NedFoss Hyenas Bushcraft Knife with Fire Starter 3.5" 440C Steel G10 Handle

What a little beast! The blade length is what many bushcrafters consider optimal for a small knife. Arrived reasonably sharp, requiring minimal stropping to bring it to shaving sharp. You couldn't ask for nicer fit and finish. I don't believe you could damage the blade when using it for batoning, the spine is so thick. I hesitate to call this a great 'entry-level' bushcrafting knife, because for a given size, you wouldn't need anything else. This knife is not lacking anything anywhere. Spend your hard-earned dollars on a more expensive knife if you'd like, you won't get a better one.

Strong, razor sharp, comfortable

The knife is rather heavy with a huge chunk of metal. im not sure if its to help with the perhaps unperfect machining or metallurgy but at least it feels like it can take a beating, which is all id ask from such a knife. -Handle: pretty good really, good grip for my average hands, you can use you thumb to hold the hill/pommel if you push in while fighting a bear or something, or hammer on it. - Blade machining is cheap but functional. plenty of machine nicks, and on mine 1 blemish and 1 rather unsightly scratch in the blade in addition the tiny and less noticeable scratches all over. if this knife was 20usd more id return it just for that. its obviously rushed and not made by the greatest knife maker. but at 35usd, meh. you can polish it out in 20min if youve got the right tools, which i did. - Blade shape isnt bad but the pointy bit is very pointy and might break eventually, at which point ill just reshape it. this is fine as long as you dont abuse it too much, i think. - sharpening was.. fine. mine still had a partial burr which 2 seconds in a ceramic rod fixed. then i resharpened it anyway to have smooth edges instead of the rather rough machine sharpening this knife has - Sheath is.. pretty good. nice click, can be moved horizontally, has a fairly secure clip, no complains other than that mine was dirty. could have been a return since it had some unsighty scratches i guess, but could very well have been the factory too. All in all would i recommend this knife? if you know how to sharpen, dont mind the weight and polish, absolutely, spend 20min and this looks like a 80usd knife. if you dont it still fine but remember that its price is low for a reason. functionally though itll be fine! if not id look at coldsteel and other somewhat cheap companies that have perfect polishing, edge, blade shape and are lighter - likely due to better heat treatment to be honest. theyre also often more expensive than this and with a worth sheath.

The good: Lots of value for the money on this knife. If your goal is a hard use camp knife, I strongly recommend this one. Nice thick blade, perfect for a backpacker to use for batoning and splitting small logs into firewood. Holds its edge pretty well, and the sheath is really good. The bad: gimping sucks (not totally worthless). In a perfect world I want a little deeper choil, but it’s pretty good. The handle feels good at the fingers, but G10 scales are really wide and make the handle feel square between the fingertips and the palm. If you are not afraid to modify your scales, I suggest sanding it down a little, but from the factory it is good enough. The weight of the knife is heavy around the handle, so the lock on the sheath feels imbalanced; but didn’t bother me since I mounted the knife upside down.

I've been using this blade for over a year now. It's one of the best small backup Bushcrafter blades I own. The only modification I've made is to contour the G10 scales. If you need a good solid small Bushcraft blade don't think twice this thing rocks. The 440c steel has the heat treat dialed in as good as a good D2 or DC53 blade that has a good heat treat. Good edge retention and easy to sharpen in the field. It's a win win.

I received this knife today with speculation. I am a mushroom hunter, bushcrafter, avid hunter etc. I have many top end brand name knives which I collect. I definitely know my knives. This knife is awesome for the price. You can't go wrong. It takes 5 minutes to figure out the sheath. You can make it vertical or horizontal. Two screws is all to change it. The ferrous rod is a decent size. The knife is sharp as hell. It looks bigger in the picture but its a nice size. Great all around outdoor knife or everyday carry.

This is a nice knife. It punches above it's price. Sharp out of the box, I was able to feather sticks and shave hair off my arm with it. The fit and finish are really nice and even better when you consider the price. It feels great in the hand and I felt no hot spots using it. It's heavy enough to motor through tasks but light enough to keep me from getting fatigued. I'm amazed at the quality for the price. Yeah. It's Chinese stainless steel. But it appears to be good enough for my use. Yeah. It's not "a name" but the stuff you're cutting doesn't know that. I'm really pleased with this purchase so far. I'm keeping this and I think I've found my new camp knife. The one thing which might be improved is the kydex sheath is a little "rattle-y" but I may be able to fix that by heating it a bit or, if all else fails, make one from leather. It's nothing against the knife. I really like it. Update: I had this out on a camping trip recently and it was a joy to process firewood with. It handled batoning no problem for me and I can see no edge deformation under magnification. It's still sharp and I'm still using the factory edge. I'm seeing some others are not having my luck with this knife. Maybe I got a good one. One problem I'm having is the jimping. It looks cool but isn't helpful during use. It can hurt the thumb a bit if you're not wearing gloves. It's too aggressive. But considering the price I have no real complaints with this knife. Considering other reviews, though, I'd recommend the manufacturer look at their QC. Update 2: So, after much firewood processing with this knife I think I've identified it's Achilles heel. Much of the blade's strength relies on thick metal. The spine is about 2x thicker than it needs to be. This makes the knife very strong but it's got some drag on it. In other words, it's choppy but not too slicey. This is not a bushcraft knife. It looks great and performs well enough for short camping trips. But the thick blade and aggressive jimping make it a bit less useful in the woods than it could be. I'm moving on to something thinner with a scandi grind. But I'm keeping this knife. Despite the shortcomings, I still like it.

I run a emergency preparedness blog, so edc and prepping is life to me so a decent quality fixed blade for the money have used and bet the ... outta this knife love it for the money. rather it be on the jobsite, farm or testing other products in the field, the sharpness is always there. The full tang think steel lets it take the most of abuse.

This is a very robust knife, appears very well made decently sharp out of the box 90 degree spine and great retention in the kydex sheath. Well worth the price

Excelente cuchillo muy bien hecho y afilado

Wow. Solid well ground sharp as you hope out of the box. Thick hunk of steel worth the price of admission but the blade is wow. Looking forward to camp in a few weeks to compare this to some old favorites which while some are 4x the price I think this is a keeper already.

semble de bonne qualité et tres solide . Pas encore vraiment teste sur le terrain . Lame d une bonne épaisseur.

Bought it as a gift, but came real close to keeping it for myself! This is a beautiful knife. The sheath is either an exceptional knock off or made by the same company that makes this style for Buck. It can be set up for vertical or horizontal carry. Came out of the box razor sharp. Well worth the money, good work!