Educate me on the Puukko.

Very nice. I'm officially jealous. I have the twin of that knife, and as much as I like mine, yours looks to have been made with greater attention to detail.

Jerk.

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I really appreciate the kinds words folk. 5 1/2 months seemed to take forver but it was worth the wait.

Christian, I do appreciate you pointing me in the direction and am glad you approve of it. You also helped me pick out a great Kukuri that I am enjoying when I can. :thumbup:
 
raising this thread from the dead.

i received my second knife from Martti Malinen. i believe i posted the one i had before from him. i ended up giving that away to someone who needed it more than me. but, as much as i hate to say it, i learned that i prefer a little bit of a guard on a knife (sacrilege i know in a puukko thread)...especially when field dressing deer. so, i asked for a special request....i asked Martti if he would put a finger groove in one for me. (i also asked for a "thicker" handle)

now, i have to admit when i first received it this morning, i was like, "What have i done??" but, i like it more and more the more i handle it. i think it is going to do what i wanted it to do. i.e. my hand will know where it's at in relation to the blade when i can't see it.

martti, as usual, was exceptional to work with. top notch. and, as i told him, i am still in awe at the grinds he can get on his blades. amazing.

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oh, and why not. i do still have my Veikko Hakkarainen. this was when i was prepping a few pepp and chz omelettes the other weekend.

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since, i suppose this is an "educate" thread, and all i'm doing is gushing...i will say that the Martti has much more of a rhombic profile as compared with the Veikko. the Veikko has a "thicker" stick (or rat) tang than did the Martti i had (per the peened end).
 
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I like that finger groove actually! It's shallow and subtle. Plus with that red spacer it sort of draws your eye away from it hiding it a little more. I actually didn't even see it until I read the description.
 
Frederick89 said:
Nice catch. Don't know if he told you but all his puukkos are hand sharpened with Arkansas stones then manually stropped.
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even more impressive! thanks.

Jsega51 said:
I like that finger groove actually! It's shallow and subtle. Plus with that red spacer it sort of draws your eye away from it hiding it a little more. I actually didn't even see it until I read the description.
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thanks.

Thomas Linton said:
Not sacrilege. Heresy. :D
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:D :thumbup:
 
No, and what's a "puu witch"? Neo-Wiccan? :p

Makes sense that a knife for wood-working would have a name that comes from the Finish word for wood. Wherever it came from, it's traveled a ways: "A type of sharp, pointed knife of Nordic heritage, with a short blade and flat back; normally worn in a sheath on the waist, and used for woodcraft and as hunting knife."
 
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anyone know where the Erapuu Tuohitako puukko can be had? this is the birch park knife with swell pommel.
thanks for your reply,

buzz
 
markv said:
thanks for your reply,
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Said reply will please be via email or VM and not in a discussion thread.

One post removed. I'd guess it was being typed as I was typing mine.
However, it listed a non-BF dealer. So it would have been no good to type here anyway.


 
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I know about the no link rule. I did not realize we could not mention the name of a non-member vendor. Sorry.
 
No worries. All fixed. Several years ago Spark re-balanced the way he collects enough money to keep the site up and running. When he did, the rules changed a bit. Current posting guidelines are in the sticky at the top of this forum.
 
I've been looking into having another Puukko made. I just read that Pasi Hurttila will no longer be making them. To bad as I really like the knives he has put out.
 
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