Knife making - Forged Birch Bark Puukko

[@Bloodletter8]

Ever since I first learned of the puukko I have LOVED that style of handle construction. A simple concept that ends up functional and pretty.

[@lovejcdc]

That was absolutely awesome. For a young man you are an amazing blacksmith and craftsman. Not only did you do a great job on the blade itself but I was blown away by the way you made the handle. I haven't seen anyone do a stacked handle in a long time and you nailed it perfectly. Anyone would be proud to own that blade including myself. Great job

[@anthonytrinh2496]

I have seen how the Finnish make birch bark handles for their knives and they don't use glue. Instead they have the tang pointed like a spike and stab the sheets of birch bark onto the tang of knife, then they pound the bark down using a wooden block or rod that is hallow in the middle to compress them together. They would do this several times in till the desired length is achieved

[@jere3604]

yeah, but it probably is easier that way.

[@anonimniy]

Anthony Trinh , probably , one of the easiest ways is boiling up already compressed handle - birch tar will glue everything instead of you)

[@jussieronen3707]

The method is older than glue.

[@anonimniy]

Ioannes Eroi yep)

[@xeno126]

Puukko Knives are the most beautiful knives.

[@lassim3111]

Puukko means a knife

[@colinperkins8794]

@@lassim3111 it means hunting

[@tonts4372]

@@colinperkins8794 no puukko=knife XD

[@lassim3111]

@@colinperkins8794 perkele

[@raskolnikov7049]

@@colinperkins8794 what fucking hunting

[@AlphaNerd132]

I LOVE this knife, it's simplistic yet pretty! One thing that I see LOTS of people do that i don't understand is that they don't put a relief right before the hilt. It leads to a sloping edge after a few years of sharpening.

[@sharontibon3158]

I can watch this all day. Simply amazing!

[@alexi9361]

Love that handle. Very well done.

[@angelabillmeyer7018]

I love the handle! I never thought of Birch Bark before.

[@therookofchess]

That handle has a really nice look to it. Brilliant as always.

[@sergeibrony4917]

Тиски ещё советские-"Ленинград "! Молодец!

[@gannenhinson5966]

i know that i always comment about your creativity being through the roof, but this one is a step above, the handle and blade are both beautiful.

[@MakeNCreate]

Thank brother!

[@asambi69]

Love that you made the handle the traditional way... So awesome.

[@jasonthornberg8137]

I like the Finnish you put on this knife, well done!

[@PJGalati]

Wow, I have seen a lot of knives made, but never seen anyone use birch bark as a handle! That's really cool. I have tons of birch around here, now I have some plans!

[@stevenmosselman4380]

That is absolutely swesome. The handle looks like leather

[@pepejuan2924]

Great work, looks really good ,thanks for posting 👍

[@antubazan6463]

Me gusta muchísimo tú contenido es muy instructivo y a la vez le pones un poco de humor besitos en la cola desde Argentina

[@cranna31]

Wow. Outstanding and amazing eye for detail. 10 out of 10. Brilliant

[@xXboolieXx]

I think this is my favorite piece you made! Good job

[@MakeNCreate]

Mine too. Thank you!

[@Marq91F]

That handle is just...amazing. Such wonderful work!!

[@fourfor4579]

Good ol Finnish knife

[@volvo9051]

yeah XD @edwin mason

[@feelsman7837]

benis :---DDDDD

[@paahtopro3950]

@@feelsman7837 aika magee xd

[@ДенисБалахничев]

Классный нож, давно о таком мечтаю, простой и красивый клинок.

[@TheEgzorcysta]

Knife hand looks amazing just one word WOW 😍

[@Brandonnn9164]

FINALLY!!! Someone who normalizes their blade. I have no doubt that a lot of folks do it off camera but I always get worried when I don’t see it.

[@carrdoug99]

WOW! Really nice job and really cool technique👍

[@LeaderofChickens]

I love your move towards most artistic and creative knives. I would still like to watch your remaking videos and practice new skills :)

[@guillaumem72]

I love the handle, bigger than I've expected but wow looks so awesome !

[@MakeNCreate]

It's pretty long yeah, but it really makes a difference when handling it. Thanks mate!

[@nikfeo]

Отличная работа! Пусть нож служит долго!

[@saksikasi]

Pretty good. Didn't know that the bark could be used in this way. Excellent ... >:3

[@MakeNCreate]

birch bark Is used for many things. It's very rich in natural oils and tar, so even though it's totally dried it's still very flexible.

[@sleestalk]

maybe it was also used because in finlnd it goes from warm to very cold and that can take a toll on solid wooden handles and might make them crack?

[@modeljack2993]

Birch bark has historically been used for starting fires and sealing canoes by the native Americans. Tree bark in general has been used by ancient tribes as tree bark tents as homes.

[@bloodypine22]

Finns also used to make shoes, backbags, purses, and sheaths out of Birch bark

[@modeljack2993]

The imperial Inquisition The stuff can be worked like leather, from what I've seen since this video. So, perhaps not so surprising.

[@stitch4772]

Damn...gotta admit at first I was a little skeptical but you proved me wrong! What a work of art man! Much respect! I really want to learn how to make my own knife.

[@c-0055]

I’ve watched this video at least 10 times, I love it, great work!

[@zachdavid3017]

Wow that's absolutely gorgeous.

[@GramosiTV]

I am so in love! *sheds manly tears*

[@АлександрПяк-х6м]

Да отличный кленок 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@paistinlasta1805]

Gotta love that the sudoku on the paper was completed. Never cared much for sudoku though. Always was a crossword man myself.

[@anthonyfeatherstone7696]

Such a great looking knife! Great job

[@veshtitsacraftsandtunes4693]

Love the rough finish you left after the hardening!

[@TheWtfnonamez]

Wonderful to watch. Excellent job mate.

[@InformationIsTheEdge]

That is a beautiful Finnish knife. I love the use of the cold chisel! Your technique is impressive and the knife looks like a real champ! Thanks for the fun video!

[@GandBeckz]

This is the mother of beauty

[@amyllari5274]

you are a skilled craftsman as a fellow carpenter I respect your talent.

[@GsyMoo]

Fascinating. Nicely proportioned work knife 👍

[@francisjoly3862]

Really like that handle!

[@MikeTheMaker1]

I love the way you edit your sound

[@TrubbleX97]

Nice Work, that's a beautiful knife! Ever thought about adding subtiles like other silent creators, for instance Primitive Technology, do? I think it would be very interesting to have the option of reading what exactly you're doing and what your thought process was/is. Cheers! :)

[@MakeNCreate]

I haven't thought of adding subtitles. It would take a lot of extra time to do, but will think about it. Thanks mate!

[@iulianianculidis3934]

gl HP h89qș

[@iulianianculidis3934]

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[@demastust.2277]

Usually the tang is forged to a point and the birch paper is stabbed onto it. When enough paper is on the tang, the end cap is put on and the tip of the tang is cut off and then peened with a hammer to hold the parts together.

[@MakeNCreate]

I know. I watched the Northmen video also.

[@demastust.2277]

I just watched the video an hour and half ago. It's lovely!

[@BlackTalonZero]

Beautiful! It's like one of those satisfying videos but better.

[@D123-f9k]

Love how you progressively speed up the video so the hammer strikes end up sounding like someone playing scales. Never seen that before. 👍👍

[@PencilsGraphite]

I think the handles like that used to be made separately, so it's not stuck to the blade, as often a good puukko can outlast a few handles.

[@brukernavnfettsjit]

Nice, I love birch bark handles!!

[@MakeNCreate]

So do I!

[@karlsson408]

Love the editing you add to your videos. Keep it up

[@lostbuffalo196]

This is so cool man. WHAT KIND OF STEEL?? I love how easily you get your fire roaring. My fingers won't do that.

[@tofanedward9049]

lost buffalo looks like spring steel from a coil spring.

[@lostbuffalo196]

That makes sense. Thank you

[@MakeNCreate]

Just a high carbon Steel rod. Thanks mate!

[@lostbuffalo196]

Thank you. Keep up good work

[@22bluedream]

lost buffalo nob lol

[@danielbourke6683]

That's a really pretty knife

[@bcworkman1983]

very kool, really awesome handle.

[@TheTulatokarev]

Excellent, excellent! Bravooo! Awesome northman knife, man! :D Greetings from Serbia! 🌳🌳🌳😀

[@22bluedream]

Ivan'sChronicle 1 gegen1?

[@stupidass4567able]

Your vise says Leningrad on it? 8:37

[@MakeNCreate]

It does!

[@ethanstang9941]

@@MakeNCreate wow

[@fiddykooro3541]

Lmao this dude is here making a traditional finnish knife while he has a vise that has the name Leningrad on it

[@bearwolfprojects8667]

I had no idea you could use the bark from a tree for a handle thank you for teaching me something new about the craft

[@Hunac-Ceel]

love the method behind the handle :)

[@intrepid5144]

Again, WOW! I love the things you make, and the videos of you creating them. One thing I'd like you to add to your videos, is the time/days it took you to make each of these items.

[@Pablo-dn3qx]

Wow! It's wonderful!

[@magnusjohnsen5521]

Endelig en sand håndværker. Jeg er selv knivmager og dit indehold er fantastisk!👍

[@NotonlyWood]

Turned out superb👍👍

[@MakeNCreate]

Not only Wood Thanks brother!

[@wild_willy_from_twin_city4526]

Wow,... subscribed, liked,.... NoBull blacksmithin there

[@Mymomsaidiwascool]

Nice work as always. Look forward to seeing more.

[@sammygarcia6968]

It came out really good...👍

[@dniseoli]

Parabéns!!! Trabalho magnífico!!👏👏

[@arnoldogimeltorresmendoza6025]

Este tipo si sabe cómo hacer un cuchillo

[@gabrielvieira5216]

thanks for make me learn what PATIENCE is Make N' Create, now i can see why some people go further than others, your channel is awesome and i enjoy every moment from your video ! greetings from Brazil tip: add some Dark Piano musics to your video, it looks too over legendary man, trust me

[@OEF_Vet_0331]

Hey man, that knife is amazing. Great job!

[@jimmyboyle3543]

absolutely beautiful

[@homemadehistory7537]

The knife is nice, specialy the handle I like alot. Hopefully you will share haw you make a traditional knife sheath for this beauty. Thanks and more of that.

[@daviddahl9595]

Beautiful work.

[@williamprince1114]

Fine work. Well done.

[@MakeNCreate]

:=)

[@eburdo3542]

This is inspiring, you should make a sheath for it

[@MakeNCreate]

I will!

[@a5ad0r]

very, very nice work !

[@robert4112]

Marvelous craftsmanship 👍

[@dpw1989]

Really love this knife!

[@jamazonlime1664]

Legend has it that the handle grew by itself.

[@jamazonlime1664]

P.S.-nice job! You just gained another sub!

[@dorianrubenak2414]

Wow cool knife

[@rebziz5014]

Very nice!

[@joshbabb7470]

The next video should be a traditional leather puuuko knife sheath build.

[@Cibohos]

Never heard of a handle made like that before but damn is it cool. Now I want a forge -.-

[@MakeNCreate]

Get one! or build one!

[@ignisbushcraft]

Awesome job! Keep up the good work!

[@jjruss2160]

love the way you gradually speed up the hammer blows

[@literate-aside]

Really great job my man. I was like “that handled never going to work” I was way wrong.

[@wesleyhobbs9]

Excellent video, and you have amazing talent! That was incredible to watch and it must’ve taken years for you to master that! Quite amazing

[@nimaratheelvenhealer1700]

Enjoyable video as always! Love the knife it looks amazing!

[@Jerehekkala04]

Nice knife👍

[@agustinsolis114]

Alto video capo me re encanto saludos desde argentina

[@willhavealook]

hey when you are trying to get the birch to stay down make a wooden jig which has a hole large enough for the tang so that you can hammer down a few of the birch pieces at a time

[@eriklorentzen6510]

Fantastic video of the whole process start to finish, expertly edited to not lose interest but also show how much work goes into the process. The birch bark handle is something I've never seen before, it is beautiful but how does it hold up compared to leather/wood/G10/Micarta?

[@sleestalk]

ohh that was beautiful.

[@dobypilgrim6160]

Very nice. I love it.

[@nouflehilmi4329]

You are an artiste 😃😃

[@TheHom3er]

awesome stuff, really like your work. But why do you not heatshrink the crossguartds onto the tangs? I mean it would hold much better then glue and you just have to make a slightly smaller extrusion (2-10 micrometer)

[@pierauspitz]

Nice work! but you do not need glue. To compress those slices of bark, they need to have a tight friction fit on the tang (pointy tang, and small holes on the bark, if any), and hammer them down (using a pipe slid down the tang to wack them properly).

[@kenmichener8439]

I love that knife you did a beautiful job and wow you made it look so easy when I know very well it is not thank you sir God bless you and yours long life and prosperity

[@lorinbruckin3205]

Très très beau ! Bravo!

[@GramosiTV]

I want to try this my self but I have 3 questions. 1. What kind of stock metal did you use? 2. I saw you tempered it for 2 hours in your oven but at what °C? 3. Any tipps on collecting the birch bark? Do I have to let it dry for a few weeks first? Thank you so much for all the videos of your work I really apreciate it! You are great!

[@Markomanne666]

Awesome Work