Been drooling over puukos lately. Sounds intriguing. Looking forward to updates.
One question, why wasn't some of the stock removed before heat treat. I would think that would really help speed up the process.
Haha I know right? Me too
Why no stock removal?
1.even heat treatment throughout the blade
2. Don't have to deal with warping issues.
3.its a High speed steel that doesn't loose it's temper very easy. It has a high red hardness.
4. They will be ground on a first waterstone wheel. For speed and also for temper with is not a huge concern given the steel.
I have a couple of Daniel's knives already, but I'd still like one with a stacked birch bark handle. Do you know how these will be finished?
Daniel will make his own thread with that information soon.
3V seems to be the "it" material this year. And depending on the heat treat, deservedly so.
I think he's just letting us know, and I for one am glad he did! For us who follow the fixed blade custom market, we know that the his Puukko's are some of the best in the world. Each one is nicer than the last, and with cool PM steels being introduced into the mix, that's just an awesome sandwich. Looking forward to what he does with ... gotta be 3V...
Exactly, I'm just excited and wanted to share.
There are no prices because IM not selling these.
I'm sharing how I contributed to something awesome.
For those who are confused:
Malanika is a knife maker who sells his knives in the 'knife makers for sale' area of this forum. He specializes in Puukos. The OP is collaborating with Malanika or perhaps simply commissioned these knives in order to create some Puukos in a super steel. The OP is letting everyone know about his endeavor.
Perhaps a thread like this would be better suited for the custom knives section of this forum? WIP and collaboration project threads are pretty common there.
To the OP:
Cool project, I like Malanika's knives and this could turn out to be something special. Make sure if you decide to sell the knives via blade forums that you follow proper membership protocol.
My guess is also 3v
I'm making no money on these. I processed and gathered the material through third party sources(I did not make them) and gave it to Daniel for a some of my cost and a custom knife in this bad ass steel.
It took monthes of my time and effort with no pay only cost
Like I said before just a labor of love, took alot of overtime shifts to make this happen.
I just wanted" this steel " in "that knife"
We all talk about how we wish certain knives were in certain steels
I'm making that dream a reality versus waiting for some one to make what I'm looking for
So either this is very exciting or completely esoteric.
With 7 billion people in the world you just can't please everyone
I posted this here because I love to share my excitement with all of you.
Maybe the MODs can move this to the custom knife section
Forgive me I'm still rather new to all the facilities here
I mostly hang out in the reviews, general discussion and maintaince
Thanks guys
Shawn.
