Jarvenpaa 3449 Scandinavian Knife Imported from Finland

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Jarvenpaa 3449 Scandinavian Knife Imported from Finland
The Iisakki Järvenpää Company was founded in 1879 and is the largest manufacturer of knives in Kauhava, Finland, a well-known town which has a long and rich history of being known for knife making. They use high carbon steel or AISI 420 stainless steel to make their knife blades, hardened to 57-58 Rockwell. Handles are made from locally sourced curly birch wood, occasionally with birch bark spacers. Fittings are also produced internally at their factory. The result is a complete item that is 100% sourced from the same manufacturer, designed and created to work together seamlessly. The blades are all ground individually, making each one a bit unique, and all are stamped with Iisakki Järvenpää's signature. Belt loops are usually a flat piece of leather folded into a loop and attached to the sheath with a metal ring which lets the sheath swivel, but some models have a twisted leather thong, which is more traditional. Sheathes are stamped with images of reindeer and forests, highlighting Finland's strong culture of outdoors, hunting, and woodcraft.Scandinavian knife blades have what is known as a scandinavian grind, which means that the knive only has one bevel, running from roughly the center of the knife to the edge. This is the defining characteristic of scandinavian knives, as most other types of knive blades have two bevels: one that slopes more gently towards the edge, and then another bevel that slopes more sharply to form the actual edge of the blade. Scandinavian blades are very easy to sharpen, and very difficult to sharpen incorrectly. You don't need any kind of pre-formed sharpening jig or device or tool kit, just a flat stone. Lay the knife blade on top of the stone, or lay the stone on the knife, tilted to follow the angle of the bevel, and start running it back and forth until it gets sharper. The knife controls the angle for you. This also makes it much easier to sharpen a blade in the field. Scandinavian knives are also superior for wood carving, as again the single-bevel design controls the angle for you.This looks like a traditional Scandinavian Scout knife, with a guard and a sheath with a snap, but the size of the blade and handle would equally suit an adult as a utility knife, camp knife, or as a hunting knife. The handle is stacked leather and the fittings are aluminum.Below are the detailed measurements of this knife. One important note: for best comfort and grip, the length of your middle finger should be similar to the circumference of the handle.Blade Material: high carbon steel, hardened to 57-58 RockwellKnife Length: 10.5 inches (26.7 cm)Blade Length: 5.75 inches (14.6 cm)Blade Width: 1 inch (2.5 cm)Blade Thickness: 0.11 inches (2.8 mm)Knife Weight: 4.4 ounces (125 grams)Handle Length: 4.45 inches (11.3 cm)Pommel: brass capHandle Circumference: 3.25 inches (8.3 cm)Handle Material: stacked polished birchSheathed Weight: 5.8 ounces (164 grams)Sheathed Length: 11.5 inches (29.2 cm)Belt Loop Width: 3 inches (7.6 cm)
The Iisakki Järvenpää Company was founded in 1879 and is the largest manufacturer of knives in Kauhava, Finland, a well-known town which has a long and rich history of being known for knife making. They use high carbon steel or AISI 420 stainless steel to make their knife blades, hardened to 57-58 Rockwell. Handles are made from locally sourced curly birch wood, occasionally with birch bark spacers. Fittings are also produced internally at their factory. The result is a complete item that is 100% sourced from the same manufacturer, designed and created to work together seamlessly. The blades are all ground individually, making each one a bit unique, and all are stamped with Iisakki Järvenpää's signature. Belt loops are usually a flat piece of leather folded into a loop and attached to the sheath with a metal ring which lets the sheath swivel, but some models have a twisted leather thong, which is more traditional. Sheathes are stamped with images of reindeer and forests, highlighting Finland's strong culture of outdoors, hunting, and woodcraft.
Scandinavian knife blades have what is known as a scandinavian grind, which means that the knive only has one bevel, running from roughly the center of the knife to the edge. This is the defining characteristic of scandinavian knives, as most other types of knive blades have two bevels: one that slopes more gently towards the edge, and then another bevel that slopes more sharply to form the actual edge of the blade. Scandinavian blades are very easy to sharpen, and very difficult to sharpen incorrectly. You don't need any kind of pre-formed sharpening jig or device or tool kit, just a flat stone. Lay the knife blade on top of the stone, or lay the stone on the knife, tilted to follow the angle of the bevel, and start running it back and forth until it gets sharper. The knife controls the angle for you. This also makes it much easier to sharpen a blade in the field. Scandinavian knives are also superior for wood carving, as again the single-bevel design controls the angle for you.
This looks like a traditional Scandinavian Scout knife, with a guard and a sheath with a snap, but the size of the blade and handle would equally suit an adult as a utility knife, camp knife, or as a hunting knife. The handle is stacked leather and the fittings are aluminum.
Below are the detailed measurements of this knife. One important note: for best comfort and grip, the length of your middle finger should be similar to the circumference of the handle.
Blade Material: high carbon steel, hardened to 57-58 Rockwell
Knife Length: 10.5 inches (26.7 cm)
Blade Length: 5.75 inches (14.6 cm)
Blade Width: 1 inch (2.5 cm)
Blade Thickness: 0.11 inches (2.8 mm)
Knife Weight: 4.4 ounces (125 grams)
Handle Length: 4.45 inches (11.3 cm)
Pommel: brass cap
Handle Circumference: 3.25 inches (8.3 cm)
Handle Material: stacked polished birch
Sheathed Weight: 5.8 ounces (164 grams)
Sheathed Length: 11.5 inches (29.2 cm)
Belt Loop Width: 3 inches (7.6 cm)
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