Cold Steel Finn Wolf 3.5in AUS8A Razor-Sharp Straight Back Blade 4.375in Griv-Ex OD Green Handle Hunting Folding Knife, Blister Pack

Had an older model and loved it. But this one looks and feels sharper. Good price and very safe. I use it daily and the pocket clip is very sturdy. The blade shape is very well made. I utilize it in many ways.

This knife, the one with a Z at the end of its model number, the one that comes in the clam pack not a box, is a true zero ground Scandinavian style edge (and is slightly but critically different from the boxed version). This is the most DELICATE edge you can put on a knife, this is best for woodworking and terrible for edc use. Again and I can't stress this enough this version is not good at being an everyday carry knife because of how delicate it's edge is, it's an excellent cutter but one whoops onto something hard, like a counter top, and you're going to chip or roll the edge (I don't care what Mr Thompson or the YouTube reviewers say, just look at all the negative reviews here about edge damage).The scandi edge is a specialized woodworking edge. Many knives have a "modified" scandi edge* to cope with with how delicate this edge type is, the other version of this, the morakniv garburg and bushcraft black, TOPS b.o.b., TOPS new scandi folder, real steel bushcraft series and many others all have secondary edge bevels and thus are not true scandi grinds and this is why you don't here much about them having edge issues.The only reason to buy this knife is if you intend to use it for wood carving only, in my opinion this knife is a good use of the true scandi edge because you don't have to dedicate your fixed blade to such a specialized edge, it's just goes in the pocket until you want to make your feather sticks, notches etc. If you want to experience a TRUE Scandinavian edge this knife is the way to go but it's not for everyone and you really should research more about true zero ground edges BEFORE you buy this. Again if you haven't had a zero ground edge before and you get this and treat it like any other knife your going to badly damage the edge.Treat any review that doesn't tell what I'm about tell you with scepticism. The thumb studs are very difficult to remove, they look like a solid screw that is screwed through the blade but it's actually a two piece affair that you have to hold one side with a pliers while you unscrew it. You MUST to remove the thumb studs to sharpen it yet not one video review mentioned this, most said it's an adjustable screw (false) so this makes me wonder if they used it enough to need to sharpen it up again (doubtful).Another thing, true scandi edges need is to be sharpened on stones only, no belt sharpeners (like the work sharp) and no stropping at all, especially loaded strops, even on board strops, the leather itself is soft enough to curl around the edge a slowly turn it into a modified scandi edge (which is pointless, see below).*Also in my opinion is that modified scandi edges are pointless, they are just saber grinds with bad edge geometry, you get the cutting performance of a saber grind not a scandi, you sharpen it like a saber grind not a scandi, thus it's a saber grind not a scandi (and a sub par saber at that). Again If you read or see in reviews some knives with a scandi edge being easily damaged, like this knife and say the condor swamp romper, while other knives with scandi edges taking a beating without issues, like the other version of this and say the morakniv garburg, it's because the formers are true scandi edges while the latter's are modified scandi edges. This is also why I think cold steel hasn't changed the steel in this when it has all it's other knives, aus-8 is a softer steel and that's what you want in a true scandi, in cts-bd1 or xhp steel you'll quickly end up with a chipped up almost serrated edge.Please research zero ground edges from knife makers and professional knife sharpeners if you want confirmation of what I said here, don't listen to YouTube personalities or someone trying to sell you something (like customer services at some of the manufacturers and website sellers).

Impressed because before I had a cold steel folder (code 4 tanto) and disengaging the lock was so hard it was near impossible till getting used to. Upon handling the finnwolf, I found that it's so easy to disengage the lock that I can close it one handed. Cold steel really touched up on their tri ad lock to make it more user friendly. To no surprise, the edge came wicked sharp and a true scandy meaning no secondary edge angle. I have a good selection of budget blade so usually when you get a budget blade, you get butdget fit and finish. With this knife it's as if you pay budget price and crisp fit and finish. This is a solid hit from Cold Steel and I'm loving it already. Also light weight. This definitely won a spot in my EDC rotation and I have a feeling that this will win in the rotation too.

My first Cold Steel knife. It stands out especially at 30$. I bit the Cold Steel bullet despite the gimmicky videos of their advertising dept. because a co-worker kept raving about them. The only reason I am leaving a review with 4 stars instead of 5 is that the blade could have been sharper and the pocket clip lets the knife ride high in the pocket. The clip I knew about before purchasing, but for a knife company that prints how sharp their knives are on the box this should have shaved.Other than that it's a fine blade!! AUS 8 is what it is, a budget steel that is workable and worth the money. The grind is nice (love me a Scandi grind) and even. The blade can be opened with one hand. The blade is slightly off center (no biggie for the money). It has no blade play either side to side or up and down. It locks up TIGHT! I was curious about the "Triad lock" and can say I am impressed. Be prepared to press down hard to close that knife. The only other knife in my collection that locks so tightly is a Buck 110 and that doesn't really lock this tight. I have no worries about it coming undone in use. The handle is decent (more than adequate for the $$) and it's pretty light too.All in all a good product and a great one if you want to find out how Cold Steel feels.

I got this knife to do some dirty work around the barn yard. This comes very fast and no signiture required which they normally do for knives where I live. This come razor sharp but wears down quickly, I used it for about a week and a half and it was still sharp but I found myself having to sharpen it. I thought it would take double that time. The material is a durable plastic feeling but slick. The finger groves didn't do anything for my hands. I have big hands so the smaller handle didn't really fit them well, my pinky slides of the end quite a bit. No good way to hold this knife in my opinion, if it gets wet don't bother trying to do tough cutting your hand will slip off unless you dry it. The angle on the blade made it a little harder to sharpen but once I figured out how to do it, it was easy enough. The lock isn't going anywhere it's the strongest lock I've ever had in a knife. Saying that it did take some effort to "unlock" it to shut it the first week of use but it broke in nicely, even though it hades a moveable pocket clip I wouldn't mess with it, after removing it and adjusting it, it was loose and I couldn't get it right as like it came, so I wouldn't mess with that. Overall good knife but can be improved.