Totally agree on the scales thermeron does not work out at this level of thinness. What happened to mine was the scales disattached at screws as only about a half mm of material sandwiches between the screw and the metal handle rapidly wearing through. I do like the sheets and its very minimalist locking mechanism. Kydex sucks in temperature change and cracks in the cold. I’m pretty sure Falkniven tried that and abandoned it because of temperature issues. My gripe is that there is no aftermarket scales that fit that knife and if you were to make your own scales, you would have to be very careful if you wanted to use that same sheath. There is one person on ETSY who makes African black Wood scales for the F1 X that does fit the sheath and are excellent. I reached out to them to see if they could do African Blackwood scales for the S1 X which they were not prepared to do. I also reached out directly to Falkniven suggesting that perhaps they do their own scales for the “X” line where maybe someone could even purchase multiple colors, materials, etc. to accentuate their knife. Falkniven response was that he were not prepared to do that. Leaving very little options for knife scales other than cord wrapping your handle or arduously your own from scratch.
@Kennerd007
9 ай бұрын
I like the styling of this blade
@thelasthuntsmanoutdoors
9 ай бұрын
I do too. I wish the scales were done a bit better
@HeavySetTactical409
9 ай бұрын
Its a good batoner they always doo well with batoning.
@thelasthuntsmanoutdoors
9 ай бұрын
I agree, it popped through the logs I did it too
@mmiller73
9 ай бұрын
People always dog on the Fallkniven sheaths but they actually do really well in the winter/arctic environment they were designed for. They are designed for sub-freezing temperatures that would cause the knife to freeze inside of a leather or kydex sheath.
@thelasthuntsmanoutdoors
9 ай бұрын
Have you ever actually had a knife freeze inside a Kydex or leather sheath? … pouring water into it to test it out? I’ve done quite a few sub zero hunts, camps, snow, freezing rain and just never have had that happen. Me personally I think it’s a cheap crap sheath with some marketing
@philwilliams3657
9 ай бұрын
Ya this isn’t a real problem. It can happen yes. But living in northern Canada with many different styles of sheaths. And personally testing fallkniven I’d have to agree the sheath is more cumbersome. Better to have a proper kydex or good waxed leather sheath. Less likely to take in any moisture and freeze.
@FreedomFrog333
8 ай бұрын
@@thelasthuntsmanoutdoorsI'm assuming he meant the sheath?
@HeavySetTactical409
9 ай бұрын
Thank yoy my friend. Cant wait to try and sharpen that convex for the first time when i get it back haha we will see hpw that goes. Never tried to sharpen a fallkniven yet.
@thelasthuntsmanoutdoors
9 ай бұрын
I did touch it up on my leather strop. It was shaving hair when I boxed it up
@FreedomFrog333
8 ай бұрын
It's an experience.
@cris-tiada
9 ай бұрын
Thanks Gabriel for another very relevant review ! I often carry her little sister (F1X) as my edc in a leather sheath. Beautiful knife indeed but lacks a bit of character imo.
@thelasthuntsmanoutdoors
9 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching and I’m glad you enjoyed the video
@FreedomFrog333
8 ай бұрын
The northern lights series will give you that character.
@cris-tiada
8 ай бұрын
@@FreedomFrog333 Absolutely but I wouldn’t feel comfortable carrying such stunning knives out in the bush though.
@lloydjacobson1812
8 ай бұрын
Another fantastic review!!
@thelasthuntsmanoutdoors
8 ай бұрын
Hey thank you. I always wanted to try a Fallkniven. I like the style but not the biggest fan
@jonathancupp3686
9 ай бұрын
That’s the third video today. You have had a busy day.
@thelasthuntsmanoutdoors
9 ай бұрын
Trying to be
@FreedomFrog333
8 ай бұрын
Custom kydex or leather sheath is definitely a must for this knife. I hate kabar sheaths too. Same exact issues. Really most fixed blades that I own the sheaths have been a little disappointing. The sheaths for budget fixed blades I have owned are actually usually pretty good. I can't explain that one lol. It's definitely a hunting, fishing knife. I don't want anyone close enough to me to knife fight at my age but it happens to people. Id actually prefer a smaller knife for fighting. You can beat the crap out of this knife. The steel for sure. I think you would like the northern lights series. Works of art man. Beautiful handles and blades. The steel isn't as tough but definitely good enough for nomal use. The Odin is slightly larger than this knife but very beautiful and useful and the thor is a monster but a beauty.
@thelasthuntsmanoutdoors
8 ай бұрын
I do resheath a lot of knives. This was probably one of the worse out of the box sheaths I used lol
@FreedomFrog333
8 ай бұрын
@@thelasthuntsmanoutdoors I can't argue there.
@FreedomFrog333
8 ай бұрын
@@thelasthuntsmanoutdoors Also with the northern lights you get a beautiful leather sheath
@jonathancupp3686
9 ай бұрын
I’ve always shied away from Fallkniven simply because of the rubber handle. I didn’t know the sheath was such a pain.
@thelasthuntsmanoutdoors
9 ай бұрын
Yea I knew about the sheath thing but getting my hands on one I didn’t realize it was that bad
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