folding puuko?

CUTS LIKE A KRIS

CUTS LIKE A KRIS

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What would you say is the closest thing to a folding puuko in your collection. I was playing with a few of my puukos and decided to see what in my collection would fit that category- I would have to say Kabar Dozier humpback skinner. It has a straight forward, simple design, very thin edge and fits the hand well.

What would you say qualifies??
 
Had one of those "barrel" knives for a bit (I was offered more than I felt it was worth and sold it, to my future regret).

For all practical use, it was a puuko.
 
CUTS LIKE A KRIS said:
What would you say is the closest thing to a folding puuko in your collection. I was playing with a few of my puukos and decided to see what in my collection would fit that category- I would have to say Kabar Dozier humpback skinner. It has a straight forward, simple design, very thin edge and fits the hand well.

What would you say qualifies??
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I would say a French Opinel would be as close to a folding puuko as you can get.

http://www.premiumknives.com/ShopSite/Opinel_Traditional_French_Knives.html

I personally don't care for most of the Scandi knives because of their lack of blade guards. It is too easy in wet or bloody situations where you are working blind gutting a large animal to slip your fingers from the handle to the sharp blade. Then at minimum you are in for a world of stitches and could easily end up with hand surgery repairing tendons, joint capsules, etc. Who knows how much blood will be lost before you get down the mountain and to the ER. Not worth the risk,IMHO.

I think the Scandi's that use Puukos do so in cold weather conditions wearing heavy gloves so they are somewhat protected from the very sharp blades.
 
DGG said:
I would say a French Opinel would be as close to a folding puuko as you can get.

http://www.premiumknives.com/ShopSite/Opinel_Traditional_French_Knives.html

I personally don't care for most of the Scandi knives because of their lack of blade guards. It is too easy in wet or bloody situations where you are working blind gutting a large animal to slip your fingers from the handle to the sharp blade. Then at minimum you are in for a world of stitches and could easily end up with hand surgery repairing tendons, joint capsules, etc. Who knows how much blood will be lost before you get down the mountain and to the ER. Not worth the risk,IMHO.

I think the Scandi's that use Puukos do so in cold weather conditions wearing heavy gloves so they are somewhat protected from the very sharp blades.
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I am the exact opposite of you then. I can not stand guards on most knives (military, self defence excluded). My thoughts are that knives that size are for slicing, not stabbing. I cannot understand Americans love for guards- but maybe that is just my Norwegian heritage showing through. Maybe the techniques that we use are different as I have never had my hand slip foreward on a blade- and I have worked at a meat processing plant as well as growing up on a small farm.
But that is why there are so many different knives- to fit everybodies uses:D
 
I think my Sorsakoski Pertemet butterfly knife comes very close, with it's puukko styled blade.

I also don't care for blade guards on knifes, probably because I come from Finland and have used non guarded puukkos all my life. IMO only thing a blade guard is good for is stabbing and even that can be done with a non guarded puukko without cutting your own fingers.
 
I gotta agree with everyone else here...the Hackmann Flutter-by knives and the Opinels.

Eskilstuna makes some good ones also, and I think the little Fallkniven U2's aint bad.

I'm pretty comfortable without guards myself. I've used my Puukko knives in some pretty slickery conditions with never a problem. ninety times out of a hundred, it seems I make cuts by pulling rather than pushing, and when I do push, I just tighten my grip. (worth mentioning is that I have severe tendonitis, in both wrists that results in numbness, pain, and a weak grip, but I still seem to get by)

I do realize I'm in the minority though. Lotsa folks up here think I'm nuts using knives without guards. It's been mentioned several times by folks who clean caribou and moose with Leatherman tools, SAKs, and slipjoint hunters....:rolleyes: :D
 
I personally don't care for most of the Scandi knives because of their lack of blade guards
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I have cut myself in various ways in the last 40 years while using a puukko but never by slipping to the blade (without a guard), must have dressed about 20 moose and handled quite a few fish of various sizes. Lacking the guard is a non-issue in real life.

TLM
 
Opinels, U2.

I agree, I've never cut myself due to lack of a guard. I prefer my knives to have no guard, as I think guards get in the way. Most of my folders (primarily slipjoints and SAKS, but I do have my share of tacticals - just don't need to use 'em that much) have no guards, and I don't like 'em on fixed blades (especially when dressing out game).
 
Runs With Scissors said:
Eskilstuna makes some good ones also
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Eskilstuna is an other way to say EKA? There is some older brands that also have Eskilstuna in their name so just Eskilstuna isn´t the best way to say EKA. :)

I have a bunch of EKAs and some of the larger ones is pretty close to a real Puuko in size and handling.
 
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