Making Puukko Knife 

Thank you neigbour :)

thank you , I needed to hear something like this :)

it is not the most in depth video of how to make this type of sheath , but I hope that it will still be of help for you :) good luck

Thanks friend :)

Thank you :)

yes the magic is cool but it has a long cooldown :D

Thanks friend. If you think it's fun then I did my job :D

when I first started it was pretty difficult indeed :) but with some practice and ruined blades you get the muscle memory and the confidence ;d

Thanks for the nice comment mate. I have much to learn and to improve but that's the fun :) I also like working with brass , if I had to do this with stainless it would be much more unpleasant :) Brass is more forgiving.

@RustLegion you know, earlier tonight, when I was watching this video while having some evening food before going back out in my workshop, I had just cut a piece of 2,5mm brass for a middle-spacer (don't know the technical term, but for your knife it would be something to put between the ebony and the alder burl, and like a sandwich of different plates, you know what I mean.) And I actually filed out a profile-pattern on the brass plate. I've never done it before, but it was actually quite fun, even though it was a bit hard on the fingers as I don't have a vice yet. But it was not that hard, just a bit time-consuming, and it was very satisfying to see the pattern develop. Also, I forgot to say, that alder burl is beautiful! Is it Scandinavian alder? I have several alder burls from this area in Northern Norway where I live, yet I have never seen a pattern quite like that before.

thanks mate :)

thank you :)

thanks , friend :)

you can contact me on my e-mail or on instagram , the links are in the "about" section in my channel ;)

yes I did. At 5:21 you can see the crossection of the blade from the shape of the hole in the bolster. It's like false edge.

Do It!

Thank you , you make awesome knives ;) I want to try a puukko with carved horn and your video gave me some good info on how to do it ;)

@@RustLegion You are welcome ;-)

Do it :) I will be happy if you do :)

@@RustLegion yes :) i just need some stuff

thank you friend :)

It is awesome that I encouraged someone to try and make a knife. My advice is to watch some more videos , see what tools you have around you and adapt your process to the tools and workplace you have. You will need a piece of steel from your local knifemaking supply shop (4mm thick 80CrV2 or 1084 would be nice) and a piece of wood. Also a way to harden it. If you give me more info I can give you more directions. Cheers

@@RustLegion I was thinking about the specifications for the knife, next week i will have some more time to think it through, until that i need most of my time on studying, i can only watch your vids during the my pauses :D. But i will write you the details as soon as i can, since you offered even more help wich is so nice of you! Thank you very much mate!

thank you. As much as I don't want to spoil the "magic" I just cut it and then did some video editing :D

​@@RustLegion Thank you for revealing that. I was so confused, because you said you learned it on RU-vid. I'm spinning in my brain, trying to figure out this technique. That's good editing, because I didn't catch it.

thanks :)

Hello sir , thank you for the nice comment. Yes I take commissions , If you want - send me an e-mail at dimitarpopov88@yahoo.com and we can discuss the details. Best regards :)

Thanks :) it's pure tung oil.There are tons of different oils for wood , I think they all work , it's a matter of preference :)

@@RustLegion 🙏🏼 it looks really satisfying

Thank you. I use 24 hours epoxy resin :)

@@RustLegion thanks !

Hammering until it stops , getting it out and filing a bit then hammering again. And doing this multiple times. I didn't show it because it is very long and boring process, but next bolster I fit , I may make full guide.

@@RustLegion ah, thanks. That explains a lot about fitting bolster without gaps

thank you. Yes I do custom orders , send me an e mail if you wish - dimitarpopov88@yahoo.com

Alder burl and ebony for the handle. Pine wood for the sheath insert.

well I can always make another one if you are interested :)

yes I do , even this one was a commission :)

Клинок точил без приспособ ,мастер.

Thank you, but I don't sell it. It was for a friend of mine .

Thanks, this one is for sale indeed ;) - dimitarpopov88@yahoo.com you can message me here

working on new one , but damn they take some time :D

Клинок - 10.5 см, хвостовик - 11.5 Если рукоятка короче, то она будет мала для руки владельца, а он хочет лезвие 10,5 см. :)

@@RustLegion Понятно. Заказчик - барин!)

I grinded the edge till it's very thin (around 0.1mm) then I sharpened it on 1200 grit water stone and finished with leather strop :)

I usually show how I cut real things in my videos at the end , but this knife was made for a friend of mine and I didn't want to scratch it . This is why I only hut some soft wood and paper at the end.