Fallkniven H1 lam COS in the making

slackie · Feb 10, 2020

I hope I am not breaking any forum rules. If so I apologize!

I just got off the phone with Fallkniven in Sweden. Their H1 is currently on sale and I was wondering why since I just purchased one. It appears as they are shifting most of the line-up towards LAM COS instead of VG10. So we will possibly see a H1 Lam COS around the corner.

Personally this is one of my favorite FK's which does not get to much attention nowadays. The grip is simply awesome and it perfect for slicing IMO.

EDIT: Seems as it is already released. My bad!!!

unwisefool · Feb 10, 2020

Quick question: what's so special about the grip? It looks pretty standard shaped to me. Is it the type of plastic used?

Mikael W · Feb 10, 2020

unwisefool said:
Quick question: what's so special about the grip? It looks pretty standard shaped to me. Is it the type of plastic used?

It's the ergonomics. It's the best handleshape I have ever used on a 4" knife.
Regards
Mikael

Jhansenak47 · Feb 10, 2020

unwisefool said:
Quick question: what's so special about the grip? It looks pretty standard shaped to me. Is it the type of plastic used?

It is different than the other rubber handle Fallknivens, which are squared off. The H1 is rounded and pretty comfortable.

Alberta Ed · Feb 10, 2020

I'm not sure why Fallkniven bothers to laminate their VG10 blades -- the original F1 in VG10 was designed for survival use and I'm not sure the softer 420J sides are significant. Fallkniven claims they add 20% strength but I'm not sure it makes much difference.

DeadboxHero · Feb 10, 2020

Pretty straight forward, the laminate makes it more difficult to snap the blade in two.

That one of the big features on the Fallkniven.

"Noss" made a fun destruction video back in the day.

Alberta Ed said:
I'm not sure why Fallkniven bothers to laminate their VG10 blades -- the original F1 in VG10 was designed for survival use and I'm not sure the softer 420J sides are significant. Fallkniven claims they add 20% strength but I'm not sure it makes much difference.

Black Oak Bladeworks · Feb 10, 2020

Should be a cool knife. I really like Fallkniven, I wish they would make some of there blades a little thinner though.

Mikael W · Feb 11, 2020

Alberta Ed said:
I'm not sure why Fallkniven bothers to laminate their VG10 blades -- the original F1 in VG10 was designed for survival use and I'm not sure the softer 420J sides are significant. Fallkniven claims they add 20% strength but I'm not sure it makes much difference.

The reason becomes obvious when watching FK's break-test graphs.
The test results has been official on their website for over a decade now.

Regards
Mikael

slackie · Feb 12, 2020

Hej Mikael,

Where can I find the break-test graphs? Can't find them on their webpage.

Mikael W · Feb 12, 2020

slackie said:
Hej Mikael,

Where can I find the break-test graphs? Can't find them on their webpage.

Here You are:
https://fallkniven.se/en/product-information/break-test/
It's under the Information sign
They have also added the graphs for the Pro models.

Regards
Mikael