Compairing the marbles with the puuku is kinda dumb, the scanti grind with the puuku is fantastic for woodworking but suck for skinning and processing animals while the marbles one is the exact opposite, the only knife ive come accross that does both pretty well is a yakut knife my dads friend got me from russia many years ago which if your a knife person i suggest checking one out because its as weird as it gets when it comes to traditional knives lol

Very helpful information!

I rarely leave comments but wanted to leave one after watching this. Thank you for the detailed repair guide. I’ve been teetering on if I should take that next step for more complicated repairs. This has gave me confidence to try my first repair on a vac system.

Great list Bryan! If you're interested in the Tibaldi Bononia or ASA Nauka shape, JEB Pens, another American boutique pen maker, makes the JEB Nanga in a similar shape. He also is exploring different pen styles like Conway Stewart models, BCHR-like engravings, and filling systems. I also have to shout out the US made Mabie Todd Swans like the Eternal 44 pens as very comfortable in the hands as well!

Thanks Bryan ! 😊😊😊

Nice theme and collection. Happy new year. Never imagined those safety pens could be so comfortable.

Great video, with nice variety of pens. Love your urushi work as well. I also love PenBBS pens as well, but i am gravitating towards larger pens with # 8 nibs, as i generally find those more comfortable for me.

Thanks great video the pen bbs hour glass shaped pen is much overlooked, including in my collection, I think I will ink it up. The PFM that I have is truly a very comfortable pen, the moment I picked it up, I couldn't get over how it felt in the hand.

🖊️ Finally… a true fountain pen aficionado! I have been an FP user/collector for several decades & appreciate listening to another who also knows the ins & outs of these gems, particularly the vintage models. I originally clicked on your Conklin vid as I’ve recently acquired a couple Word Gauges. I enjoyed your knowledge so much I’m now playing through all your content. Thanks for sharing your expertise. You really ought to have so many more subs/views! 😊

Can you share the link to that jumbo Ti pen, or the AE seller? I can see a few versions on AE, but none of them give any indication of the filling system....

good to see so many uploads after so long

Bryan , could you make a video of your 10 favourite s fountain pens ? 🖖🖖🖖

Great nib !!! 💥💥💥

You are great ! Happy Christmas !!! 🎉🎉🎉

Very very cool fountain pen.

Amazing work on the urushi Karas Vertexes, Bryan! I’m a huge Karas fan, so thanks for sharing them with us in this video!😀

Its interesting you chose the Kanwrite to show off the Day 11 ink from this years Inkvent. I recently got the Kanwrite Mammonth X. Size wise it's a little shorter than the Mammonth 9 and also a little shorter than the Ranga model 5, but just as girthy. It's definitely a very wet writer, and writing experience.

Hi Bryan, I just found this helpful video. I found recently a problem with the rod on my 1945 Debutante. The rod had been damaged, probably with pliers when an "expert" tried to remove the filling system or just the rod. The rod gets stuck halfway after pushing down, meaning it doesn't come back to its full length. Because the rod is no longer smooth. Would you try polishing the damaged rod with sandpaper or micro-mesh? I'm afraid it will be destroyed, break during the process, or become even more fragile than it already is. My first aid solution was to apply silicone oil, which is working for now, but I'm sure the oil will be gone soon, and I don't know if the diaphragm might be damaged. My second question, if you don't mind: do you know the exact size of the threads where normally that not cheap extractor tool fits? My guess is that a simple nut and a wrench would do the same thing than these rather expensive tools. I'm living in Thailand, that's why i"m asking for the thread size. Just going here to a hardware shop with trained and helpful staff isn't working, 20 years experience taught me that. Hope you might be able to help me out. Thanks a lot.

One important thing to remember, every tool has a job to do, finns dont make these knives for self defense therefore they dont need finger guards. Always use a tool for its intended purpose. All self defense knives have finger guards even in finland

Regarding the Morakniv, your example knife is not the best one, the original Mora design goes today by the name "Mora Classic". It has a red wooden handle and a black plastic sheath and it is every bit the same as Finnish puukko in that there is usually no guard and the handle is simplistic without any grooves. When I was a kid (in Finland), this design is what was referred to when people said "mora" and it was so popular that the word pretty much meant the same as "puukko", they were high quality and very inexpensive puukkos from Sweden that matched the ones we were using.

nice video, thank you

Enjoyable, nice to hear a non European view on the Puukko and also interesting to see other knives from outside of Europe too, thanks for showing us this video.

Never be able to wash the smell off those bad boys.

Love the puukko and similar Mora knives. Works excellent for most tasks. Another favourite is Opinel that is perfect for slicing.

If you are not capable of buying good quality indian pen, dont bark

I like that finishing line-'3 down and 260 to go😂. I have some 60 odd, my wife says I am just hoarding them, I will quote what you just said, 60 in, some 200 to come.

I have that exact same knife as the first one you showed. The brass and leather is exact including the markings. As for the blade, mine has the elk also but the handle is a natural finish. There's also some writing etched on the blade that I cannot understand. I didn't know there was wood inside the sheath but I checked and there is. I acquired this knife and a Japanese Bowie without any info and through all my research, your video is the first match for at least one of these knives.

I would never buy a spyder co their trademark hole weakens the blade where you need the most strength.Ive seen them break there and the knife is destroyed not something you would want to happen when you need a knife

This video is so helpful! Thank You!

i recall you use to have fpr 14k gold flex nib as well, if you still had it where would stack up in this line up?

wonderful video this deserves a lot more views ⭐ thank you four your insights

The best fountain pen with a flex nib, I have ever write with. Is a Good Blue with a titan flex nib. Try it and will love it. The design, the material, brass and aluminum, makes it all day fountain pen.

one of the best fountain pen video i came across in a long time, something which is eye opening and inspirational. Thank you Mr. Bryan ⭐

Where did you get your buna rubber from and how thick is it.

Excellent video. Thanks

Love All My Puukkos .

That’s a wonderful introduction! Fuki urushi is such a great finish :) did you mix the lacquer with turps?

I'd love to get an in-depth video of your furo chamber that you made to cure your urushi

I am obsessed with vintage Waterman’s! The flex really make your handwriting pop. It just looks so incredible!!

Amazing experimenting with urushi. I usually like a "basic" tamenuri, but your raden is cool too. I can only imagine how much time and $ you spent on this. Yes, the city in Japan where you could see urushi craftsmen that was damaged in the last earthquake was called Wajima. Beautiful small city. I hope the town will recover. Aloha.

Great content,just taken that you did not mention Wirkkala Puukko.

very interesting

Bark River knives ar made in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where there a a lot of people of Finnish decent.

This is great advice! I'm at the beginning of my pen restoration journey and I wish I'd find this video even sooner.

You did a nice job on your version. Certainly as good a knife as any you show there.

Just use a hair dryer and it will not burn the pen. Not a heat gun, open flame but a hair dryer.

Can i just say as a fellow knife enthusiasts.......bravo..my man...beautiful build. What will it take for you to make me one??

I have and use many finish puukko ,BB [ birch bark,] and of course curly birch /karelian birch ,are most traditional...nice video ..

Where did you get that silicone grease applicator?

I feel so bad, for that large Moore pen 🙁 I hope you were able to fix that pen. Totally agree about buying from a reputable seller.