Marttiini 127012 - nice carbon steel puukko

[Griffon]

It's what I'd call the economy model of this style of Marttiini knife, as the handle is untreated except from being stained darker.
<a href="http://www.canit.se/%7Egriffon/knives/marttiini/marttiini_127012.jpg"><img align=right src="http://www.canit.se/%7Egriffon/knives/marttiini/_marttiini_127012.jpg"></a>The focus clearly is on the carbon steel blade, and on the blade the focus is on the edge which is polished and has no secondary bevel. Apart from that, the blade isn't even ground but left in the left rough forged state, <a href="http://www.canit.se/%7Egriffon/knives/tmpimg/marttiini_127012-engr.jpg"><img src="http://www.canit.se/%7Egriffon/knives/tmpimg/_marttiini_127012-engr.jpg" align="left"></a>excepting the engraved signature on one side.
Cutting performance is <em>very</em> good. Handle ergonomics is OK but not perfect, as the widening at the butt gets into the palm when you angle the knife forwards.<br clear=right">
<a href="http://www.canit.se/%7Egriffon/knives/marttiini/marttiini_127012-sheath.jpg"><img align=right src="http://www.canit.se/%7Egriffon/knives/marttiini/_marttiini_127012-sheath.jpg"></a>The sheath is simple and functional. In the lower part there's a plastic insert around the blade.
<a href="http://www.marttiini.fi/">Marttiini</a> has other models like this in the same style but with different blade lengths and handle materials and sheaths. Most with stainless blades.
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Blade steel: Carbon
thickness: 3 mm
length: 100 mm
Knife weight: 0.077 kg
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[This message has been edited by Griffon (edited 11-27-2000).]

 

[Alberta Ed]

Very nice. Where did you obtain it, and what was the (approximate) cost? I didn't know that Marttini made carbon steel puukkos; they don't mention carbon steel on their website. I have heard high praise for their 440C blades, though.

 

[Tommi]

Alberta Ed, These same puukkos cost 20 to 25 euros(in Finland). Marttiini uses hand forged and automaticly hammered carbon steel. They have increased the amount of carbonsteel puukkos in their production.

This puukko is about the best bang for euro that is available.

Hand forged knives start at 50 euros. There is almost the same knife with handforged blade with curly birch handle(Janne-puukko named by founder of marttiini). This is called Ilves-line (lynks) and is the style that smith Janne Marttiini made most of his puukkos. I looked this and Janne model but found that the handle was too short for my palm. This exact model is often available in hardware stores as better woodworking knife than general Swedish and Finnish utility puukkos that come with plastic handles and ss blades.
This little one has 1 cm more of handle and thus fits better to my hand.
http://www.hut.fi/~renkku/pikkuleuku.jpg

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[This message has been edited by Tommi (edited 11-28-2000).]

 

[Griffon]

Originally posted by Alberta Ed:
Where did you obtain it, and what was the (approximate) cost?

Local knife shop, SEK 220:- which is about CAN 30.

I didn't know that Marttini made carbon steel puukkos; they don't mention carbon steel on their website.

Use the "find" function and search for "carbon".

 

[Alberta Ed]

Thanks!