I get a real sense of satisfaction when a project is finished and I'm really happy with it. I think that is why videos like this are fun to watch you get the same sense of satisfaction with the craftsmanship and superb finish even if it's not your work. Amazing looking knife Sir.
Osmo, just as your knife-making gets ever more artful, so does your video production -- a beautiful video to match a beautiful knife. And having visited your workshop just makes these videos even better!
thetopicala Cold beer in Glasgow waiting for a skilled gentleman. Just saw my spelling! Windowlicker alert!! Bit early but best of health to you and your family in the new year from a scotsman.🍻
A great improvement. I have never liked the rubber handle that comes with the Fallkniven knife though no doubt it is a functional tool. Your handle will be so much more comfortable and beautiful. Sandy
Wiltshire Man Thanks Sandy! Every handle has it's benefit. I bet this rubber handle is very good with big winter gloves in winter and wet conditions👍🏻 Well, it could look... different😀
The rubber handle is good for water too. I personally think the shape is terrible though. In actual use the thin shape with near square corners lacks ergonomics.
TH-cam is so neck-deep in blade-making videos (usually bad ones). It is so very nice to see such an excellent video treating the HANDLE. And such a beautiful and useful handle too! I am reminded of the work of Bo Bergman.
Beautiful work. Do you mind me asking what model sanding machine that is you use? Also is that one piece of wood with the Tang through the middle or is it two pieces of wood glued together.
Jimmy Crackerlacking Thanks Jimmy for the interest! Yes, the wood block is one whole wood around the tang. I have drilled and turned the hole for the tang. Used epoxy glue to attach blade/tang with the handle block material. The sander is Scheppach BTS 800 👋🏻 Osmo
I know its an old video, but hopefully Osmo or anybody else reading this, and is able to tell me, what kind of wood this is. It's so gorgeous, i love the red and the grain of it. Thx
Another beautiful masterpiece, I hope that hand is going to be ok brother. I cut my finger just below my knuckle three weeks ago and had to go get stitched up, it still hurts and isn't healing up to well. My wife says its because I haven't stopped building knives since it happened LOL yep she is probably right. Be careful friend, let your hand heal up.
Airik1111 Thanks buddy for your words! I bet it would be wise to listen to mrs sometimes even more often 😂 Wish you nice moments in knife making! Thanks, Osmo
C. Daisy Thanks for the interest. In following link for example you’ll find out how I attach the blade and the wood block. th-cam.com/video/dDxC2LuF5b8/w-d-xo.html
Thank for share friend. Beautiful work and It seems that I could do it too, but it's not easy :0 Hey friend, Could you help me choose the best oil options to protect the wood? Amazing!
Mike Jones Cocobola is very good choice what comes to knife handles! I have got much more modern sander in my garage but haven’t used it so far. Happy Holidays! Thanks, Osmo
Beautiful work. Nice. I recognized the Cocobolo the moment I saw it. One note of caution: Cocobolo is notorious for it's toxicity if the dust is inhaled, or the oils in the wood are leeched into the skin/body when being finished or wet-sanded unless you are wearing synthetic gloves. You may already be aware of this, so please be patient with me: If you work with more cocobolo and spend some time throwing fine dust in the air, please make sure to wear a correctly rated dust mask. I mean no offense, I just wanted to make sure you had this information on this particular wood species.
Mr. Tombo Thank you my friend. I appreciate your concern absolutely and I have studied about wood dust and toxication things too. It was a new thing to me to wear protective gloves. Well I haven’t regocnized no irritation on my skin luckily. I always wear the mask though. Many thanks, Osmo
You are welcome. I can tell you a true story about Cocobolo: I'm a wood turner, and did it a great deal for about 15 years. I was in a very active wood turning club in Pennsylvania, and I had a friend there who was a very skilled turner and wood carver. He was several years older than I, silver haired. He came to a meeting one month, and when it was his turn to speak about what projects he had been working on he chose to tell a "Safety Story": One night he was finished three Cocobolo hollow forms (vases) he had been working on. He just wanted to get them done, even though he was experienced and knew he should be wearing gloves when wet sanding with mineral spirits I think it was. But, it was late, so he just spent some time wet sanding his Cocobolo for a while, then went to bed. The next morning he went into the bathroom to take a shower and stopped in shock as he passed the mirror: The roots of his silver hair was orange, and his armpits and groin were stained orange. He went to the hospital to be checked out. The point to his story was to never take Cocobolo for granted. He knew better, but was tired and figured a little wet sanding wouldn't hurt. But the solvents he was wet-sanding with leeched the Cocobolo oil/chemicals right through the skin. Anyway, I apologize for the long post. Thank you for being patient. Take care.
Gabriel Davidson Thank hou Gabriel. With fällkniven they are using laminate steels and F1 is based on VG10. More information www.fallkniven.com/en/product-information/steel/ thanks, Osmo
thetopicala ...Thanks...I read up on it after my message to you...The F-1 Pro has cobalt sandwiched inside 420J2...Better and sharper steel...Also considerably stronger...How much do you do the work for in replacing handles and do you take custom orders??
Hello i seen you change the handle of one or two falkniven pro and i have a question: in order to change the handle... it's absolutely neccesary to cut the guard? or you do it just for the look or feel of the brass guard
First thank you for answer me so fast. Second... so i guess you change it for functionality?... Is ther no problem to keep the original finger guard? My first impresion is that you remove it for the epoxy can stick well as this example? Thats true? And last... love your work recently saw 2 more of your customization... nice!
Crhistian Gomez You may leave the original front plate if you want to have a very very slim /thin handle. On the other hand it’s not a big deal to assembe there wider metal plate. The original handle is very slim and after my work shop it’s thicker which was the idea in the beginning to start my custom work 👍🏻 thanks, Osmo
That's a beautiful piece of cutlery, ..!! I wonder if I may ask you a question please..! I hunt a lot and use a Puma knife with a plain oak handle. I like oak wood though I know it is nothing special. Currently I use linseed oil on it, would that tru oil be getter to protect the wood..? Thank you for your time, and your video. Regards from the UK.
Gary Tree Thanks Gary! I think any oil on the natural wooden knife handle is okay. You just need to maintain your knife according to use and those conditions where you are hunting. Oak is great choice. Some oils leave the handle color lighter and the others more yellowish. Osmo
thetopicala Thank you for taking the time to reply. Linseed was what I had and knew it to be used to protect wood. I found it a bit thick and sticky, but not having any experience with other oils I wasn't sure if there was a 'better' oil. I am currently on the search for a nice drop point damascus knife, fixed blade, but the Internet seems infested with cheap Chinese knives costing roughly $50 or so. All the best to you for 2018.
thetopicala Thanks a lot for taking my comment into consideration buddy! In my opinion the best would be to use the same grade of SS. But if its not available some alloys with nickel would work anyway. You might want to take a look at below link for the galvanic series. I think by selecting the correct material, this piece of art can be handled to your children and even grandchildren. :) www.corrosionpedia.com/an-introduction-to-the-galvanic-series-galvanic-compatibility-and-corrosion/2/1403
First the knife itself. Then the wonderful handle. This one is so gorgeous.
GizmoBee1702 Keeping fingers it gets the nice welcome in Sweden too👍🏻thank you!
I get a real sense of satisfaction when a project is finished and I'm really happy with it. I think that is why videos like this are fun to watch you get the same sense of satisfaction with the craftsmanship and superb finish even if it's not your work. Amazing looking knife Sir.
Jordan McCormack Many thanks Jordan! This knife ment me a lot👍🏻! Osmo
a stunning piece of wood and great workmanship osmo,an expensive knife just got more so.well done.
john whitehead Thanks John! I really hope it is that after it spent some time in my workshop! Osmo
Osmo, just as your knife-making gets ever more artful, so does your video production -- a beautiful video to match a beautiful knife. And having visited your workshop just makes these videos even better!
Thanks Jeff! Now you know all the sectrets of my workshop! Osmo
I really like the way your knife handles always mate form and function as well as looking great
Allan Wagner Thanks Allan! I am hoping your tools work well there! Keep the blades sharp 👍🏻👋🏻🍻 Osmo
Your work is art. Absolutely beautiful.
So far this is the most good looking Fällkniven F1 Pro that I've ever seen...aaaaargh!!!!!!
The Drum Stuff Makes me really happy to read this comment! Thank you! Osmo
Omg what a job you've created a piece of art. Totally stunning
bob taylor Thanks Bob!
now that's taking something good and improving it. truly beautiful piece
I’m a new-school knife type of guy I love mirror polished bevels on my blades, but never the less it’s a beautiful pease!!!! Great work brother
Dalton Greene Thank you!
now this is how a fallkniven should look like great work as usual osmo
bassassin Thanks!
Beautiful knife. Excellent craftsmanship.
Global Hawk Thank you Hawk!
That grain is stunning Osmo !!! You made that knife into a million dollar knife with that handle. Great job my friend.
Bryan Resch Would you buy one? For a million?! Haha! Thanks buddy Bryan! Wish you great week in Philadelphia! Osmo
Awesome work you have put into this knife, the finished result is amazing
Troy Walker Thanks Troy! Your comment much appreciated!
Very nice work!
For what Fällkniven charge for their knives they should come with handles such as your quality.
Wolfgang Hedegaard That would sound great, thanks!
you shouldn't buy them and then they won't be able to charge you an arm and a leg
intra morph
I don’t buy them, nor will I ever.
Extra plus for showing the result - the supreme knife - with beautiful natural stones.
Maria Olsdotter Thank you! I just love granit stones👊🏻👍🏻
The new handle transformes the beast into a stunning beauty!
Günther Müller Thanks Günther!
This is the most beautiful F1 I've ever seen😊👌🌿👍
Mikael Kjell Thank you Mikael!
Hi Osmo! That knife turned out absolutely gorgeous, the grain in tha wood is really stunning. Nice work my friend!
NuManXplore Thank you! I also thank John C. who kindly sent this beautiful wood block, among others! to me!
It’s Class, wood with +/- 35 rings, 35 to 40 years old, just beautiful. Thanks for sharing and I love the music.
Wim M Thank you!
Just watched thus in Christmas day and chilled me out after an eventval year.......
Beautiful piece.
Mery Christmas and thanks.
StabMcShag Thanks! Happy New Year to you!
thetopicala Cold beer in Glasgow waiting for a skilled gentleman.
Just saw my spelling!
Windowlicker alert!!
Bit early but best of health to you and your family in the new year from a scotsman.🍻
Very, very beautiful! Maybe someone had mentioned it already, but in case this information is useful: The wood is Kokobolo.
zmurchti Thanks and thanks! Atb, Osmo
VERY NICE work...I don't have the guts to do THAT....you are definitely a true craftsman
JUS M Thank you Jus! Hope to get more Fällkniven projects to my workshop 👍🏻
Great transformation indeed. Outstanding.
Really nice job
a b Thank you! I’n glad you liked it!
Great job!!! That wood was gorgeous!!! Thank you!!!
Shane Sims Thank you for the nice comment!
Great job! That's an awesome handle and beautiful knife now!
matrix5175 MANY THANKS MY FRIEND!
That front bolster looks great. And very nice fit.
Thanks James!
That is truly fantastic and an excellent handle for the F1
thats a beautiful handle
great job my friend
Allan Wagner Thanks my friend!
Simply beautiful
Just amazing work my friend, you made a great knife look also great, the owner must be very happy with this result, take care, Taro
Taromovies Swiss Bushcraft & Survival Thank you my dear friend! Swedish blade and finnish handle is always a good match😀 Have a nice week! Osmo
Take my money! You were able to bring out the beauty of the wood quite nicely.
Mon Astillero Thank you!
A great improvement. I have never liked the rubber handle that comes with the Fallkniven knife though no doubt it is a functional tool. Your handle will be so much more comfortable and beautiful.
Sandy
Wiltshire Man Thanks Sandy! Every handle has it's benefit. I bet this rubber handle is very good with big winter gloves in winter and wet conditions👍🏻 Well, it could look... different😀
The rubber handle is good for water too. I personally think the shape is terrible though. In actual use the thin shape with near square corners lacks ergonomics.
outstanding work, presentation, composition - now that's a knife!
Matthijs van Guilder Many thanks Matthjis!
Beautiful knife!! Music is also GOOD!
stunning work
bob taylor Great that you liked it!
TH-cam is so neck-deep in blade-making videos (usually bad ones). It is so very nice to see such an excellent video treating the HANDLE. And such a beautiful and useful handle too! I am reminded of the work of Bo Bergman.
Lee Cordochorea Thanks for the kind comment Lee! Atb, Osmo
That grain is amazing! Beautiful!
SHADOWBEAR82763 It really is! Thanks!
ABSOLUT PROFESSIONELL...
WONDERFUL.... just WONDERFUL
👏👏👏👏👏👏👍🏆
Luis Stanker Many thanks!
really beautiful
Beautiful job. I have an f1 and a stack of leather washers. Given me idea's now but not sure if I have the courage to start 😊
Stan Williams Great! I have got one extra F1pro at home and you also gave me an idea. 😀 thanks, Osmo
That’s a true beauty and I bet ergos are much better now.
Tarquinius Superbus Okay buddy thanks! At least it's different now!
Very nice looking would your boss or if it needs a little bit fine-tuning on the front edge of the blade but good work although
Rick Hall Thanks Rick!
Gorgeous handle Osmo!
kaziklu79 Thanks Alex!
Beautiful work. Do you mind me asking what model sanding machine that is you use? Also is that one piece of wood with the Tang through the middle or is it two pieces of wood glued together.
Jimmy Crackerlacking Thanks Jimmy for the interest! Yes, the wood block is one whole wood around the tang. I have drilled and turned the hole for the tang. Used epoxy glue to attach blade/tang with the handle block material. The sander is Scheppach BTS 800 👋🏻
Osmo
@@thetopicala brilliant stuff mate and thank you for sharing. 🙏
Beautiful!! Great job!
Alberto Perez-Pfeifer Thank you Alberto!
I know its an old video, but hopefully Osmo or anybody else reading this, and is able to tell me, what kind of wood this is. It's so gorgeous, i love the red and the grain of it. Thx
At 3:38 .... cocobola wood 😀👍🏻 It really is beautiful wood ! Thanks to John C I got closely familiar to this amazing wood.
@@thetopicala Oh, now that's a quick response. Thanks Osmo. Keep doing your thing, i love it
Another beautiful masterpiece, I hope that hand is going to be ok brother. I cut my finger just below my knuckle three weeks ago and had to go get stitched up, it still hurts and isn't healing up to well. My wife says its because I haven't stopped building knives since it happened LOL yep she is probably right. Be careful friend, let your hand heal up.
Airik1111 Thanks buddy for your words! I bet it would be wise to listen to mrs sometimes even more often 😂 Wish you nice moments in knife making! Thanks, Osmo
far out, so much better! great job man!
Ron Verburg thanks Ron!
You did one hell of a job,that knife is beautiful.
Joel Ohms Thanks Joel!
thetopicala your welcome, it was a cool video to watch.
Beautiful work sir.
Ok now it's a knife 😉 Great job Osmo! All the best for you and your hand!
Waldhandwerk - BushcraftSurvival Thanks Sepp! Wish you great week! Osmo
Awesome ! The wood and shape is wonderful in harmony with blade :-) Thanks for sharing ps. any feedback about hunt in Croatia ??
stype 977 Thank you my friend J.! My buddy visited there and got two boars. They liked it being there!
Thanks to your work, the knife turned into a piece of jewelry👍🔪✨
Thank you very much!
@@thetopicala 😉
Beautiful job.
How did you make the hole for the tang - drilled it?
Very nice handle again.
Greetings Tino
einufo ofunie Many thanks Tino!
I wanted to see how you fitted the block of wood to the tang.
C. Daisy Thanks for the interest. In following link for example you’ll find out how I attach the blade and the wood block. th-cam.com/video/dDxC2LuF5b8/w-d-xo.html
Beautiful
Thomas Vielkind 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Iron wood was my first guess. Knife looks much better now!
Kevin Tucker Cocobola is really pretentious at it’s best I guess? 😀👍🏻 thanks, Osmo
Precioso Knife, éste F1 Pro Custom.
Manuel CR Thanks!
Excellent work
Fatih Ünal thanks Fatih!
Thank for share friend. Beautiful work and It seems that I could do it too, but it's not easy :0
Hey friend, Could you help me choose the best oil options to protect the wood?
Amazing!
死 Jamme Fuentes I think there are as many good oil options as users. I have chosen Tru oil. Osmo
thetopicala thanks a lot!
Now to try it :D
Nice upgrade to an otherwise overpriced knife. I started making knives on one of those 4x36 grinders. Cocobolo is one of my favourites!
Mike Jones Cocobola is very good choice what comes to knife handles! I have got much more modern sander in my garage but haven’t used it so far. Happy Holidays! Thanks, Osmo
this just made me happy
NasserAlsh Happy for you, thanks!
Incredible work.
Brandon Thanks Brandon👋🏻
Beautiful work. Nice. I recognized the Cocobolo the moment I saw it. One note of caution: Cocobolo is notorious for it's toxicity if the dust is inhaled, or the oils in the wood are leeched into the skin/body when being finished or wet-sanded unless you are wearing synthetic gloves. You may already be aware of this, so please be patient with me: If you work with more cocobolo and spend some time throwing fine dust in the air, please make sure to wear a correctly rated dust mask. I mean no offense, I just wanted to make sure you had this information on this particular wood species.
Mr. Tombo Thank you my friend. I appreciate your concern absolutely and I have studied about wood dust and toxication things too. It was a new thing to me to wear protective gloves. Well I haven’t regocnized no irritation on my skin luckily. I always wear the mask though. Many thanks, Osmo
You are welcome. I can tell you a true story about Cocobolo: I'm a wood turner, and did it a great deal for about 15 years. I was in a very active wood turning club in Pennsylvania, and I had a friend there who was a very skilled turner and wood carver. He was several years older than I, silver haired. He came to a meeting one month, and when it was his turn to speak about what projects he had been working on he chose to tell a "Safety Story": One night he was finished three Cocobolo hollow forms (vases) he had been working on. He just wanted to get them done, even though he was experienced and knew he should be wearing gloves when wet sanding with mineral spirits I think it was. But, it was late, so he just spent some time wet sanding his Cocobolo for a while, then went to bed. The next morning he went into the bathroom to take a shower and stopped in shock as he passed the mirror: The roots of his silver hair was orange, and his armpits and groin were stained orange. He went to the hospital to be checked out. The point to his story was to never take Cocobolo for granted. He knew better, but was tired and figured a little wet sanding wouldn't hurt. But the solvents he was wet-sanding with leeched the Cocobolo oil/chemicals right through the skin.
Anyway, I apologize for the long post. Thank you for being patient.
Take care.
Thank you
👍🏻
Nice wood work.👍
theurbanyankee Thanks!
Absolutely stunning work...Mazel Tov! Question?...Since the blade came from the factory, what kind of steel is it??
Gabriel Davidson Thank hou Gabriel. With fällkniven they are using laminate steels and F1 is based on VG10. More information www.fallkniven.com/en/product-information/steel/ thanks, Osmo
thetopicala ...Thanks...I read up on it after my message to you...The F-1 Pro has cobalt sandwiched inside 420J2...Better and sharper steel...Also considerably stronger...How much do you do the work for in replacing handles and do you take custom orders??
Gabriel Davidson Hi and thanks for the interest. I do make custom orders. Please contact me osmo.b@hotmail.fi or messenger
Eine tolle Arbeit von Dir,LG Christoph
schnorres58 Thank you Christoph!
Beautiful work
Thanks Dean!
Dean O ggb
Hello i seen you change the handle of one or two falkniven pro and i have a question: in order to change the handle... it's absolutely neccesary to cut the guard? or you do it just for the look or feel of the brass guard
Crhistian Gomez hi, thanks for asking. The original finger guard is very narrow. It was the reason to change it to brass or any other metal.
First thank you for answer me so fast. Second... so i guess you change it for functionality?... Is ther no problem to keep the original finger guard? My first impresion is that you remove it for the epoxy can stick well as this example? Thats true? And last... love your work recently saw 2 more of your customization... nice!
Crhistian Gomez You may leave the original front plate if you want to have a very very slim /thin handle. On the other hand it’s not a big deal to assembe there wider metal plate. The original handle is very slim and after my work shop it’s thicker which was the idea in the beginning to start my custom work 👍🏻 thanks, Osmo
Fantastic. Thank you!
now that's a much beter looking knife. Excellent work m8!
jjskn93 Thank you!
BELLISSIMO LAVORO, COMPLIMENTI. 10+
Ciro Esposito Thanks Ciro!
Thank you. You have given me some good ideas.
Kieran Goddard Thanks, happy to hear that Kieran! Osmo
Finally! The video my F1 and I have been waiting for. My skill is no where at this level so I will practise first.
micstica Thank you! There is another F1 custom video about the same kind of project on my channel too
Great work. What kinda wood is it?
Ajwa Khan it’s natural cocobola
A Tuesday morning very well spent. At 10:32 I wanted to lick that wood. Beautiful knife and presentation. Thank you for sharing. Cheers.
Steve Ottavaino Haha! Seriously, great! Thanks
very nice work, 10 times better than the original. congrats
Kapi Rock That’s cool, thanks mate!
for the price, that is how ALL fallkniven should be!
Beautiful work, in my opinion exactly how it should come from fallkniven at the price they charge.
Keef Maskrey Aggree! 😁😁😁
beautiful
azizul zulzaha Thank you very much!
damn bro thats a mighty nice knife lucky bastard
Captain Ugly Thanks!
That's a beautiful piece of cutlery, ..!! I wonder if I may ask you a question please..! I hunt a lot and use a Puma knife with a plain oak handle. I like oak wood though I know it is nothing special. Currently I use linseed oil on it, would that tru oil be getter to protect the wood..? Thank you for your time, and your video. Regards from the UK.
Gary Tree Thanks Gary! I think any oil on the natural wooden knife handle is okay. You just need to maintain your knife according to use and those conditions where you are hunting. Oak is great choice. Some oils leave the handle color lighter and the others more yellowish. Osmo
thetopicala Thank you for taking the time to reply. Linseed was what I had and knew it to be used to protect wood. I found it a bit thick and sticky, but not having any experience with other oils I wasn't sure if there was a 'better' oil. I am currently on the search for a nice drop point damascus knife, fixed blade, but the Internet seems infested with cheap Chinese knives costing roughly $50 or so. All the best to you for 2018.
Gary Tree Danish oil, Tru oil... not better but good oils anyway.
Espectacular!
Hector Portella Thank you Hector!
great work my friend
Thank you my friend!
Excelente trabajo Felicidades!
Juán Ramón L. Sánchez Thank you!
Amazing!
Alabama Woodsman it was a pleasure to try, thanks!
Man , this is awesome. Well done my friend!!! Chears, Gyula.
zenaldiak Thanks Gyula!
Amazing knive handle!
May i ask you a question: Do you earn any money with your youtube?
andimayermayer Thank you! No, I don’t earn. I did but prefer to be “freelance” 😀 All the benefit of my videos go to the music makers 👍🏻 Osmo
Ok, thanks for your answer :)
Красота как всегда.
sarmat78 Thanks!
Great video
Morgan Hughes Thank you Morgan! It was fun making it! Osmo
Belo trabalho! A madeira que usou se parece com Jacarandá que temos aqui no Brasil. Forte abraço!
SAMUEL FERRAMENTAS thank you Samuel!
Hi, are you making this to sell? If so, please let me know the details. Thank you.
Great Job!!!!
Georg Bainschab Thanks!
this video is relaxing
Better Mondays Thank you
After my man's finished with it, it's actually worth the money -- and then some
Adam Smith Thanks Adam!
Great work! Really impressive.
On the other hand, I think brass is wrong material selection since SS and brass creates a good galvanic couple
Hasan Coşan Erdoğan thanks buddy for the comment. What would be your recommendation?
thetopicala Thanks a lot for taking my comment into consideration buddy! In my opinion the best would be to use the same grade of SS. But if its not available some alloys with nickel would work anyway. You might want to take a look at below link for the galvanic series. I think by selecting the correct material, this piece of art can be handled to your children and even grandchildren. :)
www.corrosionpedia.com/an-introduction-to-the-galvanic-series-galvanic-compatibility-and-corrosion/2/1403
Superb
Gabriel Toader Thanks Gabriel!
Vreau 1 exeplar
Hi thetopicala much paster editing video is good thank u.
Cesar penaroyo You mean it should be shorter?