Favorite scandi knife?

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NeedItCheaper

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Recently had a camping trip where I didn't start hiking until 17 hours after I woke because I had work and errands/life stuff. Needless to say, I was exhausted and didn't have the energy to baton nor chop with my axe. I brought a few knives to play with and two that stood out were the ColdSteel FinnWolf and Condor Terrasaur. The scandi-grind bit into wood so well and with low energy. Now I love my thicker blades and all, but with no energy, it's clear that knives that bite into wood well have a clear edge (good pun/bad pun?). With that in mind, I'm looking for a quality scandi-grind knife and want to know what y'all like most. I have a Bark River Bravo 1 LT and it fills the role fairly well, but I want something different and other than a knife that has more bite, I'm not sure what I want. I do a bit of bushcrafting and light carving, but mostly process wood for fire.

I want;
- Scandi-grind
- Rough micarta handle, not slick (comfortable handle, no hot spots or square handles)
- .156in thick
- 4.5in length or shorter

What do you like to use?

Edit; for updated preference.
 
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NeedItCheaper said:
The Illuminous 5 is the closest I could find. I'll add an edit to my original post. I want the blade to be 4.5in or shorter.

The Bark River Bushcrafter, or maybe the Bushcrafter II looks very nice.
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I like Bark River, and I own a bunch of them. I just mentioned L.T. Wright because I have seen a few YouTube videos on them. I think the Bark River Bushcrafters would be a very safe bet.

Full Disclosure: I'm not into Scandi grinds. :D
 
For a couple weeks, I've really been eyeing the LT Wright Switchback at DLT Trading. It has a .122" thick, 3.5" length blade with a contoured Micarta handle. Seems like a good price for what you're getting.
 
MolokaiRider MolokaiRider , If I were to choose a Puuko, I'd go with something else. I've owned two Tops knives, played with a few more and every handle has been too square. I want comfort here.
 
I got an LTWright GNS and it is a superb knife if you do not mind sharpening to get rid of micro convex (this takes a lot of hours). But for the price of LTWright, you can get custom unless you found a good second-hand deal.

Benchmade puukko does not come with an ascandinavian grind.
 
The Mora 2000 in this thread:

Tormek Scandi grinds

Specifically for scandi grinds on Mora's etc i designed and had this made a while back. I call it a "limiter block", as it limits your range of movements while sharpening guided on the Tormek to only back & forth and up & down (for the point area) The block can slide along the steel guide rod...
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Also, If you will process wood get a full tang one not a traditional (tail tang) pukko. Do not expect to do much carving with a large blade it is dangerous. I have cut myself with LLTWright GNS while spoon carving. It is much better to go big on your bushcraft knife (if wood processing is priority) and compliment it with a Mora 120 carving knife for delicate carving tasks which costs and weights almost nothing but much safer and enjoyable to use than a large bushcrafter.
 
NeedItCheaper said:
MolokaiRider MolokaiRider , If I were to choose a Puuko, I'd go with something else. I've owned two Tops knives, played with a few more and every handle has been too square. I want comfort here.
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I hear ya. This particular model has pretty thick, rounded scales, and is comfortable to use over long periods of time. In contrast, I find them to cause less blistering than something like the Kellum wood grip knives that are fully contoured.

Maybe take a look at LT Wright Knives as suggested, or as a less expensive option the Condor Bushlore in micarta.

Let us know what you end up with at any rate, and good luck on your search!
 
MolokaiRider said:
I hear ya. This particular model has pretty thick, rounded scales, and is comfortable to use over long periods of time. In contrast, I find them to cause less blistering than something like the Kellum wood grip knives that are fully contoured.

Maybe take a look at LT Wright Knives as suggested, or as a less expensive option the Condor Bushlore in micarta.

Let us know what you end up with at any rate, and good luck on your search!
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I might give it a shot. For now, Battle Horse knives seems to fit all the qualifications with their Smoky Mountain Razor (Scandi). Anyone use it?

mmyron1 said:
I have a Blind Horse Bushcrafter. Blind Horse is no longer but LT Wright and Battle Horse make their own models.
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Only one I own.
 
My two favorites and I have had a metric ton of Scandi grinds over the years are an Adventure Sworn Mountaineer and a Sargent Edge Tools M3. Both are made so well and comfortable as all hell. Both are custom made so they aren’t cheap. For an inexpensive Scandi it’s hard to beat a Mora and I still own like 5-6 and still use them.
 
Varusteleka Jääkkäripuukko.
Mora Kansbøl

I haven’t got a lot of scandis, just a bunch of Moras, a few Marttiinis, and a Condor Bushlore. If I could only keep one Mora, the Kansbøl would be it, but the Varusteleka cuts better than any of them, for longer, and is very comfortable.
 
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