Swedish knives

[Jimmy W]

This one lives in the drawer beside me. I just used it to cut a couple strips from an old innertube. One of several like it that I own in several sizes. Another laminated steel blade.

Number 502 Mora, Sweden

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[Nicholas Scheuer]

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They used to advertise "Swedish Steel" knives in Popular Mechanics, stabbing a coin.

[heimlaga]

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That is a boyscout's knife. Totally impractical. The finger guard is too long and it gets in the way. I like a small finger guard but that one is almost 3 times the appropriate lenght. A bit of hacksawing and filing may turn it into a good knife if your hand is small enough for the handle.

[ERGR]

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The common Swedish knives are cheap (<$10), and the steel is generally good. They're far from fancy, just simple practical tools. I have a fair number, many inherited. When a knife gets dull I just put it aside and take another. When most are dull I sharpen the lot. On one such occasion I took the picture below.
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The old traditional "Mora knives" in the picture are number 2 and 4 from the left, with wooden handles and no guard. There were many accidents with those, when people couldn't resist the urge to stab into wood. I they held too lose in the handle the hand would slide along the edge with some nasty cuts as the result. It was actually a campaign from some hand surgeons that convinced the manufacturers to change design to a one-sided guard that you see on the four modern knives with plastic handles. The knives with blue handles are stainless, which can be practical but I usually manage to get a better edge on ordinary steel.
The scout knife with a bright wood handle and a double metallic guard has been like that as long as I can remember. My first knife that my father gave me looked like that. We were not allowed to use knives before we were four years old. I tried to introduce the same rules for my children but my wife refused.
/Erik

[David W Pratt]

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Way back when, I bought a laminated, Mora knife, from a company called Conrad's, for $0.99.

[robm]

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Age 4! That is pretty good. I had to talk real fast to keep the pocket knife I found when I was 6.

[Hugh MacD]

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This one lives in the drawer beside me. I just used it to cut a couple strips from an old innertube. One of several like it that I own in several sizes. Another laminated steel blade.

Number 502 Mora, Sweden

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I found one when I was about ten, fishing with my Dad. The belt strap on the sheath had broken and I found it lying in a puddle. Sharpened it up and have used it for about 65 years. Holds a great edge.

[P.I. Stazzer-Newt]

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Swedish steel.....

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[hawkeye54]

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Swedish steel.....

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'Interesting' blade lock on those - I have a couple in my collection



Rick

[Gerarddm]

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My favorite knife is Finnish. The most beautiful knife ever designed, IMHO. Puukko by Tapio Wirkkala.

[Nicholas Scheuer]

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^^^ NICE! I like my Opinel for its very sharp blade (out of the box, yet) and for its "antiquey" hinge latch, however, my everyday belt knife is a Victorinox version of a Leatherman because the variety of tools are too handy to leave at home and just go with the Opinel.

[P.I. Stazzer-Newt]

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Swedish steel - though differing alloys
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The opinel has been sharpened many times, chewed by dog and reshaped to remove the chewed timber.

[AndanteEd]

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The first knife-wielding Swede that I ever came across was this Muppet.