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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 john6553 on December 18, 2014 at 12:09: Hello Michael,
Your grandfather left you a beautiful knife something more than just memories to remember him by. It's lovely I wish I had something like that from my grandfather.
Thank you for sharing,
John

Comment by Michael Squier on December 18, 2014 at 11:54: Below are pictures of my great grandfathers Toten knife. The maker was N.P.Talebakke from Toten Norway. Its really a dress knife but judging from the many sharpenings its had greatgrandad used it more than just on sundays.

Comment by Michael Squier on December 18, 2014 at 11:51

Comment by Michael Squier on December 18, 2014 at 11:50

Comment by Michael Squier on December 18, 2014 at 8:15: John, ill try to get a few picture today if the sun cooperates. My indorr lighting just doesnt cut it for knife pictures.

Comment by John Bamford on December 17, 2014 at 11:09: I look forward to seeing those pics Michael , I really like puuko's and your Great Grandfathers knife sounds interesting !

Comment by Michael Squier on December 17, 2014 at 8:45: Hi all, new to this forum and group. I just got myself a new Finnish puukko and recently inherited my great grandfathers Norwegian totem knife. I'll share some pics when I figure out how to get them to show up.

Comment by Bruce McLain on August 2, 2014 at 15:08: This is my second scandi type sheath and I put the seam in the right place this time.On the first one I did not notice till I had it formed. The knife I made from a wood rasp and left some of the rasp on blade The handle is Iron wood do not know the variety but it works like metal. This is the first handle I used pins on and they were made from copper wire but put a small crack in handle . I did not know the pins would pull so tight ( Live and learn )so I covered it in clear epoxy which made a very durable cover I have kept on the boat and it shows no wear and holds edge. The two look good together on the wall.

Comment by Bob Robinson on July 17, 2014 at 7:15: Looks real good, That is a good blade brought back to enjoy!

Comment by Clay Strong on July 17, 2014 at 0:59: Bruce, that's a good looking sheath, That blade has a lot of life left in it. You may be able to tell that it is a laminated steel with the harder steel extending out where the grind is, It's most visible when tarnished.