Woodsman Survival Knife, Curly Birch + Casstrá¶m Fire Steel CA-10824

The Woodsman from Swedish manufacturer Casstrá¶m is a classic forestry knife. It was designed by Roger Harrington, a British custom knife maker and experienced outdoor enthusiast who has been offering survival and bushcraft courses to individuals and military personnel with his company Bison Bushcraft in Sussex, England for twenty years.

The approx. 9 cm long blade of this robust full-tang bushcraft knife is made of approx. 4 mm thick Bá¶hler K720 tool steel (carbon steel) with a Rockwell hardness of 58-60 HRC). It is therefore extremely durable and perfectly suited to tasks requiring a lot of stress, such as chopping wood or so-called walking sticks . The knife remains light and easy to transport. With its Scandi grind, the blade is very stable and can easily be sharpened on a small, flat sharpening stone in the forest or outdoors. This knife is simply a great all-round tool for use in the field.

The curly birch handle is straight and has rounded edges, making it suitable for as many hand sizes as possible. It is equipped with a leather strap and black liners have been installed between the handle and the steel to increase the life of the knife.

The knife is delivered with a cognac brown, wear-resistant, vegetable-tanned leather sheath. The sheath has a belt loop, a drain hole and, for this particular model, a refractory steel holder housing a refractory steel with a matching handle.

Steel information: Bá¶hler K720/O2 Steel is an extremely robust, oil-hardened tool steel with a high carbon content. This steel is designed for strength and edge retention. Thanks to its chemical composition, it can be heat-treated at high temperatures without losing its ductility and toughness. The result is a blade that shows high edge retention even under intensive use and at the same time remains scratch-free and crack-resistant for longer. This steel also has a very fine structure and can therefore be easily sharpened to razor-sharpness.

Note: If the blade is left damp or wet or stored away, it will tarnish due to its low chromium content. Therefore, to prevent rust formation, it should always be dried with a cloth immediately after use, and if stored for a long time and not in use, it should be treated with a suitable protective oil or wax beforehand.

Details:

- Blade material: Bá¶hler K720 tool steel (carbon steel)
- Handle material: curly birch with black coating
- Total length: approx. 20.5 cm
- Blade length: approx.8.8 cm
- Weight: approx.150 g
- Includes leather sheath with fire steel