who gives a crap if it chips out when you hit concrete, its a outdoors bushcraft knife if anyone knew how to use an outdoors knife made for bushcraft they wouldnt chip out their blades , anything wooden you put in front of this knife it will cut through like a chainsaw iv used it to baton logs as thick as almost the whole length of the blade and chipped them with no problem even the hardest wood iv chipped it and resharpened it over 100 times and the blade can still be used to years more
When choosing any blade material, there is always compromise.High end stainless
you have superb edge retention and corrosion resistance, but is more prone to chipping.Carbon tool steels have more strength, easier to resharpen, but less edge
retention sharpness and corrosion resistance.
I chose the A1 because I work in humid salty and wet environments. I have never
chipped the A1 in 3 years, but I am always careful how i handle knives always with respect even in hard use.
On the other hand, I have heard that the brittleness of the edge is due to the factory edge, and once manually sharpened, will be much more resistant to chipping.
You said you put the blade through a lot of punishment, does that include harder surfaces than wood? The reason I ask is because other people who own the knife has said it chips very easily if it hits surfaces like rock (say you drop it by accident on a hard surface).
Any word to confirm or deny this? Others say it does chip, but roll or dent. Either way, because its stainless steel, people say it wouldnt be as tough as say, 1095 carbon.
@redeemer61190 dude. that chipping story is totally overblown. I have an A1. I once accidentally dropped it on the bathroom floor (tiles). The 'chip' was less than 1/10mm where it hit. You could hardly even see it. It sharpened out in 10 minutes with some sandpaper.A carbon steel knife will dent and you will lose just as much edge if not more. I used to worry about chipping when I got the A1 but now after months of hard use I realized that it's crap spread by people who don't even own the knife.
@redeemer61190 trust me iv used from 1095 carbon to all sorts of stainless and believe me after i used fallkniven knives for the outdoors you cant ask for more , the chips are very small even if you end up hitting rock and it sharpens out really fast with a wetstone your not going to regret buying it i sold all my knives and replaced them with a line of fallkniven knives
The F1 is a superb knife originally designed for the swedish airforce as their survival
knife.However look also at the S1 which weighs only190gms to the 310gms of the
A1 with the same blade shape.A folding saw will greatly enhance wood processing capabilities but make sure it is of the right quality.In my opinion dont choose a set of
tools,choose them individually on their own merits.When you choose a survival knife
do it without compromise it may have to do everything for you.
@rockyroeba It's bullshit, because you still need to split/baton the wood, and for that you need the larger knife. The A1 can do everything the F1 can, but not the other way around. Also the A1 is great for clearing brush and delimbing trees because you can actually use it to chop. For that dude, bushcraft probably means carving toothpicks and nothing else. Which the A1 still can do just as well, BTW.
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TheNo1Nigga 6 months ago
who gives a crap if it chips out when you hit concrete, its a outdoors bushcraft knife if anyone knew how to use an outdoors knife made for bushcraft they wouldnt chip out their blades , anything wooden you put in front of this knife it will cut through like a chainsaw iv used it to baton logs as thick as almost the whole length of the blade and chipped them with no problem even the hardest wood iv chipped it and resharpened it over 100 times and the blade can still be used to years more
samstterhamstteer 1 year ago
When choosing any blade material, there is always compromise.High end stainless
you have superb edge retention and corrosion resistance, but is more prone to chipping.Carbon tool steels have more strength, easier to resharpen, but less edge
retention sharpness and corrosion resistance.
I chose the A1 because I work in humid salty and wet environments. I have never
chipped the A1 in 3 years, but I am always careful how i handle knives always with respect even in hard use.
rangersbushcraft 1 year ago
@rangersbushcraft A good carbon blade will actually hold an edge better that just about any stainless.
mesa401 9 months ago
On the other hand, I have heard that the brittleness of the edge is due to the factory edge, and once manually sharpened, will be much more resistant to chipping.
redeemer61190 1 year ago
You said you put the blade through a lot of punishment, does that include harder surfaces than wood? The reason I ask is because other people who own the knife has said it chips very easily if it hits surfaces like rock (say you drop it by accident on a hard surface).
Any word to confirm or deny this? Others say it does chip, but roll or dent. Either way, because its stainless steel, people say it wouldnt be as tough as say, 1095 carbon.
redeemer61190 1 year ago
@redeemer61190 dude. that chipping story is totally overblown. I have an A1. I once accidentally dropped it on the bathroom floor (tiles). The 'chip' was less than 1/10mm where it hit. You could hardly even see it. It sharpened out in 10 minutes with some sandpaper.A carbon steel knife will dent and you will lose just as much edge if not more. I used to worry about chipping when I got the A1 but now after months of hard use I realized that it's crap spread by people who don't even own the knife.
aseglkj 1 year ago
@aseglkj whew thats a relief!
redeemer61190 1 year ago
@redeemer61190 trust me iv used from 1095 carbon to all sorts of stainless and believe me after i used fallkniven knives for the outdoors you cant ask for more , the chips are very small even if you end up hitting rock and it sharpens out really fast with a wetstone your not going to regret buying it i sold all my knives and replaced them with a line of fallkniven knives
samstterhamstteer 1 year ago 2
The F1 is a superb knife originally designed for the swedish airforce as their survival
knife.However look also at the S1 which weighs only190gms to the 310gms of the
A1 with the same blade shape.A folding saw will greatly enhance wood processing capabilities but make sure it is of the right quality.In my opinion dont choose a set of
tools,choose them individually on their own merits.When you choose a survival knife
do it without compromise it may have to do everything for you.
rangersbushcraft 1 year ago
good review, i saw another review where the guy said you better take an F1 with a folding saw instead of the A1, what do you think?
rockyroeba 1 year ago
@rockyroeba It's bullshit, because you still need to split/baton the wood, and for that you need the larger knife. The A1 can do everything the F1 can, but not the other way around. Also the A1 is great for clearing brush and delimbing trees because you can actually use it to chop. For that dude, bushcraft probably means carving toothpicks and nothing else. Which the A1 still can do just as well, BTW.
aseglkj 1 year ago