Woods Machine: Cold Steel Finn Wolf
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Bought one of these, THIS IS the sharpest knife I have ever owned. Sharp as a scalpal.
I got this knife for Christmas (because I asked for it because I watched this video review) and I noticed that when the blade is closed, the notch for the stop bar looks exactly like a bottle opener. Sure enough it works! Anyone else notice this? Aaron I’m surprised you didn’t catch it.
I see what you mean, I just purchased one today with some Christmas gift money. Solid decent folder ❤
This is the knife, I always look into other knife brands like CRKT, Benchmade,Kershaw...but always return to Cold Steel
Sad to say, that time is coming to an end.
Cold Steel was sold to GSM, and they already announced the new steel that they're using (it's crap) and discontinuing a lot of products (in their first round of discontinued items, they got rid of all their spears).
@@1917cutlassboy were you wrong. They have only improved.
I came to very similar conclusions when I reviewed this the other month. I've used it a lot more since then and my opinion hasn't changed. I love this knife.
It is one great blade.
I've had a lot of knives from ZT, Buck Cold Steel, CRKT, Steel WIll and more, all costing from $40.00 op to over $300.00. Till this day, the Finn Wolf is the sharpest knife I've ever received. I couldn't stop getting cut for my first month. It got to the point where I was terrified anytime I had to deploy it.
Thanx for thr video my Bladed Brother 👍 ⚔️ ✝️ 🇺🇲
I really wish I hadnt watched this video... now im going to have to get one!
Ya buddy!
You probaly won't regret it. It's a good knife I own one
This is my kind of knife. Not these friggen $300 titanium knives with bearings that will quit working if you get it dusty. I'd prefer CTS steel which it might have now in 2017
Huh... couldve sworn I just had 40$ on my desk..
Haha awesome
after watching quite a few videos on this knife, yours is still the best review a d the primary reason i decided to buy this knife. thank you !
I was so reluctant to purchase what looked like the perfect bushcraft knife because of the polarising feedback about rolled edges but I couldnt resist after this review and having just unboxed it I am utterly impressed. This knife is sharper than any Spyderco I have purchased and feels totally solid in hand. Thanks for the review Aaron totally sold on this blade now.
+Northern Territory Bushcraft So glad to hear it. Still love mine and use it regularly.
@C-Bomb my experience is CS does a good factory edge, about e average like Spydie. And yes I bought/buy dozens of each brand, budget to premium of each brand
Kevin Cleary and Gideonstactical are the best of the best knife channel on youtube for sure.
Thanks so much Max. Means a lot!
Thanks for the great review. I have used a Finn Wolf for several months and initially had exactly the same problem with the lock being difficult to disengage or jamming completely. It took a lot of perseverance until the mechanism finally loosened up and even now the release is still very stiff. I like the knife though and don't regret the purchase.
I picked one up after seeing your review, what a great folder. A true scandi grind folder that can be easily carried on hikes. Nice review and thanks for letting me know this was available.
This and the Manix 2 LW are definitely gonna be on my wishlist for knives, and in my pocket as soon as possible. Thanks for another great video, love your stuff!
+Gary Fallon Wow, thank so much for the complement and support! Glad it helps.
I picked one of these up at an Army Surplus store the last time I was in the Denver area. It was in a blister pack and they opened it for me so I could fondle it before I decided to purchase one! So far it's been a decent knife and will go out with me on all my hiking & camping trips.
Fantastic review, I appreciate it, I have one on order and can't wait to have it!
I love how its basically a folding mora
great review man you touchedup on every important aspect of the knife well done
Thanks for the nice and intresting videos. Keep up the good work! Greetings from Belgium - Europe.
I bought the fin wolf a couple of months ago. & I think it’s one of the best bang for the buck knives out there. I’m always on amazon seeing what’s the next best of the budget edc knifes. It’s my hobby & I don’t feel so bad if I lose it or whatever happens to it.
Love the channel & knife!
Good day!
Reviewed this one as well a few months back - great knife!
Great video...thanks! I just ordered a FinnWolf. Love that Scandi grind.
Just got it & i'm loving it. Having the same locking problem as you but i'll work on it
Thanks for the recomdation.
Eric McNeil No problem!
Another great review. I was thinking of the RAT1, but now Finn Wolf! Thank you.
The rat 1 is pretty good for its price too!!!
If I'm going into the woods with a folder, this is going to be the one I take for sure!
Tim Schmidt It would be a great fit.
Interesting. My EDC has been a Mini Recon, but my wife loves to use it, so I bought the red FinnWolf earlier today to be my new EDC.
Nice review. Nice knife.
Just ordered on on eBay excited to get it. Your channel is real informative. I have been looking for a folder like this one.
Dustin Lofts Glad the channel helps.
Just got this today, agreed on the lock being a pain to disengage. I have a bandaid on now related to that XD
Forgot that I already made a comment, but update... I actually removed the thumb studs and used a dremel to expand the existing hole and now I have a perfectly fine one-hand opening blade that doesn't have thumbstuds to get in the way while sharpening!
Looks like a great knife. Thanks for sharing.
Michael Laird No problem.
This guy knows blades.
It's my new edc and I love it.
Nice video def thinking about picking one of those up
I've used this for field dressing 3 deer and I was surprised how awesome it work but I put a real serious edge on it (I had to remove the thumb screws to do this). It fits my rather large hands very nicely and although it's more of a bushcraft knife this will be my lifetime field dressing blade. I carry an SRK in San Mai III for my bushcraft.
Awesome to hear that the Finn Wolf is holding up well for you, such a good knife.
Excellent review, I didn't even know about this Cold Steel offering.
Oh ha!
Love that knife!
I got my Wolf about a month ago. Have loved it, but today really had something amazing happen. I was broadcasting seed over my horse pastures and in loading the tractor broadcaster, I had my knife out, opening several 50 lb bags of seed. I accidentally forgot to pick it up and laid it down on the side of the tractor and went about the task. About three circles around the field, I saw something on the ground and it was my Finn Wolf AND it had been run over by my tractor rear tire (a big tractor). The blade was still open and while there was dirt mashed into the opening and grip, the knife was unhurt and the blade was still just as tight as when new!! Now that is a test and it passed with flying colors!
Awesome! The glass screen protectors are the same, I know someone who was mowing a pasture and his phone fell out and was run over with the rear tire, utterly destroyed the phone but the screen protector didn't even crack!
Echo Outdoors those screen protectors are worth they're weight in gold
I just ordered this knife---I can't believe it's only 35 bucks! Great video!! Thanks!!
Great review on this knife Gideon. Thanks.
-Jason
Thanks for a great review Aaron. Picked up one of these for my son's upcoming birthday... cheap enough, so I got one for me as well. Going into the camping bags for sure. Out of the box... extremely sharp... same thing with that triad lock.... had to work it out a bit. Thin and light. Well worth the money!
Alan Williams Amen my friend!
I've owned the pocket Bushman before and many pukko,I was skeptical about a folding pukko, but the traditional hand hook and stronger locking mechanism convinced me to buy one,as a traditional fixed blade knife cannot be carried everywhere. Great Video
Just bought one based on this video and your Best Pocket Knives of 2015. Can't wait to try it.
+Lou7575 It is sweet!
Never had a problem single hand closing this. It slips down just to that level you displayed here. I snap it a little and that's where it always goes, finger far from where the blade is. I hold it at the mid point and flick or wiggle and that's enough for a single handed return. Hands down one of my favorite folders I've ever had that I could manipulate with a single hand.
Seems like the perfect choice for a outdoor folder.
Knives, Guns, & Gear I would agree.
gideonstactical u deserve way more subs. I've watched so many of your videos. Quality. Thanks for all your effort bro
Great video, this is the first cold steel I've fully considered. I usually take my rat 1, my Mora, and a bigger fixed blade, I might get away with the Finn wolf replacing the rat 1 and my mora. Anyway keep up the great work.
This WEREWOLF is getting ☝️💯‼️
I just got back from my trip out West Aaron, Vail, Breckenridge, Telluride, Aspen, and Colorado Springs, Moab Utah, and of course the Grand Canyon National Park South Rim. Flew to Denver then drove 2650 miles all over your beautiful state. I have to say that I live in Northern West Virginia, one of the most beautiful states in this country, but If I move, I'm moving to Colorado. You have an awesome place to call home..... As always thank you for sharing your thoughts and opinions with us, I appreciate it sir.
Brad Barber Very cool and glad you enjoyed yourself.
almost got this for my self the other day but got some micarta scales for my bk16 instead. keep up the great work man i love what you do.
Thank you my friend.
Just ordered this one, and while watching this i was playing with my cold steel code 4 in hair popping xhp and closed it on my fingers 😭 I've been doing this so long that my skin is gettin thicker and doesn't bleed too bad😂😂 great review.
After everything I've heard about this little blade, I'll defiantly try to add it to the collection for an outdoor blade, great video bro :)
Iv had mine for a week now (only used it a few times ) and I have the same lock issue glad it's not just me and that I was right to assume it just needed to be broken in
And I love the knife so far
I really enjoy your reviews, on the cold steel folders i found if you hold the knife at a 45 deg down angle and then release the lock it will allow you too close one handed without the possibility of getting nicked. Jeff
Just picked one up today on my way home from work. This jackwagon broke the tip off my old knife when he barrowed it. This fin wolf looked better than my old gerber. Its going to be my new edc. Cold steel hit a home run with this folder.
Say Heah Aaron, Yup, recently I decided to go Folder instead of Neck Knife recently. I love my C. S. Black Rhino in the bush, Suprisingly the Zero Quenched AUS8a. holds a decent edge retention. But I just got my C. S. Ultimate Hunter to use in the bush also and I also love my Vintage Medium Vaquero with a full Serrated Blade, it's Scary Sharp and makes outstanding Feathersticks. I also love my two Gerber Gator Folder's in the bush. My Drop Point in the 154 CM and my Clip Point particularly serrated in 420HC. great Bush Knives. Infact I'm using my 3V Skookum Bush Tool teamed with my Ka-Bar Johnson Adventure Parangatang with my C. S. Ultimate Hunter this weekend. The perm shelter is completed so I just brought my Wicked Tough Saw and my Gerber Multi Tool to take hot pots off the fire. I also brought my Kodiak Gearsling. I hope my Brown will WIN this weekend, Go Brown's, Eah.,,. p
Thanks for the video have to pick one up
Annual trip - awesome.
shcmoly Thanks my friend.
Getting the blade to unlock and retract is a real bear on this knife. All Cold Steel knives like this? Else is five stars.
Mine just had to be broken in. Many of the triad locking blades are this way. They take a week to get smooth and loosen up a bit.
The last folder I had I tried batoning with it and it broke, would be a bit hesitant to use it for this purpose, but as you demonstrated it’s nice to know it could handle it
I bowed out to buy the knife five mins into the video. Thanks for the great review.
Another great vid. Subbed you. Awesome knife as well.
Great review thank you. I have this on my shopping list but it’s much more expensive in the UK.
Think I might buy this.
Not a bad knife.
One of my other than work knives.
Only bust on this knife is the thumb stud,
I took it out and I'm working on enlarging the hole.
Are you gonna do a video on the bench made arvensis
5 years later I still like this knife it’s great in my fishing bag. I like fishing an walking in the woods. That said I carry this an a rahja2 to beat my way through. Those two knives are my camping companions unless I take the sr1 lite in place of the Finn wolf. But that finn wolf is probably the easiest to sharpen knife I own
Would you get this or the new Real Steel Bushcraft folder?
Would this be a good knife for scouts?
Just got my knife love it . Is a little hard to close it but not bad. Very sharp great price on eBay. Handle is great too. I was thinking it wouldn't be comfortable but is nice.
dustin800xrsdoo Glad you agree. I love it.
On my Finn Wolf I got edge rolling the very first time I used it and I was just doing normal carving with it. I was trying to make feather sticks and tent stakes just to test it. The edge on my Opinels held up fine doing the same stuff. I've heard of people having both experiences, the edge holds up great or it rolls easily. Seems like maybe Cold Steel maybe made some changes or had a sketchy batch at some point. I should probably return it but the rolling was pretty minor so I think a micro bevel would solve the problem.
Maybe it was the first gen of them. My orange one has no problems at all - iluvknives.com/cold-steel-finn-wolf-review/
have you tried the cold steel finn hawk yet, id like to see your review and opinion on this knife, i find mine to be a little more comfortable in long use than most of my mora knives.
He is right this is a bush craft style knife but works great for all type of utility task. I own a few knifes and some of them are a lot more expensive but this is one of my favorites. It simply works great. One down side is mine chips easy if you hit something hard because the steel is hard however it stays sharp for a long time if you're not prying or accidentally hitting nails or hard objects at work. This would probably be my main edc knife for work and being outdoors if it came in 3v or a more quality steel
still a good knife, but true scandi with 2ndary grind visible on the close up?
The locking system definitely needs a break in period. I did spray some R.E.M. Oil and that helps. Good review and hope to get some good use out of this blade
Hi, I have an EnZO Birk 75 Folding 2-7/8" Carbon Fiber true scandi in D2. If you have had hands on one could you compare the Finn Wolf to it. I think I will order the Finn Wolf anyway but just wondering. You can't have too many knives :) Thanks
I was looking at those at Bass Pro Shop and I had a hard time closing the knife did you have that when you first bought it ? I tried 3 of them even the employee cannot close it .
hey man what are you eating at 7:42 for some reason it looks kind of good!
Considering buying a mora eldris,both arnt used to do things like batoning so i think i would go withthis .folds up to the same size and for slightly more weigh i get a longer blade. What do you think @gideonstactical have you handled the eldris by any chance?
Sold! Just placed it in the wish list on Amazon. :D
Scandi grind vs convex grind 4 bushcraft knife. what do you prefer for bushcraft knife?
I live my Finn Wolf! I like to think of it as the poor mans Griptilian which I also love. Cold Steel if you ever read this, thank you for this knife! Great job all around! On that note I love having this as a budget option but I like it so much I want a high end version now. Maybe we'll see one it the future? XHP with DLC? G10 scales or Carbon fiber (same as lucky) that would be awesome!
What state do you make your videos in? You say that they are made in the Rocky Mountians, does that mean Colorado or Wyoming or what? Just wondering. Love the Videos!
Bush Ranger Lite, Finn Wolf, Wes Crawford Model 1, Double Safe Hunter - the only Cold Steel knives which are not ridiculously overpriced. I would prefer the Bush Ranger Lite over the Finn Wolf but both are very good choice for work.
can you review the g10 espada
do you live in montana?
Cold Steel really stepped up this year! So many new designs and awesome steel upgrades. I'm hearing of some edge rolling issues with this scandi folder, appears it didn't give you any trouble so that's comforting. Glad your trying out some of the new CS line!
Yes the have really stepped it up.
i prefer the handle to stick out , it makes it faster to get out incase of an emergency deployment, it also means that when you do get it out your thumb is closer to the thumbstud. deep pocket carry usually means you have to get the folder out and then readjust the grip to get the thing opened. whether or not someone sees it is irrelevant to me getting it out and open quickly takes priority. if you dont want anyone to see it why even carry a clipped folder.
I was one of the first to test the first shipments of this knife. Glad they got the heat treat worked out. All the early ones had edge rolling after cutting cardboard...
Omg. I'm overdosing on knife videos. DoI want this, the large cs Voyager or the sog trident Elite? I just want a larger one than my Buck Ranger....
I like Cold Steel knives, either folder or fixed blade. Cold Steel makes a good product. Good quality control on all that they offer. This Finn Wolf is a handsome blade and, for the money, is exceptional. I do hope, however, that they'll eventually offer a version of this knife in the new carpenter steel they are now using with many of their former standbys such as the Voyager and Recon 1. I'm not a fan of Aus 8 steel. As always a good, thorough review.
I prefere the lock to be strong like that, only Cold Steel knife I had trouble closing for a a few days was the Spartan. But this one? Easy to disable the lock, didnt need to use force like you said with the counter
nice presentation.
Do You think they'll upgrade this to Aus10 now since they seem to be moving to that now
I think AUS8 is a much better choice for this blade than AUS10. AUS8 is tougher and more chip resistant than AUS10, which is exactly what you want in a hard use wilderness blade. Mora uses 12C27, which is actually inferior to AUS8 but performs excellent. This is not directed at you, but too many basement commandos on internet forums, who never spent a day in the wilderness, are always dissing steel like AUS8. I have tested knives for Buck, Benchmade, Puma, Mora and SOG and have found that for any knife that is affordable for the average person, AUS8, 12c27 Sandvik, 420HC, 1095, SK5, 1070, O-1, and 5160 are the best steels you can get. AUS10, 440C, 154CM, D2, S30V and S35V are just a little too hard for tough wilderness tasks unless their RC is reduced, which most knife companies don't do, although Benchmade did reduce the RC on their S30V Bushcrafter and it turned out great. Now, if we're talking about CPM 3V that is properly tempered, or Busse's INFI steel, then you really have true super-steel. BUT, using these steels makes a knife more expensive than the average person can afford. Getting back to the Finn Wolf, I think AUS8 is an outstanding choice for this knife. Cheers, Jason
I just bought one and I'm having the same issue. Edge rolling like crazy just doing a simple feather stick. WTH? I am surprised with what you put the blade through you did not have this problem...did they change the steel? I love this concept but the steel appears to be horrible.
I tried to EDC it I didnt enjoy the blade style for everyday tasks. It worked but was very clumsy. It is definitely a outdoors blade. It's now in my hiking/camping rotation
What "everyday tasks" is it not good at?
@@sticksnstonespatriot1728 cutting thick boxes up was a pain compared to some of my thinner knives also any hard fruit or vegetable would fling out of the side if you needed to cut on a surface. The blade was to thick but I did give it ago for awhile before I determined I didnt like it. I also don't own it any longer I gave it to my brother
Really cool blade, I was looking at it in the coldsteel catalog. I wouldn't buy it though. I run a stainless folder and a high carbon fixed small and large. I might out my folder soon and change to just fixed blades.
haven't seen this on market yet and i live in finland
Akseli Ruokonen Check out Lamnia. They have it in stock. Well...they have more less the best variety of knives and such around here ( Finland) www.lamnia.com
Glad the Scandi grinds are becoming more readily available.
Does this knife baton well? I was out yesterday hiking with some friends and I had a small sog fixed blade on me and that battoned ok. But I'm looking for a good woods folder that batons well.
If you want to baton, a fixed blade is always a far better choice. Some of Cold Steel's folders are exceptionally strong due to the Triad Lock system they use, and I would have no problem using one of them to baton in an emergency if that's all I had. But if you want to baton under non-emergency use, a fixed blade is much safer. Gideon was batoning with this knife just to demonstrate the strength of this lock and to show that it could be used like this in an emergency.
Looks like a winner on this one, however I need to disagree with you about scandi grinds and food prep. I find that the design makes it easy to do fine, detail cuts and peeling. My oldest Mora 511 was almost lost to me when my wife appropriated it for the kitchen she liked it so much for peeling vegetables and such.
My wife just ordered one for me :) yay!
as all ways you have once again made a great video. I like how you test your gear with no nonsense B.S. test and overview. You have spoiled me as to,if I am looking at a knife and you have not done a review. I just wait. Thank you for taking the to make these,so that I don't waste my money.
That so cool to hear, and means a lot to me.