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The Sami knife (Sami: Stuorraniibi = "big knife", (フィンランド語:Lapinleuku or Leuku)), is a large knife traditionally used by the Sami people. The Sami knife has a long, wide, and strong blade that is suited for light chopping tasks such as de-limbing, cutting small trees for shelter poles (See Lavvu), brush clearing, bone breaking and butchering tasks, and is sometimes used as a substitute for an axe for chopping and splitting small amounts of firewood from standing dead trees- an essential ability when all dead and fallen wood is buried underneath many layers of snow. Typical ''Sami knives'' have a blade length ranging from 200 to 450 mm. The largest knives can be considered as machetes〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HugeDomains.com - FinnGuide.com is for sale (Finn Guide) )〕 or short swords. The handle is generally made from birch for better grip when used in snowy conditions. This also provides good control over the blade, particularly when using draw strokes, which are preferred when handling the knife with gloves, or while the hands are numb.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ragnar's Finnish Knife Catalog )〕 The tang runs through the handle. The handle has no crossguard. Traditional material for the sheath is reindeer leather. The blade's edge often has a Scandinavian (or Scandi) grind, i.e. a single flat bevel. The blade should be strong enough to split (reindeer) bones, and tempered to sustain low temperatures. Some ''Sami knives'' have fullers. The Sami people typically use two knives; the smaller one can be called a ''buiku'', puukko or ''unna niibaš'' ( "small knife" ), while the larger "Sami knife" is called ''stuorra niibi'' ( "big knife" ). An even larger version known as a Väkipuukko is similar to a Seax. == See also == *Puukko 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sami knife」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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