What Puukkos Do You Like?

tyyreaun said:
Being a fan of scandi grinds & puukkos myself, and having read through this thread, I went ahead and ordered the Roselli Carpenter in their UHC steel.
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That UHC steel sound very , very interesting . .. . .Wootz UHC High carbon steel , blade hardness HRC 66-68 :eek:
 
Frederick89 said:
E Entropy Warrior : to give a proper suggestion I'd first need to know what you plan to do with it, what are you looking for in terms of fit and finish and if you have steel preferences. Thus I would be able to narrow down better the options, rather than just throwing names in, since the same style of puukko, with same materials, but crafted by two different master bladesmith could cost either 85 or 330 €.
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I like the idea of a laminated blade. A traditional core steel would be nice but if it turns out to be really expensive, I'd settle for good quality production grade. Carbon steel is really preferred next. The other details aren't so important and I'm open to seeing the variety in handle material and sheaths
 
I've had good experiences with a kellam puukko which is pretty affordable. I mora companion or classic is pretty puukko styled at a budget price but I've noticed a big difference in comfort and edge geometry of the kellam vs the moras.

The custom ones on the forum are probably the best value if you can swing it. I got lucky with the kellam as it was used and am hoping a nicer puukko comes along. I've been watching. Kind of want Leuku too as I'm a fan of pairing big knives with little knives and skipping small saws and hatchets for wood processing and then jumping to full-size saws and axes if I think I will need to do a lot of woodcraft.

The tops puukko is one that has interested me as a weird blend of American survival knife handle and a puukko blade.

Condor came out with a few this year that could be interesting as they tend to hit a fair pricepoint. Their factory sheaths are usually what draw me to their blades as the blades themselves usually aren't magical but they are functional.
 
Entropy Warrior said:
I like the idea of a laminated blade. A traditional core steel would be nice but if it turns out to be really expensive, I'd settle for good quality production grade. Carbon steel is really preferred next. The other details aren't so important and I'm open to seeing the variety in handle material and sheaths
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Laminated blades are actually more common in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, rather than Finland. On the other hand, Scandinavian blades have a flat sectiion, while handforged Finnish puukkos have often a rhombic section.
A good compromise to see first hand what a forged puukko is, without going full custom, are YP-Taonta knives, crafted by Antti Mäkinen.
https://nordiskaknivar.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/yrjo-puronvarsi-blades-yp-taonta/
https://nordiskaknivar.wordpress.com/2016/11/08/yp-taonta-review-by-federico-buldrini/
 
Finnish blanks can be had at very good prices, and you can make one exactly how you want it. For production knives, there's plenty to choose from. I like Marttiini, Ahti, Helle, Enzo...you get the idea, I like them all. Got like 5 blanks that need handles and sheaths soon.
 
Entropy Warrior said:
bikerector bikerector Ive got a condor coming. The tops does look interesting to me as well, but I'm leaning more traditional for now. If the style appeals, I might spring for it
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I would be curious what you thoughts are of the condor puukko after you've had some time to use it. I doubt I will get one but who knows how I'll feel about that later on.
 
Entropy Warrior said:
I can't read his website, are they through the link you sent or can they be found elsewhere?
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I think you can right click (assuming you're on a computer) and there should be a translate option in the popup menu.
 
bikerector bikerector .

I got it today and all I can say is that it was too dull to use. I took it back a ways with a file and it still needs more so in short, they need some work out of the box or i got a dud. However, for as much as they are, that kinda pisses me off so I'll likely get a marttinni and a blank to play with. I've got a parang coming from condor that will hopefully be better. Kinda disappointing as the micarta and full tang are nice, but as short as the blades are usually found to be, stick tang is fine and traditional materials are cool in their own right.
 
Entropy Warrior said:
bikerector bikerector .

I got it today and all I can say is that it was too dull to use. I took it back a ways with a file and it still needs more so in short, they need some work out of the box or i got a dud. However, for as much as they are, that kinda pisses me off so I'll likely get a marttinni and a blank to play with. I've got a parang coming from condor that will hopefully be better. Kinda disappointing as the micarta and full tang are nice, but as short as the blades are usually found to be, stick tang is fine and traditional materials are cool in their own right.
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That sucks! I've had a few of condors machetes, I would say this is their bread and butter, and they have had a reasonably edge at a minimum. My viking machete was pretty good, my golok not as good but was pretty easy to sharpen up with some sand paper and a sanding block (slight convex edge). Hopefully it works well now that you have a nice edge on it.
 
dirc said:
yeah, I still couldn't believe it when I saw that benchmade puuko in 3v - I expect they might convert many of their followers to fixed blades with stuff like that = )

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I second this! I'll definitely be picking one up soon.
 
Owen K. said:
I second this! I'll definitely be picking one up soon.
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While I have more than a few fixed blades that don’t see use next to my folders, this one is on my radar.

I think that they will sell a good bit of these at this price point.
 
I really like the Lauri PT blades, its easy to make one on your own. 80CRV2 seems to be a very popular UHC steel for pukkos.
 
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