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Pinewood Forge. Del Stubbs makes really great forged knives. IMO, worth the extra cost over the Frost (Swedish from Mora) knives. I have a couple of PF hook knives for carving the bowls for spoons. Blue Spruce has also started to make the Sloyd Knives. I have no doubt they are very good. Kind of pricey at $85, but they incorporate a coating on the blade to mitigate corrosion. I personally haven't seen or used a BS knife.
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The red-handled Mora is a good deal.
Here's my take on it. But in brief, if you don't mind re-establishing the bevel and turning it into a single-bevel tool (not difficult), then it's a great knife for the price. If you're just starting out and don't want to drop a bunch of cash into a hobby that you're not yet sure about, this is the knife to get.
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Couldn't really say. I've been using the cheap Mora dual sharp curved ones for a number of years. Maybe 2000 spoons worth. I use them as scorps, to smooth the bowls after hollowing with gouges.
That's the 162 and 163. Mine say Frosts, but it's the same.
My Sloyds are the laminated by the same maker.