A proud owner of 2 Thors w/ a bit different application: a dual knife fight practice. As commented by many, they're beautiful but scary sharp.

I don't know if you still check on this channel Bob but, we all really miss you in the knife community on you tube. Hope you are doing well.

Nice review. Got my THOR, now on 4"year, and it never disappoints me. I use my THOR very hard, chopping hard wood, hacking hole in the frozen lake for fishing...you name it. I carry it on a crossbelt, from shoulder to waist, so I allways can get it, in all situations. As a second knife, I use a norman bushcraftknife, I made of a metalwork file. I can recomend the THOR. Best regards. BMA DK

@jysquare2

2 жыл бұрын

May we ask, how's your THOR doing? Many thanks

Beautiful blade. It is essentially a polished san mai CS Trailmaster with a leather handle and sheath.

@sanporco6600

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, since they are both crafted by the same company in Japan.

Such a beautiful knife.

One word....BEAUTYFUL

Anybody who complains about the expense of a Fallkniven - go and check the cost of custom knives such as a Bob Loveless knife with Micarta scaless costing $5000-$10,0000...then realise that the Fallkniven is AT LEAST on par regarding component quality and build quality for a mere $300-$500....!?!?.....it's a no brainer,...Fallkniven is the bargain of the century. Outrageous value.

@1987jkilla

6 жыл бұрын

So you basically say that FK is like CS?

Hi from London, Beautiful knife. Great review. Keep them coming.

Oh my God that's a beautiful piece of steel.

I am drooling over this but man. I think it would hurt a little bit to actually *use* a piece that nice (and expensive!!) I'd probably die of starvation in the wilderness with my spotless, perfectly oiled and sharpened NL1 Thor by my side.

@michaelcohen9740

4 ай бұрын

Agreed,I live in Illinois so carrying it or using it isn't practical

@RatifiedCow Its leather so yeah, I would think you could use any of those leather care products that are made for waterproofing. There are aerosols you can use to waterproof, thats probably how I would start.

@VengeanceIV The Thor blade is longer (10" vs. 9"), The Thor blade is thicker (7mm vs. 6.3mm), The Thor has a convex grind which is a notch above the BM's semi-convex grind. The Thor has laminated steel vs. BM INFI steel. Finally, as for looks, next to the Thor the BM looks as plain as a bale of hay. Sounds like the Thor is the winner to me.

@rickeybullington68

4 жыл бұрын

That is one fine knife you have their .

The newer sheet is very nice

Good golly that's a fine blade! Drooling on my keyboard...

-"By shredding layers of different steel grades, you get a sheet that is both beautiful and strong. In the exclusive wear knife NL5cx we have put a powder steel (Cowry X) as an egg"_citat Fällkniven :))

that knife is stunningly beautiful, that laminate line is very reminiscent of the hamon on a well made katana, I want one, but cant afford it, and if i did buy one the only use it would see is coming off of its satin pillow for fondling and to cuddle. DONT JUDGE ME!!!

@sanporco6600

3 жыл бұрын

She's quite an eye catcher, isn't she? I have 2 of these and they both ended up drawer queens.

Majestic blade

@XxxTHSxxX Those are two very similar knives. The main difference is the CS is VG-1 and the Fallkniven is VG-10. Also the CS has a kraton handle which has a rubberized feel vs. the resin impregnated leather washers of the Fallkniven handle. Both excellent knives, I don't see you going wrong with either one. Yes, I like the Natchez and will get to it as soon as I can.

Very beautiful knife. STUPID EXPENSIVE! Great vid Bob, thanx

I bought a new one and its fantastic, unfortunately i returned it due to a couple issues and received a worse ,used knife ,im waiting on my refund and meantime i found replicas that are very good for a fraction of the price,but i only collect real knives and hope to buy another soon ,it was the finest large blade knife ive ever owned! Seemed indestructible

I want 2 lol . Thanks for sharing.

thats one serious knife!

That's a dream of a knife... I'm in love with her...

@sanporco6600

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, beautiful indeed, but don't let that fool you because it's beastly sharp!

Nice review.

I would love to see this knife beat on for a few hours--you know processing wood and all. It is really a beaut!!

The steel is VG-10 and 420J2 so it is stainless steel as opposed to carbon steel, nevertheless it can rust if you don't take care of it. As a wise man once said, "...stainless steel will stain less". Yes, it is absolutely a survival knife. That is what it was made for.

omah gosh i want one, hope they still sell these??

do u have the new one with the black leather sheath?

@UberMaKedoN They are both good knives and both will get the job done just fine. The question is, do you want to drive a Rolls Royce or a Ford?

You referenced a secondary bevel in the video. Did Fallkniven convex the blade and then put a secondary convex bevel for the edge?

My sheath for this knife is different, wish i had the one you have in this video, mine snaps from the guard across the blade.

Damn... A knife made of pure epicness. Beautiful beyond words and for shure a beast when it comes to hacking and batoning. But sadly I will never be able to afford it...

@sanporco6600

3 жыл бұрын

But you'll never be sorry you bought the best. So, start saving.

So since this has a stacked leather handle I take it's not a full tang. Is it a rat tail then?

Ok Bob, but this piece is so beautiful, so well made, that I certain would not use her, just for see her in my colection

@TheBgcheez I have an A1. I really like it... HOWEVER... it does have little micro chips after baton'ing through wood with heavy use. Nutnfancy will tell you the same thing.

@linnegatan1 Production is located in Japan. Fukui prefecture i believe. Sorry

@headpopp360 I will be expecting your order shortly.

can u tell me how is better falkniven NL1 tor compared to cold steel san mai trailmaster ? tnx

I've seen videos of folks complaining of chipping after batoning it on just standard (sm) branches. Is this true and have you seen this with this blade metal as in the A1 or F1?

thick blade/ wont it break near the guard..

yes

My knife came with a different sheath, its black and with a different snap on it, dont know why.

love the design on the sheath. its a good touch. i would cringe everytime i hit something with it. its too damn pretty.

@Angyal269 damn right we do

@evagslid But the black sheat has! I checked their homepage. looks like the new sheat is black.

@sanporco6600

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, black and the latest ones come with the Viking helmet logo. They're pretty cool.

Fallkniven Thor vs Büsse BattleMistress. any thoughts?

Fantastic knife! But that the sheat dosn`t have a hole for a line around you leg is a tragedy

What do u think about sharpening the clip back about 2-3inches?

@sanporco6600

3 жыл бұрын

That'll make hell of a fighting knife.

I would buy this knife again if I had the chance.!!

@TheBgcheez No possible way this chips from a small branch. See minmsnpost comment below for real world user experience. This is a hard use knife and made for it. Same with the A1 and F1.

@ZombieOrchestra It is expensive, but not quite that bad. Click the link under the vid for a better price.

Hey Bob Fallkniven thor vs Cold steel trail master san mai lll which is the best of the two ? Would love to see a vid of cold steel natchez bowie. Best regards Thomas

@sanporco6600

3 жыл бұрын

Would say Thor because of upgraded steel and ox hide both tough and good looking. BTW, Natchez Bowie is not full-tang.

1. You can get a Fallkniven A2, (unexpensive version), it's much lower price. 250 usdollar in 2016, now 300 2. People need stainless steel, not everyone like deal with carbon steel 3. Cold Steel isn't Fallkniven, VG-10 isn't VG-1.

@triumph59

6 жыл бұрын

Blade & Outdoor www.heinnie.com/extrema-ratio-nemesis

So it is a San Mai III Trailmaster with a leather sheath, and a leather stacked handle.

@sanporco6600

3 жыл бұрын

Not quite. The blade is VG10, not VG1.

its like a classical badass cs trailmaster LOVE it must have :)

@waveman0

4 жыл бұрын

remember Fallkniven used to work for Cold Steel and most of their designs just happen to look like Cold Steels......

@sanporco6600

3 жыл бұрын

@@waveman0 Actually both the TM and NL1 Thor are manufactured by the same company, Hattori Cutlery in Seki City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

@waveman0

3 жыл бұрын

@@sanporco6600 my point exactly, many people go on about Fallkniven as if they are superior in some way to Cold Steel, and looking at the price points of Fallkniven they seem to price them as if they are 'better' than Cold Steel and yet they are no better in any way. Have a look at the Fallkniven Modern Bowie, here in Australia they are AUD$1200 for that sort of money I could get a full blown CPM-3V (at HRC 60 with cryo) custom bowie made exactly to my specifications that would shit all over the Fallkniven. That's a Busse Mistress price point, again a knife that would shit all over the Fallkniven.

Isn't that Fodo's elven shortsword, Sting? If it starts glowing blue you'll know orcs are near.

nice video. Can you make and one with the "Fallkniven volcano" ?

@sanporco6600

3 жыл бұрын

Check Bushcraft Canada.

Hello Bob, Its me again, how on earth did you stumble across this one? This is certainly an an excellent knife that will be my next perchase. You had me at 7mm thick! I do have one questions however, First I noticed that it has no covering, will this rust or corode? Second, will this be good in a survival situation... Thanks

hey bob do u ship to canada

It is not overground is it

@wwwknivestowncom I dunno, I've heard good things about the INFI steel...

How much?

WHY CANT I AFFORD THIS!

@rickeybullington68

4 жыл бұрын

How much do they cost any one know .

@sanporco6600

3 жыл бұрын

@@rickeybullington68 Between 5~600 USD and 450 USD if lucky. To avoid the Chinese knockoffs, I always get mine from Fallkniven themselves. A bit more expensive but you'll get the authentic knives and get the razor engraving done for an extra cost.

The "K" in Svenska/Norsk/Dansk is pronounced. Kind of like how the last name of "Evel Knievel" is pronounced. It's a very short k shound before the the "n."

Beautiful blade, when i grow up i shall make one handcrafted and it should look as beautiful as this one!

beautiful looking knife for sure but for its price you could almost buy all the Bug out equipment youd ever need beautiful knife but over the top in pricing

this knife was made specifically for shopping

Is this Thor knife the same as the Tor knife? Lol. Have seen both

@sanporco6600

3 жыл бұрын

Yes.

no it's continuous

how much is that , about 400,000?

Would get one if i didnt have my cold steel trailmaster

digging not recommended for that vg10 core...

@waveman0

4 жыл бұрын

yeah I had to laugh when I heard that too.

The last knife I need to buy? BLASPHEMY!!! Not so seriously, I can't buy this 'til I'm ready to die? Now seriously. Good video for a great knife. Thanks.

Man ! if i had that beauty i would never use it .

@bill-pn7vz

7 жыл бұрын

like renting a hot hooker..too beautiful to use?

@sanporco6600

3 жыл бұрын

@@bill-pn7vz Lol!

@sanporco6600

3 жыл бұрын

I have 2 of these and yes, you're right. That's the case with me.

How much are these? $$$$

@mightydagon If you mean sharpening the swedge at the front 2-3 inches to make the knife double-edged at the tip, I would not do it. This is primarily a survival knife/camp knife and no serious such knife is made with a double edge.

Thor or Modern bowie?

@sanporco6600

3 жыл бұрын

I've had both Thor and MB but Thor might be a bit more robust when it comes to abrasion resistance of the blade and the handle material. Ox hide and Thermorun are both ductile and thus ideal for big knives like these but since MB has no butt cap on pommel, I'm not sure how the handle is affixed to the tang (probably glued to the tang). I gave up my MB and now I own 2 Thors.

@ericsierra-franco7802

2 жыл бұрын

Both!

It feels Like i'm watching Knife porn

@Running-Brave

8 жыл бұрын

+CombatWolf26 ...that's because you are!

am i crazy for not being excited about this knife? yeah, it's got a big blade, but the handle is the deal breaker for me. it's not the material, it's the shape. with a long, heavy blade like that, i wouldn't feel safe without some kind of grip assistance like a thicker middle or a curved pommel.

I don't like that you would spend so much money on it and you don't even get a wooden box or something like seems weird the a1 and fi seem to come in a nice box?

@joeshmuckatelli4447

6 жыл бұрын

Ash Forbes - He forgot to mention in lieu of a nice box, this knife comes with an accountant who lets you know how irresponsible you were in buying a $500 knife.

cool knife but 450$ for a knife ill use to chop wood is just to expensive

TOR? Wheres the H?

@estranged85

7 жыл бұрын

it's spelled TOR in Swedish. Fallkniven is a swedish brand so i don't see the point in writing it in English...

FALLK-NIVEN. not phalic nayven

@Echocasted

7 жыл бұрын

I was about to comment the same thing

@brottarnacke

7 жыл бұрын

He says it quite perfectly actually. "Fäll" is pronounced like "fell" and it's a long "i" sound in "kniven".

that thing looks like it's made to decapitate cave bears with just one blow awesome! :p

$550,00!!! Baton with it? Could not bring myself to do it!

The NL series, are Trail Master clones, made by the same manufacturers as the San Mai III Trail Master, (and all the other Cold Steel San Mai knives, along with all the laminated Fallkniven Knives) with slight modifications to the cross guard, and leather handled instead of Kraton. Also VG-10 at the core instead of Cold Steel's. Having had laminated knives made both by Fallkniven, and Cold Steel, I gotta say, the VG1 holds up much better to field use. The VG10 chips VERY easily, and is not made for okay use. Probably why it makes for such a good chef's knife. Also why VG1 is used in high speed food processing machines. I'd imagine in slicing exercises, that vg10 would hold its edge for a bit longer-it isn't enough of a difference to make up for how fragile it is at impact work (like chopping)

@davidcurtiswatts2378

10 жыл бұрын

Wish I'd read this earlier as I've just bought the NL2L Odin.

@joi777

9 жыл бұрын

LOL at this comment! Stop hitting dirt & gravel with your knife and you`ll be ok. And if you do; some resharpenings will make your edge stonger than from the factory. Also cold steel knifes, besides looking like shit, just don`t have the same amount of userfriendly feedback. I will NEVER send my money to cold STEAL.

@JoannaJedrzejczyksForehead

9 жыл бұрын

Really? The NL series is a ripoff of the trail master design. And the a1 is a ripoff of the srk

@joi777

9 жыл бұрын

Dert McGert IF they "stole" the design, they sure made it a lot better looking and more ergonomic. The whole cold steel brand and lineup just screams "war & tactical" to me.

@JoannaJedrzejczyksForehead

9 жыл бұрын

skitneola the A1 is more ergonomic than the SRK? ROFL. The sharp exposed tang on the bottom of an A1 digs into the meat of your palm, unless you have the hands of a pre adolescent girl. Are you going to tell me that razorblades are more pleasurable to chew than filet mignon now?

just beautifull but too expensive for me unfortunately...

@Juggerknot1328

5 жыл бұрын

Amazon is your bestfriend

OH, Look how pretty. Maybe I can scare my enemy with the flashy-ness of it. Yeah, this is a nice copy of the Cold Steel San Mai III. How does it stand up to the Steel drum test. lol :)

@bill-pn7vz

8 жыл бұрын

buy one and kill some drums with it

@sanporco6600

3 жыл бұрын

Not quite a copy since they're both made by the same company in Japan. The steel drum test? A piece of cake.

THAT.IS.NOT.KNIFE.ITS.SWORD :)

what work is this knife made for ? kill an orc ? hunt a dinosaur ?

@bill-pn7vz

7 жыл бұрын

Kill a Loki

Any OCD people just dying for him to move the white piece of whatever off the pad??

*thinks to self* im gonna buy that ^.^ *goes to the website* "no im not 0.o" im sure its a great knife, but i just dont have about 500 bucks for a knife XD

@rustyshackleford17

7 жыл бұрын

I'd say save up for one that you can buy from a reputable dealer. You can always return it if you don't like it.

"Last outdoor knife you'll have to buy" If you buy knives that expensive, that means you're a knife nut. Which means you're lying to yourself.

@SamBrickell

7 жыл бұрын

"have to" =/= "want to" or "will"

@sanporco6600

3 жыл бұрын

Well, I've got 2 of these. Does that mean I'm a knife nut and "liar" also?

it's just far to expensive

@bill-pn7vz

8 жыл бұрын

you are just far to poor

550€(600$)

I am sure anyone who buys this knife and drops $1000 on it will use it for digging...LoL

please scratch this one and sell it to me for $100 so i dont feel bad about actually USING it

@wwwknivestowncom I'd rather drive my Ford in the woods ;)

Almost half the vid is the sheath . Wft

this is a factory defect knife..they forgot to put the H in THOR! i will give you $5 for it.

@estranged85

7 жыл бұрын

it's spelled TOR in Swedish. Fallkniven is a swedish brand so i don't see the point in writing it in English...

@raptor5908

7 жыл бұрын

Why should a real Northman and a real Northman, Viking Company should write the names of their old gods in "hollywood-style-english" - tell me please? Just that a few american hillbillies can understand it, when sitting behind their TVs with their fat stomachs and watching real "american" T"H"OR movies - made in the US?

@bill-pn7vz

7 жыл бұрын

so is Loki spelled Lki or Loke or...? and thats Norsemen not Northman genius

@raptor5908

7 жыл бұрын

"pond" of course! And you can spell ist "Lki'" or "Frya" ..... "american nooorsemen gods .... " Buahhhh!

@raptor5908

7 жыл бұрын

and last but not least: Look up the movie "Northmen - a Vinking sage" - then you know the spelling genius. but for you the movie is changed into "real American" - and here it is: "Norsemen - the Wickkkingg sagaaa" .....