Casström No. 10 SFK Swedish Forest Knife review, use, and maybe abuse..

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2 жыл бұрын

This is a semi-short review of the Casström No. 10 Swedish Forest knife. A very robust knife that would definitely take the place of a Woodlore, if you’re unable to attain/afford one. Apologies for the sound and perhaps lack of professionalism. I film my videos with my phone, and just try to get the information out. Hope you enjoy!
Casstrom No 10 Forest Knife Curly Birch www.amazon.com/dp/B00MVXZHA2/...

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@andrewczuba498 3 ай бұрын

I just bought this identical knife and sheath (also bought the dangler). have had it about a week, haven't used it yet. I was also amazed by the quality for the price point, great company! I hope to take it into the field this summer👍👍😎 thx bro !

@thewanderingheathen 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! You’ll find that it’s a workhorse. And, get some Danish oil for the birch handles. It turns them a beautiful honey brown and makes the grain pop.

@Tracy81258 2 жыл бұрын

Great review and a fantastic knife. As much as I love and respect Ray Mears and his abilities as a woodsman, his Woodlore knife is absurdly over priced and overhyped. His skills far outweigh his knife. I’m pretty sure he’d have just as good results with this Casstrom, or a Mora classic. This is just a beautiful, well designed and very capable knife.

@thewanderingheathen 2 жыл бұрын

I completely agree. When I first learned of Ray, of course I obsessed about the woodlore knife. Here’s a little secret: A. Wright & Sons makes an almost identical knife to the current Ray Mears knife. The handles aren’t contoured. That’s about the only difference. That, and it retails for about $200. But, I think I’ve found my new favorite knife.

@Bushprowler 2 жыл бұрын

@@thewanderingheathen Casström's Lars Fält knife is basically a Woodlore.

@thewanderingheathen 2 жыл бұрын

@@Bushprowler if I’m not wrong, the Casström came before the woodlore, and Ray copied a lot of the designs… however, I can’t be 100%

@Bushprowler 2 жыл бұрын

@@thewanderingheathen no problem, you're 100% wrong. The original Woodlore dates back to the 80s/early 90s and was a design collaboration between knifemaker Alan Wood and Ray. Lars founded the Swedish Armed Forces Survival School and collaborated with swedish knifemaker Kaj Embretsen in the early 90s to design a knife for said unit. Lars' first 'signature' was more akin to a Fällkniven F1 with a full flat grind and was basically the F1's precedessor before it was produced by Linder, Germany. Lars' current Casström knife is basically indentical to the Woodlore pattern and the first prototype was made in 2017. Considering that Lars is a regular teacher on Ray's courses he's probably well accustomed to the design and choose this pattern as his Casström signature knife.

@thewanderingheathen 2 жыл бұрын

@@Bushprowler I consider myself educated. I did read Ray’s book, “My Outdoor Life” and remember him talking about his design, and the Wilkinson Sword knife, but I didn’t realize he’d come up with the design himself. Thanks for clearing it up!