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I received my Ahti Tikka today & figured I'd post a small first impression of it, since I couldn't find many threads about this pretty little puukko when I was researching it before purchase. I bought it because I was looking for a short puukko to replace my Mora 120 with (it was a little too fragile for how I use my knives so I wanted something similar but sturdier) and as a secondary knife to my Spyderco Bushcraft.
I was a little weary about it's quality at first since it costs about half to a third compared to the other small puukkos and carving knives I was looking at (Roselli Carpenter, Grandmother's knife & Bear Claw, Uniikkipuukot Kätyri & the Brusletto Spikkekniv were it's main contenders), but it appeared to use the same or a similar carbon Lauri blade as many pricier knives I had come across plus it was the only one with a barrel shaped handle & I really liked the look of the knife, so I decided to give it a try.
The first impression is pretty good. The grinds are pretty uneven on both sides but fit & finish is nice enough otherwise, considering this is only a <30 Euro knife. The stained curly birch handle feels really nice in the hand, it's a tad shorter and looks about the same thickness as the Mora 120 but it feels a little more substantial in the hand as the Mora. The leather sheath is also pretty decent, it's nicely finished, retains the knife well and has a plastic insert to protect it from the edge and tip of the knife. Some measurements: 62mmm blade, 2,5mm spine, an overall length of 170mm or about 200mm incl. sheath. It's about a 100gram with sheath or 70 gram without on my (rough) scale.
Unfortunately the knife isn't a true scandi-grind like I hoped, the high scandi grind we see on traditional puukko knives comes with a secondary bevel on this one. But it does come sharp enough to push-cut paper out of the box and even more so after a little stropping. I took it out on a short hike this afternoon to compare it on some wood against my Bushcraft (which is more and more becoming my benchmark) and it cut wood pretty well, but not as well as I suspect it can. So I'm gonna spend some time with it on the stones to remove the secondary bevel and try it out some more before I give it my final verdict. It might take me a little while though, as my course stone isn't all that course. Perhaps I should just pick up some wet-sanding paper first instead.
Alright, enough babbling, here are the pics:
And one more for size comparison with a Mora 120, a Mora Companion and the Spyderco BushcraftUK:
I was a little weary about it's quality at first since it costs about half to a third compared to the other small puukkos and carving knives I was looking at (Roselli Carpenter, Grandmother's knife & Bear Claw, Uniikkipuukot Kätyri & the Brusletto Spikkekniv were it's main contenders), but it appeared to use the same or a similar carbon Lauri blade as many pricier knives I had come across plus it was the only one with a barrel shaped handle & I really liked the look of the knife, so I decided to give it a try.
The first impression is pretty good. The grinds are pretty uneven on both sides but fit & finish is nice enough otherwise, considering this is only a <30 Euro knife. The stained curly birch handle feels really nice in the hand, it's a tad shorter and looks about the same thickness as the Mora 120 but it feels a little more substantial in the hand as the Mora. The leather sheath is also pretty decent, it's nicely finished, retains the knife well and has a plastic insert to protect it from the edge and tip of the knife. Some measurements: 62mmm blade, 2,5mm spine, an overall length of 170mm or about 200mm incl. sheath. It's about a 100gram with sheath or 70 gram without on my (rough) scale.
Unfortunately the knife isn't a true scandi-grind like I hoped, the high scandi grind we see on traditional puukko knives comes with a secondary bevel on this one. But it does come sharp enough to push-cut paper out of the box and even more so after a little stropping. I took it out on a short hike this afternoon to compare it on some wood against my Bushcraft (which is more and more becoming my benchmark) and it cut wood pretty well, but not as well as I suspect it can. So I'm gonna spend some time with it on the stones to remove the secondary bevel and try it out some more before I give it my final verdict. It might take me a little while though, as my course stone isn't all that course. Perhaps I should just pick up some wet-sanding paper first instead.
Alright, enough babbling, here are the pics:
And one more for size comparison with a Mora 120, a Mora Companion and the Spyderco BushcraftUK:
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), but what I meant to say was just that it isn't a true scandi-grind.
