The Puukko

[Hammer67]

Lovely! Maybe something about the maker?

Thanks for the reminder - updated.

 

[philbrownell05]

Timo Javanainen (Javanainen Forge):

Overall length: 8.27″
Blade length: 3.94″
Blade thickness: 0.12″

Beautiful damascus pattern. Looks like a raindrop pattern to me. But super nice!

 

[Arathol]

A question for aficionados in this thread....
Has anybody heard from Rich S? He has been MIA for a while, and in the past few weeks I have been seeing many of the knives he has posted here in this thread being listed on Ebay.

 

[maxjeg]

 

[kamagong]

It's smaller than I personally like, but I think this old puukko is beautiful.

 

[The Zieg]

It's smaller than I personally like, but I think this old puukko is beautiful.

A tool that resembles prehistoric flints and obsidian cutters for processing meat and hides. All you need is enough grip to guide the edge.

 

[John A. Larsen]

It's smaller than I personally like, but I think this old puukko is beautiful.

I have the Twin of that puukko, made by "Luomanen & Kumppanit" (L&K) which was in business from 1922-1945, in Kauhava, Finland, so your puukko may be older than you think. John

 

[kamagong]

I have the Twin of that puukko, made by "Luomanen & Kumppanit" (L&K) which was in business from 1922-1945, in Kauhava, Finland, so your puukko may be older than you think. John

Not my puukko, but thanks for that bit of information J John A. Larsen . I have a starting point should I decide to go searching for one of my own.

 

[Luke_Chambers]

I spent half-day yesterday whittling two bows (nephew and me). I used one of the puukkos, top one in the picture. For this type of work they are excellent. I'm a bit sore today, but no hot spots / blisters. For sure, I wouldn't have liked one of the modern bushcrafting knives with large, heavy blade and finger grooves in the handle.

 

[Will Power]

I spent half-day yesterday whittling two bows (nephew and me). I used one of the puukkos, top one in the picture. For this type of work they are excellent. I'm a bit sore today, but no hot spots / blisters. For sure, I wouldn't have liked one of the modern bushcrafting knives with large, heavy blade and unergonomic handle.

That sounds interesting and WORK is exactly what the puukko is meant for

 

[Will Power]

It's smaller than I personally like, but I think this old puukko is beautiful.

A wonderful example, the wood looks unusual and yet very durable from use. A small size knife can be very handy, I've stopped using massive kitchen knives and much prefer a compact paring or office knife- safer, faster and more dextrous . Likewise, this may well have been good at skinning but likely for fish and kitchen work too.

Just a pity he keeps fidgeting with it and trying to show it off in grass, be better on a board, table or wood

 

[kamagong]

I spent half-day yesterday whittling two bows (nephew and me). I used one of the puukkos, top one in the picture. For this type of work they are excellent. I'm a bit sore today, but no hot spots / blisters. For sure, I wouldn't have liked one of the modern bushcrafting knives with large, heavy blade and unergonomic handle.

I have one of those modern bushcraft knives and I think that the handle is actually quite comfortable and ergonomic. The only problem is the weight as you pointed out. For an extended carving session give me the Tommi every time.

 

[kamagong]

A wonderful example, the wood looks unusual and yet very durable from use. A small size knife can be very handy, I've stopped using massive kitchen knives and much prefer a compact paring or office knife- safer, faster and more dextrous . Likewise, this may well have been good at skinning but likely for fish and kitchen work too.

Th wood looks like mildly figured curly birch to me, with the patina of years.

I still enjoy using massive kitchen knives. But I do use a paring/office knife nearly as much if not more. The knife I no longer have much use for is the kitchen utility.

 

[maxjeg]

Found this baby in a box today and took it to work.

It's a hundred years old but it's sharp as hell!

Endura for scale.

 

[oldmanwilly]

Found this baby in a box today and took it to work.

It's a hundred years old but it's sharp as hell!

Endura for scale.

Well that's a great find, glad to see it's still serviceable.

Out of curiosity, were little puukkot like that popular and intended for children to use, or were they popular for general use by anyone who didn't want to carry something larger and bulkier?

 

[A.L.]

By the way, plural of puukko is puukot.
Just thought I'd share since I see that mistake made often.
Not that it matters much but anyway.

 

[maxjeg]

Well that's a great find, glad to see it's still serviceable.

Out of curiosity, were little puukkot like that popular and intended for children to use, or were they popular for general use by anyone who didn't want to carry something larger and bulkier?

I think the second option. I saw old Finnish group photos. Bank employees in Vyborg, Sunday photo at the church. Similar knives were hanging on the jackets and tunics of adult men.

 

[The Zieg]

By the way, plural of puukko is puukot.
Just thought I'd share since I see that mistake made often.
Not that it matters much but anyway.

I've posted this, too. Consider that native English speakers often mistake "its" for "it's" and use an apostrophe to make a word plural. We're both shouting into the wind.

 

[kamagong]

By the way, plural of puukko is puukot.
Just thought I'd share since I see that mistake made often.
Not that it matters much but anyway.

I've posted this, too. Consider that native English speakers often mistake "its" for "it's" and use an apostrophe to make a word plural. We're both shouting into the wind.

Your wasting you're time.

 

[The Zieg]

Your wasting you're time.

Indeed we are! But  its our time to waste,  irregardless.