Fallkniven F1 Review

A review of the Fallkniven F1. I've been able to use this knife in the field and think it is an excellent choice for a stainless blade. The handling is excellent and the knife is light enough to easily carry but robust enough for reliability.

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Education

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• fallkniven F1
• fallkniven
• fixed blad knife
• knife review
• stainless knife
• laminated steel

[Hiluxtaco]

I really enjoyed the review..

I need a small fix blade to put in my hiking pack, and I think this would fit the bill...

[CrawlingRoad]

@Hiluxtaco Do it. You won't be sorry. You can buy one through my store. Get the Zytel sheath version.

[cooksecurities]

I have trouble keeping the f1's edge sharp; and I also own the DC4 stone to use to sharpen; I have yet to be ablee to get it back to out of the box razor sharp. very frustrating.

[CrawlingRoad]

@cooksecurities The F1 has a convex edge. It is easy to keep it sharp when using a strop and polishing compound (green and gray). The DC4 I'll use for field use touchups, but it is hard to keep the convex edge razor sharp with it. Best to use a strop. You can also carry a piece of leather with the polishing compound on it, but I found that the DC4 works well enough for short trips that I just use that instead.

[cooksecurities]

@CrawlingRoad I am so frustrated with it, or me that I have thought about taking a sledge hammer to it, and end it once and for all. AAAHHHH!

[CrawlingRoad]

@cooksecurities Look into buying the strop kit from knivesshipfree (with green and gray compound) and watching the videos on how to use it. It takes a little practice, but I promise you'll get it to hair shaving sharp with a strop.

[Bassen97]

@Petegrin1

I have the F1 and the A1, and yes u can

[Jeff74137]

For a lanyard you may try taking the inner strands out of paracord and just use the outer sheath. works good for me and doesn't get in the way. I agree, Mora stainless doesn't work well in a Scandi grind. Thanks for the review

[bushcraften]

Very good review!

[Petegrin1]

Would you be able to put the knife in the sheath with the strap if you would have some camotape around the handle?

[WildernessUntamed]

@cooksecurities Hi sharpening your F1 you might wanna look into micromesh. Using micromesh is a pretty easy and cost effective way of keeping your knife razor sharp. Different grits from 1800 up to 4000 are very appropriate for resharpening your knife. Cheers.

[cooksecurities]

@CrawlingRoad thanks man for your responses; yes, stropping it is what I need to do to get the blade to very sharp. And practice practice practice.