The Puukko

kamagong said:
Josh, the burnished sheath looks great with that knife SwissHeritageCo SwissHeritageCo . You don't need to finish every sheath that way, but it's nice to have that option.

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It's become my all time favorite mora, and I would have doubled back on it if it weren't for you mentioning it :)

hawkhead hawkhead , you are a master my friend. Exquisite work! I used to think you were reshaping lauri leuku blanks, but it's my understanding that lauri has released new (more adequately shaped) blanks they charge more money for? I can't find much info outside of the price tag.
 
Questions regarding Puukko sheaths:
I'm guessing that historically, the belt loop or slits was the most common.
Did the dangler type sheath become popular, (or at least became fairly common) during or after WW1 or WW2?

When did wood and leather replace the shellacked (or were they lacquered?) paper?
 
SwissHeritageCo said:
hawkhead hawkhead , you are a master my friend. Exquisite work! I used to think you were reshaping lauri leuku blanks, but it's my understanding that lauri has released new (more adequately shaped) blanks they charge more money for? I can't find much info outside of the price tag.
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Thank you for viewing and response. You are correct, I did reprofile and regrind Lauri little leuku 120mm blades. Sometimes I reground to rhomboid. The rhombic grind blades Lauri makes now are 90, 125 and 150mm. All are 80crv2 steel and take a wicked edge. The larger blades are well done, but too large for my taste. I prefer Puronvarsi 85mm, 100mm or the new Lauri 108x20mm all of which need some touch up work on the 2x72 to achieve a sleek profile.
I forgot to mention Lauri also make a 95 x20mm Rhombic blade based off their 95mmHD blade. I still grind my smaller 90-95mm rhomboid blades from the 95 HD.
 
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SwissHeritageCo said:
It's become my all time favorite mora, and I would have doubled back on it if it weren't for you mentioning it :)
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The 106 is my favorite Mora as well, and the knife I would have sent you for new leather if you hadn't said "Not Moras."

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kamagong said:
The 106 is my favorite Mora as well, and the knife I would have sent you for new leather if you hadn't said "Not Moras."

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I'll be doing another scandi sheath GAW at the end of the week. You're welcome to enter it with that 106, because I still don't like the last one I made you ;)

My 106 came scary thin, feels zeroed. I'll be stropping the hell out of it before putting it to woods use, but man those barrel shaped handles are amazing.
 
SwissHeritageCo said:
I'll be doing another scandi sheath GAW at the end of the week. You're welcome to enter it with that 106, because I still don't like the last one I made you ;)

My 106 came scary thin, feels zeroed. I'll be stropping the hell out of it before putting it to woods use, but man those barrel shaped handles are amazing.
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That's very generous of you, but I'll let someone else experience your incredible leatherwork. I still haven't figured out what you dislike about the sheath you made for my Tommi, other than the area where the leather meets is starting to part. Perhaps use a different contact cement or let it cure longer? No matter, the stitching ensures the sheath stays solid.

The 106 is definitely zero ground, it's probably the sharpest knife I've ever received out of the box. I remember reading others describe Moras as sharp, but I never thought they were anything special. That is until I tried out the 106. The No. 1, the Companion HD, and the Bushcraft came usably sharp, but the 106 is SHARP!!!
 
afishhunter said:
Questions regarding Puukko sheaths:
I'm guessing that historically, the belt loop or slits was the most common.
Did the dangler type sheath become popular, (or at least became fairly common) during or after WW1 or WW2?

When did wood and leather replace the shellacked (or were they lacquered?) paper?
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The dangler style sheath has been around for at least a couple hundred years give or take, probably longer than that. The sheath design most are familiar with today is the back sewn Kauhavan style.
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Marttiini puukkot sheaths are flat sewn with a leather dangler loop
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Pahvituppi sheaths are pressed paper that has some sort of lacqer applied to it. This was used during and immediately after WW2 as leather was a strategic material and it was difficult for knife makers to obtain it. Leather never went away, it was just used far less.
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Arathol said:
Something a bit different....Marttini Lapinleuku with a 6" blade in a large puukko style sheath instead of the usual tube style.
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That is different. The only time I see convex leuku's anymore are Finnish made customs.

Great addition to this thread!
 
It's here.
The scratching in the fuller might be a name, but I'm not even sure it's writing.
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[Yeah, that's writing.]
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It looks a lot like my modern Jarvenpa Kauhava style.
The handle material looks like the milk protein plastic on the horsehead, but it also looks like anything else hard and smooth.
The lion looks like the Finnish coat of arms, except he should be standing on a curved sword.
 
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Take a close up of the blade without the lights reflected in the blade, and with no other background reflections on the blade. Make sure the groove is angled more away from the lens and you'll probably be able to get a clear picture of the name. You don't need bright lights either. With modern digital cameras like what in a cell phone lower light conditions can be better.
I suspect it says K Lammi Kauhava
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Arathol said:
Take a close up of the blade without the lights reflected in the blade, and with no other background reflections on the blade. Make sure the groove is angled more away from the lens and you'll probably be able to get a clear picture of the name. You don't need bright lights either. With modern digital cameras like what in a cell phone lower light conditions can be better.
I suspect it says K Lammi Kauhava
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Nice shot of yours.
I'll see what I can do with the morning light in the north window. I think you're right, though.
Thanks.
 
Arathol said:
Indirect or oblique lighting can highlight the lighter engraving also...
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Good advice. It's still not happening with camera or phone. I'll have to try again later.
I'm sure of the Kauhava, and pretty sure of the K-ammi, but I can't pick out the L from the sprawling K.

Anyway, it sure is elegant. It makes my Jarvenpaa appear gawky by comparison.
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Fiskars ”kotkanpääpuukko”, design by Bertel Gardberg. This one has been sitting in the shed for god knows how long. Assumably my grandfather’s who then gave it to my father. It was pretty beaten up and scratched and I restored it. Unfortunately the Fishkars logo had to go in the process.
Amazing fit for the sheath still and the pretty bold handle design fits my hand amazingly good. Very comfy knife to use.
 
A.L. said:
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Fiskars ”kotkanpääpuukko”, design by Bertel Gardberg. This one has been sitting in the shed for god knows how long. Assumably my grandfather’s who then gave it to my father. It was pretty beaten up and scratched and I restored it. Unfortunately the Fishkars logo had to go in the process.
Amazing fit for the sheath still and the pretty bold handle design fits my hand amazingly good. Very comfy knife to use.
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It was a series of three knives. Eagle, otter, and seal. That's what the knives were called.

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Photos taken from a Russian knife forum.
 
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