an ass or anything but at about 1:41 these kinds of tangs are called stick tangs and as you were saying a full tang is a knife like many of the beckers where the handle will often times be outlined BY the tang of the knife, again not tryin to be an ass im just a stickler for detail :P nice video btw! im checkin out a Helle knife from ragnar at ragweedforge.. its a little more pricey than this one but ive really got my eye on it hope to get it soon , take care!
Your Helle knife looks very sweet. It seems good for skinning games. The sheath is stunning, too. What do you think about sharpening it on the leather strop?
In my humble opinion compearing Helle Eggen and USMC Ka-Bar is like compearing apples and oranges. USMC is combat / utility knife. Helle is traditional puukko that is work knife. Helle makes excellent bushcraft knives. Combine good puukko with small axe or hatchet and there's nothing you can't do.
Puukko can handle batoning well. I have 12 year old Finnish carbon steel puukko. It has survived batoning as well my Becker Bk 7.
@thejamppa Agree 100% I believe I was pointing out their obvious differences, and making that exact point you are, that the Puukko is not a Survival knife.
@tapeworm1111 The Helle is neither a combat blade or survival knife..it is one of the sharpest knives out of the box that I have ever handled, maybe more suited for the bushcraft uses. KaBar's are very tough knives!
Cool rewiev! I got this knife back in -99 The handle did break because of batoning. Helle did send me a new knife, eventhogh i used it hard for ten years. Great norwegian company.
Hi all im not here to brag, just a little note, i bought this knife and loved it then my girlfriend bought me a F1 fallkniven knife for my b-day, for long periods of use they are both superb tools but if im honest i prefer this knife to use, however its not as strong as the f1 in jobs like battoning. The sheath is really sexy too.
However you will not regret laying out the cash for this lovely knife if you look after it im certain it will provide years of service. 5 star. Enjoy
the look on them poor poor toys faces they look mighty worried about how sharp that knife is and probably wondering what he's going to do with it lol have to say very nice knife!
Good vid, about a nice knife - 5* - looks similar as ray mears woodlore knife but it`s essential more favorable and that`s very, very well :-) - i will always love it!
I would not recommend it. Batoning puts allot of stress on the handle of a knife and if you aim wrong allot of impact stress also. Batoning is more for survival knives, full tang thicker bladed knives with very durable handle materials. These "Bushcraft" knives are for folks with almost a different approach towards mountaineering. I prefer a knife that can do both, carve like a Bushcraft knife and perform tougher task like a survival blade also. I would recommend a Bark River Gunny for you
Nice review. Glad to finally see someone talk about this knife. I'm very surprised it broke, actually. I know it's only a stick tang, but after reading a review of this on bushcraftnorthwest's site, my impression was that it is stouter than it must be. Thanks for the review. Great job. I look forward to going through your other vids.
you pronounce the second e the same as the first (coming from a norwegian)
arnenes2 2 hours ago
15 dollars ??? man today i buy one and this knive cost me 65 euro.. is this knife a good and rezistant knife???
jackrusselleko 3 months ago in playlist Knives
@jackrusselleko Yes for the money the knife is very well made, as a cutting tool it really excels. Very sharp!
Doggorunning 3 months ago
Liked the review and was wondering where you found it for under $60 USD.
martinmack 3 months ago
the reason forthe breakage is becuse you took a bit of the wood of when you modifyed it... you made the wood weaker by doing it, exuse my english...
21creed 3 months ago
@21creed agreed but if they used a higer grade of wood, you could modify it without it breaking so easy. Bur wood would be a nice choice to modify
Doggorunning 3 months ago
@Doggorunning yea i culd agree with you to but helle knives arn't made to modify,they are made to last and a helle knife wont need modifying to be a good knife...
21creed 3 months ago
Haha, I'm sorry, but I couldn't help but laugh a little at your pronunciation of "Eggen". No insult intended, I know Norwegian isn't exactly the easiest language to understand =) It is pronounced more like "Egg'n" (as in the chicken lays an egg'n).
"Egg" here translates to "edge",
Thus making "Eggen" "The Edge"
All jokes aside, this knife is very good, and it excels at it's designed task; cutting!
If you, or anyone else out there, have questions about Helle knives, please send me a message =)
joakim2407 4 months ago
@joakim2407 Thanks, Helle never claimed this to be a survival knife, it is designed to excel at cutting and that it does.
Doggorunning 4 months ago
I have the Helle Harding...Quality is superb. Probably the greatest quality production knife made as far as beauty in a scandi grind.
LedZeppelin13k7 5 months ago
Have a look at the Helle GT, got an aluminum hand guard, does not stick that far out as on the Helle Safari, Helle GT is more or less a revised version of the Helle Safari, laminated steels and a full stick tang. Other than that you have the 2011 model designed by Le Stroud, the Helle Temagami now this is a beautiful knife, full tang all the way, and mountings in the wooden handle with brass bolts i think they are, and a hole for a lanyard in the outer part of the shaft.
guldahlrahmi 7 months ago
stick tang not a full tang
MrWalloping 7 months ago
Where can I get this for $55?
Thanks!
dirkbikeman1001 8 months ago
nice review, man ;)
subscribing now ;) can't have too many knife-guys-subscribtions lol
"eggen" means "the edge" btw. if you were wondering :)
NorwegianKnifeDude 9 months ago
Way too much talk, just the facts dude. Way to many other knives to listen to a long thread of nonessential info. Improve or move on.
Cre8Thought41 10 months ago
@Cre8Thought41 lol...funny dude, just below the movie is a slider bar, which works like a fast forward button feel free to use it.
Doggorunning 10 months ago 8
Can you leave these alone, dry, and will they resist rust? Like if I leave it on a mantlepiece for a year and then come back will there likely to be any rust specks on it?
100trueneutral 1 year ago
@100trueneutral This knife is layered steel, the hard inner core (which includes your blade edge) will rust if left wet and stored. This knife will not rust as fast as a carbon steel knife, but will corroded if not cared for. If worried a little mineral oil on the blade will keep it corrosion free in storage for years.
Doggorunning 11 months ago
I have this knife, and what a knife it is; you would do well to find a better bushcraft knife than this.
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An exelent knife this one. The sheath is made in traditional norvegian way. Comparing to all that crap sheats out there Helle produces the best of the best of factory mad knives, both knives and sheats are great.
And they do have a lifetime guarantee...
fsolemdal 1 year ago
An exelent knife this one. The sheath is made in traditional norvegian way. Comparing to all that crap sheats out there Helle produces the best of the best of factory mad knives, both knives and sheats are great.
And they do have a lifetime guarantee...
fsolemdal 1 year ago
that hadle defect is covered by the warrenty
RatifiedCow 1 year ago
not to be an ass or anything but at about 1:41 these kinds of tangs are called stick tangs and as you were saying a full tang is a knife like many of the beckers where the handle will often times be outlined BY the tang of the knife, again not tryin to be an ass im just a stickler for detail :P nice video btw! im checkin out a Helle knife from ragnar at ragweedforge.. its a little more pricey than this one but ive really got my eye on it hope to get it soon , take care!
boomunderscore0 1 year ago
i removed the fingerguard intentionally on my eggen.
like it much better now.
19sas85 1 year ago
Your Helle knife looks very sweet. It seems good for skinning games. The sheath is stunning, too. What do you think about sharpening it on the leather strop?
virtuovice 1 year ago
@virtuovice Thank you, yes a strop works very well, I do prefer a convex edge but this is a close second.
Doggorunning 1 year ago
In my humble opinion compearing Helle Eggen and USMC Ka-Bar is like compearing apples and oranges. USMC is combat / utility knife. Helle is traditional puukko that is work knife. Helle makes excellent bushcraft knives. Combine good puukko with small axe or hatchet and there's nothing you can't do.
Puukko can handle batoning well. I have 12 year old Finnish carbon steel puukko. It has survived batoning as well my Becker Bk 7.
thejamppa 1 year ago
@thejamppa Agree 100% I believe I was pointing out their obvious differences, and making that exact point you are, that the Puukko is not a Survival knife.
Doggorunning 1 year ago
its pronounced "ajjen" eggen like in "eggs"
ivageivage 1 year ago
@ivageivage thank you, easier now
Doggorunning 1 year ago
Good review . But the traditional KA-BAR can eaisly beat that around same price.and you get a good leather/kydex sheath.
tapeworm1111 1 year ago
@tapeworm1111 The Helle is neither a combat blade or survival knife..it is one of the sharpest knives out of the box that I have ever handled, maybe more suited for the bushcraft uses. KaBar's are very tough knives!
Doggorunning 1 year ago
Cool rewiev! I got this knife back in -99 The handle did break because of batoning. Helle did send me a new knife, eventhogh i used it hard for ten years. Great norwegian company.
limapapawhiskey 1 year ago
Hi all im not here to brag, just a little note, i bought this knife and loved it then my girlfriend bought me a F1 fallkniven knife for my b-day, for long periods of use they are both superb tools but if im honest i prefer this knife to use, however its not as strong as the f1 in jobs like battoning. The sheath is really sexy too.
However you will not regret laying out the cash for this lovely knife if you look after it im certain it will provide years of service. 5 star. Enjoy
D7eadnaught 1 year ago
did you order this fromanonline store
mbacolo 1 year ago
PM inbound
Doggorunning 1 year ago
the look on them poor poor toys faces they look mighty worried about how sharp that knife is and probably wondering what he's going to do with it lol have to say very nice knife!
msay2006 2 years ago
Your right in 3:34 Elmo starts to cry..lol
Doggorunning 2 years ago
Good vid, about a nice knife - 5* - looks similar as ray mears woodlore knife but it`s essential more favorable and that`s very, very well :-) - i will always love it!
Thanks for review!
BartAb22 2 years ago
totally agree very affordable to the average guy or gal. Thank you
Doggorunning 2 years ago
dont do any thing to the knife, keep it looking good
hogielove 2 years ago
Is it not good for batoning because of the cracked handle grip? I was batoning with a Helle Futura(?) with a shorter blade. Is that bad?
RoscoeBa 2 years ago
I would not recommend it. Batoning puts allot of stress on the handle of a knife and if you aim wrong allot of impact stress also. Batoning is more for survival knives, full tang thicker bladed knives with very durable handle materials. These "Bushcraft" knives are for folks with almost a different approach towards mountaineering. I prefer a knife that can do both, carve like a Bushcraft knife and perform tougher task like a survival blade also. I would recommend a Bark River Gunny for you
Doggorunning 2 years ago
I bent my ka-bar where the blade and handle meet while batoning
hogielove 2 years ago
good review m8 thanx. i have told you havent i have the same knife lol.
jacksbushcraft 2 years ago
Nice review. Glad to finally see someone talk about this knife. I'm very surprised it broke, actually. I know it's only a stick tang, but after reading a review of this on bushcraftnorthwest's site, my impression was that it is stouter than it must be. Thanks for the review. Great job. I look forward to going through your other vids.
mz9393mz 2 years ago