Educate me on the Puukko.

Tutone said:
Here is a couple of new additions to my growing Puukko collection. BladeForums member Jelio from Bulgaria is an amazing knife maker!! View attachment 918032
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Man, I had my finger on the trigger for that bottom one, but didn’t pull. Beauty.

How do his handles feel in hand compared to others you may own?
 
@mb< yes that bottom CPM4V Fraxinus Excelsior @jelio Puukko is spectacular!! His handles usually run a little bit on the slender side. His fit/finish detail is second to none, tolerances from bolster to blade to handle are works of art. I highly recommend picking one up if you have not already‼️ The pics below is my most comfortable handled Puukko I own, the Birch Bark Puukko from Jeremy Spake. It has a bigger barrel for my bigger hands.B14DBCDC-E5E4-4BE2-892C-99E75320E486.jpeg 79E59090-6DD5-4325-93BD-042F95DCCA7B.jpeg B14DBCDC-E5E4-4BE2-892C-99E75320E486.jpeg
mb> said:
Man, I had my finger on the trigger for that bottom one, but didn’t pull. Beauty.

How do his handles feel in hand compared to others you may own?
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Tutone said:
@mb< yes that bottom CPM4V Fraxinus Excelsior @jelio Puukko is spectacular!! His handles usually run a little bit on the slender side. His fit/finish detail is second to none, tolerances from bolster to blade to handle are works of art. I highly recommend picking one up if you have not already‼️ The pics below is my most comfortable handled Puukko I own, the Birch Bark Puukko from Jeremy Spake. It has a bigger barrel for my bigger hands.View attachment 921772 View attachment 921773 View attachment 921772
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Right on - thx for the feedback. :thumbsup: I noticed those bolster tolerances seemed pretty good. Also like that he’s making full-edged, all the way to the bolster blades. Defeats part of the advantage of a Puukko for me if the edge is gapped with a choil of some sort (which I had also seen).
 
I have been collecting/studying puukko for about 45 years. Most are vintage (Fiskars) to modern (Vikstrom). A few minis and some recent. Have about 600 total (including some Swedish and Norwegian knives - not technically puukko).
Sorry can't post closeups, but not enough server space :)
A Jarvenpaa horsehead puukko was the first knife I ever bought (but not my first knife)
about 65 years ago; then got out of puukko for 25-30 years while in school; then back into them about 45 years ago. IMHO, some of the finest fixed blades ever made. Only one Tommi (can't afford more :).
Rich
 
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Rich S said:
I have been collecting/studying puukko for about 45 years. Most are vintage (Fiskars) to modern (Vikstrom). A few minis and some recent. Have about 600 total (including some Swedish and Norwegian knives - not technically puukko).
Sorry can't post closeups, but not enough server space :)
A Jarvenpaa horsehead puukko was the first knife I ever bought (but not my first knife)
about 65 years ago; then got out of puukko for 25-30 years while in school; then back into them about 45 years ago. IMHO, some of the finest fixed blades ever made. Only one Tommi (can't afford more :).
Rich
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Impressive collection, thanks for sharing some pictues
 
Rich S said:
I have been collecting/studying puukko for about 45 years. Most are vintage (Fiskars) to modern (Vikstrom). A few minis and some recent. Have about 600 total (including some Swedish and Norwegian knives - not technically puukko).
Sorry can't post closeups, but not enough server space :)
A Jarvenpaa horsehead puukko was the first knife I ever bought (but not my first knife)
about 65 years ago; then got out of puukko for 25-30 years while in school; then back into them about 45 years ago. IMHO, some of the finest fixed blades ever made. Only one Tommi (can't afford more :).
Rich
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I second what P&G said, very impressive! :):thumbsup: I grab a few here and there, going to buy a Marttiini today from a shop in the U.P. of Michigan :)
 
Rich S said:
Here's a few of my vintage and a few recent puukko.







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Rich- I see you have a couple similar to my knife below, from what I am gathering the handle / sheath are reindeer horn... in all of your research (45 years;)), have you ran across many like this? Due to the reindeer / sleigh mark on the sheath I'm thinking this is a J Marttiini but am not sure that mark is unique to Marttiini, there are no other definitive markings that I can see as to whom the manufacturer is. The OA length on the knife is only 4-5/8", it's a cool little knife. Any info you can throw at me is appreciated :)

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The reindeer mark was used as a decoration by numerous companies. From the style of blade and carving I would Guess it might be a Johannes Lauri or Tauno Passo of Tornio, Finland. However, other folks also made this general style. The reindeer was used by many, many companies; IMHO it is not a clue as to the actual maker. The general style and use of reindeer antler and/or bone was widely used/made in northern Finland (Sami/Lapland regions) Sorry I can't be of more help.
Rich
 
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The Lapp male in a sled being pulled by a reindeer is also a decoration appearing on sheaths of knives marked as made by Johannes Lauri, who also made knives in Rovaniemi, Lappland.
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Rich S said:
The reindeer mark was used as a decoration by numerous companies. From the style of blade and carving I would Guess it might be a Johannes Lauri or Tauno Passo of Tornio, Finland. However, other folks also made this general style. The reindeer was used by many, many companies; IMHO it is not a clue as to the actual maker. The general style and use of reindeer antler and/or bone was widely used/made in northern Finland (Sami/Lapland regions) Sorry I can't be of more help.
Rich
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Plenty of help, thank you very much :) Sometimes eliminating information is progress :D
 
Thomas Linton said:
The Lapp male in a sled being pulled by a reindeer is also a decoration appearing on sheaths of knives marked as made by Johannes Lauri, who also made knives in Rovaniemi, Lappland.
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Boy that knife sure has some similar characteristics on the handle and sheath; namely the shape of the hat on the Lapp male and the reindeer head profile. Thanks Thomas, I will do some more looking into Lauri :thumbsup:
 
veitisi-poika. I have a similar knife to the one you showed, except it is a rhomboid shaped blade, but with a similar handle with a reindeer. The sheath has a yellow body, with reindeer fur and was probably made in Kiruna, Sweden, by Sammi workman. The hat shape is known as the "Four Winds" style hat. John
 
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