A folding noticed that appears and feels as premium and unique as a collector’s version folding knife? It is a class that did not actually exist till Sweden’s Woxna hit the bottom working this yr. The model’s latest noticed pairs mesmerizing Damascus metal and wealthy walnut wooden right into a one-of-a-kind forestry instrument so beautiful you may by no means wish to expose a single tooth to uncooked wooden.
Woxan shaped across the mission of elevating your entire folding noticed class.
“Sooner or later, I used to be scrolling via Instagram and got here throughout a submit from Zebulon Kane, a Norwegian bushcraft knowledgeable,” defined Woxna cofounder Elma Delic. “He had laid out three instruments on a stump: a Gränsfors Bruk axe, a Helle knife, and an outdated, rusty foldable handsaw. It bought me pondering: Why wasn’t there a foldable hand noticed that matched the sweetness and craftsmanship of these traditional instruments, with the form of metal you’d discover in a well-made bushcraft knife?”
Certainly, that noticed appears past tough, and completely misplaced:
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However certainly that is simply what Kane had in his equipment that day? There should be a much better choice out on the higher market, a hand-built piece of high-quality metal and wooden flashing the identical stage of meticulous Scandinavian craftsmanship as that axe and knife?
Nothing that Delic was capable of finding whereas looking out excessive and low, and whereas we have been satisfied her phrases have been not less than partly advertising hyperbole, we did not discover a lot on our personal fast search, both. There are definitely loads of folding saws that look as much as the duty of slicing up kindling and firewood and carrying evenly via the wild, however past perhaps a few good Opinel folders, not a lot that would not look severely outclassed by a Helle or Gränsfors.
“I needed to create a noticed with the identical aesthetic and high quality as conventional Scandinavian axes and knives – crafted from high quality wooden, designed with timeless magnificence, and produced from premium, rust-resistant metal,” Delic determined.
Fortunately, she had simply the contact in her cellphone, a person who can rightfully say that Swedish saw-crafting runs via his blood, second-generation noticed producer Ulf Bäckström. The 2 had met beforehand, and Delic knew if anybody had the exact technical experience to enrich her background in launching Nordic merchandise on the worldwide market, it will be him.
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After discussing the prospect, Bäckström and Delic cofounded Woxan in 2024, and the journey actually bought underway. The 2 finally started researching and testing supplies and got here up with a number of combos that had the proper stage of premium really feel and efficiency. Crafting noticed blades from non-traditional supplies like chrome steel proved an enormous problem, however Woxan finally discovered the exact mix it was searching for and launched its first merchandise earlier this yr, providing wood-handled saws with purchaser’s alternative of carbon or stainless-steel blade.
Then it stepped up its noticed sport but once more, aiming to create what it calls the first-ever foldable noticed that includes a Damascus metal blade, particularly a stainless Damascus metal produced by family-run Swedish metal specialist Damasteel. Woxan selected the iconically swirly grained metal not just for its multi-alloy layered aesthetic but in addition for its hardwearing toughness, stout corrosion resistance, cussed edge retention and pure chopping energy, full with distinctive micro-serrations created by the metal’s inherent layering.
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This month, Woxna took to Kickstarter to launch the Damascus line, saws so high-end the corporate appears to be testing the potential ceiling of the market as a lot as soft-launching a brand new product. Devoted knife patrons definitely aren’t afraid to spend a whole bunch and hundreds of {dollars} including new fashions to their collections, however is there an analog amongst noticed patrons?
Sure and no, it seems. Whereas Woxna has handily surpassed its modest Kickstarter purpose, the US$5,087 it is raised represents fewer than a dozen pledges for saws. That is not precisely a flood gate of takers.
However whether or not you in the end purchase one or not, it is exhausting to disclaim the Woxna Damascus lineup catches the attention with a country magnificence and goal far surpassing common. Woxna provides the eye-grabbing blade a ratio of seven enamel per inch, a pull-cut orientation meant to lower buckling and enhance chopping effectivity, and a concave grind for smoother motion. The blade companions with a heat American walnut wooden deal with with metal core. A small CNC-machined button lock supplies quick, positive locking/unlocking.
Woxna has developed the Damascus sequence for the whole lot from shelter constructing, to firewood processing, to backyard pruning, to path work. It is designed to chop each dry and inexperienced wooden, although if we’re trustworthy, we might be extra inclined to open the noticed up as soon as, mount it securely on the wall of a house workshop or sport room, and revel in it with out ever a lot as brushing it in opposition to the bark of a department or log.
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Woxna’s Kickstarter campaign is winding down within the subsequent few days, and the 9.2-oz (260-g) 7-in (180-mm) Damascus noticed is presently obtainable on the €385 (approx. US$440) pledge stage, whereas the bigger 12-oz (333-g) 10-in (250-mm) model begins at €490 ($560). Woxna says each will come furnished with a certificates of authenticity confirming the blade was solid from real Damasteel Damascus chrome steel in Söderfors and together with the noticed’s serial quantity, date of manufacturing and purchaser’s identify. It would additionally come backed by a restricted lifetime guarantee. Deliveries will start in September, if issues proceed in accordance with plan.
They’re undoubtedly lovely examples of masterful toolmaking, however will the Damascus saws be capable to survive in a market comprised of practical saws that price a tenth the worth or much less? We’re unsure.
Woxna’s authentic chrome steel and carbon metal saws are practically as aesthetic however price effectively much less, beginning at US$170. That appears a extra viable premium buy-in level for the typical beginner sawyer – nonetheless fairly costly, however not so drastically.
However, in case you’re searching for a present for that impossible-to-buy father or firm CEO, a first-of-its-kind Damascus folding noticed is definite to be one thing they don’t have and with which they may simply fall in love. It will undoubtedly maintain their consideration longer than a subscription to the jelly of the month membership.
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