Anyone still like puukkos?

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I love them,couple pieces more than three,you never know ;)
 
kamagong said:
Thanks. I have another puukko on order, and there's still six months left to wait. I didn't mean to collect them; a good knife is a lifetime tool and I don't see myself wearing out one, much less three, puukkos. About a dozen years ago when I first discovered them I read an article where the author wrote that a man should have three puukkos -- one to eat with, one to fight with, and one to hold fast to. That piece of advice stuck with me and I've been on the lookout for my three puukkos since. The Hankala will make four, but I'm getting around that small technicality by giving the Inkeroinen to my wife. The Tommi will be hers, but since I'll be the one to keep the blade sharp and the sheath waxed I'll have plenty of opportunities to play with it.

Once I get the Hankala I'll be done buying knives. :rolleyes: Yeah right...I'll be done buying puukkos, but I doubt that I'll ever be done buying knives.
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So we'll see a Hankala Tommi?

I would anyway say you'll done with puukkos after taking a so called "maasepän puukko" wich is basically a knife with barrel handle, no bolsters at all, rhombic blade hammered out of a square file and a birch bark sheath.
 
Frederick89 said:
So we'll see a Hankala Tommi?

I would anyway say you'll done with puukkos after taking a so called "maasepän puukko" wich is basically a knife with barrel handle, no bolsters at all, rhombic blade hammered out of a square file and a birch bark sheath.
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I ordered a Lastu.

I know the style you mentioned. I'm thinking of making a puukko myself, with a blank from Brisa. It'll be a simple affair with a tuohituppi (i.e., birch bark sheath).
 
Remember that if you want to follow the original style the blade has to still show the file pattern.



In the old days the smiths, in this cases, just hammered bevels out exploiting the already present geometry of the file itself. There is some possibility for this to be the origin of the rhombic section.
 
awesome awesome stuff. I just got a Micarta Tube, I plan on making a Micarta Puukko soon.
 
Hesparus said:
I actually only got into them recently. Here's two I finished lately:


And a puukko and a leuku in progress:
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- Chris
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Whats the wood for the handle of the last knife? Looks great, maybe because i like the unfinished look.
 
Thought I'd revive this with another one from Pekka Tuominen for you guys to enjoy. These are the pics he just sent me, it's on its way to me now.
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Beatiful puukko. Congratulations, you're in for the longest two weeks of your life. :D
 
Maybe you guys can recommend a puukko for me!

I'd like a Finnish style knife that can do some light kindling batoning. This chore makes me nervous that I'd ruin the blade. I've read mixed thoughts on this, but I do not plan on trying to cleave through large logs. I'd like one that is at least 4" but no longer than 5". I've been looking at the Kellam Fang and the Enzo Camper. Any other options? I love the curly birch and the scandi grind!
 
The Enzo Camper is not a small knife as it has almost a 5" blade, and would take large logs
The Enzo Trapper has a 3 1/2" blade and handles very comfortably, and will do plenty of batonning
 
I am liking the Trapper quite a bit. I don't have many tools and I am wondering if I can tackle the kit.
 
ljcsov said:
Maybe you guys can recommend a puukko for me!

I'd like a Finnish style knife that can do some light kindling batoning. This chore makes me nervous that I'd ruin the blade. I've read mixed thoughts on this, but I do not plan on trying to cleave through large logs. I'd like one that is at least 4" but no longer than 5". I've been looking at the Kellam Fang and the Enzo Camper. Any other options? I love the curly birch and the scandi grind!
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If you want a puukko you don't have to look at full-tang knives. Properly made stick tang knives hold batoning with no problems.
 
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