The Puukko

A Sami inspired 1950's Trygve Kverneland in SK-11. (bottom)

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Maybe not strictly a puukko since it's Norwegian (Rogaland) but still thought you guys might like seeing it.
 
SAK Guy said:
A Sami inspired 1950's Trygve Kverneland in SK-11. (bottom)

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Maybe not strictly a puukko since it's Norwegian (Rogaland) but still thought you guys might like seeing it.
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I am really liking the bottom one SAK :thumbup:
 
i don't think i've even posted the puukos i have received over the last several months. what better time to revive this thread!

i owe thanks to many in this forum, as i spent a good deal of time looking and researching. i thank you all for an active forum with good info and direction. :thumbup:

i have acquired a Veikko Hakkarainen and a Martti Malinen

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I hate to revive such an old thread but am researching a puukko I have. It was made by Olavi Kemppainen and is a T7 of Pokara line. Any info? Trying to post pics but phone is not letting me.
 
At your level of membership, you have to post by linking to a hosting site.

Posting Pictures - DON'T USE PHOTOBUCKET. USE IMGUR
 
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Good luck understanding this, but it's a poorly-translated history on, especially, the Tommi puukko: https://translate.google.com/transl...i/puukoista-ja-puukkoperinteesta/&prev=search

Excerpt:
In addition to well-known set glomerulus Kainuu knife factors have been Kemppainen. Family has been making knives since 1610 onwards. in the mid-1900's style knife genus factor was Hyrynsalmi Antti Kemppainen, which generally has been considered a real Kainuu Tommien mestaritakojana. Kekkonen also appreciated his knife master their skills.

When Kemppainen received in 1971 the Oulu province Art Award for decades of Tommi-knives manufacture, 10.20.1971, President Kekkonen congratulated him by letter. Antti Kemppainen knives have been among the eminent knife enthusiasts. His legacy has continued to his sons and Alpo Olavi. Olavi Kemppainen Takoma TAKO-Tommi and Alpo POKARA-Tommi have also won the nationwide knife at the fair.
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"When Antti Kemppainen died in 1972, there were no Hyrynsalmi [place name] Tommi specialists. However, the boy Kemppainen, Olavi, continued in his footsteps and got the know-how continued to further the family legacy. From that turning point, the number of blacksmiths began to grow slowly. Today, the new blacksmiths are produced mainly from community college knife-making courses."

By 2009, Olavi was said to have pretty much stopped making puukot due to health issues.
 
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Ken H said:
I hate to revive such an old thread but am researching a puukko I have. It was made by Olavi Kemppainen and is a T7 of Pokara line. Any info? Trying to post pics but phone is not letting me.
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I'll add something to what already said in the quotes provided by Thomas, Antti Kemppainen bought the firm, now known as Kainuun Puukko, by Setti Keranen, son of Kari Keranen, the smith considered the "inventor" of the Tommi.
The Tommi is actually a slight variation over the puukko native of the region of Kainuu, to which he basically added the ridged pomell and straightened the spine, that originally had a subtly clipped point.
As long as he was working Olavi Kemppaine used to be considere the master of the Tommi. The firm was then sold to Veji Kapyla, that retired around 2010 due to an allergy to his hands and the firm was sold again to the current smith Marko Lindela.
 
Thanks all for info. Not sure how old this one is but did find a Facebook puukko page and told probably made early 80's. I don't have pic hosting service and use my phone. This knife has a more oblong shaped handle with a large almost inch and half teardrop shaped brass end piece.
 
I did see one like mine on this site, don't think it was quite this thread but guy was going to buy it at $800 CAD.
 
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