Yep - often paired with a puuko by Saami people - about a 9" blade (thin though). Gives a lot of cutting power for not much weight
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Yes, it's the 9" long, fairly thin bladed knife used by the northern Sami peoples of Europe.
It's well suited to our forests IMO but much smaller than a machete I would say.
Gripped by the back of the blade it can also handle a lot of small jobs too.
It's well suited to our forests IMO but much smaller than a machete I would say.
Gripped by the back of the blade it can also handle a lot of small jobs too.
I like the bill hook and think it is a great chopper. It is currently my chopper when I`m in the woods.
I also have two "leukos" a 8" and a 9" Strømeng, but my bill hook (8" blade) will outchop them big time.
The "leuko" is however slightly more versatile and a tad lighter.
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I also have two "leukos" a 8" and a 9" Strømeng, but my bill hook (8" blade) will outchop them big time.
The "leuko" is however slightly more versatile and a tad lighter.
Tor Helge
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I use a 8 inch camp knife or a 7/8" leuku full tang knife plus a necker when on expedition type courses, for bushcraft I think this combo is a must when traveling light, my large knife is used for shelter building and heavy jobs while my small necker is used for carving and food prep etc, id reccomend this combo if you was going out doing it proper, it eleviates the real need for an axe and a saw. If you use a 3 inch utility knife then either an axe or saw is probably needed but again horses for courses, in the jungle a machete is king and in arctic conditions may be an axe, as in either place you are less likely to be sitting around whittling spoons etc but either coud be used to improvise one. And if you was put in a survival situation a big chopper rules over small as it is more utilitarian. As has been said before each situation has its own merits. Just my take on the question
This is a combination I use also.
Found these threads which might be of interest and illumination too.
http://bushcraft-educational-society.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1374.0
and
http://bushcraft-educational-society.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1349.0
Any of these, depending what I'm doing or what I am pretending I 'really need' in the headrows of sleepy sussex.
Any of these, depending what I'm doing or what I am pretending I 'really need' in the headrows of sleepy sussex.
Now that pair I really like, do you have any info on them please.
Now that pair I really like, do you have any info on them please.
Bought in Finland last Febuary, here is a little write up of my visit to the makers...
http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39808
I like my Lekku, if I had to choose one knife I'd choose that one.
I've got a couple of khukris and a martindale machete plus a few axes.
It may not be the best heavy duty chopping tool, but it can hold its own for many tasks.
it makes a brilliantly versatile cutting tool in other ways too. I've carved many spoons with mine.
coupled with a bark river mini canadian it's all the blade I need.
I've got a couple of khukris and a martindale machete plus a few axes.
It may not be the best heavy duty chopping tool, but it can hold its own for many tasks.
it makes a brilliantly versatile cutting tool in other ways too. I've carved many spoons with mine.
coupled with a bark river mini canadian it's all the blade I need.
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