Traditional-ish Puukko knives that are suited for use

EChoil said:
I've always liked the tandem sets....much more convenient than carrying two separate. In your budget you should be able to afford a pretty good dual rig. But if you're going for a high-end puukko, so much the better.

What kind of wood is that Lamnia? Is it natural or laminated?
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The Woodsknife Suomi? It's labeled as "Carbon steel". Natural I imagine
 
EChoil said:
I've always liked the tandem sets....much more convenient than carrying two separate. In your budget you should be able to afford a pretty good dual rig. But if you're going for a high-end puukko, so much the better.

What kind of wood is that Lamnia? Is it natural or laminated?
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As far as tandem goes, it's not my favorite method. I never cared for big knives on my belt for long periods of time while I ALWAYS keep my smaller blade on my hip
 
Is the Kellam Wolverine with the SPT (differentially heat treated) steel better then the kpr4?

They look the same but there is a $20 difference.
 
Don't forget about the "knife makers -fixed blades -for sale" section of bladeforums.

It is not impossible to find a usable hand-made/ one-of-a-kind puukko hovering between $100 and $150. You could also order a blank blade and find a maker to finish the handle for you.

Here is what you can find after searching "puukko" in that section (be warned, it is easy to get lost in there!:D):

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/search.php?searchid=10116341 Sorry! link does not work.
 
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DeadboxHero said:
Is the Kellam Wolverine with the SPT (differentially heat treated) steel better then the kpr4?
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It's the same steel with two different heat treatments: both knives use Lauri blades and the SPT is just a Lauri PT. They get the harder edge through induction hardening.
 
Here's an inexpensive (at a quarter of your budget), yet well made and very handy puukko. For me, perhaps the most useful fixed blade knife I've ever owned.

Ahti Tikka from Finland
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While not truly a puukko and a bit more expensive (but still way under your budget), the Helle Viking from Norway is a handy knife too.

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DeadboxHero said:
Is the Kellam Wolverine with the SPT (differentially heat treated) steel better then the kpr4?

They look the same but there is a $20 difference.
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There is a huge difference. My stainless mora and carbon steel Hultafors handle the hardwoods in my location great with a straight Scandi grind. The Kellam I have will roll the edge after some good use in the hard woods around my. So I put a micro convex edge on it to stop it. The wolverine blade handles hard woods much better and last almost twice as long. The puukko does great, I just had to redo the edge so I could use it in hard woods. I'm happy with it, but I would prefer the wolverine if I had known the difference in performance in hard woods.

Hope that helps.
 
Thanks to everyone offering such detailed information on this thread. I have an uneducated question as I would like to find one of these knives as well. Is there a specific name for the "triangle" shaped grips of say the hackman, or cold steel sisu, or finn bear. I do like the way that grip seats in the hand. Thank you guys for sharing your expertise and experience.
 
Yes! Thank all of you for the dozens of options. I'm really enjoying seeing all the variations of the "puukko"
 
I just picked up a Kellam puuko it's a bit small for my hands. If can post pics tonight. Very cool knife with a birch sheath.

The model is a "tasku" I think.
 
@Colorado: that handle shape doesn't really have a name, but it's the idea of Tapio Wirkkala, the designer of the Hackmann. The Sisu and Finn Bear are just recent interpretation of that.
 
The Government said:
Don't forget about the "knife makers -fixed blades -for sale" section of bladeforums.
It is not impossible to find a usable hand-made/ one-of-a-kind puukko hovering between $100 and $150.
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One of the makers on BFC, under the username "malanika" makes beautiful and useable puukot in Croatia. I bought one just recently for a friend and he is thrilled with it. Malanika's prices are very reasonable and his delivery time is fast, about a week. But his knives go quickly once they show up here. Keep an eye open and be quick to post.

Zieg
 
I might be late with my suggestion, but how about Enzo? I have the Enzo Elver and I am quite pleased with it. It is traditionalish (not quite a traditional puukko), with full tang (skeletonized) and is available with scandi grind. Very sturdy 4 mm spine, O1-steel. It is available both with birch and micarta handle.

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Couple Lapinleuku. Are they considered puuko which just means knife in Finnish
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HFinn said:
I might be late with my suggestion, but how about Enzo? I have the Enzo Elver and I am quite pleased with it. It is traditionalish (not quite a traditional puukko), with full tang (skeletonized) and is available with scandi grind. Very sturdy 4 mm spine, O1-steel. It is available both with birch and micarta handle.

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I had a trapper for a while but the handle was just too short and blocky
 
The Zieg said:
One of the makers on BFC, under the username "malanika" makes beautiful and useable puukot in Croatia. I bought one just recently for a friend and he is thrilled with it. Malanika's prices are very reasonable and his delivery time is fast, about a week. But his knives go quickly once they show up here. Keep an eye open and be quick to post.

Zieg
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+1 on this - I picked up a smaller model and it is a very functional and beautiful knife, I am not surprised his work is selling so quickly!
 
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