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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 Bruce McLain on July 16, 2014 at 22:42: Here are pictures of my first attempt at a scandi style sheath. The knife is an old Frost knife and dating by the marking which was on the blade is around 75 to 80 years old. I started to clean the blade and realised I was taking the Frost name off with the grit and grime so I stopped . The blade is still very sharp. It was missing a handle and I made one out of yellow birch and it feels great to the hand.

Comment by Bob Robinson on June 23, 2014 at 21:47: Thanks Ivars. I wondered about that also.

Comment by Bruce McLain on June 23, 2014 at 20:58: Hello all

Do any of you know know what the flap at the bottom of a traditional scandi knife sheath is for?

Comment by Bob Robinson on December 31, 2013 at 17:47: I don't own any Scandi knives but have looked at them at shows and at antique stores. I have seen some older ones but didn't have any idea of value or what to pay for them. They are beautiful and I know they have some of the finest steel available.

Comment by Dennis Kappetijn on December 1, 2013 at 12:41: Yip, these knives are made to work hard.

Comment by Clay Strong on December 1, 2013 at 12:21: Nice work. You chose some proven steels.

Comment by Dennis Kappetijn on December 1, 2013 at 12:14: Hi Guys, here are is a scandi ground bushcraft knife just finished for a customer in Texas. Two were made - one with D2 and the other with 5160.

Comment by john6553 on May 31, 2013 at 5:09: Hello

I just read how Scandi knives have a single bevel. Does that mean only one side is sharpened or am I misunderstanding something? an some one post a photo of the back side of the blade.

BTW very good looking knives!

John

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on May 30, 2013 at 17:00: Ivars, I recently bought a knife from these people, they are called Karesvando. What else do you want to know? I'll be glad to try find out for you.

Comment by Clint Thompson on January 21, 2013 at 9:22: Ivars here is a satin blade CRKT which is much like the PUUKKO styles. This is a great knife.

http://www.crkt.com/K700KXP