The Puukko

Arathol said:
There are lots of puukkot with upswept tips, they don't have to be from one particular region or ethnic group.
From a 1939 Jarvenpaa catalog-
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Some vintage Jarvenpaa blades
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An older Marttiini Erapuukko
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Sure wish Martiini made blades like that bottom one.

From what I've read, their vintage steel was run harder than they run it now. Martiini has so much potential, but outside of their arctic puukko I'm just not a fan of their current designs... or the ricassos that most come with :(
 
SwissHeritageCo said:
Sure wish Martiini made blades like that bottom one.

From what I've read, their vintage steel was run harder than they run it now. Martiini has so much potential, but outside of their arctic puukko I'm just not a fan of their current designs... or the ricassos that most come with :(
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Yeah, current offerings pale in comparison to what they used to make. That being said, there seem to be plenty of really nice older Marttiini knives out there if you look around a bit. I've got at least a few that seem virtually unused. Sometimes you get lucky and find stuff like this too....:)
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screened porch said:
If they used to run them harder, maybe they used to get more chips and breaks?
Anyway, you guys are the experts. I'm happy to continue cluelessly enjoying this one.
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I don't think the hardness has changed much really depending on what you buy. Many modern Marttiini blades are stainless and hardened to 53-54 Rc, which is a bit soft, but there are still carbon steel blades that are said to have a hardness of 56 - 60 depending on the model.
One difference that isn't often taken into account is production methods have changed since the 1930s. Blades were at one time made by hand and apparently tempered in small batches in a heated sandbox. Its quite possible that many of these earlier blades ended up with a progressive temper, which may be why some say older blades were better.
 
I have ordered a couple of blades from MORAKNIV that I thought was going to be Puukkolized just for fun. The older Moraknives first had leather sheets, then followed with some sort of vulcanfiber before the plastic came. Have any one tried to make (and shape) vulcan fiber for a sheet like those? Can it be put in hot water or something to make it soft?
 
Barbababa said:
I have ordered a couple of blades from MORAKNIV that I thought was going to be Puukkolized just for fun. The older Moraknives first had leather sheets, then followed with some sort of vulcanfiber before the plastic came. Have any one tried to make (and shape) vulcan fiber for a sheet like those? Can it be put in hot water or something to make it soft?
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I wouldn't know where to buy that material.
 
Barbababa said:
I have ordered a couple of blades from MORAKNIV that I thought was going to be Puukkolized just for fun. The older Moraknives first had leather sheets, then followed with some sort of vulcanfiber before the plastic came. Have any one tried to make (and shape) vulcan fiber for a sheet like those? Can it be put in hot water or something to make it soft?
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screened porch said:
I wouldn't know where to buy that material.
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Stroms knivslidsfabrik, the maker of those old sheaths, used what was called unica. Its just vulcanized fiber board material. It can be formed by soaking it in water and forming in a die much like leather.

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Thanks. It was either the green heart or teak but green heart has a bit of gold/green to it which I think is a nicer counterpoint than the teak woiukld have been.
Wan't sure of course. You never know how the birch bark will light up. This is surprisingly toasty compared to most.
 
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