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    Knife Handles

    Aug 04, 2021 5 minutes

    In issue 164 I wrote about forging a chef’s knife with the guys at Nordic Edge. At the end of that very productive day Bjorn suggested I review one of his knife kits. The knife kit we decided on was the ScandiChef chef’s knife.

    The kit comprised of a razor-sharp 205 stainless steel blade, a protective sleeve, two Corby bolts and matched "curly birch extreme grade" scales.

    Curly birch is a genetic variant of Finnish silver birch and is only found in the slow growing Karelia Forest that straddles Finland and Russia. The amazing fiery grain is caused by the annual growth rings laying themselves down in a wave pattern. The burl-like grain is present all the way through the trunk of the tree and not in just one spot. It really is the perfect

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