The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
I just don't like the price. You can get a handforged knife from Finland for that price.
Why the dumb hole? I might buy one otherwise.
Dude You have been here since 1999, thats 13 years, give or take.
You know why the dumb hole is there
BUT the so-called "typically" teardrop-shaped handle is like no other puukko handle I have seen (I own several in carbon steel and looked at hundreds of internet pics.) - very narrow on the bottom edge. It is very narrow as compared to every other Pukka Tuominen puukko I can find. Closest is the Hackman puukko designed by Tapio Wirkkala, but that one feels, and is, is wider on the bottom edge.
And for those who think they can take delivery of a custom-built puukko in the U.S. for under $160, much less in a high-end steel, best of luck. And please tell me where when you find it. I certainly could not. Production models in .8 carbon steel, sure, and very nice production I am sure, like Ahti - great values.