Terävä jääkäripuukko review
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The Terava's leather sheath is heavier but quieter and does not have slots in it for wrapping extra cordage. In one word: Awesome.
So, being so excited about the Terävä Skrama, what is the Terävä Jääkäripuukko like? It had a stout tip and blade, simple but effective sheath, comfortable rubberized handle, great all around blade shape, and best of all, steel that was tough yet very easy to sharpen and held a good edge.
One of my old Carbon V SRK's:
Photo credit: Rocky Mountain Bushcraft, ©2009 All Rights Reserved
At this point you may be thinking "But Cold Steel still makes the SRK, including one made from High Carbon SK5 Steel.Their expertise and experience made for a great collaboration, one of the best jobs for me so far! This not only allows for non-slip handling in wet or gloved conditions, but it also reduces the need for additional conditioning maintenance that more sensitive materials require. It managed these basic chores with ease. It has a unique button snap blade retention system that is very secure but easily disengaged by using your thumb to unlock it.
FIELD TESTING & COMPARISON TO THE COLD STEEL SRK
As noted in the title, my first impression of the Terava was that it reminded me of the original 1990s era Cold Steel SRK in Carbon V.
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Review: Terävä Skrama & Jääkäripuukko
We have already talked about how your different needs as a bushcrafter, prepper, survivalist or general outdoors person dictate what kind of knife, or knives, you should look for.
Its flexibility allows the knife to be worn in a vehicle without getting in the way of a seat-belt or jabbing you while you’re sitting in a chair.
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Terävä Jääkäripuukko 140, Carbon Field knife
About a month ago I was watching a video on the Ranger Fieldcraft and Survival YouTube channel and noticed the channel owner using a different knife than the one that he usually uses in his videos.
Performance-wise it competes quite well with both, but is a fair bit cheaper than both.
Again, like the Skrama, it has a double bevel grind, meaning it has a small, second bevel close to the edge. The shape of the sheath along with the plastic liner and quality/thickness of the leather made it an excellent platform for stropping:
I was able to quickly bring the Terava back to hair shaving sharpness using this method -- pretty cool!
They are renowned for their great, no-nonsense attitude, combined with a fantastic sense of humour. Yes, two -- 1) Add a firesteel loop to the sheath, and 2) Bring back the stainless version of this knife as an option for those who do a lot of canoeing, live near the ocean, or just want a maintenence-free knife for their bugout bag.
So if you want one knife that can perform nearly any task -- soldiering, urban/suburban survival, search and rescue or even bushcrafting, check out the Terava 140 by Varusteleka.
As I wanted a sheath with a dangler and ordered one from Armor Sheaths. Consequently, this has been a standard in Scandinavia for a long time indeed and it is good to see that this practice is respected. Even the edge was impressively sharp right out of the box. 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!).
Using the ninety-degree spine with my ferro rod, I was able to start a fire by throwing huge sprays of sparks onto the tinder. prying grubs from rotten logs, popping open a locked fuel door on a vehicle to get emergency gas during a disaster situation, etc).