Fallkniven Idun Cowry X Damascus

Here I get to use my grail fallkniven knife.

[@nyanates]

Thanks so much for your field use reviews. I’m new to bush craft and it’s very educational watching your (and contrasting) techniques you’d use under different wood/weather conditions and grinds. Subscribed and cheers.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

Welcome!

[@unamusedarchitect1646]

Awesome vid. Not too many documented cases of people using this functional piece of jewelry

[@giuseppezambotti8576]

Definitely your contents are way better than the ones of Italian knives testers: blatantly better! I learn a lot, Welsh guy and I want to tank you sincerely.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate you letting me know.

[@stuartlockwood9645]

Hi Rob ☺, blimey I needed a strong cup of tea, a Mars bar,and a sit down after you quoted £1400, lol, its a very nice knife, but not a beater at that price, and I know your friend said do what you like whith it, and it did all you asked of it, ok,the handle shape was questionable , but for someone whith a smaller hand it could be fine. Yes it is a thing of beauty and I admit to drooling over it, would I like one, yes, but I'd leave it at home and beat up my old Mora's instead,lol. Thanks for another interesting video mate, stay safe, best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart UK.

[@RemyLebeau1985]

You're a brave man.

[@krmtoprak]

Best knife in the world. Thank you so much for share. Hi from Turkey 🇹🇷

[@BCJerbs]

Thats a very nice peice for sure!

[@rhettoracle9679]

Great skills demonstrated! Kudos

[@Greg_Ashley]

Always glad to learn about knives I did not know exist.

[@eugeniovaldez7205]

Fantastic friend! Superb knife! The world needs more people like your friend.

[@Wolf-viking]

Oi my good man! Ty for another vid. Sorry trying to catch up with all the newer vids, life had me busy for awhile 😅 Damn that’s an awsome knife for sure, my friend lucky you got to use one haha! One thing I did notice is the angel you use when batoning. I had the same problem with thin knives getting a bit stuck or wouldn’t cut it straight but more baton the wood off. One thing I found is if you turn the knife slightly towards yourself, so it lines more towards the middle of the wood it will split it so much better! Try to see if you like it friend, we use a lot of the same techniques in the woods I see😅 great brains thinks similar, or something in that way of saying😅 good luck, stay safe, stay hard!

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

Hi mate. I'll try it out thanks, it's always good to learn new tricks!

[@atomsteel3205]

Very good show...thanks...

[@gareththompson5653]

Now that is one pretty knife.

[@KnifeCrazzzzy]

Man it’s nice to get to try your grail knife without having to buy it kinda thing. Interesting to here about the handle issues.

[@TheDavewatts]

I got to watch 😂👍, beautiful looking knife work of art, just couldn't justify paying that amount of money for a knife, I couldn't even if I was loaded. You really can by knives for a fraction of the price that do everything that these can do, I've never understood how fallkniven get away with selling stuff at such ridiculous price's, each to there own but definitely not for me. Love the video thought Rob great insight and entertaining as always. 😁👍

[@iruwild]

Wow, my dream knife

[@dvdstry]

I've been wanting one for what seems like years. You cant get them for love no money now... One day I will own one. Patients is a virtue.

[@slick_slicers]

Great to see her earning her salt! Coincidentally, I put up a video of my Rockstead knives after more than two years of use (one is ZDP189, an analogue of Cowry x). I do think at 67 Rockwell, it’s a bit chippy. I do agree about the sheath. My Fallkniven Embla came with a pretty horrible sheath, so I re-homed it in a similar sheath to you. I did the same with my Arthur Wright custom. The Embla is beautiful too, but again the handle is thin.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

A kindred spirit! The DBK boys have no issues with the skinny handles, must be an age thing!!

[@clausfjeldingwhitt152]

Thanks for the video Rob. I own one of those and have brought it out two or three times. Good knife, but I prefer to bring one of their more "tool like" knifes. Especially their relatively new F1X in elmax. That knife is just splendid. Keep up the great work with your videos.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

I like the X series, and I would like an F1 in elmax.

[@janvanoverdijk8116]

Hey Rob , great video review .. thxs for sharing grtz. Janneman

[@Zenmastersean]

thanks for sharing. stay healthy brother

[@grahamwinter5536]

👍Great Rob, lovely hunting knife although probably more of a collectors item at that price 😁. Never used a convex when I hunted, hollow grind was the thing in those days.

[@eyesintheskies]

Gotta love Silky saws made for people in the know!

[@eyesintheskies]

I do have the Idun lg10wolfram & find the steel good looking as it is and great to work with. Cuts paper like a razorblade which is pretty damn impressive for a 1/4 inch chunk of metal. Think if I owned this version it would just sit on the mantle piece gathering dust! Imagine your one of a small group that's actually put one to good use.

[@eyesintheskies]

Like your vids because you actually use your knives! Even one this price!!! Would be nice if you could do a few more close ups though. Especially with a blade this fancy! Shops where you can actually see and handle decent knives are few & far between, photos can be deceptively good or bad but KZbin vids close up & in use give a much better idea. I've learnt a lot of craft from your videos & will probably buy the falkniven s1xb because of you 🤣 so thanks bud 👍

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

Great video bro.😁🤘👏👏👏🔪👍

[@arthurlambart7115]

That blade shape looks like a Cold Steel Master Hunter.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

Well spotted my friend.

[@daemonharper3928]

Is it a wealthy person's hunting knife for use with gloves in Scandinavia during hunting season.....ie, pretty cold Autumn and Winter? Great vid as usual.

[@schonbeardwildmark]

Great to see someone actually use this piece of art Rob! It’s a beautiful knife so it should be used instead of laying in a box! Is it the same sheath as the standard Idun? No deluxe edition? Thanks for sharing mate!

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

It's a custom sheath which my regular Idun lives in.

[@howardvarley8795]

I like knives but for £1500, the cheapest I can find this one for, I'd expect the blade to be forged by Elvish master bladesmiths from mithril😁😉 oh and a bit more than a stacked cow leather handle.

[@henrymoreland8719]

Please excuse my ignorance, "hunting Knife" the grind is better for?, Cutting flesh? Skinning?. Some good tips in this video Rob, Thanks.

[@Macovic]

Nice info and good looking video. It is crazy why handles are so slim. Does the H1 still feel good on the handle?

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

Out of all the Fallknivens that size I think that the H1 is the most comfortable.

[@adamg9518]

Just finished the vid. Great content, great opinion and made me feel like I was using the blade. Subbed for sure

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

Excellent thanks Adam.👍👍

[@kentgreenough75]

Kind of like battening with a Faberge egg!!

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

🤣🤣🤣

[@daeholm]

She's a beauty but I'd be afraid to use it. What steels is the Damascus made from?

[@svartaska]

Cowry X. It should be very similar to zdp 189, but just from another Producer.

[@gerardmartyn1738]

Sorry that price is a wall hangar, and I don't have a place for it. Great video though 👌

[@neilcastell6951]

sort of knife some rich dentist would use on safari shooting exotic animals,

[@eagleridge1972]

Such a pretty knife, I have the economy version, great knife but I find it hard to hold on too, my hands are too big and I have bad arthritis from 45 years of martial arts, I need big handles.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

Agreed mate.

[@marksadventures3889]

Not sure. When you were battoning and had to keep pushing the wood to get to the end of the blade it reaffirmed what I thought about Bushcraft knives- that they're too short by 2 inches I'd say. Or I suppose you have more than one knife for the job, which kind defeats the object. I like it's practical look. Thanks for posting Rob.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

I think that the stardard 4" bushcraft blade needs to be used in conjunction with an axe and saw.

[@marksadventures3889]

@@RobEvansWoodsman I carry a saw, sometimes a big and small but I've not got into axes, weight issue for me - I don't know, just not got into them. I used a machete/kookri for ages, don't like taking it out - wouldn't want to lose it as it was a prezzie from a mate who's now passed on, a Kiwi I'd known over 40 years. I did the haka with him at school facing Christchurch (UK) Union rules.

[@geoffmccord4880]

HOW MUCH ? must be gold plated?

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

It's not worth the money but very nice.

[@HankSielski]

Nice looking blade, but ridiculous price, especially for what is essentially fancy ZDP-189 steel. As the previous commenter says “functional jewelry”…

[@harwoodblades3633]

Nice nice but £1400 quid is a bit steep 🙄lot of work in making a Damascus blade though..takes me about 12 hours just to get a billet done😅I used to find the best bit about knife making was putting oil on a finished handle..now it's dipping the steel in ferric chloride 😉all the best Lincoln 👍🤙

[@philleath-dawson2113]

Was the handle or the blade having the biggest effect on the feather sticking???? I think Falkniven charge so much for this blade due to the FF button that it has to make things quicker....... Great video mate.👍👍

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

Both play their part, if the grind was steeper it would curl better and if the handle was bigger giving us old boys a better grip it would be easier to control.

[@VortymLichbane]

I thought you'd come into money 🤣

[@adamg9518]

I had to stop at :54 seconds in to comment ...you have a heck of a good friend

[@hillbill79]

£1400? i'd make you one for half that. :D

[@Frdtsl]

Is this knife worth 400?

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

This particular one is £1800. Definitely not worth it.

[@Frdtsl]

@@RobEvansWoodsman the idun in the United States is 400 dollars.

[@Frdtsl]

@@RobEvansWoodsman what are your top 5 knives?

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

@@Frdtsl I'd say that the regular idun is worth that.

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

@@Frdtsl there's a video on that subject from a few years ago. Not sure if I still agree with what I said back then, I might do an updated version.

[@martindunwell6099]

£1400 the same price the Jimmy lile first blood knife was in his mid eighties ruck sack and rifle would import them in if my memory serves me right rob you called that knife a prop. Have you seen how much they are fetching one prop and I would be retired

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

Yes mate still money, I don't remember Rucksack and rifle advertising that. That's like 10k in today's market!!!

[@yaroslavdvorskyy9793]

just got a knife from bushcraft Canada ... nothing special, very sharp ... i do not think it worth this money ... just my opinion , th

[@RobEvansWoodsman]

These are over £1800 here in the UK, that's about £1000 more than it's really worth, I'd love one but I'm not paying that. This one was on Lian from a friend.

[@woodsman82]

Sorry for bothering you about this.. I'm getting messages from you on instagram. About me voting for you on imstragram for an ambassadorship program. Is it you or did your instagram account get hacked.

[@harvesterbladeco]

He got hacked, he made a new one. Same thing happened to me.

[@hillbill79]

Yes, they are fake messages. Hackers.