Old Finnish Leuku Restoration

[@arkas6797]

The manufacturer may have made it as a tool but it exudes a magnificence.

[@ВадимКузнецов-э5б]

...у большого мастера и тесаки большие, молодец!-, отличная работа, выглядит как будто из магазина, здоровья тебе и удачи во всём!!!

[@bettybarkdull9518]

When I use wood for a handle I always make sure that the tang is super clean and I cut grooves along the edges. Gives the epoxy more to grab on to. Beautiful job though.

[@stanleycarlock5624]

Too many times people restoring old knives try to "dress" them up by adding shiny brass or fancy scales and it just doesn't work. You've done an outstanding job keeping this a little rustic and it looks fantastic!

[@kiehicraft]

Thank you!

[@myrestorations]

Great work 👏 👍

[@kiehicraft]

Thanks!

[@gagewalsh8449]

Damn, looks beautiful. Shout out from Utah. Don't stop the good work man

[@blackraven8805]

Why destroy the original handle???

[@waltjwinjo8689]

Good job, looking forward to more of your videos, Walt from Canada

[@kiehicraft]

Thanks! I´m working new video at the moment!

[@HARMARSCH2]

Kiehi, Great job restoring this Leuku Knife. It looks fantastic

[@ryverwynd3134]

Nice resto job that knife looks great now.

[@howler6490]

Lovely blade...looks Tolkien-ish with the "strange" writing/engraving mid blade. Definately worth the effort. Well done.

[@kiehicraft]

Thanks! Indeed it looks like that! Actually the writing is Finnish and says "Lapin puukkotehdas Rovaniemi". Translated to English it means Lapland knifefactory Rovaniemi. Rovaniemi is city in Finland near arctic circle.

[@thebakk34]

It looks like the large knife Aragorn was gifted in Lothlorien.

[@DaemonsBane]

When a leuku and a machete loves each other very much, they get this

[@Rezornch_and_Dvelenktronx]

Brother! Show us your workbench!!! Also: thanks for sharing this video.

[@richardtrumbo164]

You have worked hard on this old piece. If you like it that way that is what counts but it shouted personality before. Now it is a movie star. Before it worked hard and had adventures that movies are made of. Sorry. I am one of those old coots who has romantic notions and is sentimental about old "personalized " knives, but now, this blade can have new adventures, hopefully not from a shelf on the wall. I hand forge rustic knives with mineral coal. I use a hole in the ground for my forge and I appreciate the work you put into this beautiful knife.

[@benchase7537]

Nice work. How long is the blade?

[@DrJekkyll]

Lapin Puukkotehdas Rovaniemi. Nice one. Was there any markings when this leuku was made?

[@kiehicraft]

No there wasn't

[@derrickguffey4775]

Bravo sir

[@dcongdon2294]

Thank you

[@joonaslauniala4471]

Isn't the smell just horrendous, when you're sanding and working on the bone? Anyway, very cool outcome!

[@62forged]

Beautiful

[@brundagunda]

Many puukko and leuku knives look like bowi ... I wonder if this shape was popular before it was popular in the west? Maybe some European influences in the United States ....

[@ReasonAboveEverything]

This isn't a typical big lapish blade but there are more than one examples. This kind of blade shape was very popular in medieval Europe.

[@bobhope4949]

Never seen one Bowie style….. I’ve made three, stacked walnut and leather, definitely not traditional, lol I was just laughing this morning cuz I’m probably the only one on earth that has a kbar puukko, not gonna lie the Finnish blades are the sharpest I’ve ever seen, it’s like soft and brittle hard at the same time but strong, gets real sharp but dulls a bit quicker, I know mine are gona be ice picks by the time I’m an old man

[@ReasonAboveEverything]

Aragorn wants his knife back.

[@kiehicraft]

😆

[@chriscraft9681]

👍

[@tejoasm7692]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@VershininV.I.]

Жаль исходный тыльник рукояти.

[@rokkirenttu]

That is not a leuku