Finland could not be famous for their contribution to the environment of woodworking resources, but when it comes to knifes we do have a little something to insert.
These two modest whittling or sloyd knifes (derived fro the Swedish phrase slöjd) as some would get in touch with them, are nonetheless not really frequently discovered. So I was shocked to discover two of these.
The knife with the much larger edge is unmarked, which could mean it was created from a knife makers package, or that it was designed by an enthusiast. The ferrule and prime rim appears to be like like ebony and the mid portion appears to be birch. This style of birch ought to not be puzzled with Masur or Karelian Birch. The wood is not really hard, but the fibers are very modest and the wooden is dense and incredibly simple to form. The blade could possibly have been made from a repurposed piece of carbon steel.
The darker knife is marked Erik Frost of Mora, Sweden. The small, still nicely formed blade is definitely great for reducing into restricted spaces and the metal is incredibly excellent. What baffles me is the wood in the cope with. The incredibly dim shade of the wood could be a final result of some staining method which could clarify why the texture looks very considerably like Masur Birch to me. The wooden has a beautiful shade and the rounded decrease facet of the take care of lets for a quite fantastic grip.
What perplexes me is that the tackle was really grimy and I experienced to give it a superior thoroughly clean with steel wool. Even now the shade of the wood did not adjust a person little bit.
Acquiring some knowledge of Masur Birch I will not assume the darkish shade could be a consequence of age and sweat, but if I am suitable about the wood species, it might have been soaked in some form of stained answer which has penetrated the wooden.
Both knifes arrived from the same house, so maybe the lighter shaded knife was manufactured as a duplicate of the Frost knife.
Both of those leather sheaths share some similarities in layout and snap. They are both of those properly produced and in very good issue.
Posted by Finnberg68 on 2013-11-12 08:47:55
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