Varusteleka Tiny Knife, Carbon Steel

Made in EU

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$40.00 USD

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Color: Black

Black

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Technical details and instructions

Total length: 165 mm (6.5")
Weight: c. 50 g (1.75 oz) without the sheath
Blade: Cutting edge length 50 mm (1.97"), max width 21 mm (0.83"), thickness 4.2 mm (0.17")
Edge angle: 20°, micro bevel c. 28-30°
About 13 mm (0.5") at the top of the spine ground ground to a 90-degree angle for striking sparks from ferro rods
Handle: bare tang
Black leather sheath with a snap fastener, hole for a neck lanyard.

80CRV2 carbon steel

The knife is made from 80CrV2. The "thing" is that this is really nothing fancy or special, just very good tool steel which can take a beating and offers good edge retention. 80CrV2 has over the decades earned a reputation as solid and reliable steel, especially for our purposes.80CrV2, W.1.2235 carbon steel (hardness 59-60 HRC)

Strong leather sheath

The sheath leather comes from Pelo Leather, a family-owned Finnish tannery founded in 1897. In addition to producing top-quality sheath and Nappa leathers with a minimized waste of materials and emissions, they are respectful towards the source of the raw materials: the animals as well as the nature in which they live.

The cow hides they use come from local abattoirs that have standards for ensuring the wellbeing of the animals. No animals are raised for the purpose of producing these leathers.

Their business quarter is 25 years and a lot of effort is put into the processes and logistics of the business, to provide a cleaner environment for future generations. We tip our hats at them and are proud to have their leather in our sheaths!

Description

Awesome news from the knife front! We made this handy bare-tang neck knife from surplus steel bits from Skrama 240. Perfect for handicrafts, EDC, and wilderness use. It comes with a leather sheath with a hole for a neck lanyard. (Lanyard not included). The end of the handle also has a hole for hanging. Made in Kauhava, Finland, of course.

Cutting the Skrama 240 knife blade blanks leaves quite a bit of waste material. It can, of course, be reused, but we’ve been pondering for a while whether the bits could be directly made into something. And, oh boy, yes, they can. For example, these great tiny knives.

This knife is influenced by Japanese kiridashi knives, used for all sorts of handicrafts. The upper end of the spine has been ground to a 90-degree angle, allowing it to strike sparks from ferro rods, making the knife quite versatile in the wilderness. The rest of the spine is rounded to enable you to use your thumb as a support in precision work.

The knife comes with a black leather sheath with a hole at the tip, which you can use to hang the knife from your neck or a wall hook. The snap-fastener closure prevents the knife from sliding out on its own. At the end of the bare-tang, there is also a hole for hanging.