Scandinavian knife making, Scandinavian steels

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MatthewVLiles

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Haven't found any books on forging Scandinavian knives. Does anybody know if there is a list somewhere of the steels and their various attributes? I have already The Complete Blade smith by Jim Hrisoulas. I found it interesting. He didn't cover any of the steels for Scandinavian knives. Also, some good detailed information on blades with two outer softer sides and one inner high carbon would be pretty interesting. Any help you guys could give would be great, Thanks!
 
Which blades are you looking at or are you talking historical.

I know the laurie blades are 80crv2 (1080+),

You can laminate blades with several types of metal from wrought iron to some stainless steels.
 
I may be wrong but I would assume that most knives made in Scandanavia would be made with Sandvik steels since it is a local company. Just Google them and check out their website. I know they have several grades of stainless (12C27, 13C26, 19C27, etc.). I'm not sure about the designations of their carbon steels but they should be on their website.
13C26 is basically the same as AEB-L and I use them both interchangeably. They make good knives and really excel in the kitchen.
 
I'm guessing they probably forge welded a high carbon bit in a low carbon or iron wrap. Then drew the laminate out to thickness. Probably not a lot of information because the technique would be similar to making a cold chisel on the small end or an ax head on the large end.
 
It's a bit like asking what steel a US made knife is made of.
There is not one correct steel, or combination to use.
 
All of the Scandi blades I've seen use Sandvic steels. They make good inexpensive blades, at least the ones I've used.

Does Sandvic make pm steels?
 
Makers in Scandinavia and Finland commonly say they use German steels. Upper-end products are sometimes made with S30V, D-2, Damascus, Böhler k510, Bohler RWL 34, Bohker M390, and others.
 
I know this is not what the OP wanted but Joonas Kallioniemi made me a puuko with Bohler Silver steel. If I am not mistaken this is a O1 equivalent.

Are you looking for period correct methods or types of steel. From what I understand there laminated blades where out of necessity back in the old days due to the shortages of steel. So I am sure they used whatever was available in the region.. So what was used in Finland may not have been used in Sweden or Norway.
 
If you want a great book on Scandinavian knives, get a copy of Bo Bergman's book, "Knifemaking". It is the best on the subject, IMHO.
 
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In my limited experience, Brisa has good stuff.
 
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