A crude puukko

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Hello, this is my first post on BF. I wanted to show you my first knife I made, but couldn't post on the Knifemakers-forum so I'll just post here. Administrators can move this thread if they wish.

I have absolutely no prior knifemaking expertise, so this knife is just sort of a test-piece where I tried out different techniques. The blade is an Iisakki Järvenpää-puukko blade I bought a while back, made of carbon steel, and with a long primary grind. I modified the blade by cutting about 25mm from the tip and forming a new one. I find the new tip a lot better. The bolster is brass, and the handle is reindeer horn and maple. The back of the handle is polycarbonate, I thought it would make a fun detail. It is all held together by epoxy glue. The pic is bad, I know, the lighting wasn't at its best.

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This knife is no way intended as a showpiece, but for heavy-duty bushcraft and making fuzz-sticks and so on.

Please tell me what do you people think of it, I'm in need of ideas and criticism for my new future projects. Thanks for looking.
 
WELCOME to bladeforums!

Your knife looks like you are off to a good start, I like the new blade profile.
 
it looks great; I love puukos! Why is the handle so thick? is is just that the blade is small?
 
It looks cool, but wouldn't that thick handle and the set back blade render a portion of the cutting edge virtually unusable?
 
Welcome to Bladeforums!

You did a good job on the blade. I like the thick handle, it reminds me of some of Roselli's knives, and my Helle Nying. Good grip for putting pressure on cutting.

For a "crude" puukko, you did very well decorating it with different materials. Next time, maybe go for fancier wood, or oil it to bring out the grain.
 
Welcome!
That looks like a good little carving, woodworking knife.
Bet ya can't do just one!
 
It looks like a stout little work blade, i bet it would fill the hand really well. Layer a few more materials on the handle of the next one and they will really start to look good, as well as functional.
 
Thanks for all the compliments! I wanted to have the blade as thick and bulgy as possible so that my bit-larger-hand could get a good grip on it. My older Marttiini puukko had a little too thin handle and my carving hand got sore after longer use. This handle didn't cause that to me. After little usage, I agree with Matteo that the blade is too short ande the handle too thick, as I can't use the whole blade when carving.

On my next puukko I'll use maybe curly birch, if I just can get my hands on some:)
 
Consider it a work in progress and thin the handle a little at a time till it is comfey.
Can't help you with making the blade longer though ;)
 
The pukko is my favorite style of knives. They are almost primative and very practical in their design. Yours looks great. What kind of a sheath will it have?
 
Wesley D: I have been thinking about a leather sheath with a traditional all-business-simple look to it.

To all: Could someone point out some good tutorials on making a simple leather sheath for my knife?
 
Well, finally I got to working on the sheath. I bought some 3mm leather and made the sheath according to the tutorial posted by Ebbtide. It is a pouch style sheath and, very easy to make even though I have never worked with leather before! I stilla have to stitch the belt loop, now it is held together with 2-part epoxy glue. I chose black thread for the stitchings for contrast. Finally I bee's waxed the entire sheath to make it water resistant.

Some pictures of the finished product:

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I'm really proud of what I could make, I surprised myself :)

Thanks for looking!
 
Looking good.
I bet ya can't make just one :D
On the next one...it'll probably be easier to sew the belt loop on before you sew the sheath shut.
;)
Can't beat the satisfaction in something that you made yourself.
 
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