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This knife has already made a couple of apearances, both in this thread:http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=649543 and this thread: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=651643, but I figured this knife also deserved a thorough review.
As it was stated in the first thread, this knife is Brian Andrews' rendition of a design that I drew up. The design was based on a few traditional Nordic patterns but with the addition of a full-tang. The barrel shaped handle is a signature of some Nordic knives: it is very comfortable, and its simplicity makes it very versatile. My main attraction to this style of handle, though, was the fact that the handle went above the axis of the spine of the blade (if that makes sense). I think this feature is really important for comfort, but it is rarely done on full tang knives because of the extra stock-removal that needs to be done. I liked the worksmanship of his regular bushcraft model, so I new he was the man for the job. I contacted Brian and pretty soon when had a knife drawn up, the specs were:
-1/8'' (approx. 3.5mm) thick O1
-about a 3.25'' blade
-about 15/16'' blade width at max.
-Curly birch handles
-pin arrangment toward blade (just for looks)
- lanyard hole, which was an afterthought. I don't really see myself using it, but it is better to have it there just in case I change my mind.
Throughout the process Brian communicated his progress to me pretty much daily. The whole ordering process was very commfortable, and I was well informed the entire time. He was even corteous enough to send me several in-progress pics. So, in short, Brian is a great guy to deal with. He also gave me the privilege of naming the knife, and I desided to call it the Skog Kniven, which, assuming my Norwegian is correct, should mean forest knife, which I think is a fitting name, especially since the majority of knives that I drew inspiration from were made in Norway.
A few pics of the knife itself:
and some comparison pics with my other scandis:
Now, onto the usage!
The scandi grind was odviously great at fuzzing up this peice of pecan:
it also fuzzed up this stuff pretty well:
(I guess it is obvious how much I enjoy making fuzz sticks)
I also used it for alot of chest-lever cuts, another thing that scandi's tend to be pretty good at (although not quite as good as a full flat). It was great in these cuts, and the addition of some thumb-grooves on the scales would make it even easier to do (I opted for no thumb grooves, to keep things traditional). Here is a demonstration pic:
plenty more on the way!
As it was stated in the first thread, this knife is Brian Andrews' rendition of a design that I drew up. The design was based on a few traditional Nordic patterns but with the addition of a full-tang. The barrel shaped handle is a signature of some Nordic knives: it is very comfortable, and its simplicity makes it very versatile. My main attraction to this style of handle, though, was the fact that the handle went above the axis of the spine of the blade (if that makes sense). I think this feature is really important for comfort, but it is rarely done on full tang knives because of the extra stock-removal that needs to be done. I liked the worksmanship of his regular bushcraft model, so I new he was the man for the job. I contacted Brian and pretty soon when had a knife drawn up, the specs were:
-1/8'' (approx. 3.5mm) thick O1
-about a 3.25'' blade
-about 15/16'' blade width at max.
-Curly birch handles
-pin arrangment toward blade (just for looks)
- lanyard hole, which was an afterthought. I don't really see myself using it, but it is better to have it there just in case I change my mind.
Throughout the process Brian communicated his progress to me pretty much daily. The whole ordering process was very commfortable, and I was well informed the entire time. He was even corteous enough to send me several in-progress pics. So, in short, Brian is a great guy to deal with. He also gave me the privilege of naming the knife, and I desided to call it the Skog Kniven, which, assuming my Norwegian is correct, should mean forest knife, which I think is a fitting name, especially since the majority of knives that I drew inspiration from were made in Norway.
A few pics of the knife itself:
and some comparison pics with my other scandis:
Now, onto the usage!
The scandi grind was odviously great at fuzzing up this peice of pecan:
it also fuzzed up this stuff pretty well:
(I guess it is obvious how much I enjoy making fuzz sticks)
I also used it for alot of chest-lever cuts, another thing that scandi's tend to be pretty good at (although not quite as good as a full flat). It was great in these cuts, and the addition of some thumb-grooves on the scales would make it even easier to do (I opted for no thumb grooves, to keep things traditional). Here is a demonstration pic:
plenty more on the way!
