Bill Siegle
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All this Bushcraft talk and a general interest in sharp has had me playing with Scandinavian styles again. Here are two in the Scandi tradition. One is a little Puukko and the other is a Leuku. The Puukko is 7 7/16 overall with a3 1/2in blade and blue G10 scales. The Leuku is11 3/4in overall with a 7 1/8in blade and natural canvas micarta scales. Both are made from 1/8in 1095. I gave each one a scandi style bevel and then sharpened them on a 20 degree angle on a Sharpmaker. The grip on the Puukko is fairly compact. Not small but I wanted something easy to use and carry. I ground the blade so a little riccasso area would give a little area between the grip and the edge just in case it should fall into the hand of someone with a bigger mitt or fat fingers 
It is easy to get right on the edge though and get max force on the edge close to the handle. The Leuku got a trial run on my shop 4X4 and it cuts like a razor!!!! Certainly not as fast as say a Busse Battle Mistress but it through more chips than I had expected from such a lightweight knife. The edge held up fine too I can hardly wait to get these two to the woods this weekedn for some better testing. I am real happy with the grinds on the Puukko and they turned out nice. The Leuko isn't quite perfect cosmetically but for a user, I am happy with it. I am not planning on offering scandi grinds on a regular basis anytime soon though. Let me know what ya think of the designs 
It is easy to get right on the edge though and get max force on the edge close to the handle. The Leuku got a trial run on my shop 4X4 and it cuts like a razor!!!! Certainly not as fast as say a Busse Battle Mistress but it through more chips than I had expected from such a lightweight knife. The edge held up fine too I can hardly wait to get these two to the woods this weekedn for some better testing. I am real happy with the grinds on the Puukko and they turned out nice. The Leuko isn't quite perfect cosmetically but for a user, I am happy with it. I am not planning on offering scandi grinds on a regular basis anytime soon though. Let me know what ya think of the designs 
