Making A Puukko

Hi! In this video I make a puukko knife and a sheath from a scratch. I am a quite novice at blade making.
The blade is 80CrV2 carbon steel. Before quenching I normalized the steel with three cycles at the gas forge. I used heated canola oil for the quench.
After quench I tempered the blade at 200 celsius for 2 hours. That heat treatment should give hardness of about 60 HRC.
The handle is made out of curly birch, birch bark, eben and bronze bolster. Wooden part of the sheath is curly birch and walnut.
Music by ComaStudio from Pixabay
ComaStudio - Soft Lofi Beat
Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay
AlexGrohl - Massive Trailer (A Slow Chase)

[@ITALJUTE]

Beautiful. Any knife collector would be very happy to include it in their collection. If I made that I wouldn't sell it. Maybe hand it on to my son. Maybe.

[@user-gj3gj8nj4l]

As we would say in Australia, bloody beautiful

[@ArcticEyes]

Great work 👍 I also like the fact, that you were using Finish-ing oil for a Puukko. Made me laugh 😂

[@kiehicraft]

😆

[@donscottvansandt4139]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@leoruotsalainen6339]

Really Beautiful Suomalainen🇫🇮 puukko. Great video 👍👍

[@kiehicraft]

Kiitti!

[@SteinerHaus]

Very nice design and the final product is gorgeous.

[@masterkhool]

Impresionante trabajo, muy hermoso

[@deanhoward7534]

Beautiful work

[@bradt8019]

Beautiful knife, to me a puukko is the perfect knife for daily use. 🤔👍

[@kiehicraft]

Thank you! Puukko is indeed a versatile tool for daily use 👍

[@user-jx4dr6ox6u]

💪👏👏👏una belleza realmente!!!

[@Fuhrmann53]

Very awesome 👍👍👍

[@kiehicraft]

Cheers!

[@canadist]

thx kindly for sharing this build

[@Robin6512]

I just really like puukko’s. Well done.

[@kiehicraft]

Me too, thanks!

[@ms-ht1cj]

It's beautifully done❤

[@willydytico396]

Ordered my first Puukko knife few weeks ago and it took forever to get here in San Diego, I guess. UPS service coming from abroad was too slow. Nice work and great looking knife…much better than what I ordered from Varusteleka…

[@stonemonkey1968]

Stunning 👏👏👏👏

[@kiehicraft]

Thanks!

[@carllast5631]

Amazing work, even down to the wet forming. But I could hear the Forged in Fire judges saying "There must be a mechanical connection between the handle and the blade, I'd like to have seen a pin" ;-) (humour)

[@MadMax-bq6pg]

Inconel, 50 mm diameter should hold 😉

[@lowellanderson6532]

Nice work, buck!

[@arthurdobranski1331]

I paid $150 for made in Finland. Very useful knife.Yours is prettier.

[@Rsama60]

Nice knife and really well made for a beginner. May I give you some tips. To cut out the tang in the brass/bronze get a jewelers saw plus the saw blades and saw it out. It will be equally fast, more precise and less noisy. I do the sharpening of my knives as the last step. Why the risk to handle a fully sharpened blade while making the handle plus the sheath. I do this since I cut myself while making one of my first knives.

[@frequentguest3051]

It's the "master" who doesn't understand what Puukko is at all. sharpened it like a regular kitchen knife. )))

[@veikkopoyhonen3000]

In Finland, the puukko blade must be forged. It must also not have a finger guard or something similar. Otherwise, it's just a knife.

[@darkone9572]

Says who and why not ?

[@criso-sphinx]

​​@@darkone9572 it's a Finnish knife. They serve specific purposes. Some are for camping and digging, some are for whittling, others are for cleaning a hunt, but they are not made for combat. It's a craft of love and beauty. So a finger guard ruins the reasons for the puukko to exist. Additionally, the leather case is made to wrap around the blade and shaft, not for quick and fast access. Kauhava, Finland, is home to a beautiful Puukko-smith. They have lessons, a workshop and multiple Puukko for sale, as well as some traditional garb from the town! A must see if you go there. Any Finn's reading this, please correct anything I got wrong.

[@HonestDoubter]

All of Finland took a vote. After watching what amounts to hours of work and some amazing craftsmanship with simple tools… Finland has declared, based on it’s representative- that this - is just a knife.

[@perttupaavola6174]

@@darkone9572ITs how it was is and is going to be Done

[@Estherbethe1...]

Very cool 😎

[@robertkoontz7865]

Nice work.

[@kiehicraft]

Thank you!

[@mrat5854]

Looks great, keep the videos coming!

[@veikkopoyhonen3000]

Any way;it`s looks great!

[@darrengriffiths2372]

That is pur class my friend wow i lv it buddi 👍🙏👍godbless you dino in uk🛸👏👏

[@kiehicraft]

Thanks!

[@antoniojoseviana6425]

Ficou linda

[@unfi6798]

Remarkable art piece. Cheers from Australia.

[@kiehicraft]

Cheers!

[@taffyddu]

A beautiful knife sir, well done. One worrying time for me was when you notched the sheath, it should have been in a vice, your chisel could have slipped !

[@surya7791]

good job my friend 👍❤️💪

[@kiehicraft]

Thanks!

[@PerfectRestore]

Wonderful work! I advise everyone to watch the work of the master!

[@kiehicraft]

Thanks!

[@Darksunbird]

you are brave to do all you did the way you did.. made for a dramatic video.. like.. really brave.. OSHA would have Feinted.. makers round the world were in suspense. as a fully sharped blade edges near sander with no tape to speak of.. it was a great watch.. the most heroic thing i saw was when the chisel slipped...tip on on that is too have the wood against some kind of solid stop. so you don't have to put as much force to hold the wood in place cause your body to push your hands together.. instead you can focus one hand on just applying downward pressure and the other on the chiseling with less force..

[@torsteinolavmolkken6172]

Veldig fin✌👏👏

[@richardtrumbo164]

The blade looks great. 'Sounds like you did it properly. I am glad to see others also forge their own blades, but be warned: IT IS ADDICTIVE! 😵‍💫🤓Keep up the great work, brother.

[@kiehicraft]

Thanks Richard!

[@guyg5702]

I missed the forging part…. Nice knife though

[@paullambert4445]

Nice looking lower section of the sheath. Only what about the “o” grind?

[@kiehicraft]

Thanks! If I understood right you mean zero grind to the blade? That is what I definitely want to learn and I need to practise how to make it. I am beginner at blade making so I decided to make the secondary bevel to this knife because it's easier to make.

[@melgillham462]

Beautiful work sir! I love the sheath particularly. I am interested in one aspect of your construction of it. What made you choose to glue the inlay first and then route out the blade shape? I'm just curious. I myself would have not chosen to route out the blade shape. I would have either made a thickness blank and wrapped it then glued the inlays in making a snug fit for the blade,aka, "bedding" the blade. Please dont be offended, I'm just curious. The leather work is awesome! It turned out really amazing imo. The contrasting wood sets it off. I've seen that wood before and funny enough it reminds me of "oatmeal"...🤣😂 I never can remember its name, may I ask its name? New sub sir. 🤝

[@kiehicraft]

Thanks! The way I did it felt that it would worked for me and so it did :) I didn't even think to make it that way how you would have done it. The "oatmeal" wood is curly birch

[@melgillham462]

@@kiehicraft thank you for the name of the wood. I'll write it down. I used to sell ceramic tile and we had one that looked much like it and it was named oatmeal.. And it just goes to show there isnt just one path to the finish line on the way we do things. Thank you for taking the time to explain. I appreciate it.

[@user-jq7ph1cj2k]

Отлиная работа !

[@yellowboot6629]

👍❣️

[@rogervancuren4287]

Love bluetooth controlled obulb

[@dannyverhamme7970]

🤩

[@LeoMLI]

Amazing knife well done! Tosi hienosti osasit tehä! ootko kokeilllu tota tangoissa tulevaa hopea terästä, mietin että pitäs tehä joku mikä kestäs vuolemista paremmin kun perus hiiliteräs. Onko kokemuksia siitä, ei oikein löytyny netistä tietoa?

[@kiehicraft]

Kiitos! Ei ole kokemusta hopeateräksestä, ainoastaan 80CrV2 ja siitäkin vasta muutaman terän verran :)

[@manfredziernhold6046]

👊😎👍

[@josephtousignant7318]

Nice job overall, BUT working the handle shaping without taping up the sharpened edge is just crazy. On your next knives tape them up, or you may get the nickname: "Crazy Four Fingers"! 🙂

[@kiehicraft]

Haha :D true!

[@anthonywood6254]

Damn nice work name your price I would pay it

[@kiehicraft]

Thanks! Sorry but I dont't sell this :)

[@titiserna8725]

aie les doigts !!!

[@kiehicraft]

🖐️

[@dtrotteryt]

I was hoping for actual forging....

[@kiehicraft]

Me too, but I don't have good enough equipments and place for forging. Maybe someday..

[@dtrotteryt]

@@kiehicraft Where do you live? I would be more than happy to assist in setting up a small forge. I have built many myself and also had very limited space. I started the same way you did, but once I got my forge going, I really fell in love! We can colab via email, IM, or whatever. If you're not too far I can even ship spare parts and tools.

[@darenalleyne466]

🫡

[@danielbichokov1340]

Using a chisel against your hand is a big NO NO

[@user-dr3jq3bh2r]

Ты всё испортил!!! С какой целью ты сделал подводы на Puukko?🤷‍♂️

[@kiehicraft]

Sorry but I don't understand the question

[@user-dr3jq3bh2r]

@@kiehicraft постараюсь объяснить. На скандинавских ножах спуски сделаны в ноль. За это они и ценятся. Само изделие у тебя отличное 👍, но заточка не правильная.

[@kiehicraft]

@@user-dr3jq3bh2r Thanks, now I got it! Well as I mentioned I'm beginner at blade making and I'm learning how to create bevels and more. Making that second bevel is more easier than zero bevel, in my opinion.

[@user-dr3jq3bh2r]

@@kiehicraft совершенно согласен. Нужно учиться. Удачи 🤝

[@AllenWBrockton]

Sharpen your chisel

[@InvaliDidea123]

That's not a puukko. that's a shiv. Without forging there are no structures inside th blade. also your "heat treat" is insufficent, you put it in orange yellow, not cherry red. Shame on you. - Notta Hävekkää.

[@kiehicraft]

Oh no, shame on me!

[@taffyddu]

It depends on the carbon content of the steel used.

[@mendozaconsultation]

Nice. You should put a pin in the tang of the blade.

[@jamesmiller210]

Beautiful work. I love all the design work, knife and sheath. Do you sell these?

[@kiehicraft]

Thanks! I have made some knifes to order, but those knifes blades were made by bladesmith, not me.

[@user-ly2ev1db5g]

Дуже гарна робота!!!!

[@user-gq8zd8ty8s]

О Господи у меня дочь таким картошку чистит ещё меньше сделать немог херня карманная а не нож там же полоса позволяла сколько стали испортил

[@kiehicraft]

ok :D