Terävä jääkäripuukko review

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Just thinking about the illustrious history and cultural significance of the blade are enough to give one goosebumps and having a knife with such versatility is a feature that cannot be overlooked.

Utility is important to me because I am very much a minimalist. Although it's a Scandi grind, from a splitting perspective, the way the Terava is ground is similar to the SRK's Sabre grind which helps to wedge the wood open as it passes through the log.

I also split several other small logs and large branch sections off camera and had the same results (i.e.

They are renowned for their great, no-nonsense attitude, combined with a fantastic sense of humour.

For such a stout knife, it carves almost as well as a Mora:

I've owned 6 SRK's over the past 2 decades. Varusteleka is a reputable and a growingly popular Finnish store that focuses on both military surplus and new production of clothing and items relating to outdoors life, hunting and military. This is due to the long, slightly curved edge which has been differentially sharpened, and designed in such a way that about a 3 fingers’ width near the grip is sharpened at 25°, similar to smaller Scandinavian knives, giving a sharp, carving edge.

This is primarily to avoid being overloaded and to make it easier to find what I need as soon as I need it. A lanyard loop protrudes from the butt end of the handle, part of its full tang, and allowing for a multitude of applications. In his video, Cedric tested a Terava in 80CrV2 and found that it held its edge better than most 1095 steels and as good as a high quality O1 Steel.

What better place to test it out than the frozen hardwood forests of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan?

My jaw almost hit the forest floor when I batoned a forearm thick branch from a fallen tree. Eventually, you start to learn that no two knives are created equal and begin to develop a taste for what features in a blade really matter at an individual level.

This eventually led Varusteleka to create their own knife aiming at the same users, and thus their Jääkäripuukko was presented.

Varusteleka Terävä Jääkäripuukko Review

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As someone who has spent countless hours in the Great Outdoors and served in the military conducting combat reconnaissance missions, I have come across my fair share of knives.

The blade showed no signs of damage and remained unwrapped by the blunt force of being hammered into a piece of frozen tree limb. And any tool, despite being looked after with the utmost care, can malfunction or break over time. Just a little oil to ward the metal from rusting and quick run over something to keep it sharp. When handling this knife in person for the first time, my initial thought was, “this blade means business!” The weight feels comfortable, not too heavy as to be cumbersome, and not too light to feel fragile, but an appropriate balance.

In the video, they tried to destroy a knife with a name that was most certainly NOT easy to remember - the "Terava Jaakaripuukko" (try pronouncing that with your friends at your next bushcraft gathering!). After crafting an eating utensil and a bunch of wood shavings as a result, it was a prime opportunity to try test the beveled spines ability to strike a ferro rod for fire, and it sparked true each time.

Final Thoughts on the Varusteleka Jääkäripuukko

Typically, when the edge of an inferior blade is hammered through frozen wood and used as a carving tool, there is going to be blunting or warping of the metal.

Again -- no problem.

Finally, the Dutch duo hammered the knife sideways into a log and then the big guy, who is built like a viking, stood on the blade and BOUNCED on it to try and break it. During my military service, chopping down trees for camouflage, firewood, shelters etc.