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Last week I had posted about a knife which I suspected was a Puukko and asked for some help in identifying it. A huge thanks to Vikingdog ( aka: Mike ). Last evening was the Oregon Knife Clubs monthly meeting. Bernard Levine is a standing member and after the meeting was over, I picked Bernard's expertise as to what perhaps I was the new owner of. He quickly dismissed the possibility of it being a Puukko. He thought that the knife was perhaps a " Sloyd ". So when I got home last night, I got on the computer and goggled up a Sloyd knife. After a few pages I uncovered that it is in fact a " Norwegian Tollekniv ", a whittling knife. And that is sort of what a Sloyd knife is, a wood working knife. The Sloyd is overall a bit smaller than the Tollekniv, and the use of pewter, which the knife I now own, is incorporated in the handle of the knife. Curly birch is typically the type of wood used for the handle. It's been an interesting search, and I became introduced to the Puukko and other interesting Nordic knives along the way. ::tu:: Dale H.
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Here's a group shot of my puukkos.

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I am a newcomer to puukodom. This is the only one I own, and ironically, it was made in Boulder, Colorado by Western States Cutlery (who would change their name to Western on letterheads in 1942). I have only seen it in the 1941 catalog pages re-created in the book Knifemakers Who Went West, by Platts.

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Here is one of my favorites - German made, nice design - enjoy!

And holy cow some of the previous posts are absolutely gorgeous!
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Nice puukkos! I'll bet that Western is a rare one.
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My newest knife, a Tommi by Mikko Inkeroinen

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Nice! ::tu::
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That is a beauty, Kamagong. Could we see how the belt strap thingie attaches?
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kamagong great looking Tommi and the sheath is a perfect match.

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tongueriver wrote:That is a beauty, Kamagong. Could we see how the belt strap thingie attaches?
Sure thing. I also included a couple of other tuppi for comparison. Interesting to see the different ways to make a belt loop.

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The leather craftsmanship there surely does match the quality of the knife. ::tu::
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Here's an example of Finnish puukko making at it's best. Take some recyclable material and through pure genius and talent turn it into a beautiful puukko and sheath. This one's by Sami Länisipaltta. In his words:

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Here's my latest puukko. It have taken over year and four months from my previous puukko (keeping busy on other business ).
Serial #: 09
Handle: Made in Czech Republic (hockey puck)
Bolsters: Aluminum
Blade: Hand forged bearing ring, 18,5°
Sheath: 2,3 mm leather (colored with black Narvi-colour)
Dimensions: blade: 72 mm, handle: 85 mm and sheath: 150 mm (for very little hand)

More detailed info (sorry again in Finnish) about this knife could be found from my blog
http://lansipaltta.blogspot.com/2012/04 ... tehty.html "

Take a look at his blog, the man is amazing. ::tu::
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I have just a few Nordic knives. I'd like to share these as they are hand made. They are each about 10 years old.
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Nice. ::tu:: Do you know the makers or where they were made? Do you have sheathes for them?
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From left to right. The first was by Henry Hilden, wih handle of walrus ivory and wood. Type of wood unknown.

The center knife is by Thomas Lofgren whom I met at a southern CA knife show in 2002. The blade is Damascus. The handle is fossilized ivory with malachite and stabilized birch. Lofgren told me he came to a few U.S. shows a year. I believe he said he was from Sweden. Could be wrong about that but that is what I recall.

The right hand knife is by Jim Burrichter. The blade is 440 stainless. The handle is -I think-walnut burl with axis antler. It was made in 1999 but I bought it from AG Russell in 2002. AG described it as "A great knife." ; I agree. However I have a certain partiality to the Lofgren knife because it was the first handmade knife I purchased and don't recall ever coming across a more beautiful handle.

My attempts at taking a picture of the sheaths was less than successful. Perhaps this evening or tomorrow I will try again.
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I really like the one by Henry Hilden. Thomas Lofgren is from Sweden, here's a little info about him and his son: http://www.lofgrenknives.com/pages.asp?pageid=16
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Here's a custom built puukko by Saku Honkilahti on it's way to me from Finland. The handle is stacked birch bark. He hand forged the blade and made the sheath.

http://www.netikka.net/sakunsivu/
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Many thanks for the article on the Lofgrens. Its great learning Thomas has become a considerable force in Sweden's cutlery scene. I will now make it a point to attend the next Pasadena show and look him up.

I like your Saku Pukko. I'm no expert but it appeals to me as having beautiful, clean lines.

In a few minutes I'll be heading out the door, but I won't forget to try for those sheaths ASAP.
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Here obviously are the three sheaths. The left is from Lofgren; the center is from Hilden; the right is from Burrichter.
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Very nice, you have three great looking knives there. ::tu::
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Quick Steel great looking knives and sheaths. Mike that is one beautiful puukko and sheath, Saku did a really nice job.

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Thank you Bill. ::tu:: How long does it take a package to travel to Pennsylvania from Finland? He sent it Sunday. ::groove:: I'll send some pictures when I have it in hand.
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Mike I think 7-10 days, I believe Pekka sent my puukko on the 28th of Dec and it arrived Jan 6th. I can't wait to see the pics.

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My photos seem to have disappeared. Anyone have any ideas? I know the pictures weren't great, but gosh!
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There is a system glitch, Bryan is trying to fix it as we speak. ::nod::
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