Scandi knives

[gustav]

Whats the reason many scandis knives have a 2 - 3 inches blade? what were they designd for? thanks

 

[Elen]

Precision wood working, in short. Ever tried carving a spoon with a 10" chopper knife? You should try it, it's fun. Only not. A relatively short blade enhances precision, and gives better control. Not good for a stabbing weapon, but very good for any work that requires very high precision.

 

[gustav]

any idea whats the most common length?

I normally buy 3 3/4 - 4 inches blades but seems like the 3 inches and lower seems so much more proportional. for woodworking i use a KJE mora now and its great and stays sharp for quite a while.

Would sandvick work for wood working too?

thanks

 

[Elen]

That depends on what they're for: the more dedicated carving knives are shorter than the more general use oriented knives. Most of my Scandis tend to be around 95 millimeters of blade, that's 3.7", I think. It's a good length, and very common in Scandis. These are general use, not meant for wood carving alone. The dedicated wood carving Scandis tend to be 80 mm or less of blade, sometimes very short indeed.

Sandvik has good steels - not fantastic, but does the job. :thumbup:

 

[Absintheur]

Well....I can't chop wood with my Helle Scandi but I can do just about any other knife related chore with it. That is all I ask of my knives, if I need to chop I have a Woodmans Pal and I also own an ax. I also don't look to depend on a knife for self-defense so the fact they aren't built for stabbing is fine with me.

Most Scandi's are easy to carry, easy to use knives....that's all they need to be in my opinion....

 

[CWL]

In the real world, those are the size blades that get the most use. Scandi blades have developed over the centuries to be hard-use knives and most knife 'chores' involve cutting, slicing, carving and scraping -not chopping. In their elegant & minimalist style, Scandinavians don't really need more blade if it isn't necessary.