Making a Puukko

One of my most popular knives is the Scandanavian style Puukko. My design is contemporary rather than traditional. I use 75CR1 steel that I have laser cut from 4mm sheets. Each blade is fully hardened and tempered individually, before grinding. The finish on this blade is a fire scale finish with an A30 bevel finish. I don't polish the bevels because the method of sharpening these blades will quickly undo any efforts at a satin finish.
The handle is from Camphor burl with a stabilised maple burl spacer. I use a poly fibre board and brass shim stock for spacers. The guard is hydro cut from brass to save time and wasteage. When the handle is done at a 1200 finish (Old 600 belt) I soak the wood in boiled linseed oil over night. After that you can use any number of wood sealers to finish it.
This model sells for US$285 from me or from Blade Gallery. Comes with a swinger sheath which I will make in another video. Material also varies from blade to blade.
THIS KNIFE IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT BLADEGALLERY.COM
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[@sibco96]

This band is awesome. I hope they play that song again.

[@tokolosh6467]

Those drawers of wood, my heart skipped a few beats

[@treygrubbs2550]

That handle is absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.

[@chriskellas2902]

Beautiful choice of woods, looks amazing!

[@rodneycruz2575]

Really enjoyed the video! Thanks for posting.

[@kellyeaton496]

Loved the video. As some one who makes a few knives himself, I always enjoy watching when other people share their know how and ideas. Glad I found this.

[@zoltanvonsomogyi7272]

Nothing carves like a Puukko, and that is a sweet one! Great skills and eye you have. A pleasure to watch.

[@joepublic573]

fabulous looking puukko. love everything about it. great job!

[@limmaanka]

lOVING IT! perfectly forged blade and a beautiful handle! Awsome.

[@gilla9332]

Увидев эти гриндеры, я был шокирован! Ещё меня шокировало количество брусков для рукоятей! Нож получился шикарный!

[@maksimsavrilov6215]

That looks so easy and fast, I definitely will make couple of my own ones tomorrow morning, thank you!

[@ed.sol.crafts]

Fantastic Video Stuart! Super Helpful and informative even though you didn't say a word! Thank you!

[@vladimirvukadinovic5974]

I saw many knife making BUT, your is so simple and with love. On the end, results is amazing. All the best...

[@joekeefer4136]

Love that style of knife enjoyed watching the build great job

[@giobbygio5610]

The most beautiful video is best explained that I've ever seen in my life, well explained so one who gets an idea of ​​how a knife handle is made which I still haven't managed to do well.

[@richardfurlong4822]

a great job , I loved the way turned the wood the results is totally different, I've been septic in the beginning and you've surprised me, you have my all consideration

[@steveclamp4488]

Really sweet knife. Love it.

[@bobwilliams5506]

Beautiful handle. Well done.

[@benny1235]

You and nick wheeler, best bladesmiths on KZbin. Thanks for the video!

[@brysonalden5414]

Thank you for sharing your process with us, and especially for showing us which grits you were using. Beautiful knife, grossly underpriced!

[@MrFdlemos]

The final result is really gorgeous. That's a masterpiece! Keep up the fine work! 👍🏻

[@johnporter5453]

A great knife and video. A true craftsman.

[@brunopiato]

Awesome work! Congratulations!

[@pascalwolf4949]

Beautiful piece!

[@mikerowe1496]

Bravo, what a beautiful knife!

[@ironhat2]

Beautiful piece, amazing talent.

[@Robin6512]

absolute beautiful grip!!!

[@ataarjomand]

Absolutely beautiful job.

[@RedBeardOps]

That grinder is a beast!

[@fliperskater]

That was amazing to watch!

[@FireCreekForge]

Great looking knife!

[@ericmanuel6518]

Very nice job, Stu!

[@miked1765]

Beautiful work.

[@TelltheElder]

Love your work mate.

[@sashakuznechik8299]

Very beautiful knife! Perfect work.

[@GrimReeper721]

Beautiful handle 👍🏼

[@HonestDoubter]

Your ability to freehand the handle was very impressive.

[@handmadelove6215]

how good thank you for existing i am looking at you i love your work cool

[@rossmoffett1342]

Great video, hope to see more!

[@christopherbishop4927]

Very classy and beautiful

[@karimakinen4997]

Beautiful puukko!

[@TheSpaniel1]

A stunning knife from a craftsman, I would cherish such a knife and it is worthy of being an heirloom. 👍

[@ramonrodriguez5728]

Wow, amazing, that is a beautiful puukko.👍

[@dynabob369]

Outstanding work

[@knifeandsheath1049]

You make it look easy. beautiful knife

[@richardhutchings921]

Beautiful knife.

[@ifishmyselfyanao]

*Приятно смотреть когда человек так работает руками , молодец!*

[@CaptainTwitchy]

Nice work! You really make it look easy, too.

[@paulgalan1884]

Отличная работа!!! Красиво и гармонично сочетаются цвета и фактура материалов!

[@ZygmuntKiliszewski]

Precise workmanship. Congratulation :)

[@johnfrederikson2002]

Very nice work. Congratulations and thanks. J.

[@randygwheeler]

takes me 3 days at about 5 hours each to file, sand, and sharpen a knife. Your work is amazing. I have a 1 inch by 30 inch belt sander. Maybe i should upgrade to something like you have in this video. Then again, i don't make a whole lot of knives. I do all my work from my wheelchair. I need to meet and watch someone like you in person. Great work bro.

[@UELG]

beautiful work man!

[@GREMLINS516]

Nice job bravo! Just one criticism. .. music

[@mpbp7577]

???? U r against RN'R

[@udod6372]

………Oh Man- in the First Moment I found the Musik so terrible -. I am 78 year old . When the wonderful Video was finished my 82 years old brother and me danced through his blacksmith Workshop and klicked with two Hammers on the AMBOSS hey man, now. We are young again Bravo- Go on Go on ……- My brother is dancing on the table.

[@ERLong-ww7yn]

Agreed

[@Woodstock271]

It’s like a copy of every AC/DC song combined into one, without the lyrics on an endless loop. Great guitar rock but I would have preferred the sound of the machines and some narration. Beautiful knife though.

[@martbar12]

wonderful job!

[@EzechielTheProphet]

Nice one. I was given a hand forged puukko as a gift - it's my favourite blade so far but yours has nicer handle for sure.

[@AntsunEravideot]

That is perfect and most beautiful puukko, what you can make! I know, bacause I use puukko everyday there in Lapland. Great job!

[@Fire_And_Iron]

I have ancestors from Sapmi.

[@evaderknives]

Yeah man, love watching your videos... Don't know why it took a day to show up in my feed, but at least it showed up... That tool rest for you horizontal is pretty sweet, I'm always fighting with mine, would be nice to just swing it out of the way... Awesome build, hope all is well, take it easy...

[@doughboylsog]

Gorgeous blade

[@munckmb]

Love this! Thanks for sharing!

[@leroyholmes5806]

great build, you should look into scalloped belts ...they work great at flowing around the curves in handles

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

Now that is very cool! The perfect use of a tool box imo.. storing some beautiful wood! B

[@StuartSmithHandForgedKNives]

haha yeah, knife makers have different priorities. I got hooked on your channel last night.

[@Fire_And_Iron]

Still one of my favorite Knifemakers. If you ever make it back to Arkansas let me know and we can sit around the fire 🔥 while having some homemade elixir of the Gods...

[@antaress8128]

Amazing. You make it look easy but I know it is very hard because it needs skills and experience.

[@LukeAndersson1]

Beautiful !

[@jostertervar9916]

Beautiful!!!!

[@gilbertkasnija7085]

What a beauty!!!

[@user-yp9vr5oq7t]

Good work!

[@user-jr1cx8kn4x]

А главное, молча. Без лишних слов! Молодец.

[@nateand3]

That's beautiful, man

[@PiscatorKian]

wow- fantastic work! video style also great👏

[@skilldn7615]

Amazing work

[@axtnorthman2093]

Awesome video and cool knife 👍

[@Aleeknives]

Real beauty! I am launching a puukko knife build video series and was researching other vids out there and came across this one! Great work man!

[@Aleeknives]

I love reading every ones comments! I guess every one is a knife maker and knows best when it comes to youtube

[@rigohook1160]

It is always a joy to watch someone who knows what he'd doing at work. To me personally, sharpening the edge would be the ast step, i don't like handling a razor sharp edge when grinding the grip. But one can easy see, you are much more skillful than me with handling your tools.

[@bunyaminaltinok9252]

Excellent work congratulations

[@greekveteran2715]

PERFECT PUUKKO!!!

[@nikfeo]

Отличная работа!

[@Koulter]

Muy buen trabajo, el cuchillo espectacular !!!!! Y la música 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@user-dz9qu5yv4h]

Запасливый мужчина. На любой вкус и цвет.

[@Lazzoboy]

Appsolutley perfekt shape of a knife. The blade shape is 100% perfekt.

[@nouiamar9621]

thnx a beautiful handle!

[@philippinesunriseanexpatvi5459]

Beautiful knife

[@AnthraciteGari]

Beautiful.

[@michaelboyle9889]

That is an awesome knife it's a work of art 🔪

[@synheraklesa1615]

wonderful knife, this is the "finka" of my dreams

[@survival8860]

Very Nice!👍

[@zdravy_smysl]

Очень наглядно. Красавец ножиг получился 👍👍👍

[@andrekarius6032]

Eines der schönsten Messer 2020 auf KZbin, einfach aber sehr schön

[@boriszegarra7382]

Excelent job,,,,,,,,,, your finnes pukko knife is a real fine art,,,,,, congratulations sir,,,,,,,,, greating from Perú 🇵🇪👍,,,,,,

[@michaelarmbruster586]

Beautiful

[@coryboyd7958]

BEAUTIFUL

[@IamFormaggio]

Very nice. I've made these with blades I buy online from Finland. I use a coin instead of the brass. Centeting the slot is difficult. I dont have a knife belt sander. Use a regular sander with trigger locked and lots of time.

[@markhrabe]

Nice puukko.

[@Airik1111bibles]

Convex man belly works great for grinding a good edge 😁 I speak from experience . Dude you have a serious stock of premium wood .... I just look for odd woods locally or in my back yard LOL. I love wild plum tree wood but its the most difficult stuff to get a good square from. I love the purple and yellow blend makes such a pretty handle but man its a lot of work . I live in a 4plex so I have my Buck Tools 4×36 sander and other small tools to work with .....Your shop and wood stash is awesome bro , beautiful work.

[@matiasrafaelleiva3152]

excelente video!!!!

[@albertking2739]

Good job

[@SSSmithing]

Good work

[@olegpysin3720]

Молодца! Залитые руки! Уважение тебе! Хотелось бы такой нож тоже иметь для охоты!

[@bobbieschke599]

TP makes everything shiney 😂......great job !