Lauri PT Blade Blank
3.7" carbon steel, 95mm, for making your own puukko
differentially tempered -- edge zone has hardness of 63HRC
What is it?
Lauri blades are world famous. Made in Finland. Used in many high end production and custom knives.
(One of the photos shows an example of a puukko made with a Lauri PT blade.)
This "PT" line of Lauri blades has interesting tempering. So the spine region is softer, to flex and withstand abuse. But the edge zone is harder, to hold a finer edge longer. Neat! Even the feel of the steel, due to the quenching, is different. It's smoother. And there's the slightly visible zone-line about halfway down the grind where the temper changes.
The "puukko" blade shape is traditional and world famous in bushcraft circles.
The puukko shape and Scandi grind are both very useful, but less common in the US scene...which is why I'm promoting it. It's now growing fast in popularity among woodsmen and bushcrafters.
The single big, fat, wide grind bevel makes for easy sharpening and both a stronger blade/spine and a stronger edge.
SPECS:
High quality Finnish carbonsteel. Upper portion tempered HRC 59. A fine line can be seen. The edge zone below that is tempered at 63HRC. Steel analysis: C-0,81 Mn-0,56 S-0,004 P-0,01 Si 0,35 V-0,161 Cr-0,54
Blade length: 95 mm Blade width: 20 mm Blade thickness: 3 mm Total: 212 mm Steel: 80CrV2 |
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Here's a special treat for your enjoyment from the OYB website!
The Tour Divide --- a refreshing new "big" bike race!
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It's no secret that scandals in the Tour de France have soured fans on the "big" pro side of sport. Well, there's a new "small world" kind of event on the scene that has the freshness of amateur racing---along with a grand scale of achievement. Welcome to the "Tour Divide"!
The TD is a mt-bike race that runs the length of the Continental Divide from Canada to Mexico each June. The winners take about 17 days to ride 2745 miles entirely UNSUPPORTED on dirt trails and roads. That's 160 miles a day! And, except for a couple stretches, it's not only all-dirt but all-MOUNTAINS. Racers deal with snowy passes, wild animals and (mostly) friendly people. Fans along the way host riders for dinner or offer a place to sleep. It's a wilderness race but also a public one as the course goes through maybe a hundred small ranch towns in addition to mountain resort towns. The mountain towns often have favorite bike shops for pit stops. Little diners and restaurants along the route are the life-blood for the racers. Pie Town offers a mean pie. It's a real cultural event.
The rules, overhead and flow are simple. No entry fee, no prize. It's extreme---with riders sometimes doing 200+-mile days---yet it keeps a human scale, with riders stopping to help others.
It's a young event. Fans get to watch breakthroughs happen each year. One year John Nobile won using fairings. Matthew Lee has won multiple editions---and he's the organizer!
About 50 riders start and about half finish. Pushing bikes through snowfields and muddy valleys takes its toll. The race is truly like the Tour de France used to be.
Racers use payphones along the way to give news about how they're doing. The organizers put this info up on a blog. Fans watch the race unfold each day. They listen in via podcasts, or just read the text. The racer reports are often funny. You can relate to them. It's a nice change of pace compared to today's pro sport!
Men, women, young and old mix it up together. They ride together or on their own as they like. One year Kent Peterson, a singlespeed racer, rode from Seattle to the start.
For news, info and discussion of the TD: www.tourdivide.org
Here's a direct link to OYB bike culture posts: www.outyourbackdoor.com/list_articles.php?catid=2
ENJOY! And thanks for stopping by!