Knife making in Finland
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(02-25-2018, 07:58 AM)salmo Wrote: Thanks Jack...

OK, here is a little extra background...

This Puukko knife was acquired from the maker himself.  We had a stopover in Helsinki, Finland during a Baltic cruise back in 2012.  We were lucky to hit a weekly Farmer's Market in one of the city's squares.  Most of the stuff offered there was farming produce but they also had a few extra stalls with "toys"...

This fellow, which appeared to be in his early 40's, actually had a knife-making workshop in his stall...  I don't recall forging but it have a grinding stone and a pot of boiling/hot water and leather needle works...  The sheaths were custom-formed individually... Leather cut to approximate the knife, then submerged in the hot water, then molded/formed and hand-stitched directly on the intended Puukko...  There were quite a few hanging there, drying out...

The maker had a small display of a few knives for sale, each with it's own individual "personality" of size, shape and finish...  None appeared to be as part of a production line and most included small imperfections that "enhanced" individuality, intended or not... I picked the knife pic'ed above for these reasons, especially for overall size, simplicity, and good balance...

I recall being told by the seller that the handle was made of birch bark... but after watching the uTube clip I suspect that, unless there are other methods to utilize the material, perhaps I misunderstood...  but regardless, I still like this Puukko anyway...!   

Salmo.
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