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Since many people I see want to compare the products of Marttiini to those of Morakniv, I figured I'd compare the raw traits about this knife, a Morakniv Companion, a Morakniv Bushcraft Black, and a Condor Bushcraft Basic (for the bedazzle factor).Skip to the bottom paragraph if you don't care for the technical details.All statistics are self-measured and might not correspond entirely with measurements from the aforementioned products/companies. That would be Quality Control's department, not mine.- The Marttiini Lynx Lumberjack is 190.5 mm long, as advertised, with 88.9 mm of blade. The blade is 1.7 mm wide along its spine, tapering to .04 mm at its tip. The grip is 14.287 mm wide. It is 15.875 mm shorter than the Condor Bushcraft Basic, 26.987 mm shorter than the Morakniv Companion, and 42.862 mm shorter than the Morakniv Bushcraft Black. All knives are approximately the same width across other measurements, though both the Morakniv Bushcraft Black and Condor Bushcraft Basic have a 4.762 mm wide blade. None have jimpings.- The Marttiini Lynx Lumberjack sprayed a moderate amount of sparks from a ferrocenium rod, the Morakniv Companion could not spray sparks due to a rounded spine, the Morakniv Bushcraft Black sprayed a fair amount of sparks, and the Condor Bushcraft Basic flash blinded me - literally.- The sheath of the Marttiini Lynx Lumberjack is leather with a plastic insert to help compression hold the blade, which is further aided by an adjustable leather strap near the opening of the sheath which can be tightened to further secure your blade to the point it cannot be removed unless the strap is loosened. The Morakniv Companion uses a compression fit plastic/kydex material for its sheath, so does the Morakniv Bushcraft Black. The Condor Bushcraft Basic uses a leather sheath which has no compression and allows the knife to slip out while bending over or running.- The cutting edge on the Marttiini Lynx Lumberjack was about as sharp as a spoon out of the box, but after some patient work with an old ceramic sand blast nozzle I got it to a very sharp edge. Both Moraknivs and the Condor were sharp enough to shave with out of the box. The Marttiini Lynx Lumberjack had no divots, unnatural bevels, or mars in its edge.- The fastening which holds the blade in the Marttiini Lynx Lumberjack worries me, and forces me to remove a star as I can tell from my history of working with and making knives for many years that it probably won't stand up to abuse. I can wiggle the blade slightly with a fair amount of pressure, so I know that if I were to put this knife to heavy work I could split the handle or loosen the blade more. Both of the Moraknivs utilize a rat-tail system and could potentially split out as well, and though I haven't opened the Lynx Lumberjack I suspect that Marttiini utilized a rat-tail or push tang, since there are no brass pins on the sides of the stained birch handle. The Condor is full tang.- The Lynx Lumberjack weighs 1.84 oz (3.08 with sheath), while the Morakniv Companion weighs 2.73 oz (3.91 with sheath), the Condor Bushcraft Basic weighs 3.55 oz (5.57 with sheath), and the Morakniv Bushcraft Black weighs 4.24 oz (7.55 with sheath). This makes the Lynx Lumberjack the lightest choice by far, and I cannot even tell I'm wearing it on my belt after lugging around Morakniv's Bushcraft Black for over 1000 hours.To put an end to this review before I continue my barrage of numbers, the Marttiini Lynx Lumberjack is the shortest, thinnest, and lightest out of the Morakniv and Condor products I compared it to. I would recommend the Marttiini Lynx Lumberjack to a friend or family member, but as a general purpose knife and not as a serious bushcraft or 'survival' knife. I fully believe that the Marttiini Lynx Lumberjack which I purchased will outlive most people with proper care, and with proper care could be passed down to someone's kids... As long as no one has unrealistic expectations and attempts to baton wood or never cleans the carbon steel blade.

Let's get the easy part out of the way first. This is a thoroughly charming little knife.The blade has an extraordinary look, with a matte black patina on the flats, which contrasts with the mirror finish on the bevel; Well, almost a mirror finish; a close examination reveals fine grind marks on the bevel that have not been completely polished out. On the right flat, the black patina is inscribed "J. Marttiini Finland". The handle is rough birch, oval in cross-section with a flared pommel. A dark stain has been applied incompletely, giving the handle a mottled, rustic appearance. The rattail tang protrudes slightly from the pommel, where it is retained by a brass nut or ferrule. On the whole, this knife is much more stylish than the wood-handled Moras (which I happen to like quite a bit). At the same time, I would guess that the curly birch that comes with some more-expensive Marttiinis looks even better.The Lynx is also quite a bit smaller than a Mora No. 2, with a shorter, narrower blade and a shorter handle. In fact, this knife is about the same size as a small Marbles hunter, or a Buck 102. Out of the box, the blade is about as sharp as a carbon steel Mora, which is quite sharp, if not quite shaving sharp. The size of the knife does nothing to reduce its utility. The flare of the pommel provides a natural rest for the third finger of my medium-sized hand, while the curved back side rests comfortably in the palm.The sheath is a very nice puukko-style leather sheath, stamped with a Marttiini logo and some decorative tooling. This is miles ahead of the rather cheesy plastic sheaths that come with the Moras, and quite a bit nicer even than the after-market leather sheaths that can double the cost of a Mora.Therein lies the rub. At $36.00, the Lynx costs about three times as much as a Mora. Even if you spring for a leather sheath, the Mora will only cost 2/3 the price of the Lynx. This is not to say that the Lynx is a bad deal, but rather that the Moras are so fantastically inexpensive. At thirty-six bucks, I won't be buying fistfuls to. give the grandkids for Christmas, but I will still pick up one or two more of these excellent, handsome knives.

The handle came a bit rough and dry and the end of the tang that protrudes slightly from the back of the knife had sharp edges. I oiled the handle and took a file to the metal and am now pleased with the knife. I like the simple look of the knife and it does come sharp, but I expected tighter controls from Marttini and was a bit disappointed at first. The leather sheath is great though and I think overall it is a nice knife for someone with medium to small hands.