The other day I reviewed a knife that managed to charm me even though it really shouldn't be to my taste at all on several levels.* The same conditions apply to this knife.
Firstly, it has something that is quite obvious to those who know their knives. A huge and obvious tanto tip. Something that actually defines the entire knife. It is also reflected in the name, as the Kwaiken is a Japanese-inspired knife. The full name is Brisa Kwaiken 90. Brisa Ltd has a habit of including blade length in the names of their knives. Very educational so now you know roughly how big it is!
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| Brisa Knives Ltd Kwaiken 90 |
In addition to the distinctive tip, the entire knife has a slight curvature in the "wrong" direction. A bit in the same way as a Swayback** among folding knives. A look I don't really appreciate. Well, and then the blade is very thick too. A full four millimeters must be set in relation to both the length and the fact that the blade has been given a Scandigrind, which means that the steel remains thick all the way to the tip.
Despite the uphill climb, I fell head over heels for the knife already in pictures. A slightly crazy idea, a Kwaiken-inspired knife designed and manufactured in Finland. Now, in and of itself, this part of the world unites with Japan in that simple stripped-down designs are popular in both cultures. Yes, I clump Sweden together with the neighboring countries in that context.
And it's simple, the Kwaiken 90. It's a full tang knife with a Scandi-grind and on the outside two slabs of Micarta have been mounted. They are screwed in place with two sturdy torx screws. That is all.
But then there were the materials, the steel is nothing less than M390 and the sides are made of ivory Micarta. In the same way, the accompanying leather case is simply made but in fine leather.
A review follows, be sure!
/ J - affirms his inner Japanese
**Not to forget, "swayback" is a disease state if it prevails in humans. I believe this also applies to knives.
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