Hultafors Heavy Duty Knife 18

After using this knife for awhile, I've made some refinements that have made a tremendous difference. First, I made a dangler for the sheath, as I hated the belt loop. Now the sheath rides perfectly. Secondly, I removed the secondary micro bevel, turning it into a proper scandi, and refined the edge a bit (all by hand). With a light touch, I can now get very fine curls. Last, I did a better job squaring off the spine using first a file and then refining it further on diamond stones. Now not only is it a nice 90 degrees, but it also looks a lot better. This knife gets wicked sharp and holds an edge well. I've had no rust problems either. So, for just £6 and a bit of elbow grease, this has turned out to be a very usable bushcraft knife. I still dislike the handle colour, and may try to spray paint it, if it'll work. :)

Nice & solid that's all

This knife, at the time of writing this review, is priced at just under six pounds. For that price, you get a good, solid, proven, workhorse of a knife. It's plenty sharp straight out of the sheath, and can slice and baton all day long. Check abuse test videos on YouTube and you will see what value your getting, for a very cheap blade. This and the (HVK) orange handled craftsman's model, are all you need for a decent bushcraft knife.

I have had this knife for about 10 months now, and have held off doing a review because I don't actually like it but end up using it all the time. I will try and explain why but I thinks it's more emotional than practical. Out of the envelope (no box for this price I'm afraid) mine had a slightly wonky grind -the first and last inch was utility sharp, the middle inch or so completely blunt. The fit and finish reflects the price. What's good then. Firstly it sharpens up stupidly sharp - hair whittling, face shaving sharp. I have had no problems with rust, the handle is still firmly attached and the sheath hasnt broken. The spine is unfinished but mine scrapes well and strikes a ferro rod if that's something you care about. The handle is big and comfortable for prolonged use. So what's not to like for a knife costing so little - well it's hard not to compare it to a Mora, and the comparison is poor. The belly is too sweeping and the point too high to be useful. I prefer using the Mora's tip for all sorts of precision work. It's not a true scandi grind, making free hand sharpening hard and it doesn't bite into wood so well (it's tough though). It's a bit shorter, there's more useable edge on the mora for no weight gain. I disagree with the previous poster on the heft of this knife, chopping has been futile in my experience (maybe down to technique or reliance on heavy knives in the past?) . The sheath is pathetic, mine doesn't retain the blade very well at all and the attachment mechanism is a joke - the only button I have found that it can attach to that has enough strength is my fly, and trust me there are lots of reasons not to carry your knife dangling there. It does attach to a belt, but the connectors are flimsy looking and I haven't figured out how to add or remove the sheath to my belt without taking the knife out of the sheath first. Ok it can be modified, but the mora sheath retains the knife and has a handy belt clip. So why do I use it so much? Because I don't care if it breaks so I use it for lots of abusive tasks and apart from a few bits of damage to the handle where I beat the knife through a steel nail using a hammer it's still working fine and sharp as ever. Is a mora 3 times as good? No. Is it worth an extra tenner? Probably. If you want a knife for rough work around the garage or a fiver is all you can afford this might be the choice for you.

Just back from the woods testing my new Hulfators Heavy Duty. Made some feather sticks, carved some notches, and hacked through a wrist sized fallen limb (just for the heck of it). The knife performed superbly, and not surprisingly, was just as hair popping sharp as when it arrived this morning. I did need to sharpen the unfinished spine a bit in order to throw sparks off a ferro rod. The knife has more heft to it than I expected, and the handle is very comfortable to my hand in all grips. Throughout the work I put it through, there was zero hand fatigue. The sheath holds the knife fine. I have nothing to add over what everyone else has said about it. I'll be putting a rivet button (like on jeans) through a folded piece of leather or webbing in order to make a more usable belt loop. This knife has met my expectations, having watched several videos about it before buying. It's nothing fancy. Just looks and feels like a tool, and it does it's job very well. I would say it's a fantastic value at the price.

Bought 6 for our scout group. Really impressed. Tough as old boots. The blade quality is excellent, the finish is mass manufactured but at £5.95 it 's a serious bargain.

Solid knife, very sharp.. also ordered Friday around 4.20 pm & turned up sat morning 10.15 am, how the **** you do that beats me... many companies should send their staff for training with you! Thanks.

Only two knives have ever drawn my own blood: this and my first Spyderco Endura IV. Both due to my own cack-handedness. Wickedly sharp as delivered and tough as old boots. I'd buy another in a heartbeat, but I don't think I'll ever wear this one out. Among other fixed blades I have a Mora at twice the price; an F1 at way more than that, which is a thing of beauty; and a Glock field knife; but you simply can't beat this for value. Just don't stick it in your own thumb ... Exemplary HH lightning fast service goes without saying.

Hand your money over and get an unfinished product. Not a great deal. It will cut but I can get better finished butter knives for this price. Buy if you want to practise sharpening knives. Granted, you won't break them without a lot of effort.