Pursuing The Perfect Pocket Puukko

torqueguy · Apr 13, 2019

I’ve been trying to come up with a practical pocket puukko and this may be it. This one has a 3” Puronvarsi blade and I like to use rare earth magnets in the scabbard to keep the blade snug.

The wood is stabilized maple with a bit of german silver and some little bits of scrap wood. This is shaped and sanded to 600 grit. Still needs final polish and wax but we're getting closer. This rides well in my pocket.

Many thanks to the folks that offered helpful suggestions in a previous post

Regards from Virginia!

torqueguy · Apr 13, 2019

torqueguy · Apr 13, 2019

mitch13 · Apr 15, 2019

I like small fixed blades,great job mate.
Mitch

Hengelo_77 · Apr 16, 2019

I like it

madhatta · Apr 18, 2019

Nice looking- I only started liking and using Puukko's about a year ago.
Hello from a fellow Virginian!

torqueguy · Apr 18, 2019

Had some spare time last night and dedicated a little time on finishing up some new ones and starting a fresh one. These are down to 600 grit and need some time with 800 grit and buffing.

I was always a pocket knife guy and had a Barlow as a kid. Then as I got older, I got hooked on burl wood and ergonomics. I remember having The Herter's catalog as a kid and sending away for a Herter's Bowie Knife when I was about 13. That was a process. Saved up the $4 bucks, then money order in post office, then the long, painful wait. How times have changed

Still have that knife and have been trying to improve on it ever since

mitch13 · Apr 18, 2019

I really like your work
Nice & clean blades. The second looks very versatile with that extra bit of belly.
Although nothing wrong with a good scandi blade.

thanks for sharing.
Mitch

torqueguy · Apr 20, 2019

Here’s a couple more. They all ride in my front right pocket. The little one’s fit in my shirt pocket

bwlacey · Apr 20, 2019

Well done! All of them!

torqueguy · May 12, 2019

Happy Mothers Day!

This is a bit longer and thinner Mora Carbon Steel blade with Lapis Lazuli handles. Really great stuff, made from pulverized LL rock which is mixed with Epoxy, pressed into a slab, then baked back into rock like properties. There’s a bit of Moose Antler up behind the Bolster and a bit of buffalo horn for the Pommel.
The Scabbard is Olive Wood with rare earth magnets on the inside to grip the blade

Regards from Virginia!

Dawkind · May 12, 2019

Very nice...

Are you making any of those small ones?

torqueguy · May 12, 2019

Dawkind said:
Very nice...

Are you making any of those small ones?

Hi Dawkind, yes, I make them in my spare time. Drop me a pm if interested