Skiing Pahtajarvi and a Roselli puukko.

[@markearnhardt583]

I am a fan or the Roselli knives and axes, probably for the same reasons many are not, LOL. I find the minimalism of the design elegant and beautiful. The carbon steel is the best for both sharpening and edge holding. His Ultra High Carbon steel versions I am beginning to appreciate more but it takes a diamond sharpening plate to bring out the higher qualities of that steel. The “cheeky” axes are awesome for splitting and carving, but it takes good technique or they don’t bite. And I absolutely agree about the knife sheath belt hangers. I simply cut and sew another piece of thin but durable leather behind (sometimes in front) of it to solve that issue.

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

Very good idea with reinforcing the belt loop. I certainly do prefer a thinner bit for carving but find the axes good for everything else. That's actually given me a bit of an idea. Comparison video Cold steel trail hawk versus. Roseli. This little knife sharpened up really nicely. First impressions are great, really nice to use. Thanks for watching mate.

[@kanukkarhu]

I like that little puukko! Great video! And that place looks so much like where I live, it's crazy!

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

Forests and muskeg with lots of snow. I imagine it being very similar. First impressions of the puukko are really good. Very nice to use.

[@bladesandmore8833]

It looks like that puukko is working good for you! Thanks for showing it!

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

Yes it really is a pleasure to use, let's see how it holds its edge Thanks for watching Mark

[@johnhelms8226]

I am a big fan of the Roselli UHC carpenter and grandfather knives. The blades are top quality.

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

I can see why, the carpinter is a really great little knife. Very impressed with the performance of mine so far. Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment.

[@NicoleHikesalot]

Hello Tim, great video, I hear ya on the ice fishing. I love that knife, just from an aesthetical view point, great looking handle and sheath, I do love knives with wooden handles like that. Great shavings too. I do like your sunglasses.

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

I need to get Unni a matching pair of sunglasses. She has not been in the videos much recently because she has been doing multi day safaris. Now she is back so she can come ice hole fishing (the most boring thing in the world for Unni, until there is a fish🤣). Thank you very much for watching Nicole.

[@MichaelR58]

Good video , nice to visit again , thanks for sharing ,God bless !

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

Thanks Michael, it's a very nice area. Thanks for watching and God bless.

[@danielcharbonneau222]

Thanks for taking us on a ski trip. Beautiful area. Nice pictures at the end.

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

Thanks mate. I take quite a lot of photos and they do all seem to look the same. Not so much in this case. Those rocky valleys look a bit different. It is I think one of the nicest areas within just a couple of hours skiing distance. That's why I need my own snowmobile 😂. Thanks for watching Dan.

[@Embrabrummie]

Thanks so much for inviting me to share your day. I was supposed to be hiking, but have pulled my knee, so enjoyed your trip vicariously.

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

I did my knee in too this time about 3 years ago in a little snowmobile accident. Was really annoying not being able to get out there. Really knocked my confidence on the snowmobile at the start of the next season. Driving like a granny. I did however find out that I quite like using trekking poles even when it got better. I hope yours gets better soon too mate. Thank you very much for watching.

[@Embrabrummie]

@@KuukkeliBushcraft I think that, after years of hammering my knees through road running in thin soled pumps (trainers not yet invented) paratroop training and Karate my knees have taken a clashing. Now I am an OAP these things come back to haunt me - but didn't I enjoy it!

[@TheStoyanbahchevanov]

"Spring time", I like that😁 with snow. I think I've seen this shelter in other video, and I was wondering what is it. Now I know, thanks. Cheers buddy 👍

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

Yes I have filmed some other videos here and a few other in similar locations. These little shelters are so handy. Really is getting warm very early this year. Thanks for watching again mate. Great to hear from you.

[@TheStoyanbahchevanov]

You are very welcome.

[@iselville]

Beautiful places and so much snow. Cool skis! We have +22 today, I rode an electric scooter. 🛴💨💨 Un abrazo grandísimo.

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

+22 😮 that sounds far too warm. I will die if I ever go back to Spain now.😂. An electric scooter sounds much less work than skiing. Gracias por ver el video Inna. Un abrazo fuertisimo.

[@GratefulTrekker]

I miss my old winter adventures being originally from northern Minnesota

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

Plenty of winter here, we should still have a few weeks with snow on the ground. The real cold and dark is over now and just as we are coming up to the time of the midnight sun, some dude in China sends me a headtorch 😂

[@Shastavalleyoutdoorsman]

My ice auger is actually from Finland. Ice fishing is my favorite. You can only do it at the high mountain lakes here. I just scored a pair of Fischer, fiber crown, Cross country skis for 20 bucks this year! You inspired me buddy. Never would have saw myself touching a pair of skis LOL.

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

Rapala ice auger? Fischer make some good skis, we rent them out too. Glad to have inspired you to take up skiing, hope you haven't been practicing Swedish cross (falling over) as much as I did when I started. We like to make fun of the Swedish here in case you hadn't guessed. Thanks for watching Travis.

[@Shastavalleyoutdoorsman]

@@KuukkeliBushcraft I can't remember the name of that auger Tim. It's a great big 4-ft long auger that drills an 8-in hole.

[@Shastavalleyoutdoorsman]

@@KuukkeliBushcraft haven't got to try the skis yet I'm sure I will fall plenty LOL.

[@redcanoe14]

Tim, I used to have the Roselli axe and yes it splits great for a small axe, to carve with them takes a lot of practice, but when mastered they are good. I have never owned a Roselli Knife. Siberian/Hunter Skis are shorter and wider and often made from split down Spruce, I would like to make a set one of these days. Cheers for now, Chris

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

I think it was a film called Happy People where I saw someone make those siberian skis. I would like to have a go at making some too. Never really got the hang of carving with that Roselli axe😂. The knife works a treat though. Thanks for watching Chris mate.

[@redcanoe14]

@@KuukkeliBushcraft Yes, Happy People was where I saw these made, there Spruce logs were riven down, they had very straight grain In recall. Carving with the Roselli Axe was a different technique to a regular axe/hatchet.

[@duffbeer6623]

BTW the sheath for that Roselli Carpenter's knife can be bought separately (eg from Lamnia) and is a good fit for the Juha Perttula Village Smith Puukko (which doesn't come with a sheath) and also for the Boker Plus Bark Beetle knife (which comes with a sheath with no plastic insert which IMO is risky given the generally sharp pointy nature of the blade). So if you have no sheath making skills like me...

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

Thank you very much for the information. I was actually thinking of copying the sheath design for another knife. Never got round to it😂. I have made a few sheaths with varying success. The main problem is finding both the time and the inclination. I think I will be buying a Roselli sheath maybe 2, I think I have another knife that will fit one. Thanks again mate.

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

Thank you very much for the information. I was actually thinking of copying the sheath design for another knife. Never got round to it😂. I have made a few sheaths with varying success. The main problem is finding both the time and the inclination. I think I will be buying a Roselli sheath maybe 2, I think I have another knife that will fit one. Thanks again mate.

[@GratefulTrekker]

I use a cold steel trail boss and love it

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

Cold steel make some good stuff, great value for money too. Thanks for watching buddy.

[@Embrabrummie]

You mentioned that opinions on Roselli knives are divided. Please could you say more about the perceived pros and cons?

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

A freind of mine says he doesn't like the steel, another one said he struggled to get a good edge on his ( likely both talking about the UHC steel) another says his is a great knife. Heard a bit of negativity ( in a small group of people) about the products in general. I also think people compare the prices to puukkos with mass produced Laurin blades ( which of course are a lot cheaper to produce). I will probably need do a more in-depth video about this knife at a later date but my initial impressions are that it is really good. Not sure if I would like the UHC steel so much but I can't really talk about that until I have tried it. Thanks for watching Anthony.

[@Embrabrummie]

@@KuukkeliBushcraft Thanks for your helpful and considered reply. I would have thought that, although UHC steel can be tempered to a very hard edge, there may be associated problems with sharpening, and perhaps chipping? Again, I have not tried it, but would be keen to hear from those who have. Yes, Roselli knives are relatively expensive, but it is reasonable to pay a premium for something rather special. "Clippers" will probably do almost all of what we require from a knife day to day, but can you love them as much as something with a unique, curly birch handle? Pride of ownership, which will give you pleasure for many years is worth forking out for, if you possibly can. Look forward to your more detailed review IDC.

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

@@Embrabrummie kind of a shame everything is mass manufactured and cheap nowadays. I kind of like the way they used to send worn out axes back to the manufacturer (here in Finland) to have a new bit forge welded in because it was cheaper than a new axe. It can however be quite practical to use cheap plastic mora knives that you aren't worried about damaging. There is a long herratage of well made tools here in Finland, good that it is continuing. Harder steels, I have had problems with chipping all steels have different properties though and I haven't tried Rosellis UHC.

[@Embrabrummie]

@@KuukkeliBushcraft In a way it is good that cheap, effective tools are available. I had a holiday job in 1973 working in a tool shop. At that time, I was paid £10 PW. A socket set cost about £ 40, a month's wages. You can still get a socket set that will last many years for £ 40 today. However, tools you will use for a lifetime are a worthwhile investment. I have just bought an NKD puukko after seeing it on your channel - love it!

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

@@Embrabrummie definitely better if people can afford tools, also better if they care for them a bit. Mora knives for example here in Finland are often used until they are dull and then binned and replaced. Glad you like your NKD, really nice blades.

[@bundufundi]

Good feathersticking there Tim! I liked the kuksa at the beginning, did you make it?

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

Thanks Trev, yes the kuksa I made. I tend to leave the outside of the burr intact and just hollow it out, hence the irregular shape.

[@glennicholl6909]

Its funny because its been almost summer like conditions here the past week but theres snow forecast for the weekend lol

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

Great, get your skis out😂. I remember seeing a video of your dogs in the snow if I remember rightly. They looked right at home. Thanks for watching Glenn.

[@glennicholl6909]

@@KuukkeliBushcraft oh they love it. keep the videos coming mate, always like to watch them

[@aimpoint0247]

Love the spring, snow and sun. I live in Norway and i really like this condisions. 😎 I do have some of this Rosellis blades, the UHC Hunter and the UHC Long hunter. Have used them quite a bit, and love them. They are hard to sharpen and it requires a diamond sharpener , but they stay sharp for a long time. Have a lot of different knifes for hunting and fishing , but the UHC steel exelles in cutting meat. I have used them hard and have not managed to destroy one yet. Have also glued a strip of thin leather on the hanger on the sheath, they tend to break😉

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

Thanks for the advice on the sheath (you are the second person to say that in the comments of this vid). Pretty sure mine is the basic carbon steel as it sharpened up really easily. The snow is all wet and sticky now. I hope we get at least a couple more days cold enough to do some decent skiing. Thanks for watching buddy.

[@kentgreenough75]

Yes, they call this model a carpenters knife.

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

I looked it up while editing, should have done so before filming 😂. Thanks for watching buddy.

[@bobbieschke599]

I don't care for Roselli, handle and sheath design are not exciting, they cost too much! Usually overlook them.......no loss....think the Russkies will come for a visit! 🤔😂

[@KuukkeliBushcraft]

Yes they will pop over for a few cocktails (Molitov cocktails as the Finns took to calling them in the winter war, after a Russian politician). I doubt it to be honest, at least I hope not. They do look kind of plain, they are hand forged though wich would make it very hard to compete with anyone using Laurin blades.