Finnish knives being redesigned

Yes. Also, I've noticed my Moras in stainless have gotten better and better with sharpening. It's almost as if I had to remove a small amount of material to get to the good stuff. I have a Mora kitchen knife I hated. After a few years of sharpening, it has been taking and holding a maniacally sharp edge, lol! It's a unique knife. I bought it from a well-known Nordic knife dealer. It was listed as having a 5" blade. The blade is 5.75", making it a really nice kitchen knife! It has a blue plastic handle with lanyard hole. I can't remember the model number. Might have been a 500 something or other?

Joe
 
Possibly not the best for a steel enthusiast. However, I have always wondered why Martinni's Arctic Carver wasn't more popular, seems to check a lot of boxes for the traditionalist at a great price. A lot of the Marttiini handles are bit smaller than I prefer but that's a personal thing and not relevant for most. I can see the need to have a modern line for some of these companies, as long as the traditional stuff remains untouched.
 
Thomas Linton [Most Finnish knives are not made with a so-called "Scandi" grind.]
That's great... as I like Finnish and generally Scandinavian knives, I am very interested indeed. I'd like to see more FFG while still keeping the stick tang construction. This is a winner in my book.
 
Always thought their "Witch's Tooth" was a good looking design, and the story behind it is pretty cool.
From their website, "The knife of an old witch, who used it to carve thin slices of dried meat.
According to old beliefs, the rattle made of reindeer horn at the end of the handle keeps the evil spirits at bay so that the user of the knife may eat in peace."
 
Finnish puukkos ("Pukkot") can be high saber, diamond cross-section ("rhombic")(my personal favorite), or, less likely, full flat - all with or without a fuller. Most have a plain point. Some have a slight trailing point. I have not seen any with a drop or spear point, despite many non-Finn makers producing such blades and calling them "puukko"s. (Perhaps "puukko" is like "tactical" or "scandi."
 
I like the idea of keeping the classic grind with different blade shapes as well as different handles with modern materials used for the handles.
 
I did go ahead and bought the Marttiini Raven, despite reading about the issues here. What I found:

- Photo is misleading. It has a shallow hollow grind with a very pronounced secondary bevel.
- Tang is way proud of the scales, bit uncomfortable
- There seems to be no glue between tang and scales, as I could see light between them. Looks like the scales are held by friction by the tubes.

With that being said, I was not discouraged. It is my first Marttiini, and I like the blade profile. I dropped crazy glue between tang and scales until it dripped out (didn't feel like making a new set of scales for it), and when it dried, off to the belt with it. Tang was brought down flush, and a light sanding rounded everything up. As for the grind, well, I wouldn't dare call myself a maker if I can't do a re-grind, so it was flattened to zero, a true scandi. I finally used it today after finishing the grind with diamonds and a strop, and it performs as I expected it to be. But be warned, if you don't want to work on it, don't buy it.
 
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