The Puukko

[Hammer67]

Nice clean lines, simple working puukko.

This. ^

Did you start with a blank, and if so, where did you get it from? Lauri?

 

[hawkhead]

This. ^

Did you start with a blank, and if so, where did you get it from? Lauri?

Yes, it was a 105mm s/s Lauri blade which I reground to drop point, reprofiled the belly and removed tool marks then polished to 800x.

 

[SwissHeritageCo]

Production finally up and running again. Based on the Sami style, this puukko is my interpretation. Blade 117x22mm remachined and ground from a Lauri 120mm stainless little Leuku blade. Spine was beveled and blade polished to 800x satin finish. Handle is black ash burl with contrasting desert ironwood spacers and dense deer antler bolster and caribou bone endcap. Danish oil finish applied and wet sanded to 1000x. Sheath will be smooth black buffalo leather with dangler.
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You've really honed your skills.. this is top tier work, one of my favorites that you've done!

You really killed that birds beak pommel one too. Simple but exquisite lines.

 

[hawkhead]

You've really honed your skills.. this is top tier work, one of my favorites that you've done!

You really killed that birds beak pommel one too. Simple but exquisite lines.

Thank you for your generous comments. This year I am using the natural beauty of bone and antler in my knives.

 

[Jack Black]

 

[hawkhead]

Just completed this traditional back sewn puukko sheath for my Puronvarsi project from two years ago. Sheath is made from 2mm black buffalo leather. The wooden insert was carved from poplar and coated inside and out with two coats of urethane. The sheath was hand stitched and the dangler secured by means of a brass ring and Chicago screw post.

https://flic.kr/p/2nemFQd

https://flic.kr/p/2nemFUw

https://flic.kr/p/2nerUTB

https://flic.kr/p/2nesetu

 

[tongueriver]

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[redsparrow]

Just completed this traditional back sewn puukko sheath for my Puronvarsi project from two years ago. Sheath is made from 2mm black buffalo leather. The wooden insert was carved from poplar and coated inside and out with two coats of urethane. The sheath was hand stitched and the dangler secured by means of a brass ring and Chicago screw post.

https://flic.kr/p/2nemFQd

https://flic.kr/p/2nemFUw

https://flic.kr/p/2nerUTB

https://flic.kr/p/2nesetu

Good job!!! Looks great!!! If you would ever consider some work-in-progress pics, I for one would be very interested.

 

[Hammer67]

Just completed this traditional back sewn puukko sheath for my Puronvarsi project from two years ago. Sheath is made from 2mm black buffalo leather. The wooden insert was carved from poplar and coated inside and out with two coats of urethane. The sheath was hand stitched and the dangler secured by means of a brass ring and Chicago screw post.

https://flic.kr/p/2nemFQd

https://flic.kr/p/2nemFUw

https://flic.kr/p/2nerUTB

https://flic.kr/p/2nesetu

Wow - absolutely gorgeous work. Thanks for sharing!

 

[hawkhead]

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Your work is stunning!
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Good job!!! Looks great!!! If you would ever consider some work-in-progress pics, I for one would be very interested.

Wow - absolutely gorgeous work. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you fellow puukko enthusiasts.

 

[hawkhead]

redsparrow, the next back sewn sheath I make, I will do a WIP

 

[redsparrow]

redsparrow, the next back sewn sheath I make, I will do a WIP

Thank you, I'll be looking forward to it.

 

[hawkhead]

My 2021 puukko project finally gets a sheath. Black 2mm buffalo leather, Lauri blade insert, hand stitched and dangler secured with oval brass ring and Chicago screw post. Next up is a back sewn sheath for a Puronvarsi puukko I made over three years ago.

https://flic.kr/p/2nfpGLg

https://flic.kr/p/2nfoEDg

 

[Barbababa]

I got a blade from a friend, and I thought it would make a nice Puukko. I am not a skilled knife maker, just for fun.

 

[Barbababa]

Feels like a good size in hand. I have made smoaked oak and darkened the blade with oxalic acid. In the front i have brass and g-10, and in the back a brass plate

 

[Barbababa]

I did a pattern with a engraving pen, and then put some patina to darken the pattern. The gray/green is patina that I have not yet polished

 

[Rich S]

Darn good looking puukko. Nice work.

 

[hawkhead]

Barbababa, Outstanding puukko and sheath.

 

[SwissHeritageCo]

Just completed this traditional back sewn puukko sheath for my Puronvarsi project from two years ago. Sheath is made from 2mm black buffalo leather. The wooden insert was carved from poplar and coated inside and out with two coats of urethane. The sheath was hand stitched and the dangler secured by means of a brass ring and Chicago screw post.

https://flic.kr/p/2nemFQd

https://flic.kr/p/2nemFUw

https://flic.kr/p/2nerUTB

https://flic.kr/p/2nesetu

Not sure I've ever seen the cavity for a lesta shaped like a diamond before. Way cool.

 

[tongueriver]

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