The Skrama is a versatile heavy-duty bush knife - a tool for chopping, splitting, and even whittling feather sticks! The Skrama 200 is more than a knife but lighter than a bill; above all a solid and dependable companion for carrying comfortably on your belt.
Skrama - as in Scramasax or Seax, a big single-edged knife popular in the early Middle Ages. Much like the Scandinavian Leuku, it serves many purposes. A cool name is always nice and the best ones are those with some history behind them - our 21st-century Skrama would surely meet the demands of any Saxon fighter from "ye good olde days".
The Skrama 200, practically speaking, is a very large knife comparable to the Leuku. You can use it to chop branches and poles, prepare firewood, and gather evergreen twigs for camouflage or sleeping on.
When splitting firewood, you can beat the back of the blade with another piece of wood, the knife is designed to withstand this. The tang is full-length and its end is the lanyard loop. With the handle molded over, it's really not going to loosen or come off.
The Skrama blade is slightly curved with a sheepsfoot tip. The curve helps to rock the knife on a cutting board when cooking. The blade is sharpened to two different angles. Near the grip, a 5 cm / 2" portion has an angle of 25° for whittling and fine work. The rest of the blade has an edge of 34°, which has proven to be excellent for this type of chopping blade.
The hole in the blade serves production purposes - it is used when tempering the blades and later during other steps of manufacturing. Of course, you can come up with your own uses for it too, but most importantly it is there for a purpose, not for decoration!
80CRV2 CARBON STEEL AND HEAT TREATMENT
All Terävä carbon steel knives are made from 80CrV2 tool steel, a trusted choice in Finnish knife manufacturing for decades. The heat treatment leaves the surface of the steel softer, ~52 HRC. This creates a tough exterior to protect the blade. As the blade is ground, the harder (~59 HRC) inside is revealed and improves edge retention. The spine has ground bevels for striking Ferro rods.
The blades have blemishes and stains due to the manufacturing process. These are harmless and can be removed if they bother you.
