Making a Puukko knife leather sheath (Finnish style)

A sheath for one of my puukkos.

[@torenarend]

Nicely done and also well done explaining the process. Not afraid of sharing mistakes so that others can benefit! Thank you for posting!

[@brace-p9x]

What an expert you are! Final product is amazing. Thank you for the beautiful work.

[@alchemykitchen777]

I just found your channel and now binge watching all your videos, I watch a lot of knife making videos but learning some very helpful things to try out on all of yours. Like you, I have a lot of knives it takes me a year or more to actually get back to and finish haha, but that's what I love about doing it.

[@RustLegion]

Well glad to hear this mate , Thank you for the nice comment :)

[@wafflesmet]

Great work! Thanks for the inspiration. Think I found myself a new hobby

[@RustLegion]

I'm very happy to hear this mate. Good luck - it will be very satisfying hobby. And if you have questions about it - feel free to ask me :)

[@liamevans9956]

I got a puokko-esc blank a while ago and am finally making the handle. I also just got all the stuff I need to make sheaths as well. I am glad to have found this video, bc I was a little lost on some of the "how-to"s. Thanks and great job!

[@Idoitfortheskonkas]

Legit the prettiest sheeth I've seen so far. Well done sir !!

[@RustLegion]

Wow , thanks mate , I should have charged a bit more for it then :D

[@cephasmcpher67peteroutdoorspip]

Amazing leather work !!

[@mrrustygray]

I mounted a 5 foot section of 2x4 and screwed it into my bench so that about a foot sticks out. It works awesome for getting into bags, and and I mount my rivet press to it. Great idea with the handle. I will add that to my toolbox.

[@SR-qq8ub]

Looks amazing. Great job with the video also, enjoyed the way you presented it.

[@trentnichols5075]

That is beautiful !!

[@munkeefinkelbeen5395]

I love this! I have a piece of buckskin I've been meaning to use to make a new sheath for a Bowie I own (got it as a gift, but the sheath it came in was mismatched), and your video gave me a good idea on how to accomplish this task 😁

[@michaelrickert7999]

A video that I have been searching for. Very well done.

[@RustLegion]

I hope that it was useful ;)

[@ioanlates3783]

Meserie, artă, tradiție. Felicitări!

[@vardanarutyunyan3645]

Отличная работа. Молодец. Спасибо большое за информацию об изготовлении ножен. Удачи в дальнейших проектах. 👍

[@RustLegion]

Буду очень рад, если видео вам пригодилось :)

[@zeemanknives]

Beautiful work, well done!

[@RustLegion]

thank you. You make awesome stuff :)

[@chopsddy3]

There is an aspect to traditional sami sheaths that no one seems to mention. I noticed this feature after receiving a Wood Jewel knife as a gift. The knife cannot be drawn accidentally from the sheath by snagging or grabbed with one hand and drawn by someone else. If the sheath isn’t held while drawing the knife, pressure is put on the belt loop ,tightening it around the handle in the sheath. This is a brilliant design concept that is being overlooked or simply unnoticed. I’ve taken a misstep and tumbled down a wooded hillside and ended up with an empty sheath before. That is dangerous and I got lucky. That can’t happen with a sami sheath. The knife doesn’t come out without the proper permission and procedure.(if the loop is made right). Big fan. Awesome puuko.👍

[@RustLegion]

Thank you for the nice comment , Just checked this and it is true :) And there are so many people criticizing this sheath and saying that it will be very hard to pull the knife out and you can't deploy your knife fast. I tried to explain to some of them that this is not some tactical instant deployment combat knife and it does it's job just fine :)

[@chopsddy3]

@@RustLegion Folks overly concerned about” tactical deployment “ should look into buying a bayonet or a different style sheath. And ,perhaps should stop watching so many silly “tactical” movies and listening to “tactical “ salespeople. In over sixty years of woods walking , I’ve never had to “tactically “ deploy my knife. My greater concern is not losing my best tool.

[@RustLegion]

@@chopsddy3 very well said :)

[@macbr.6223]

Verx very nice!!! Beautiful

[@ForgeFireCustoms]

So that's how the twisty belt loops are made. I always wondered, thanks for showing that.

[@vladimirkovacevic1656]

awesome puukko and sheath

[@richj5762]

Nice video, definitely the dye job.

[@GA-Vic]

A thousand applauses!👏

[@Hungrybird474]

That’s a nice sheath dude 👍

[@RustLegion]

thanks dude :) Glad you like it

[@tucsonmclean5138]

That blade has a beautiful mirror finish ...

[@paulnoble8695]

Craftsmanship at its very best. Thank you for sharing.

[@Folkandmetal]

Well done!! Looks so cool and great craftmanship😊

[@АлександрСташкин-п1й]

Надо выбирать место где кончик ножа соприкосаеться с деревом, что бы кончик ножа не втыкался при вставлении и не сломался (погнулся).

[@derekstynes9631]

Very impressive Well done .

[@lucrebrazzi4069]

ok I subscribed for THE FORK ALONE ! HAHAHA! BRILLIANT~

[@RustLegion]

haha , thanks mate , I will try to make some other sheath videos in future :)

[@maximewtuschenko8181]

Отличная работа!

[@lehakisluiy3867]

Отличная работа 👍👍👍

[@chopsddy3]

You made a stitching (marking) fork out of an actual fork!? That great!👍

[@RustLegion]

yes , that was one of my first leatherworking tools that I made :) serves me well to this day. I only use it to mark the equal distance between each hole but still very important for even looking seam :)

[@حمزةالفاتح]

انت بدأت القناة جديد واصل ستنجح في عندك لمسة إبداعية جميلة .👍👍👍👍👍💐

[@beaneesrotties420]

Great job my brother it looks cool as hell. Much love from LAS VEGAS NV

[@RustLegion]

Thanks my fiend :)

[@bsenalaska]

Beautiful craftsmanship!👏🏻👍🏻💯

[@rogernewton66]

Love your work. Hi from Nova Scotia Canada

[@RustLegion]

Thank you sir :)

[@TheOneAndOnlySame]

Nice. Im in the process of doing such sheath for a file knife I made . Thanks

[@richardcapote1647]

Outstanding 🤙🏻

[@steinderbush]

Beautiful made!!

[@gordondeitz7838]

Cool, nice job

[@lenlemaic7849]

Very nice work.

[@isidrorosa]

Great work! And the beauty of it! Congrats👍

[@RustLegion]

thanks :)

[@scOchie]

Turned out really good!

[@texan4life129]

That was nice. Was a little weary on the loop, but you pulled it off. Good work.

[@kayhenkel8190]

This is very cool.Good Job.💪👍✌️🇩🇪🙋‍♂️👌

[@RustLegion]

thanks :)

[@jimsheely5491]

Nice work. I have made many sheaths for Puuko's. I do it a bit differently but will use your method next time..

[@RustLegion]

Thank you sir, I'm happy to hear that you will try it . it will also be interesting to hear what are the differences in your way of making them . Cheers

[@jimsheely5491]

@@RustLegion I sew mine while wet. I use a leather awl and make each hole as I sew. I also make the belt loop a couple of different ways, by leaving a high spot near the top of the sheath and making a small hole in it. I then either use a metal ring to attach or a piece of leather throught the hole and twist like you did. I make my knot a bit different as well..

[@RustLegion]

@@jimsheely5491 I usually make the belt loop the way you said (with hole and metal ring) but this time I decided to try with the twisted leather band. I also sometimes use awl for the holes but never tried to do it on the wet leather. I'll give it a try ;)

[@aremiltonferreira4439]

MUITO BOM, MUITO BOM! parabéns pela dedicação ficol um execelennte trabalho! Aki de Macapá Brasil forte abraço!

[@RustLegion]

Obrigado amigo brasileiro, abraços da Bulgária :)

[@99echo]

Great sheath!

[@skeggiskjeldarson9513]

Thank you for a very instructive video.

[@RustLegion]

I'm happy to hear that it was useful for you :)

[@groundhog141]

Beautiful job

[@TheChubbyJB]

Awesome sheath! Gonna give this method a try. That’s some craftsmanship to be proud of!

[@RustLegion]

Do it ! :D

[@charlescavallier8206]

👏👏👏👏 Magnifique !

[@RustLegion]

Merci beaucoup :)

[@kazukam7820]

I love this traditional Finnish style loop. What kind of leather did you use for the loop?

[@RustLegion]

Thanks , It's the same leather as the sheath - 2 mm thick vegetable tanned cow leather. When I paint it with the fiebing's pro dye it stays relatively soft after it dries . If I paint it with alcohol dye it becomes too hard and cracks when I bend it .

[@kazukam7820]

@@RustLegion Thanks for helpful tips, I will try to make it with Fiebing's pro dye.

[@lancemillward1912]

using the knife to carve the sheath...genius

[@RustLegion]

really simple solution on the problem but I didn't figured it out myself ;d

[@eaidejawa]

awesome!

[@woodwoman9130]

Good work! It’s beautiful 😍

[@RustLegion]

Thank you! :)

[@sergeepars9251]

Magnifique travail félicitations.

[@vastyesaltydog]

Very nice. Well done sir

[@RustLegion]

Thank you , I am trying to make it better :D

[@Rustybucket303]

Awesome Job, thanks for sharing.

[@jeffreycrawley1216]

Very nicely done! The grandfather of a work colleague made me a leather sheath for my knife when I lived in Thunder Bay, Ontario (LOTS of Finns live there!) because the knife came with a plastic sheath and Grandfather did NOT approve! It has a little "fishtail" flap at the tip - is that just decoration or is there a reason for it? I never thought to ask at the time.

[@RustLegion]

Thank you for the nice words and thanks for sharing this story. As far as I know , there are two types of fish tale puukko sheaths. One is just a bit more leather on the tip and it's for decoration and another type that the whole sheath profile is like a fish tail and I think this one is for easier draw of the knife when you wear thick gloves.

[@patrickfreeman8816]

Maybe it absorbs any water that drips from the drain hole drilled in the bottom tip on many wooden sheaths. ?

[@derick-ub8oh]

Would've made some changes in the process of making it but in the end turned out pretty great, good job

[@RustLegion]

sure there are many other ways to be done , if you want , share some of the things you would change , it will be interesting and useful :)

[@darksi226]

Great vid!!!! Thanks for sharing.

[@thierrypasquet1503]

Magnifique étuis pour un magnifique puukko .

Great video.

[@johnfrederikson2002]

Beautiful work; thank you. J.

[@TheArendt1]

Nice job man.

[@smithoid100]

Excellent work mate 👏 👍

[@fishheadlemonsnack824]

Gorgeous. Relax. With thanks....

[@hilpealolli5223]

That is a short puukko

[@bash6555]

It's at least average

[@pavelveselov4349]

Как для самоделки так вообще круто)

[@Shaker73]

Wow nice job👍

[@ИванЛожкин-и1й]

Братан какая красота реально 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@adamboone6864]

You should make a hand router.

[@craigpfleger3705]

Awesome job

[@wayned5872]

Very nice job

[@luiscabrera3960]

Very nice job 👍

[@tonytrevorrow1280]

Good job!

[@coryboyd7958]

Great job!

[@chrisa6932]

Not bad at all very nice 👍

[@Heru122]

Impressive!

[@anamericanpatriot5230]

I think that is awesome

[@richardcapote1647]

What kind of wood is that? Thank you.

[@robertlaurendeau9394]

Well done!

[@851Gajduz]

Nice job 👍

[@JVHorvath1]

I just gotta say…. Thats a sharp *** knofe if you were using it like a chisel and it was cutting through the wood like butter like that >.>

[@RustLegion]

It was sharp indeed mate. On this knife the blade was not made by me , but by Jari Liukko , so credits to him :) . And yeah - it is such a nice feel to cut basswood with sharp puukko knife >.>

[@kristophersmallsr.9395]

You should sell these . I would buy one .

[@RustLegion]

well I do sell them :)

[@kristophersmallsr.9395]

So how do i get in touch ? I don't see anything on the channel . Fir

[@RustLegion]

​@@kristophersmallsr.9395 this is my e-mail - [e-mail] , also my instagram is in the "about" section :)

[@ДмитрийМатвеев-ф1п3е]

Nice job! :)

[@GlarusGaming]

Looks great. Is there a way to order a knife from you?

[@RustLegion]

Thanks , You can write me on my Instagram page ;)

[@GlarusGaming]

@@RustLegion Awesome. Thank you.

[@Bobsutubes]

Very nice.

[@Laura-kg2jv]

Beautiful

[@RustLegion]

thank you :)

[@timcline2799]

Superlative

[@sveznoi63]

Зачем хвостик рыбий отрезал?👍😍

[@ВикторДобрынкин-ь7т]

Отлично!

[@danielvokal3957]

Very nice work, very nice sheath. What is a type of wood used for sheath? Thanks

[@RustLegion]

Thank you , It's pine wood but I also use basswood. It's soft, light and easy to work .

[@xxfaction6xx]

A+

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

Whats the dark stuff you are applying? What tool did you use to apply it? Thanks jas NZ 🌿🌿🌿🌏🌏🌏🥝🤘

[@vicentecelestino2912]

Perfect!

[@FennixTempest]

Ive wanted to get into leatherwork for awhile, since Ive always loved making my own things. Is there anywhere you can recommend I get tools/materials to start?

[@RustLegion]

Hello , it is awesome hobby/craft indeed. I can make you a list of some basic things that you will need to start but here in the comments is a bit hard to follow , send me an e - mail if you wish , my address is in my channel info.

[@sharpfactory3705]

Bautiful

[@2bonosc]

Very good

[@danielcortavitartecruz6840]

Hi, great video. What type of skin do you wear ??? Thank you!!

[@RustLegion]

Thanks , i use 2 mm vegetable tanned cow leather :)