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

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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 December 19, 2014 at 8:22: thats Wood Jewel, not Kewel although i do think its cool, ha ha.

Comment by Michael Squier on December 19, 2014 at 7:28: Here is my latest purchase, a Wood Kewel from Kolari Finland.

Comment by Michael Squier on December 18, 2014 at 16:17: thanks guys, by the way its my great grandfather, not grandfather. I never me t him as he died in 1929 so imguessing the knife is early 1900s. the interesting thing is he was American of Norwegian parents and i dont know where or when he got the knife. he liked nice things so im sure he got it new. still torn on the shiny, great grandpa probob

y polished it up often, to bad he was not the best sharpener.

In Memoriam Comment by John McCain on December 18, 2014 at 15:38: Michael, now that I have stopped hyperventilating-LOL-- The collector interest lies within the Norwegian community-- Think Loveless or Scagel in US terms--Per your pictures, no restoration is required beyond a little wiping with a soft cloth-- An amazing discovery !!

Comment by Bob Robinson on December 18, 2014 at 15:22: Michael, a beautiful knife and gift from your grandfather. I would not do anything to this one, the patina on it is a part of your history also.

In Memoriam Comment by John McCain on December 18, 2014 at 14:56: P.S-- If I am translating correctly, that is indeed silverwork and most of his knives were unsigned-- Thus, making a signed piece that much MORE valuable !!

Comment by John Bamford on December 18, 2014 at 14:50: Found some stuff here and translated with Google,

http://kniver.blogspot.co.uk/2009/07/dato-2009-topp-toten-en-av-tot...

In Memoriam Comment by John McCain on December 18, 2014 at 14:43: Michael--- Holy crap !! From what I can find out, that is an extremely valuable knife-- Do not polish !! From what little I can find out Nils Pedersen Talebakke was a master knifermaker and engraver-- Awarded the Kings Medal of Merit for excellence in knifemaking-- your knife is circa-1845-1931-- Having a little trouble translating Norwegian, but from what I can gather -- A VERY RARE and valuable knife-- Perhaps some of our Norwegian speaking brethren can help find some details !!

Comment by John Bamford on December 18, 2014 at 12:27: That's a great looking knife Michael ! you sure are lucky to be left such a great thing. Have you any idea of what age it is .

As far as polishing is concerned I guess most folk would say don't . However if it was my knife and had belonged to my Great Grandad then there is no way that I would ever be selling it so the financial value would mean nothing. I am a polisher by nature but even I wouldn't use any chemicals on the knife . Personally I would just try to buff it up with a clean cloth .

Comment by Michael Squier on December 18, 2014 at 12:11: opinion pole: the metal on this except the blade, is silver. it has an even tarnish on it now. would you polish it lightly with never dull, or leave it alone. at the moment im on the fence leaning toward a light polish to bring up the silver shine. as a collecter of old stuff i do understand patina, but silver was meant to shine right or wrong?