I’ve been a hunter and outdoorsman for more than fifty years. Of course I have gained much experience during such a long time and this is something I use when our company is developing a new knife. No matter if it’s for harsh trips in the wilderness or easy pocket carrying, the knife has to work safely and properly for its purpose. We go the slow way when we develop our products. It usually starts with an idea and, quite often, that idea stays in my mind for several months before I sit down and start to draw the first lines. In this part of the development process, I need to decide the purpose of the knife, which qualities it will get, which steel to use, blade length and thickness, handle material and sheath construction.

At this stage, I use very simple tools, just a pencil, an eraser and a few rulers. After a few hours I will sit back and let the work rest for a few days. If I still like what I see when I get back, we continue to clean-draw the sketches, this is usually done in a Photoshop environment. Next step is to identify all radius and all measurements and this is made by 3D Cad Cam specialists. A first handmade prototype is made by skilled craftsmen and for the first time, we are able to really experience the balance of the knife and how it feels in your hands. We rarely need to make any adjustments but this is the final chance to implement new qualities.

The next step is to make tools and molds for manufacturing the knife. That is a very costly start of the project and takes much time, maybe several months. In the meantime we order the steel from our steel supplier and arrange for a production start. At this time we usually know the rough price of the knife. When the first production sample is ready we start developing a sheath if it’s a fixed blade knife or a pouch if it’s a folding knife. We pay much attention in developing safe and strong sheaths, no matter if it’s made of leather or plastic materials, and we always try to make the sheath as good as the knife.

When it comes to so-called survival knives, we like to break test a few samples at the Luleå University of Technology, all in order to really check if the knife performs as we wish. Apart from other well known manufacturers, we display the results officially on our web site so everyone can check these figures and form their own opinion. We rarely make knife models that will stay on the market for only a year or so. When we have developed a knife, it will usually be available for many years, much since we have got confidence in our products and know that they will work well on the entire world market. By using modern materials and the clean Swedish design which is famous all over the world, we provide knives and sharpening tools which will work safely and bring much joy to the owner for many, many years.

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