Kainuun Puukko questions

Pipeman said:
Puronvarsi also makes rhombic blades, but I don't think he ( the nephew) makes knives.
Wonderful blades.
Best regards

Robin


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Wow, those are both beautiful blades.

Thanks for all the great info. I'm really enjoying this thread. Very helpful, and likely to drain my wallet.
 
Speaking of YP-Taonta blades, here is some reading about the family background and the current forging done by Antti Mäkinen.
https://nordiskaknivar.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/yrjo-puronvarsi-blades-yp-taonta/

The knives are basically factory made with Lauri ferrules and rivets, handle shaped with mills and paired with Rämäkkö sheaths.

Antti is currently the only smith in my knowledge to forge on a regular basis blades with an exasperated rhombic section
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keeping what Kalle and Setti Keränen, the creators of the Tommi as we know it, once did.
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I just missed getting a Kainuun puukko on AG Russell's site yesterday, that is what I get for waiting till tomorrow. John
 
The more reading i do, the more confused i become. What is a "Tommi" knife ? Is it a design with specific features ? Or a knife from a specific geographic region ? Or ??
thanks for helping the "Tommi Challenged".
kj
 
Thomas Linton said:
The nephew, Antti Makinen, doing business as yp-taonta.fi , makes knives. I purchased two.

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That is a beautiful, and practical knife. How long did it take for you to get the knife after you ordered it? I might order one of those and one of the 23cm Leuku knives.
 
Fifteen days from order to arrival. And it arrived with the sharpness I have come to expect from Nordic knives. Diamond ("rhombic") cross-section, in case it does not show.

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I got my Pikku Tommi sooner than I thought. I really am at loss for words, this is sharp jewelry. Perfect. The handle is root burl with a striking grain. Blade is not rhombic, but at this point I dont care.

This is a small knife, but I can get a comfortable 4 finger grip. Very sharp edge. The sheath is also very nice with contrasting red and black colours. I need a better camera to catch the beauty of this knife.

This is so traditional that I want to put on a folk dress and do the polka dance :D
 
HFinn said:
I got my Pikku Tommi sooner than I thought. I really am at loss for words, this is sharp jewelry. Perfect. The handle is root burl with a striking grain. Blade is not rhombic, but at this point I dont care.

This is a small knife, but I can get a comfortable 4 finger grip. Very sharp edge. The sheath is also very nice with contrasting red and black colours. I need a better camera to catch the beauty of this knife.

This is so traditional that I want to put on a folk dress and do the polka dance :D
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I think you'd be doing the wrong dance :D
Congrats on your new Tommi.
Best regards

Robin
 
HFinn, please treat us to a picture of your Pikku Tommi. I know you showed us the stock picture on page 1, but i would like to see yours. Is this made 100% by one person ? or are there 2, one forges, the other hafts ? (common in times past)
kj
 
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Man, that is a nice looking knife.
 
It is surprisingly slim and would make a nice pocket fixed blade with a different sheath. I don't think I have the skills to make a sheath worthy of the knife, but I am tempted to try.
 
HFinn said:
It is surprisingly slim and would make a nice pocket fixed blade with a different sheath. I don't think I have the skills to make a sheath worthy of the knife, but I am tempted to try.
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Sent you a message re you making a sheath.

Best regards

Robin
 
You said blade is not rhombic. Has it just a flat section and a very high grind?
I ask since this is how was a Keränen Pikku Tommi made in may 2014, owned by an italian fellow member. It has a very subtle rhombic section, but it's there.
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Now that you mentioned it has a very subtle rhombic shape. You have to feel it with your fingers to notice it. Very cool!
 
I am hoping to like the Kainuun Puukko's quite alot. I ordered a quite a large box of knives, all different types, from him to be arriving sometime in this summer. A couple are worked quite well. I am looking forward to going through them and picking out a keeper...or two. It seems he recently was moving his smithy early this year and that increased the wait time for new orders. Seems business is good for these small shops these days. All and all seems a real good guy and fairly straight forward to deal with.

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I'm especially curious about the current progressive tempering and while I really tend to only like simple knvies...I have to say, I really like the looks of this one with the dog head and the belt is a nice touch. It's really is about time we got a new dog around the house.
 
Are these knives made by the 'new' smith who purchased the business about 2 years ago ? Or, older knives/blades left behind by original owner of Kainuun ?
kj
 
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