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The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
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kamagong
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I married a comedienne. Today I received a couple of packages, one from New York and the other came all the way from Finland. Inside the box from Finland was a puukko. My wife long ago stopped paying attention to my knives; she thinks they're all pretty much the same. Surprisingly enough she was interested in the box I received from Ragnar. No knives, but rather a bunch of sharpening stones. I got a Viking whetstone from Sweden, a Wastila stone from Finland, and a translucent Arkansas stone. My wife was shocked that there was nothing sharp included.
Being that she has never sharpened a knife in her life, she couldn't figure out what she was looking at. I told her they were sharpening stones.
"Sharpening stones?"
"Yeah, I use them to keep your kitchen knives nice and sharp. There are a few different types here. One's from Sweden, another from Finland, and the white one is from Arkansas."
"That's it? Stones? As in rocks? You've been bugging the mailman because of a bunch of rocks?"
She then let out a pretty good laugh and left me alone with my new purchases. I didn't see what was so humorous. She's not as funny as she thinks she is.
On to the knife. It is a puukko from puukkoseppa (bladesmith) Joonas Kallioniemi. Joonas is a young maker who has quite a following across the pond. He has only recently began "officially" making puukkos. Like a lot of custom puukkoseppa, Joonas does everything himself. He forges the blade from round silversteel (Böhler k510) barstock, makes the bolster and keeper, and crafts the puukko's handle and sheath.
The quality of this knife leaves me speechless. Even in pictures you can see the outstanding fit and finish of his work. The incredible part is that Joonas is still relatively new to the knifemaking scene; he is only 22 and started just a scant three years ago. He made this puukko before he started making knives full-time. If this is what he is capable of now, I look forward to seeing his progress as he spends more time and gains more experience in his craft.
I promised Joonas that I would use this knife. It's going to sting when I get that first scratch, but a promise is a promise and I have a feeling that it'll be well worth it.
- Christian
Being that she has never sharpened a knife in her life, she couldn't figure out what she was looking at. I told her they were sharpening stones.
"Sharpening stones?"
"Yeah, I use them to keep your kitchen knives nice and sharp. There are a few different types here. One's from Sweden, another from Finland, and the white one is from Arkansas."
"That's it? Stones? As in rocks? You've been bugging the mailman because of a bunch of rocks?"
She then let out a pretty good laugh and left me alone with my new purchases. I didn't see what was so humorous. She's not as funny as she thinks she is.
On to the knife. It is a puukko from puukkoseppa (bladesmith) Joonas Kallioniemi. Joonas is a young maker who has quite a following across the pond. He has only recently began "officially" making puukkos. Like a lot of custom puukkoseppa, Joonas does everything himself. He forges the blade from round silversteel (Böhler k510) barstock, makes the bolster and keeper, and crafts the puukko's handle and sheath.
The quality of this knife leaves me speechless. Even in pictures you can see the outstanding fit and finish of his work. The incredible part is that Joonas is still relatively new to the knifemaking scene; he is only 22 and started just a scant three years ago. He made this puukko before he started making knives full-time. If this is what he is capable of now, I look forward to seeing his progress as he spends more time and gains more experience in his craft.
I promised Joonas that I would use this knife. It's going to sting when I get that first scratch, but a promise is a promise and I have a feeling that it'll be well worth it.
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That's signature material, right there.
On to the knife. It is a puukko from puukkoseppa (bladesmith) Joonas Kallioniemi. Joonas is a young maker who has quite a following across the pond. He has only recently began "officially" making puukkos. Like a lot of custom puukkoseppa, Joonas does everything himself. He forges the blade from round silversteel (Böhler k510) barstock, makes the bolster and keeper, and crafts the puukko's handle and sheath.
Oh, wow.
Now, please post more pictures of its sheath.
Congratulations!
~ P.
zippofan
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Gotten a little crazy lately, just took delivery in the last week of a CV Swayback Jack, a Case Medium Congress, a mini Copperhead, and today a nice order arrived from across the country with a Tidioute Teardrop Jack in goldenrod micarta, a Canal Street Half Moon trapper in red stag, and a Case mini wharncliffe trapper in green bone...I gotta stop 
Will Power
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Christian, Thanks for the info about your puukko.
I'm impressed too, it is classic but with very fresh modern lines and the sheath breathes quality (sometimes overlooked by some makers)
My own stuff-domestic- is much more everyday but I think I need to get in touch with him, grand job!
Thanks, W
I'm impressed too, it is classic but with very fresh modern lines and the sheath breathes quality (sometimes overlooked by some makers)
My own stuff-domestic- is much more everyday but I think I need to get in touch with him, grand job!
Thanks, W
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Trand, hope you like the WO. Are there any 48 Trappers left, thought you'd bagged the lot already......:thumbup:
Waiting for an S&M Vintage in Ebony bought on the for sale thread. Resigned to a sharpening chore but at least it won't be of the D2 dimension
:thumbup:Waiting for an S&M Vintage in Ebony bought on the for sale thread. Resigned to a sharpening chore but at least it won't be of the D2 dimension
Will Power
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Frank, I like the yellow Bucks a lot and I don't have anything on order, mmmhh could be!
Regards, Will
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Just ordered this one. Oh the anticipation.
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a yeller Case 3375 CV large stockman to babysit my other yeller knives
their not out yet but i'm excited
gene
their not out yet but i'm excited
gene