Does anyone have a Skrama?

It does.

The whole package just works. Is a little different to the norm; as I've said: a thinking man's golock.

I am sure if it was to be smashed into concrete and an attempt to abused it to destruction it would show it. But for what it is, the steel, and the price and what its for, its a good one.
 
Yeah, I think I'm gonna pick one up. Choppers that actually have decent cutting geometry are hard to come by.
 
I'm still real iffy on that handle... if you look at the pic Baryonyx posted that shows the tang, you can see there is nothing but 2 1/8th to 1/16th swells keeping that handle from sliding down and off.... no pins, no cut outs for an injection molded handle to feed thru and form a solid lock.... its just a tube of rubber slipped over the end and held on by a couple of little humps...

It might be fine for awhile, and it looks easy enough to rehandle if it comes to that... but its still an issue I'm betting everyone that owns one will EVENTUALLY have to deal with assuming they use it and not just add it to a collection in a box....

clearly I've never handled one so I can't say for sure.... but it looks like the problem would only be compounded by choking back for leverage.... I'm betting the maker assumed hand pressure would be applied BETWEEN the humps to sort of " lock " the handle in place when using it..... a full rear grip and an aggressive chop will want to walk that tang out of that rubber IMHO....

I could be very very wrong, but I'd darn sure want to handle one myself or hear from someone I knew or trusted before I felt comfortable heading off into the woods for the weekend with it.
 
Just a quick one if anyone presses the go button. Twice when ordering, on first attempt, my banks security stopped the completion. Second go went through. Now this is off putting to say the least. I emailed the company and they tested the system from their end and all was fine. I got the money from my card to stick and shortly after got a confirmation. I just think my card struggles with Finnish and needed time to translate???? This company as said has bricks and mortar and been about for a while; they send kit all around the world.
I have Paypal, but not the Finnish one, so I used my card. I was a bit unfamiliar with their order/card web page but got there in the end. The exchange rate wasn't bad and the cost was a little less than I was expecting.

My first order was delayed between the two of us. So I found two tins of Chocolate in my order; which is why I think they go the extra mile. The second repeat order took 4 days, no need for chocolate... drat because it was lovely.

I am more than happy to recommend this company as they provide an efficient service.

I've pretty much said all I can about the Skrama. If any of you guys do get one I would love to know what you think. (They do a pretty nice Puukko too for not much, but I don't have one... got enough knives... but only two Skramas!!)
 
I have a couple of these, they perform faultlessly in Finnland which has extreme weather (as used by their "Special Forces"; just read up the Fins and their military history, hard nuts):
http://www.knifecenter.com/item/FIN...Fixed-Blade-Forged-Carbon-Steel-Hunting-Knife
(Wow thats expensive, mine were under $100, which is what they are worth; designed not to break so a bit soft if anything. A work knife that you can resharpen having got mud out of tank tracks).

Similar construction handle wise. Its not going to fail, ask again in twenty years.
My first Blackjack Marauder II took a heck of a beating and has a similar moulded grip, never been an issue even after picking up the odd ding. I also have an original CS Master Tanto which is softer and that shows wear but still fine after 25 years. Its not as good a "rubber" as the Fin stuff.

I've had more trouble with screwed on scales than from moulded grips. Flippin screws come lose and often are non standard and hard to replace size wise. They are a pain. I've had some expensive stuff with screw fittings fail me: EK, Blackjack, Al Mar, to name a few. The holes are weak points.
The only moulded grip that ever failed me was a Benchmade Bushmaster made in the late 80's as the tang was short and worked itself through the soft rubber. Not going to happen with these Fin ones.
Plastic moulded is another thing altogether; I break those regularly.. Moras.

Enough from me, either you are game on and get it, or not.
 
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I think I have successfully placed an order for both the Skrama and their 110mm bushcraft knife, also in the 80CrV2 and rubber handle (and this one comes with a leather sheath included in the price). At least I have email confirmation to that effect. Now to wait... I was hoping for a delay so I could get free chocolate ;) But hope the order processing and shipping occur with no problems.
 
Tell us what you think of them both. How long the shipping takes too, and cost to your door. Here is an update on mine:

This update should be called: "Thats ridiculous".
Yesterday, was a lovely day so I felled and processed an Ash tree that was dangerous and had to come down. Thinking this would be a good test of the Skrama I used if flat out all afternoon. Finding any excuse to use it and making a huge pile of kindling. I don't really bother doing the small stuff, just burn it, but this time I had the Skrama and whacked through shed loads. It was fun and satisfying as the Skrama breezed through the lot. Most of it was between 1" and 3" with the odd a tad bigger. It did a lot of work. OK green Ash isn't the toughest of stuff but by the pure quantity it should do that keen edge "in" a bit.

Like heck, got it to the workshop fully intending to do a full sharpen. It still cut paper almost like when new. Running my fingernail down the edge I found two rough bits, only one just enough to catch the nail. Tiny amount of damage, nothing really. A strop later and only one could I find. Edge almost like new.

Now that is ridiculous. All that work and nothing.

I'm even more impressed.
Great grip, no blisters either; pure pleasure to use. I'm gobsmacked. (Next week I'll probably hit a rock with it).

Just wish my chainsaw was as good at its job as the Skrama.... chainsaw bitch...sharpened it twice too.
 
I'll follow up when they get here. Thanks for the heads up on the Skrama. First I had heard of it, but between the initial visual impression, design and materials, your report and Siegle's recommendation (a guy who knows something about working knives), and honestly the price, this moved to the top of my list. Looking forward to giving it a workout.
 
I have a Skrama. Very powerfull knife during the first year. Now the handle is sliding off more and more. Very disappointed.
 
Four years on mine is fine. Done a lot of work.
How much work have you given it?
The blade is fine I presume? Do you like the knife otherwise?

Rubber injection molding could go wrong on an example if unlucky??
Or just worked so hard in the heat that the tang has found a way to shift??
Handle movement isn't unheard of, but pretty rare/unlucky. Maybe the customer service might help out???
If you can think up a method to get some glue in there somehow that should fix it.
I like the rubber grip they have, and haven't found anything to fault it. My Cold Steel Master Tanto rubber grip has movement from year two; its still has thirty years on.

Haven't looked at this old thread for yonks.
 
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