Knife making - Puukko

This time I attempt to reproduce the Kauhava puukko , guided by the popular video with Kustaa Lammi and also with great help from the "Work In progress" blog post from Jari Liukko (links below). I hope that I don't offend traditional Finnish craftsmen with my work , I now truly appreciate their skills because this is not easy at all. I made a lot of mistakes and I skipped the brass inlay in the bark and the engravings on the brass elements because I was afraid that I'll ruin it. This is not a video showing how to do it - It's video showing how I learn to do it :)
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[@midwestmaniack]

This was inspiring. The craftsmanship that goes into projects like this is on another level. I wish i had skills like this. To make something beautiful out of nothing.

[@RustLegion]

thank you , it is indeed great joy to make things with your hands. Even if it is something simple.

[@user-xg2jk3dt2e]

Хорошая работа.Финский нож.

[@bradt8019]

As a fellow knife maker, I'm not easily impressed, 😯👍 but this is amazing! Thanks for sharing. WOW!

[@user-po2zl7im7e]

Блестяще выполненная работа! Отдельная благодарность за доступное изложение процесса Мастеру Респект!!!

[@johnhelms8226]

This is really impressive. It is very true to the art and craftsmanship of a genuine Finnish puukko, and especially to its heritage. Skill is one thing, but expressing an appreciation of the cultural significance is another level. Respect.

[@user-fu5we1ob2z]

Одно из лучших творений из тех, что я видел на подобную тему.

[@GlarusGaming]

This looks fantastic. Even though the decoration on the sheath is simple, it's still very beautiful and stylish. Great job and keep em coming. The part where you heat the knife, before quenching is like a movie: 2:00 - 2:08

[@timgarec6240]

Very very well done. I really love the attention and drive put into making all fittings. The finished product is stunning but also looks like it calls to be used in the wild:)

[@ITALJUTE]

That is a seriously beautiful knife. To say it is your first attempt at a puuko is astonishing. Brother, I would be proud to have a knife half as good as that in my collection.

[@RustLegion]

it is my first attempt at Kauhava puukko , but I made many simple puukko s before :) And thank you for the nice comment :)

[@tango-bravo]

One of the finest demonstrations of the Scandinavian style I’ve seen done on video. Well done 👍

[@RustLegion]

thank you , I still have much to improve compared to the great Finnish masters in the craft but it was fun and I learned a lot :)

[@goodravensforge]

Your craftsmanship is stunning! I am definitely going to use this for reference and inspiration for my next puukko style build. Even for other knife builds, there are things here I have learned and can apply. Thank you for sharing and teaching!

[@RustLegion]

I'm glad that I inspired you to try new stuff. Check out the 2 sources in the description that helped me. And thank you for the nice words :)

[@user-lq5zn5ef5j]

В восторге!!! работа огонь!!!! Золотые руки, так держать!!!!!!

[@RustLegion]

благодаря :)

[@YuriOvchinnikov_jr]

Великолепная работа! Браво!

[@richerworldproductions]

I have plans to make a Puukko in the near future, and wanted to say the things you did here were so amazing. Not only a GREAT knife, but your leather and brass work are so nice!! Subscribed!

[@RustLegion]

Thank you, and good luck with your puukko project.

[@richardwebera4337]

Nebuďte skromný ,perfektní práce .SUPER.

[@ershvv7567]

Хоть финки не сильно нравятся, эта прям супер!!!респект!!!

[@sleazy1drache]

A work of art. Thanks for sharing the process with us.

[@RustLegion]

thank you for the nice words , I'm glad you like it :)

[@dixonqwerty]

Wow that knife is a work of art! Absolutely stunning!!! Very very nice job.

[@spolyakovlutsk]

Bravo, Mr.Popov! Your experience is worth of following. I saw the film for lots of times myself but didn't dare to repeat. Maybe I was wrong. What you did is really inspiring, for you showed that no special secret exists. Thank you for a lessson!

[@RustLegion]

Thank you for this nice comment sir. I am happy that my video motivate you to try it out. Good luck :)

[@danielcharbonneau222]

I don't know, I think it was excellent and just a beautiful piece of art! Very well done video. Your skill is what others thrive for.

[@RustLegion]

Thank you for the nice words :)

[@timelordofinfinitehugs8933]

I love how you set up the shot for the birch cutting. Very heartwarming tribute to an old master❤

[@RustLegion]

Thank you. I watched the original video countless times :)

[@MNDAS-iu2kf]

It is an example of outstanding knife making craftsmanship.

[@RustLegion]

thank you :)

[@vladimirkovacevic1656]

beautiful puukko and sheath,you made it old way awesome

[@chinchin2980]

Never seen someone on KZbin do a Kauhavan style Puukko before, very cool and definitely a good job if it's your first time making such a style.

[@RustLegion]

thank you,glad you enjoyed my interpretation of this beautiful design :)

[@andrijamajstorovic970]

Always a pleasure watching you work🍻🍻🍻

[@RustLegion]

Cheers friend :)

[@andrijamajstorovic970]

@@RustLegion I drink now in our health🍻

[@user-jk3vk6hd1l]

Очень красивый нож,я наверное купил бы такой

[@kroton5067]

Шикарная работа!

[@ilovemeanies]

That was beautiful! Excellent work

[@samueljussila]

Greetings from Finland👋 I love the videos you make and it is su fun people to make knives like ours (I would say you did it better than us here in Finland😅)

[@RustLegion]

Thank you :) I am very happy to hear that someone from Finland liked my puukko :) I am big fan of all puukko knives - modern puukko, saami puukko , Kauhava , Rautalampi , Kokemaki and so much more that I don't even know the names. It is simple and functional knife and at the same time very beautiful. Sending my best regards from Bulgaria :)

[@samueljussila]

@@RustLegion Glad you like them😁 and it is wonderful that you communicate with your viewers like this👍💪

[@stephenboulding5485]

amazing skill one of the best knife-making videos i have ever seen thankyou for sharing steve thailand

[@stanleycarlock5624]

No need for improvement at all! This is a beautiful creation...well done!

[@lonkero]

Im from Northern Sweden/Suomi and i would be PROUD TO have that Puukko hanging in my belt!!❤ Supernice job my man!!👍👍

[@RustLegion]

Thank you :) I have great respect for Scandinavian knife designs and I'm happy that you like the end result :)

[@kevo1978]

That is a thing of true beauty. Especially the handle. I've never seen a handle made like that before, it's beautiful. Well done sir, well done

[@RustLegion]

glad you like it , thank you for the nice comment :)

[@kevo1978]

@@RustLegion I'm currently making my way through your videos. Your a skilled craftsman, especially loved your sausage knife hahha great stuff. You've got a sub from me sir keep up the great work.

[@deltawing9]

Beautiful work! Congratulations!

[@akker-5397]

Also watched that video 2million times 😆 Congratulations for this amazing work and please keep on sharing good videos! Thanks a lot! 🌄

[@RustLegion]

hahahaha now I feel better that I'm not the only crazy one :) Thank you for the nice words , I'll keep on sharing :)

[@user-cy1jt8ys9q]

Очень красивый нож получился, даже лучше, чем у самих финнов! Мастеру респект ! Спасибо, Я узнал много нового, нужного и важного.

[@georgefokianos7729]

Congratulations!!! Masterpiece!!!

[@sergei322]

Отличная финка давно хотел посмотреть процесс изготовления как у Исаака 🙏💕спасибг!!!!!

[@nivaldolimadosreislima3966]

Very,very nice! God bless your hands.

[@MountainGoat69696]

Excellent work, well done and admire your skill and patience.

[@RustLegion]

Thank you sir , these brass sheet elements were indeed test for my patience :) I still have much to improve and now I respect the work of the old craftsmen even more :)

[@rmj7306]

Great Scott that's phenomenal! That is glorious

[@RustLegion]

Thank you friend :)

[@Mora2002A]

Que belleza de cuchillo y su funda, sin lugar a duda, una obra de arte 👍🏻 hermoso, felicidades usted tiene un gran talento

[@RustLegion]

gracias :)

[@Miko19691]

Beautiful works

[@dutchvanderlein6498]

That is awesome!! You've got some skills brother!! Keep it up n you are going places!

[@tonynapoli5549]

Turned out really nice thanks for sharing

[@RustLegion]

thank you for spending the time watch and to say something nice :)

[@user-mz4zc1fd8f]

Молодец какой! Только вперёд!

[@user-hm3tu5cf5f]

Попов! Наши люди везде есть❤

[@Fishy1764]

Now thats really impressive what a beautiful looking knife ! i think you did an amazing job on the whole thing well done.😊👍

[@RustLegion]

thank you , I'm glad that you like it :)

[@marcosassilva2144]

Maravilha quê trabalho lindo ❤👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@messulethsan3246]

Great job man, it is cool, I like your work :).

[@eliasabreu2311]

Um trabalho fantástico desta faca 🗡️ puukko👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@user-md2pd8zz8g]

Красота!

[@Kirill_Znatnov]

Great job!👍

[@pedromagneresbastias5656]

gorgeous work!!

[@RustLegion]

thanks my friend :)

[@peach8685]

Very nice work!

[@johnlaine3222]

Amazing work

[@michaellacrosse9546]

Excellent work, very very beautiful, slightly longer blade than most I have seen, which I personally prefer,the only gripe I always had was the odd looking short blade,yours is exactly what I like.👍👍👍👍👍So there you have it size matters.🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@RustLegion]

Thank you sir , yes the original model is 100 mm blade and mine is 125 mm. I would like to make one in the original size too but sure this one is very useful for more serious tasks :)

[@Edwinthemountainman8454]

This is just to good realy great job keep it up

[@RustLegion]

thanks , i'll try :)

[@BruhoRosh]

Да, отдельно отмечу длину хвостовика 👍 Не каждый мастер делает так

[@janeltolegenova8267]

Шикарный нож красота

[@HARM633]

Хорошо постарался.👍

[@christosswc]

Stunning

[@doc585]

симпатичный инструмент получился.

[@turkialasuri366]

Very nice work, thank you very much

[@RustLegion]

my pleasure. And thank you for watching and comenting :)

[@jankokuu]

Im from finland where the puukko knife is used and its really nice to see videos that are related to finland and finlands traditional items. You succesfully made beautiful modern knife while keeping the traditional puukko look.

[@RustLegion]

Thank you very much. I have big respect and fascination with Finnish knives. So many beautiful designs and very practical. I still have much to learn but I'm glad you like it :)

[@Ramash440]

"After watching 2 million times the Kauhava puukko video I decided to make one" We've all been there... well, except 99% of us don't have forges so the thoughts will remain a fantasy.

[@RustLegion]

I use wood liners for my puukko sheaths. Here I put leather welt to protect the thread from the edge. Also there is a bit of space between the sheath and the blade so it doesn't cut it :)

[@vikinguer]

Today I found your channel and been marathoning it, you're good! If I may ask you a question: I see you use various techniques for cutting brass plate, wich one is your favorite and wich one you despise?

[@BarbosaView]

Trabalho excepcional!

[@RustLegion]

obrigado ;)

[@africanwithattitude1821]

👏🔥👏🔥👏 good job amazing 🤩🤩🤩

[@mumeito]

amazing 😍

[@AliJauhiainen]

Beautiful

[@mynamingislackluster3710]

Awesome work! If you want to make similar(ish) puukkos in the future the Kalajokilaakso, Rautalammi and the 19th-centuty foundry puukkos (Fiskars and Hackman) are worth checking out. Anssi Ruusuvuori has made a fantastic and quite comprehensive book on puukkos, it even has some obscure puukko-types included. I think you would find it interesting/useful, but I'm not sure if it's available in english (there's a german version though).

[@RustLegion]

hello there , sorry for the late reply , yes I have this book. I recently bought it - very interesting indeed

[@user-kr8uv6gs2t]

Wow very nice job

[@geraldstamour1312]

That knife be looking [CENSORED] dope!

[@RustLegion]

Lol , thank you :)

[@user-km5cc6rx9f]

Красиво, интересно бы проверить рабочие качества и практичность.

[@IRIS-kr9eq]

AWSOME!

[@darrengriffiths2372]

Hi sir well what can eney one say that is lvly pice of work sir 👍👍for your first atempt wow👍👍wow amazing sir i lv it keep that work comeing be proud of your self sir god🙏bless buddi lv out to you all dino in uk 🛸

[@RustLegion]

thank you mate , your positivity makes me happy :)

[@joshuazane3210]

This is a beautiful piece. That handle must have taken a *lot* of patience.

[@RustLegion]

thank you , the hardest part is the ferrule , bark stacking is a bit slow but it's relaxing :)

[@plakor6133]

A very nice video. Lots of work. The steps in the process are really clear. Thanks!

[@RustLegion]

Thank you , I sometimes feel that I skip different actions too fast , glad to hear that it's still "readable" :)

[@dejanmaksic9770]

Exellent !!!👍👍👍

[@petrisss2047]

Πολύ καλό φίλε. Είσαι μαστορας

[@BruhoRosh]

Здравствуйте! Чудесная работа 👍 Необычный подвес, прекрасные формы ножен. Рукоятка из бересты - это кайф. Интересно, как Вы готовите её. Вдохновения и плодотворных дней!

[@RustLegion]

Здравствуйте, спасибо за хороший комментарий. Я пользуюсь гугл-переводчиком, поэтому не могу понять, в чем именно заключается ваш вопрос о бересте. может быть, если вы напишете это по-другому, я смогу перевести его и ответить на него. Хороший день для тебя

[@BruhoRosh]

@@RustLegion , приветствую! Процесс пропитки бересты интересен. Для того, что бы береста стала долговечной, её пропитывают разными веществами. У некоторых мастеров это секрет, потому, не требую ответа. Кто-то обходится без пропитки и использует только клей.

[@RustLegion]

@@BruhoRosh Береста полна натуральной смолы и устойчива к воде. Его не нужно клеить. Клей только делает его тяжелым и твердым. Если он хорошо сжат, это хорошо. Его можно нагреть до 70 С и сжать. Я использую тунговое масло, чтобы закончить это. :)

[@BruhoRosh]

@@RustLegion , благодарю Вас за просвещение и обратную связь 😊👍

[@nickbitounis7509]

2:12 Εξαιρετικό παρθένο ελαιόλαδο -> Greek (extra virgin olive oil) Nice, keep it up!

[@user-xt3ue2iz7k]

МАЛАДЭЦ!!!!!ОЧЕНЬ МАЛАДЗЗЗЗЦ!!!!!👍👍👍

[@thierrypasquet1503]

Absolument magnifique.

[@RustLegion]

merci beaucoup :)

[@user-ie5xw6ol4q]

Чёткая работа👍👍👍👍👍

[@user-fj9yi3mb3m]

Это шэдэвр просто 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@ioanlates3783]

Felicitări vecine !

[@RustLegion]

salut prietene, ma bucur sa aud de la tine!

[@porezbay4224]

Super!

[@karenjustice6265]

This is the knife used by one of the main characters in The Change series by S.M. Stirling. Great books.

[@RustLegion]

thank you for sharing this , I'll check it out :)

[@stonedape3285]

Shit man that knife is gorgeus! You are a very skilled craftsman Do you sell your pieces btw? Cause id love to order one (i live in greece tho)

[@creedcastguides]

amazing thank you for some very cool tips 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@RustLegion]

I am happy to hear that my video is helpful :)

[@LittleGreyWolfForge]

He is unbelievably talented! What’s the handle material again?

[@user-ie5xw6ol4q]

Братка, чем ручку красишь? Морилка?

[@designated_hitter_EGA]

Outstanding craftsmanship! I'm sorry, if you said it, I missed it. What type carbon steel did you use for the blade? Instead of making a "dummy" knife, couldnt you wrap the actual knife in plastic food wrap instead to form the sheath?

[@RustLegion]

I used k510 steel , also known as silversteel or 1.2210 . I made a dummy knife because I had to wrap the brass brace around it and I was afraid that it will damage the birch bark. I guess it can be done without it but I decided to follow the Kustaa Lammi video.

[@designated_hitter_EGA]

@@RustLegion Great Work! Thank you, your response is appreciated.

[@user-bk5uh1no6t]

Great!

[@dusandzivy898]

Krása.

[@LabochPL]

Such an amazing job!

[@RustLegion]

thanks :)

[@reneschaap8091]

het is een prachtig mes geworden !! opa

[@RustLegion]

thank you sir :)

[@igig2427]

Смотрел, смотрел, думал финна смотрю, а в конце раз - Попов. 😂👍

[@RustLegion]

Д. Попов - България :)

[@igig2427]

@@RustLegion Добра работа!

[@RustLegion]

@@igig2427 Благодаря :)

[@SADZLOU]

Берястяную ручку надо было проварить в воде,под действием температуры слои бересты склеились бы собственной смолой.

[@AEOutdoors2019]

Question did you heat treat and temper the blade

[@RustLegion]

Yes of course , at 2:00 you can see that I heat it and quench it in oil. I didn't show the tempering because it's not very exciting to watch. 2 cycles x 1 hour at 200C (400F)