Terävä jääkäripuukko review

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The Terava performed excellent during this task. It comes in two versions, one with a 110mm blade, and one with a 140mm blade.

Here, we have tested the former. The Terava's leather sheath is heavier but quieter and does not have slots in it for wrapping extra cordage. excellent).

Fine Carving

Although the Terava's tip doesn't have the finesse of a thin Mora knife, it gets the job done for making bow drill divots, etc:

Wood carving- this is were the Terava really shines compared to the SRK Carbon V and any of the newer SRK versions.

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.

Check it out:After seeing these videos, I thought "Man, I have to get one of these to test!!" So I contacted Varusteleka and they were kind enough to send me a sample to try out.

The SPECS:

Weight (w/o sheath)- 190 g 6.70 oz

Total length - 270 mm 10.6"

Blade length - 140 mm 5.5"

Blade thickness - 4.20 mm 0.17"

Edge angle - 23°

Steel - 80CrV2, 59 HRC

Street Price - $47.99 USD without sheath, $82.99 with leather sheath, and $87.99 with a kydex sheath

LINK TO BUY: https://www.varusteleka.com/en/product/terava-jaakaripuukko-140-carbon-steel/63686

The KNIFE

The Terava Jaakaripuukko Survival Knife is a joint venture between popular Finnish based military surplus internet store Varusteleka.com and Finland's leading knife blade manufacturer Laurin Metalli.

Varusteleka has become well known in the American bushcraft community for offering hard to find, high quality European military surplus for less than $10 shipping to the US.

The origins of the Terava Jaakaripuukko Knife are best explained by this comment from a French member of Blade Forums USA who goes by "Schwep." His explanation is helpful and interesting, which I edited for clarity to account for the French-English language difference:

"In Finland, most infantry are called jeager or ranger troops.
Even the edge was impressively sharp right out of the box. 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. That's impressive.
The Terava's tip is easily as stout as the original Carbon V if not even stronger.

So, here is the basic data:
Blade length: 110 mm, width 26 mm, thickness 4 mm.
Edge angle: 23°, a very common puukko edge, great for all knifey tasks.
Total length: 240 mm.
Steel: Carbon steel 80CrV2, 59 HRC, or 4110 stainless steel hardened to 57 HRC.
Handle: Direct molded rubber, textured for a good grip.
Weight (w/o sheath): 175 g.
As already mentioned, this knife is aimed at people looking at an alternative for the hard-to-get Peltonen Sissipuukkoand also competes with the recently launched Mora Garberg knife.

During this time, I got to use the Terava on some harder wood like Hard Rock Maple and Scrub Oak (White Oak). Apart from the brute Hukari nothing like this was available on the Finnish market. The two basic knife designs they offer rival and sometimes even outcompete quite a few far more expensive knives and I gladly recommend both of them, although I have to confess the Skrama caught my heart a bit more.

And the blade and grip designs means you can use it also for less heavy camp chores, like working with tinder & food.
The knife is a 5.5" high carbon 80CrV2 Finnish military survival knife sold by military surplus outlet Varusteleka of Finland. The Terava really ups the ante in that it is a super tough survival knife that can handle fine carving tasks with ease.
Spine Test for Scraping Tinder and Striking a Firesteel
Unlike the SRK, the Terava 140 has a sharpened spine that is capable of making fine tinder shavings or to strike a firesteel to start a fire.

Combined with the fairly unique differentially sharpened blade you pretty much get two knives in one, making it easy to both chop firewood and make kindling with it.
The blade comes in both carbon and stainless versions, which is fantastic. Let’s find out.
Jääkäripuukko – The Hunter’s Knife
The Jääkäripuukko shares many of the same basic features of the Skrama, but of course with some differences.

When handling this knife in person for the first time, my initial thought was, “this blade means business!” The weight feels comfortable, not too heavy as to be cumbersome, and not too light to feel fragile, but an appropriate balance. 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.