Geez, heck of a history lesson. Thanks Bryan!

There must be some misinformation floating around the 'net because I actually remember reading a pseudo-history of the reblock that somehow traced it along a serpentine path back to a tractor engine.

In either case, like I said - the Scandinavians know their steel. I've seen it from a knifemaker's standpoint and now I'm seeing it in Volvo.