Terävä jääkäripuukko review

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The Skrama “Bush” Knife

To begin with, let’s have a look at the basic data, so we know a bit about what we are dealing with:

Knife

  • Blade length: 240 mm, width 46 mm, thickness 4 mm
  • Full length: 430 mm
  • Edge angle: 25° near the grip for carving & whittling, the rest of the blade is sharpened to 34° for chopping
  • Blade material: Carbon steel 80CrV2, 59 HRC
  • Grip: Moulded rubber, rough texture for a good grip.
  • Weight (without sheath): 525 g.

Sheath

  • The leather is 2mm thick vegetable tanned cowhide, strong and sturdy.

    During this time, I got to use the Terava on some harder wood like Hard Rock Maple and Scrub Oak (White Oak). 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. Having followed them for a few years, they are always working at improving their own products, even presenting upgraded versions every year for some of their gear.

    But as we shall see, the former blurs the line a bit with its design.

    As with our previous review, for those of you short on time, here is a quick review posted on YouTube. these dreams turned into concrete ideas. The blade showed no signs of damage and remained unwrapped by the blunt force of being hammered into a piece of frozen tree limb.

    I believe it's not only a worthy successor to the Carbon V SRK, but it has actually improved upon its concept. 

    4.5 Stars of out 5 Stars (Highly Recommended)


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.

They are renowned for their great, no-nonsense attitude, combined with a fantastic sense of humour. Personally, I would have preferred to see the Jääkäripuukko with the classical Scandi grind, as it is so easy to sharpen, but I can understand the reasoning behind their choice. 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.

Scandinavia.

terävä jääkäripuukko review

So, while a fairly simple design, the sheaths are really quite good. I think that the 140 is a good outdoorsman’s knife and would have no hesitation to carry it were I still in the military. The SRK has an enclosed stick tang that runs the length of the handle. 

 
The Terava's tip is noticeably thicker than the current SK5 version of the SRK.

The original Carbon V SRKs had much thicker tips (like the Terava). In one word: Awesome.

So, being so excited about the Terävä Skrama, what is the Terävä Jääkäripuukko like? The rest of the blade, however, is sharpened at 32°, which gives a less keen, but more durable edge, designed for heavy chopping.

Having tried this quite a bit I can comfortable say that it works surprisingly well, even if the sharpening is a bit trickier due to this.

The Terävä Skrama can quite comfortably chop pine branches about 5cm / 2in thick in a single cut, even at straight angle.

Although they cut well enough for a survival knife, they are definitely not great for fine carving tasks. This steel is surrounded and protected by a slightly softer steel, further enhancing the Varusteleka Jääkäripuukko’s rugged durability.