Just getting into Scandi types

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Would this be a good starter set??

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It is from Ragnar at Ragweedforge.com

Puukko and Leuku combo set. I think im in love! :eek:

Info from site: A combination of the 3 7/8" puukko and the 7" leuku in a double sheath.
#5629-b; in carbon steel (shown) with the sides of the blade left black, $125

Lemme know your thoughts please
 
I think that would do it. LOL

Looks great. I love the piggyback sheath setup.

I've got my first Scandi ground knife on it's way for my birthday. Admittedly it's just a Mora Clipper but if the edge lives up to half of the hype it won't be my last. Will definitely be looking at the more traditional knives.

Charlie
 
I've got the set. Checking on my old kitchen scale, it's about 12 oz. Very sharp. The leuku especially is thinner than you may expect. Depending on what you need them for, they are good knives.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
I've got the set. Checking on my old kitchen scale, it's about 12 oz. Very sharp. The leuku especially is thinner than you may expect. Depending on what you need them for, they are good knives.
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Esav,

Hows the Leuku fit your hand? That handle looks pretty thick. I'm a size medium mitt.
 
I have a fairly large hand ... XL glove ... and it fits very comfortably. I like this style handle. At the middle of the handle, it's about an inch thick and an inch and a half high, so it's not a barrel. THAT would be hard to grip.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
I have a fairly large hand ... XL glove ... and it fits very comfortably. I like this style handle. At the middle of the handle, it's about an inch thick and an inch and a half high, so it's not a barrel. THAT would be hard to grip.
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thank you for your input!
 
I've gotta couple of the various Iisakki Jarvenpaa knives. Great knives for the outdoors--ruggedly built for real work and takes a wickedly sharp edge with that Scandi grind. Their carbon steel isn't quite 1095, carbon content rather is around 8%, excellent steel tho.
I've also got a couple of different Moras. The Clipper with the carbon steel blade fits my medium to small hand perfectly. Holds a great edge.

Natural-Outlaw
 
Yes, that combo would make a good start to Scandis. :thumbup: Just don't pry with them or stuff like that - they are pretty thin, and not intended for 'tactical' use. ;)
 
I've got quite a few scandis, including the leuku in the set you ask about. The leuku is great; the tapered handle allows you to grip it near the pommel for chopping leverage, and the relatively heavy blade came razor sharp. The puuko looks good too. I'd say the set would make a great starter kit. :thumbup:
 
Those two look really nice. going from looks alone, and my love affair with Scandi knives, I'd say they look like real winners. I almost got that set once myself, but never got around to it.

One thing I got to thinking about, and didn't like was the fact that both of your knives being in the same sheath is convenient, but also could be a bad deal if you take your sheath off for the day, crash your airplane, lose your boat in the drink, or even take a nasty fall down a cliff. Gear has a most remarkable way of becoming unattached and lost in the most amazing fashion!:D

Other than that small consideration, I'd say it looks like a real winner.
 
I've got a swap in the works for a Helle Futura. This will be my first Scandi knife, and I am looking forward to it; I have been wanting to try a Scandi for a couple of years now.
 
That looks like a great first set. I haven't got anything that nice, but when I tried a Mora I was hooked. The puukko and leuku are fantastic designs that will do the vast majority of what you need a knife to do. And the grind...I used to have all kinds of jigs and contraptions just to sharpen a knife, but now I just need some stones and my hands. Sharpen a scandi blade freehand for a while, and it'll help you get the feel for sharpening your other knives freehand. Good choice, says I.
 
I think for that kind of money - you could get a nice Kosters Bushcraft - or a Muskatman - or hell any of the other great makers on this forum. There are many to choose from that are custom or semi-custom at that price range.

TF
 
Don't believe it when someone says not for tactical use. A tremendous number of russian throats got cut with those thin leuuku blades in the winter war. Those knives are great and will perform for you greatly. The only reason you'll buy maore is because you'll get hooked on em.
 
I have the big one. The only problem I had is that it came with a significant secondary bevel. It took some time with my stones to remedy that so be forewarned.
 
Talfuchre said:
I think for that kind of money - you could get a nice Kosters Bushcraft - or a Muskatman - or hell any of the other great makers on this forum. There are many to choose from that are custom or semi-custom at that price range.

TF
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I totally hear ya man! But these caught my eye. I was wanting something a little "different" for my first venture. I have a few knives but no really nice ones. A buck vanguard, 119, and stockman, a Schrade Deerslayer, spyderco delica, gerber small evo, S&W auto, and some "hollow handle" survival knives of my youth. This would be a nicer set for me. I still want a nice buschraft like the ones you mentioned just am pulling the trigger on a puukko/leuku first.
 
I have that set.
They are great knives. That birch is absolutely beautiful -- look sway better in person than even in those photos. Both the puukko and Leuku in that set are .120" thick -- great slicers. From Ragnar, they came with no secondary bevel (seems to be luck of the draw), and shaved hair. I took it a step further and got it really scary sharp.

I don't know that I'd recommend prying with them, but I did baton the leuku through some really HARD birch that had been seasoning in the yard for a long time (wood was so hard, neither my Pen Bay hatchet nor my 20" kukri did well with it). Batoning did not hurt the edge either. After batoning the last piece, I dropped the leuku. It fell about 1/2 inch and hit my little finger. It hit, ran about 1/4" and fell to the ground. In that little contact, it went through my leather glove like it wasn't there and cut me nearly to the bone. Like I said, scary sharp.

Both have done extensive work in the kitchen as well.

Highly recommended.

ETA: those grips are great. I put some boiled linseed oil on them. They are grippy enough (I wouldn't stab them into plywood without expecting my hand to run forward onto the blade), big enough to give a good grip, but not too big so as to lessen control. Well thought out and executed knives.
 
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