Nordic Knife link

[Owd Wullie]

LOTS of neat stuff here.
http://home.earthlink.net/~rsblade/puukko.htm

[tank]

Thanks for the link, Willie. The Nords were definitely a civilization that depended on the knife. Actually I guess they still do. The birch and reindeer antler combination found on most makes for a hardworking but great looking combo.

[Billswfl]

Here's a link http://www.cultur.nu/knivar/ Its in different Scandinavian languages, but the pictures are great. Click on a knife in the left column and then pick a year and I believe the pictures show what knives sold for then.
Bill

[vikingdog]

Thanks for the links Willie and Bill, I've spent several hours on them and so begins my education. These traditional knives are really something. I really like this guy's site: http://puukkomies.posterous.com/

[vikingdog]

Nice short video of a puukko being made:

http://www.kainuunpuukko.com/history-of-knife-making

[tjmurphy]

Are the Helle knives, made in Norway, considered a Puukko?

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[tongueriver]

I don't know the answer to your question, TJ, but I sure like your knife. Very singular handle. I bet that design evolved for a better grip in the cold wet fisheries of the Great White North. I perused some of the puuko links and the translations from Finnish are a real hoot. I still have no idea what I was reading.

[tank]

According to this description http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puukko I think that's definitely a puukko, TJ.

[tjmurphy]

TR and Tank. Thanks for your response. I was sort of coming to the conclusion that the knives made in Finland were called Puukkos and those made in Norway something else. I'll call it a Puukko.