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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 Clint Thompson on January 21, 2013 at 9:12: Ivars...

Here is a site. http://www.scandinavianoutdoorstore.com/en/tyokalut/puukot/sissipuu...

Comment by Linda Thompson on February 26, 2012 at 16:06: Oh, by the way. It's spelled Fyken.

Comment by Linda Thompson on February 26, 2012 at 16:06: You're welcome, Kent!

Värmland sure is a beautiful Province. I study at the University there (in Karlstad). I study at a distance so I don't go there very often, 4 or 5 times a year maybe, but it's a great place. Does your family originate from Värmland?

I can't really remember my first knife, I think I got it when I was about 5. Somehow I managed not to cut my self. I don't know how, because I'm quite clumsy. But I wasn't allowed to handle it on my own, and I guess my dad was very attentive.

I also like riding. I had a few horses when I was younger, but unfortunatly I can't afford it anymore since I now have a family to care for (which I, of course, am very grateful of). My mum's uncle have horses, though, so I sometimes rides them.

I'm a bit jealous of you, by the way. I would also like to live by the ocean. I've done that most of my life, but then I met my husband who live in the Inland. We live in a small town called Katrineholm (not far from Eskilstuna, actually) and I really like it here, but, as I mentioned, I miss the sea.

I hope you make it over here, I may be biased, but Sweden is a lovely place. And a walk down memory lane can be quite fun.

Comment by KENT GABLE on February 24, 2012 at 17:55: Thank's for the information on my knife and it's origin in Eskiltstuna and EKA knives. Also welcome (velkomer?) to iKnifeCollector. I was only 7 when I was in Sweden and yet I have a lot of fond memories. It was where I learned to ride a two wheel bike and went swimming in Lake Freiken (not sure of the spelling) but it is one of the largest and deepest lakes in the Province of Varmland if I remember correctly? Certainly one of the coldest.

I was also given my first penknife there, much against my nana's wishes. "Oh no! He'll cut himself with it!" Naturally I was fascinated with it and couldn't quit opening & closing it until, sure enough, Nana's prophecy came true and I bled all over the place. My knife was quickly confiscated much to my sorrow but needless to say, it didn't stop me from playing with knives and I'm 63 now, so I never learned my lesson.

It was also the first time a horse I was on shy'd and ran off with me, with my granddad's brother in hot pursuit! Chasing me on foot, he finally grabbed a long rope trailing behind and stopping the horse (which had been borrowed for plowing) as we stayed on his farm. My family was terrified but I thought it was just grand! I never quit riding either.

I hope to take a trip back to Sweden before I get too old. We went by boat (The Kungsholm) with my immigrant grandparents and my mother. but I'll probably fly as costs are prohibitive to travel by boat even if you still can? Maybe that's where I learned to love the sea and eventually sailed from Florida to Venezuela on my own '34 sailboat in '94 & '95? I finally sold that boat but I still own a 17' fishing boat and chose to live near the Atlantic.

Comment by Linda Thompson on February 22, 2012 at 14:05: Hi, everyone! I'm new to the forum, and I haven't collected knifes for very long so I hope I'll learn a lot from you all.

But maybe I can contribute with some information as well. Kent, I think your knife is manufactured by the company Stålvaru AB, which was quite short-lived. It started in Eskilstuna sometime in the middle of the 40's and closed down in the middle of the 50's. Their logo was a horseshoe.

Knife making has a long history in Eskilstuna, I'm sure that you know that it is the town EKA knifes comes from. There are some collectors of Eskilstuna knifes, but not many, so normally they don't cost much, at least not here in Sweden. It's a really cool knife you got there, though.

Comment by KENT GABLE on February 16, 2012 at 19:01: MYSTERY PEN KNIFE- Hello, I'm hoping that some of my friends of Swedish descent might be able to help me identify this pen knife? Sometime ago in the summer of 1955, I was visiting my granddad's brother's farm near Gottenborg, Varmland in Sweden with my mother and my grandparents. This little pen knife was given to them and eventually left to me. It bears the Swedish Horse on one side and the name appears to be "STALVARU A-B". There is a tiny horseshoe with six nail holes stamped below the name and underneath it appears to read "ESKIISTUNA". You almost need a jeweler's glass to read it, but that's the best I could do. It may be from the early 1950's or even before? If anyone has any idea or information on this little pen knife (which also contains a fingernail file), I would love to hear from you? -Thank you.