Folding puukkos

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Brutus013

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Are there any folding puukkos out there from a production standpoint? I know of the EKA Swede 88 (and other EKAs), and I already have one, but now I'm looking for more. Here's a picture of the Swede 88, just for reference:

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I've only found two. The first is from Woodsknife, and it looks pretty interesting:

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However, from what I've heard, the finish isn't the greatest, the knife is heavy in the pocket, and so it doesn't really fit the bill for something I'm looking to buy.

The second is from a custom knife maker I've just recently found, and I know literally nothing about it. It does, however, look great:

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Because of the level of quality and the fact it's a custom maker, though, I expect this to be a bit too expensive for me. So what production folders do you guys know of that fit the bill?
 
Hm, that didn't really add any knives to the mix. Also, just for the record, the EKA Swede 88 isn't scandi grind.
 
dePaul said:
What would you like to call it then? Variant? Modified? Nordic saber grind?

~Paul~
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Well, I'm not quite sure, but it's categorically not a scandi grind from what I understand a scandi grind to be. There's a 40 degree bevel on the knife, it doesn't go straight to the edge.
 
Many Scandinavian sabre grinds include a small edge bevel, especially the inexpensive ones meant for real work. It can be ground off or convexed off.

Check out the Ahti #9692; "The folder is a marriage of cultures. It's a butterfly knife with a puukko blade. The stainless blade is about 3 3/4", long 13/16" wide and .098" thick. The black nylon handles are about 4 1/4" long, and the knife weighs about 2 3/4 ounces."

I've got a couple of these. Sweet. I keep one in the kitchen as a paring knife. The butterfly style might make them unwelcome in some jurisdictions, although they are not flippers.

We have some threads showing the Emerson A-100 as a folding bushcraft knife.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=589669
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=641456
 
Maybe it's just the pictures I've seen, but the handles on those Ahtis look cheap to me. Do they feel cheap in the hand? Also, that regrind is pretty sweet.
 
The folding Ahti handles are solid nylon, very sturdy, beautifully shaped, with nice palm swells. They give a good grip whether held lightly or firmly.

I cannot answer for "cheap" since I'm not sure what the word means in this context. Some people tell me Zytel is cheap and I disagree vehemently. So I find the term too subjective to evaluate.
 
Brutus013 said:
Well, I'm not quite sure, but it's categorically not a scandi grind from what I understand a scandi grind to be. There's a 40 degree bevel on the knife, it doesn't go straight to the edge.
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As Esav wrote: "Many Scandinavian sabre grinds include a small edge bevel".

Almost all of my scandi ground knives feature a small primary bevel. It just wouldn't be practical to maintain a full grind att all times.

~Paul~
 
How about those balisong puukkos? According to Ragnar's Ragweed Forge:

#9692; The folder is a marriage of cultures. It's a butterfly knife with a puukko blade. The stainless blade is about 3 3/4", long 13/16" wide and .098" thick. The black nylon handles are about 4 1/4" long, and the knife weighs about 2 3/4 ounces. (Red handles are no longer avaialble.) It's made in Sorsakoski Finland.
 
YayILikePie said:
How about those balisong puukkos? According to Ragnar's Ragweed Forge:

#9692; The folder is a marriage of cultures. It's a butterfly knife with a puukko blade. The stainless blade is about 3 3/4", long 13/16" wide and .098" thick. The black nylon handles are about 4 1/4" long, and the knife weighs about 2 3/4 ounces. (Red handles are no longer avaialble.) It's made in Sorsakoski Finland.
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Yeah, those are the Ahtis we were talking about.
 
Brutus013 said:
Yeah, those are the Ahtis we were talking about.
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Whoops. Don't know how I missed that one. Perhaps it was the extra beer earlier. Well, at least it's good to finally put a company name to these. I've been wondering about it for some time now. Shame they're not allowed in California.

Edit: So I reread the thread and noticed that you mentioned the EKA 88, but how about the 60? While I'm not an expert when it comes to scandi-grinds, it appears as though it's a scandi grind, but I can't be sure.
 
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dePaul said:
Opinels are convex ground.

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as is my Hultafors. I really don't know what a folding puuko is, is it determined by having a scandi grind, a straight handle, a trailing point profile? That custom is the one that looks more like a puuko imo, but the other two don't match as well.
 
hardheart said:
as is my Hultafors. I really don't know what a folding puuko is, is it determined by having a scandi grind, a straight handle, a trailing point profile? That custom is the one that looks more like a puuko imo, but the other two don't match as well.
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Personally, when I think of a puukko I think of the blade shape. The three knives I posted pictures of all have what I think of when I think of puukkos as far as blade shape goes. I'm not actually worried about the grind having no secondary bevels, I just like the aesthetics the high grind gives, and I like the blade shape itself. But I do agree that the custom one is by far the one that most closely resembles an actual puukko.
 
Friends

I'm the maker of that custom made folding knife with puukko influence.

So, I think I must write some words of puukko.
When we speak about puukko ,we should remember, that puukko is a very simple tool, classic puukko does not have a guard or pommel etc. The back of the blade is straight, grinding is flat or very lightly hollow. Blade angle is under 20 degrees, in my puukkos it is about 17. Only some 'jewellery'-puukkos have the ricasso area.
We have here in Finland many words for knife. 'Veitsi' means a knife and 'puukko' could be translated as 'puukko-knife'. Our veitsi is a special purpose tool, and puukko is allways a general-purpose tool.

We must also remember, that all knives which made in Finland are not puukkos. And very few knives which come from other Scandinavian countries are puukkos. That doesn't mean that only Finnish could make puukkos, not at all, but if somebody tries to make a puukko, he must remember to keep it simple.

When we start talking about a 'folding-puukko', we must remember what the puukko is.

Puukko is simple as it's maker...:rolleyes:

Take care

Bladesmith
Pekka Tuominen
www.puukkopekka.com
 
puukkopekka said:
Friends

I'm the maker of that custom made folding knife with puukko influence.

So, I think I must write some words of puukko.
When we speak about puukko ,we should remember, that puukko is a very simple tool, classic puukko does not have a guard or pommel etc. The back of the blade is straight, grinding is flat or very lightly hollow. Blade angle is under 20 degrees, in my puukkos it is about 17. Only some 'jewellery'-puukkos have the ricasso area.
We have here in Finland many words for knife. 'Veitsi' means a knife and 'puukko' could be translated as 'puukko-knife'. Our veitsi is a special purpose tool, and puukko is allways a general-purpose tool.

We must also remember, that all knives which made in Finland are not puukkos. And very few knives which come from other Scandinavian countries are puukkos. That doesn't mean that only Finnish could make puukkos, not at all, but if somebody tries to make a puukko, he must remember to keep it simple.

When we start talking about a 'folding-puukko', we must remember what the puukko is.

Puukko is simple as it's maker...:rolleyes:

Take care

Bladesmith
Pekka Tuominen
www.puukkopekka.com
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Ah, thanks for the post, it's very informative. Also, that knife of yours is pretty amazing.
 
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