Helle Arv

rdnzl

rdnzl

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I got another Helle knife today. It's the model called Arv. 3.4 inch triple laminated stainless steel. The handle is alternating curly birch, stag horn, and leather. The contruction of the handle is done very well. The black leather spacers are raised just ever so slightly, as to give a
bit of a ridged feel in my hand.

It's a nice handy size. Not large but not small. And also very sharp. Fits in between my Temagami and Mandra.


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I would tend to think it just means there is 3 layers to the laminate. If they just said laminated, how would we know how many layers? Could it be two? Four? Five?
 
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rdnzl said:
I would tend to think it just means there is 3 layers to the laminate. If they just said laminated, how would we know how many layers? Could it be two? Four? Five?
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It’s just laminated, if there are more than 3 layers it’s normaly damascus wich is many layers and a completely different thing.
 
Oh but how would we know how many layers if they don't say so? I guess they could say nothing and let us find out ourselves. FTR...TWO layers would still be called laminated.

laminated

lăm′ə-nā″tĭd

adjective​

  1. Composed of layers bonded together.
  2. Arranged in laminae; laminate.
 
If it was FIVE layers, would it be two outside layers and 3 inside layers? Or four outside layers and one inside layer? Or if it was 4 layers, would it be two outside, and two inside? Asking for a friend.
 
I agree with "353".
A little background: I am norwegian (as Helle) and have been visiting the Helle factory several times. The traditional way of making knife blades in Norway have been to laminate them - I guess because that was the best method with the steel that was available. This is no longer common knowledge in the general public. Lots of cheap knives are most often stainless and non-laminated. So I guess they call it "triple laminated" just to describe what it is as people don't have a clue what laminated steel is.
 
Ragweed Forge says, "Most Helle blades are made of triple laminate stainless steel. The center portion is of high carbon stainless steel* , hardened to 58-59 HRC. This is the harder part of the blade that holds the edge. The outside layers are tough 18/8 stainless. This makes a blade that can be sharpened to a very fine razor edge, and yet is not brittle. It is also easier to resharpen because much of the steel being removed is softer than it would be otherwise. Non-laminated blades are used where the thickness would be inappropriate, for example fillet blades. Most Helle blades also have the distinctive Scandinavian grind. This is a wide, flat bevel that runs to the edge. There is no secondary bevel as on other knives. This results in an exceptionally keen edge that is easy to sharpen without jigs or other gadgets."
 
Beautiful knife, thanks for sharing. I have eyeballed Helle knives many times, but keep talking myself out of it, because while Scandi grinds can be screaming sharp, they just aren't what I prefer for usual woods use.
 
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