All About Pocket Knives

Stunning VD, absolutely stunning. Congratulations.

Thank you Bill and Quick Steel.

Here is a work in progress thread showing the mammoth tooth puukko being made from start to finish:

http://nordiskaknivar.wordpress.com/201 ... uukko-wip/

A very nice video of Kustaa Lammi making a puukko:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfxDwsSaDLQ


Kustaa Lammi (1901 - 2001), son of the old master of Finnish knife making Juho Lammi who made the first horsehead puukko, started making knives at a early age. When he was only 10 years old, he sold his first knife at the Kauhava railway station. Since then he was in the knife making business. Kustaa Lammi made his last knife at the age of 95.

Here are some puukkos by Pekka Tuominen that he made to take to the upcoming Oregon Knife Collectors Show.

A very fine looking family of puukkos.

Received a new puukko from Joonas Kallioniemi, birch bark, brass fittings and Bohler K510 silversteel. Pictures are from Joonas

Bill

Beautiful puukko Bill! Congratulations.

Thanks Mike

Bill

Wonderful puukko Bill.

WOW Bill, that a STUNNER!!

IM

Thanks Christian and Trevor, for someone as young as Joonas his puukkos are incredible.

Bill

A new one, again by Joonas Kallioniemi. This one in gray ebonite. At 23 Joonas has incredible skill and knowledge and is destined to be one of the greatest smiths ever in Finland.

That is mind blowing vikingdog. Tremendous!

vikingdog, could you let me know the price on that, or his general range of prices. Use a PM if needed. Thanks

Mike another great looking puukko it speaks of form and function.

Bill

Thank you Bill.

Beautiful knife Mike I like 'em but can't afford 'em. It seems that no matter new maker or old maker, they are all first-class quality

Thank you TJ and Quick Steel. PM sent Quick Steel.

I'm trying to find out as much as I can about this knife. If anyone can help me with it I'd be very grateful. It was my Grandpa's that he had gotten in WW2, but that is all I was told about it. He wasn't very talkative about the war. I do know it is a Puukko knife made in Finland, but I've been trying to find anything out about the Crest/Shield on the handle, and there is writing done on the blade as well as in the groove.

Here is a Kainuun Finger Guard Puukko on it's way to me. Anybody recognize it ?
kj

Roland - I'll go out on a limb and guess Olavi Kemppainen?

Tom, you must be a 'puukkophile' !
Yes Olavi Kemppainen. who with his brother "AK" owned and operated Kainuum Puukko for many years (over 50 yrs ?) They were the 'knowledge keepers' of Kalle Keranen's methos & style of making the Tommi Puukko.
Olavi is said to have made the best of all Kainuum puukkos.
It is almost like finding a Scagel. Well not quite but i'm just as happy.
I thought my little quiz might go on for at least a few posts, but Tom called it right. Full points Tom.
kj

Beauties fellas.....
Not sure how I've missed this thread...

Scott there are usually quite a few vintage puukko knives on ebay. It is difficult to learn which are the more valuable ones but plenty fly under the radar and can be had for under $40 sometimes even $20. They sharpen up like a razor, great using knives. Until recently every 12 yr old in school in Finland had to take a full year long 'bush craft' course. They are taught how to use & sharpen knives and then to use the knife(puukko) they sharpened to cut sticks to build an overnight shelter etc. Makes me think of your troop; get each kid an old puukko and old stones and teach them sharpening. If you want to look for donations i'll send you a couple of old puukkos. I bet others would too.
kj