Traditional puukko manufacture

There is probably no source of Puukko info better than Bo Bergman's book "Knifemaking". It has become pricy, but can still be found if you look around.

I'll have to watch your video soon.
 
I second this, I bought a copy in 2010 ( thank you Stacy) and it is by far best read on puukko construction.
 
Interesting video. Couple things in there I was surprised at. They use "liquid brimstone" to attach the fittings? Isn't liquid brimstone the same as melted sulfur?

Also they say that birch bark handles go back to Viking times. I've been trying to find evidence of that for years, but I'm damned if I can find any record of it prior to the late 18th century...
 
Just as today ( probably more so) what craftsmen say in an old film or work documentary isn't always accurate. It may be what his father/grandfather told him and he never gave it a second thought. Research was pretty much non-existent for most people until the modern internet era.

Nordic people and folks in extreme remote areas used what they had. Bark made handles, old tools or copper/meteorite/ bog iron for metal, sulfur or pitch ( often mixed together) made glue, horn and antler make sheaths and handles.
 
All I know is I want that big ass vise that was on his bench.

Loved the video and I love puukkos. I'm sure some of the information in the video could have also been lost in translation.
 
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