Making a Traditional Finnish “Puukko“ Knife from a Puronvarsi blade

For this video I wanted to make myself a simple puukko with a traditional “old school“ shape like the ancient Marttiini knife but slightly modernised. I used a Puronvarsi Tommi shape blade 100mm, the bolster is copper and the handle material is curly birch dyed white to give it a more modern and design look. The sheath is relatively traditional looking as well. I wanted to have a knife in the spirit of a puukko, simple, practical and beautiful for the everyday use. Everything I’ve done here is as a hobby and for the sake of learning and sharing the process with others. It is not perfect, there’s no pretention whatsoever and I’m not a knifemaker. I hope you enjoyed the video and if you liked it don’t hesitate to leave a like, to subscribe and to comment. It helps with the algorythm otherwise the video gets burried. I’ll try to answer your comments as best as I can :) Thanks for watching and for your support Timestamps: 00:00 intro 00:10 preparing the parts 02:19 adjusting the bolster 03:18 fitting the end cap 03:59 preparing for glueing 04:32 glueing 05:59 peening the tang 06:15 shaping the handle 08:10 finishing the handle 09:30 making the sheath wooden insert 10:21 finishing the handle 10:55 continuing the sheath insert 11:49 making the sheath 16:25 finishing the sheath 18:15 puukko presentation