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A group for those who love thier scandi grind knives, and Nordic knives.

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Latest Activity: Mar 26, 2020

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what are Scandi or nordic Knives?

I will begin with Nordic knives. nordic knives are knives originating from Sweeden, Finnland, Or Norway. They have a very distinct style. Many people know them as bushcrafting knives. They have a single beveled edge meaning that from the spine they only have one change of angle. Alot of knives today have what is called a secondary bevel. That is where there is two changes of angle, coming down from the spine there will be a main bevel and right at the edge there is a second change of anglle. Scandi stands for scandinavian and when we talk about a scandi grind it is a single bevel, this makes for an absolute razor edge. Scandi knives are very easy to sharpen, since you dont have to worry about holding the same angle. Scandinavian knives traditionally have a combination of birch bark, curly birch wood, leather and Reindeer antler for handle materials. They are very classy knife.

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Comment by Michael Squier on February 7, 2015 at 10:28: I like the part where he puts the bark wasers on, no holes just jam them on and it it works great.

Comment by John Bamford on February 5, 2015 at 10:32: Great video Michael, thanks.

Comment by Michael Squier on February 4, 2015 at 15:56: http://youtu.be/wfxDwsSaDLQ

Watch this old video of Puukko making in Finland, very cool.

Comment by Michael Squier on January 1, 2015 at 15:58: Happy Knife Year!!!

Comment by Jan Carter on December 25, 2014 at 19:19: Michael,

You have some great examples of scandi! Your great grandfathers is amazing!

Comment by Michael Squier on December 25, 2014 at 10:02: if you zoom in on it it could almost be an stylized "I K" or an " I R" . ill try to sketch what i think it is and post it in a few days. someone really went wild wth a grinder on this one unfortunaly.

Comment by Michael Squier on December 25, 2014 at 9:59: John, I cant make it out. it looks like two symbols not letters to me.

In Memoriam Comment by John McCain on December 24, 2014 at 16:53: Michael, I can't tell from the photos--- Was the makers stamp obliterated or can any of it be read ??

Comment by Michael Squier on December 22, 2014 at 19:39

Comment by Michael Squier on December 22, 2014 at 19:37: Im not sure if this is Scandanavian or not. It has the right look, the handle is antler, birch bark washers and leather washers. The clipped tip was added by someone much later. Notice the makers stamp on the blade. Any guesses?