Benchmade is releasing a beefier brother to its popular 200 Puukko model. Called the 202 Leuku, the new knife scales up the blade and handle to create a knife optimized for heavier outdoor chores.

The handle deviates from a puukko in that it is slim and square rather than round and robust, but it does faithfully retain the puukko handle’s spare lines; the profile here is stripped back and ...