Fallkniven Idun, bushcraft use. re-edit

re-edited video from 2019.

[@markwareham2289]

Love the look of those leather handles

[@schonbeardwildmark]

That’s my first Fällkniven and first proper knife. I still love it and I think it is one of the most beautiful knives on the market.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

Agreed

[@marcdee4427]

Nice to see you’re not afraid to use your new knife 😊

[@reddirt5489]

Very handsome knife 👍

[@RSLtreecare]

I have been looking at the NL5 Cos for some time... I've seen a number of reviews. It looks perfect.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

Be warned that the handles are very slim and not grippy when new, otherwise I love the Idun.

[@gerardvanengelen9001]

Beautiful knife

[@markwareham2289]

And I bet there aren’t many people who work an Idun like that!

[@williameddy7217]

Thanks for another great video!! God Bless

[@atomsteel3205]

Super teaser videó,,, thanks,,,👍✌️🤝

[@giuseppezambotti8576]

Long time no see, I'm happy to watch a new video of yours!

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

New videos in a few weeks, I've had a break 👍

[@daemonharper3928]

I can't walk for fatwood (she said)....not many woods around me but those that are here are used for commercial tree crops, all have 20 year old crenellated stumps full of the stuff. I always used to wonder where people found so much, now I've got tonnes. I love the smell too

[@marcdee4427]

You’re knowledge on knife steels must be immense, I’d love to see you do a video on steel steels for knives and what steel is better. For example, I’m sure you could sharpen a victorinox sak on a rock as you did the leatherman signal which is fantastic in a survival situation. Where as a harder steel you wouldn’t be able to unless you happened to have a diamond stone with you. Also as I understand it , better steels can be prone to rust and can also be brittle, but my trusty sak will keep going

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

My steel knowledge is pretty basic compared to some steel nerds.

[@christopherdiggles6533]

You had me nervous there for a minute man. I have the NL4, the Northern Lights collection much finer “long convex” great for skinning and even finer camp prep, I want sure it was going to make it but I’m glad it did. Now the S1X without a doubt. I even recently took that one on an island survival training beat the crap out of it as a primary tool ( along with some shared machete ) but making spindles for fire bows even penetrating coconuts no issue. I frankly doubted the NL series would hold up albeit being beautiful precision knives. I’m more confident with my NL4 for sure though will probably opt for the S1X which is a tank. PS is that an IWC watch your wearing? Looks like a proper field watch

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

I'm probably wearing a citizen Royal Marines field watch. I've been looking at an IWC spitfire but I think I'll stick with Omega as my brand . The Fallkniven X series are awesome, totally overbuilt survival tools.

[@christopherdiggles6533]

Oooh ok more likely a Citizen Promaster - I was trying to figure out because of the missing 12,3,6,9 numerals which you don’t often see. Solid watch company. I just got a Marathon GSAR still mil specs in terms of function but not overdressed. A good # of watches conked out on me “ ten leagues beyond the wide worlds end”, I more and more seek the Old ways

[@grahamwinter5536]

👍Looks to be a Great hunting knife too.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

It's meant to be a hunting knife.

[@vitocarbonara7770]

A very expensive knife for the basic tasks at hand. This company needs to reflect

[@daemonharper3928]

Pretty knife - still needs to do the business though and seemed to handle it very well.

[@strongandco]

I love how impressively sharp you get you knives, I can do a half decent job of sharpening a knife but they are no where near as hair poppingly sharp or well finished as yours. It does make me wonder though (and your a grown man so what you do is up to you), but do you carry a tourniquet and pressure dressing in your bush craft kit?

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

No I don't, this might seem stupid but although I look quite carefree with my cuts I'm not , I think before every cut and I'm not complacent, I've seen experienced people do silly things, I always have a first aid kit and plenty of duck tape (amazing stuff with anticeptic properties in the glue) , I should probably have a turnoquet, I have some military grade first aid stuff on the way!

[@strongandco]

​@@RobEvansWoodsman Oh, don't think I was criticizing the way you using your knife, i definitely wasn't 🙂 I was just thinking about a "what if..." type scenario. You can get haemostatic/Israeli dressings quite cheaply on Amazon if you haven't already got them coming in your military medical haul. You can also get the windlass type tourniquets on there cheaply too. I keep one of each along with some cheap medical shears, an emergency blanket and steri-strips in a cheap Ifak pouch in the boot of my car. (as you can probably tell I'm quite cheap😄) If you haven't already had medical training there's plenty of great videos on You Tube on how to use a tourniquet and Israeli bandages. I periodically watch them just to remind myself so hopefully I'm less likely to panic if something ever does happen.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

@@strongandco great advice, thank you.👍👍

[@czed7515]

Have you tried the vg10w? I just got a fallniven s1 the other day and it was vg10w when I opened the box up instead of vg10

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

Is that the "Wolf steel"?

[@czed7515]

@@RobEvansWoodsman I don't think so. Their website lists it as different from the vgwolf. From my understanding they are phasing out all the vg10 with vg10w

[@philleath-dawson2113]

Great review of a very capable knife in very capable hands (even if a little fatigued)....... Would be better with a thicker handle 👍👍

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

Have you used the cowry X knife ? I loved that knife!!

[@philleath-dawson2113]

A few times but I was really saving it for if you need one for a second review or camp trip.....Any time mate.👍👍

[@henrikschmidt387]

The handle is thin on my Frey aswell... But how would you rate the VG10, compared to Cpm-3v, COS or even Cruwear?.. Which steel dp you find ultimate for bushcrafting, with a convex grind?😊..

[@philleath-dawson2113]

Difficult choice, Elmax then CPM-3v.

[@joelhunter984]

What steel is it? I think they make these in several different steels, right?

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

This is VG10

[@joelhunter984]

@@RobEvansWoodsman Roger that Brother. Great vids

[@emmokaemingk9448]

I like the knife, but isn't a regular Fällkniven F1 better suited for bushcrafting?

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

This is classed as a hunting knife and the F1 a general purpose knife but there's not much difference in the blades.

[@TorArneHegna]

Cool accent/dialect! Sounds like a Scandinavian trying to speak English!

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

I'm Welsh trying to speak English, I'm getting better at it, 50 years in.

[@sv1201]

@@RobEvansWoodsman 😂

[@mihaigeanta5110]

I'm not sure if I can upload a photo. But talking about fat wood, I've encountered during a hike this past Saturday a standing dead "stump" about 3 meters tall, entirely mad out of fat wood.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

You probably can't upload a photo on to a KZbin comment but if you want to share it with me please feel free to email me [e-mail]

[@mihaigeanta5110]

@@RobEvansWoodsman done

[@TheDavewatts]

I do like the look of their knives, The leather handle looks the part pity your hands didn't agree. In danger of repeating myself, I think they are great knives and real work's of art, but you can buy knives a hell of a lot cheaper that do exactly the same job. To be honest at the price's they charge mine would live in a safe and never get to visit the woods.😂👍🏻

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

You might have noticed but l really like playing with knives ! 😜

[@TheDavewatts]

@@RobEvansWoodsman I have noticed 😁👍🏻, I'm the same I've spent a fortune over the years I think I'm just getting tighter the older I get. I've been using a Garberg for the past 4 months, I got one bought for me in December and I have to say I love it, really can't fault it, once I got it to a zero scandi it's been brilliant makes easy work of feather sticks, and the spine for scraping fat wood is superb.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

It's a very good knife , I just think there's too much belly on it.

[@TheDavewatts]

@@RobEvansWoodsman have you seen the new addition to the Mora knife range with ash handle's, look decent but daft prices on them.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

@@TheDavewatts it the smallest one (Finn) was 3mm I'd buy one to try even at the silly price.