Traditional and simple user

[kampiina]

Hi!

Here is my another puukko, I made it about month ago. Blade is about 80x19x4mm 0,8% carbonsteel, handle is curly birch. Simple user, but razorsharp.

[Basemetal]

Lovely finish on the wood
But shouldn't the blade be further home to eliminate the gaps at the bolster?

[ggfh666]

Was wondering as well.
I definately like the looks of it.

[Igorrock]

But shouldn't the blade be further home to eliminate the gaps at the bolster?

It´s very old traditional way to attach blade to wooden head without bolster. And it's very typical that there is a little gap.

[Paradiddle]

It´s very old traditional way to attach blade to wooden head without bolster. And it's very typical that there is a little gap.

Ah, I didn't know that. Was wondering about the gap too.
I like the finish on the wood as well.

[Fjellräv]

Was wondering about the gap, too esp. when the rest of the work looks that professional. Even the traditional way may explain it i'm still wondering if a bit more of filing at that place wouldn't have achieved a perfect fit.

Otherwise a very nice, useful and well made package, very appealing leatherwork, too.

Did you make the blade by yourself, if you don't mind me asking? It's really nice

[redbeard rum]

it's a beautiful knife,kampiina,congratulations.
I think that the reason for the gap lies in sharpening - this way you can easily sharpen the entire blade,though it has no ricasso.
correct me if I'm wrong.

[Igorrock]

this way you can easily sharpen the entire blade,though it has no ricasso.

Could be one reason, ricasso isn't part of finnish traditional puukko anyway. In older times it was quite normal that bladesmith makes the blade only, maybe attached the raw piece of birch wood to blade and the owner usually makes the finishing. Local shoemaker often makes the sheath.

[Norum311]

It´s very old traditional way to attach blade to wooden head without bolster. And it's very typical that there is a little gap.

I think you can find the same traditional way to fasten the blade to the handle in older norwegian knives.

Regards

PO

[L.V.]

It´s very old traditional way to attach blade to wooden head without bolster. And it's very typical that there is a little gap.

didn't knew.
Anyway nice one again.

edit. But if you think the construction it makes sense, since that way the conical stigtang have better grib.

[L.V.]

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[puukko3883]

I recently purchased from Brisa what they call a Lappi 95, inscribed on the blade, Karhunkynsi Finland, on the sheath in English, Made in Finland.

I would think this comes from a knife workshop that produces a fair number of traditional Finnish puukot, what they have done is set the tang of the blade into the bolster and handle slightly off the center line of the handle so that the flat at blade spine perpendicular to the tang has a slight gap at the bolster and blade edge fits flush with the bolster.

At first I thought this was a minor flaw in the construction of the knife, not that it mattered to me, but now I see that this minute gap is by traditional design, interesting.

I'm going to have to admit that I like this better than Kampiina's blade fit, although I think Kampiina's puukko is beatiful to me and the two gaps wouldn't stop me from having this puukko as my own and wearing it on my belt.

Edit: See bewildered's quote above, or below, I got my Lappi 95 gaps mixed up.

[bwildered]

Excellent, I like that a lot. Shades of Kokemäen puukko with the butt end and the handle all in all.

It´s very old traditional way to attach blade to wooden head without bolster. And it's very typical that there is a little gap.

I'll second that, it's authentically traditional in that sense The only thing is that the sheath is far too well made and finished to match the casual bolster fit No, seriously, great work all round.

Someone posted this photo in a thread on here recently, that shows the old bolster fit, too:

In other words, the spine of the blade sets into the bolster and there is a slight gap where the blade edge goes into the bolster, perhaps to allow for complete sharpening of the blade edge as redbeard rum has mentioned. At first I thought this was a minor flaw in the construction of the knife, not that it mattered to me, but now I see that this minute gap is by traditional design, interesting.

My vote would be for a minor flaw, unlike in the case of Kampiina's knife I might be wrong, though.

[kampiina]

Thanks, all!

The gap is there deliberately, as igorrock and bwildered knows. I think that one of the original reason for that is blade sharpening, as redbeard rum writes. And yes, blade is my own. Sticktang is like a nail in the wood, so no need of epoxy.

[Fjellräv]

Thanks, all!

The gap is there deliberately, as igorrock and bwildered knows. I think that one of the original reason for that is blade sharpening, as redbeard rum writes. And yes, blade is my own. Sticktang is like a nail in the wood, so no need of epoxy.

I see, that explains a lot to me and i understand the way how the blade is fixed. There obviously is good reason for the gap, i didn't think of. Didn't want to upset you, and as i said all in all a great job, mate!