Getting to be towards my favourite time of year here now. Sunshine and snow, great combination. No idea why people want to come here in December. Lots more snowy video footage coming up and more traditional stuff. Thank you very much for watching buddy. Have a great week.
Thank you very much Arielle. We have some talented craftsmen and craftswomen here in Finland. Chuffed to have got to 1k. Glad you found it interesting. Best wishes Tim
Don't exactly live there, would be nice and quiet. Better for filming than the guide house. I think you can understand why😂. Uni is a good official youtube dog. Refuses to stop pawing at me when I am editing videos though. Great to hear from you Lorin. Hope you are doing good on the other side of the world.
Awesome mate finally some sun! Is one awesome big bushcraft knife, I remember our conversations regarding the steel! I do want to get one of those Terava Jaakaripuukko knives in time. Awesome looking knives Tim, hope you had a great weekend mate.
Thank you Walt. Jääkäripuukko definitely worth the money, awesome knives. I kind of like the look and feel of the old school puukos. There is one design that I definitely got my eye on (a few people make them) and that is the Tommi puukko. Thing is they are all hand forged probably valerian steel (actually usually silver steel). They are just too much money. One day 😂💸💵💰. This time next year when I am a rich and famous rock star. Thanks for watching mate and I hope you had a great weekend too.
@@KuukkeliBushcraft Lol @ the rockstar comment! Yea mate that is the knife you told me about with the super steel, about the cheapest nice ones I have seen for the wee lil price! I do like old school stuff also like you though. Just looked the Tommi puukko up I really dig that look man! Interesting. You're welcome mate, had a good weekend ty
I'm don't know anything about cold steel, if I had such a knife at home, I would cut bread with it:) But I can appreciate the snowy landscapes behind you. Very beautiful and very cold!
Works for cutting bread too 🍞😂. Will try to get some more footage of landscapes in my videos now that I have some sunlight again. It's only cold if your not wearing enough clothes. Skiing really helps to keep warm actually too. Thank you for watching. I hope you had a fantastic weekend and have an even better week.
Another great video. Thank you Tim. I've come to really enjoy Finnish Puukkos. They just work well on wood and rope/cordage. I've used Marttiini Fillet Knives for over 40 years and recently tried their regular knives and wow can they can cut. Some people worry about a stick tang knife but since I use a hatchet for wood splitting it's no issue to me. I'm going to try other makers as my finances will allow. For know I just look at Lamnia.com and watch reviews. Beautiful scenery by the way.
Lamina is definitely the place to look, they have a great selection of knives expecially Finnish ones. A lot of the modern stick tangs are pretty robust (old ones not so much). They will take sensible battoning, of course the old ones didn't need particularly robust tangs because people used axes. They are great for all kinds of woodwork, farm tasks and game prep wich is the kind of use that they were designed for. Thanks for watching again Scott. Have a great week.
Are the blades made by Laurin metalli? Laurin makes some really good 80crv2 steel! that's the perfect steel for large fixed blades and LAurin does a perfect heat treatment on that!!
I think he makes a few with expensive hand forged blades but nearly all Poropuukko knives have laurin 80CRV2 blades and I totally agree they are very good. 80CRV2 offers a great performance for a great price and Laurin certainly know how to heat treat it. There are probably knives that I can't afford that have a better steel😂. I think most of the fixed blades I have reviewed on this channel are 80CRV2 and mostly Laurin. But then again I do live in Finland. Thank you very much for watching. I hope you have a fantastic week.
@@KuukkeliBushcraft You too my friend! I also love Finnish knives, they have soul that most production knives doesn't have. Fins know their steel!! Take care
What do you think is the best finnish Leuku? And maybe how they would compare to the Strømeng? Don’t own a Leuku but feel I should at some point hehe! I see Poro also makes a baby 6cm bladed puukko, looks cute!
There are so many Finnish knife makers it is hard to say. If I had to choose a name though I would say puronvarsi for the blade. Puronvarsi is the company of Anti Makainen who is a great bladesmith. You will find many people put handles on his blades. His leuku blades are quite thick compared to the Stromeng which is a knife that I am not so familiar with (seen a few, never used one). Laurin blades are great value, really happy with both the erapuu and poropuukko leukus. Roseli are quite popular and more high end. I hear very mixed opinions about the quality of their steel though from my Finnish freinds. I would definitely recommend both puronvarsi and Laurin. The leuku I am using at the moment is the erapuu and I really like it. I have got a couple of puronvarsi blades including one leuku (my own handles) and Makainen's work is excellent. I of course can only speak from my own experience and what I hear of other people's and there are so many people making knives in Finland. Bloody good question though.
@@KuukkeliBushcraft Thanks! Over here the stømeng is the go to for most people. Helle also makes one but its stainless. You know of any good sources for makainen blades and or complete leuku’s?
@@ThePreparedNorseman Brisa.fi for blade blanks and lamina.fi for the finished Finnish product. Sorry forget Lamina they seem to have mostly Stromeng 😂. Came across this though www.riipipuukko.fi/?page_id=52&lang=en not much choice in sizes though. Plenty of puukos with Puronvarsi blades on Lamina. They have Helle Leukus though 😂.
Marttiini are OK, they make quite cheap knives. I believe you can get better knives for the same money. 80CRV2 is the way to go if you want a good value puukko in my opinion. Thanks for watching mate. Hope you had a great weekend.
Kittos 😂. Thank you very much for pointing that out mate. I do get very confused with double letters but this time I think it was just a spelling mistake (I got it right in the thumbnail at least). Corrected my mistake now thanks to you. I really do appreciate it when people point this kind of thing out.
I can only pass on my limited experience with Finnish Puukkos. They get two things right, a true Scandi Grind (no secondary bevel), and their sheaths extend will up the handle so it's next to impossible for your knife to fall out of the sheath. If you google search Puukko History you'll find some great information.
I think one of the things is that they had one knife for many purposes. For general farm work and things like whittling in the old days we would use a folder. Whereas for hunting and game prep we would have had a fixed blade. They came up with a design that works for everything intended to be carried all of the time. They do tend to be very similar (the leuku is a bit of an exception being so large). But the fact that everybody is making the same knife adds to its fame. Of course unlike modern survival type knives they were not intended to take the place of an axe in any way so it isn't what we would call a one tool option. Just a very versatile tool. Really great question, got me thinking on that one. Of course the answer came off the top of my head so might not be totally correct but sounds pretty good to me😂. Thanks for watching and for your excellent question.
i dont trust leather danglers like that havea friend who have lost a few knives that way hiking and hunting they wear out and you dont notice when the knife falls off your belt
I did have that issue once actually. I didn't lose the knife because I got it caught on something and it went with a snap so I new when it fell. The leather on the Porropuukko knives seems to be a bit thicker then on that knife (it was a Marttiini). Still probably a weak point.
Those knives are absolutely beautiful...true craftsmanship there for sure!
Some talented craftsmen in Finland. Thank you very much for watching.
How have I missed this video? I'm gong to have to binge-watch them all over again.
There are quite a lot of them😂. I have been keeping myself busy.
Thanks for watching mate.
Very beautiful traditional finnish puukkos! Very good giveaway! Congratulations for 1000 subscribers!
Love the traditional stuff! Very nice! Enjoy and stay safe my brother! Love the video footage 👌🏽👍🏽😎
Getting to be towards my favourite time of year here now. Sunshine and snow, great combination. No idea why people want to come here in December. Lots more snowy video footage coming up and more traditional stuff.
Thank you very much for watching buddy. Have a great week.
Looks stunning buddy! Stay safe and warm! Best wishes mate 👍🏽👍🏽👌🏽😎
Beautiful knives and lovely sheaths for them. A big congratulations on smashing that 1K. Interesting to hear about the steel hardness rating. 👍❤👊
Thank you very much Arielle. We have some talented craftsmen and craftswomen here in Finland.
Chuffed to have got to 1k.
Glad you found it interesting.
Best wishes
Tim
Tim do you live in the kota now? 😂 Unni seems to be loving her role as Tim’s official CZcams dog 😀
Don't exactly live there, would be nice and quiet. Better for filming than the guide house. I think you can understand why😂. Uni is a good official youtube dog. Refuses to stop pawing at me when I am editing videos though.
Great to hear from you Lorin. Hope you are doing good on the other side of the world.
Awesome mate finally some sun! Is one awesome big bushcraft knife, I remember our conversations regarding the steel! I do want to get one of those Terava Jaakaripuukko knives in time. Awesome looking knives Tim, hope you had a great weekend mate.
Thank you Walt. Jääkäripuukko definitely worth the money, awesome knives. I kind of like the look and feel of the old school puukos. There is one design that I definitely got my eye on (a few people make them) and that is the Tommi puukko. Thing is they are all hand forged probably valerian steel (actually usually silver steel). They are just too much money. One day 😂💸💵💰. This time next year when I am a rich and famous rock star.
Thanks for watching mate and I hope you had a great weekend too.
@@KuukkeliBushcraft Lol @ the rockstar comment! Yea mate that is the knife you told me about with the super steel, about the cheapest nice ones I have seen for the wee lil price! I do like old school stuff also like you though. Just looked the Tommi puukko up I really dig that look man! Interesting. You're welcome mate, had a good weekend ty
I'm don't know anything about cold steel, if I had such a knife at home, I would cut bread with it:) But I can appreciate the snowy landscapes behind you. Very beautiful and very cold!
Works for cutting bread too 🍞😂. Will try to get some more footage of landscapes in my videos now that I have some sunlight again. It's only cold if your not wearing enough clothes. Skiing really helps to keep warm actually too. Thank you for watching. I hope you had a fantastic weekend and have an even better week.
Great video, thanks buddy. Greetings . Dav
Thanks for watching Dav.
Best wishes
Tim
Thanks mate
Thank you Tony. Hope you are having a fantastic week.
Another great video. Thank you Tim. I've come to really enjoy Finnish Puukkos. They just work well on wood and rope/cordage. I've used Marttiini Fillet Knives for over 40 years and recently tried their regular knives and wow can they can cut. Some people worry about a stick tang knife but since I use a hatchet for wood splitting it's no issue to me. I'm going to try other makers as my finances will allow. For know I just look at Lamnia.com and watch reviews. Beautiful scenery by the way.
Lamina is definitely the place to look, they have a great selection of knives expecially Finnish ones. A lot of the modern stick tangs are pretty robust (old ones not so much). They will take sensible battoning, of course the old ones didn't need particularly robust tangs because people used axes.
They are great for all kinds of woodwork, farm tasks and game prep wich is the kind of use that they were designed for.
Thanks for watching again Scott. Have a great week.
This man is almost solely responsible for my Scandinavian knife addiction.😄
@@alphadawg81 I totally agree there,lol
Nice buddy much love xoxox
Thank you, glad you liked it.
@@KuukkeliBushcraft your welcome much love xoxox
Are the blades made by Laurin metalli? Laurin makes some really good 80crv2 steel! that's the perfect steel for large fixed blades and LAurin does a perfect heat treatment on that!!
I think he makes a few with expensive hand forged blades but nearly all Poropuukko knives have laurin 80CRV2 blades and I totally agree they are very good. 80CRV2 offers a great performance for a great price and Laurin certainly know how to heat treat it. There are probably knives that I can't afford that have a better steel😂. I think most of the fixed blades I have reviewed on this channel are 80CRV2 and mostly Laurin.
But then again I do live in Finland.
Thank you very much for watching. I hope you have a fantastic week.
@@KuukkeliBushcraft You too my friend! I also love Finnish knives, they have soul that most production knives doesn't have. Fins know their steel!! Take care
......can't beat Finnish knives ! Grizz 🐻
I certainly wouldn't disagree. Thank you very much for watching Grizz. Hope you are keeping well.
Thank you very much for watching.
What do you think is the best finnish Leuku? And maybe how they would compare to the Strømeng? Don’t own a Leuku but feel I should at some point hehe! I see Poro also makes a baby 6cm bladed puukko, looks cute!
There are so many Finnish knife makers it is hard to say. If I had to choose a name though I would say puronvarsi for the blade. Puronvarsi is the company of Anti Makainen who is a great bladesmith. You will find many people put handles on his blades.
His leuku blades are quite thick compared to the Stromeng which is a knife that I am not so familiar with (seen a few, never used one). Laurin blades are great value, really happy with both the erapuu and poropuukko leukus. Roseli are quite popular and more high end. I hear very mixed opinions about the quality of their steel though from my Finnish freinds. I would definitely recommend both puronvarsi and Laurin. The leuku I am using at the moment is the erapuu and I really like it. I have got a couple of puronvarsi blades including one leuku (my own handles) and Makainen's work is excellent.
I of course can only speak from my own experience and what I hear of other people's and there are so many people making knives in Finland.
Bloody good question though.
@@KuukkeliBushcraft Thanks! Over here the stømeng is the go to for most people. Helle also makes one but its stainless. You know of any good sources for makainen blades and or complete leuku’s?
@@ThePreparedNorseman Brisa.fi for blade blanks and lamina.fi for the finished Finnish product. Sorry forget Lamina they seem to have mostly Stromeng 😂. Came across this though www.riipipuukko.fi/?page_id=52&lang=en not much choice in sizes though.
Plenty of puukos with Puronvarsi blades on Lamina. They have Helle Leukus though 😂.
And I thought Lamina had everything 😭
@@KuukkeliBushcraft might need to buy a blade and have a go at making one my self :)
Puukkos and Leuku's...best knife shape for the function of utility. Not a fan of Marttini though.
Marttiini are OK, they make quite cheap knives. I believe you can get better knives for the same money. 80CRV2 is the way to go if you want a good value puukko in my opinion.
Thanks for watching mate. Hope you had a great weekend.
Hey, i just gotta say you might wanna change the word to Poropuukko with just one R.
Kittos 😂. Thank you very much for pointing that out mate. I do get very confused with double letters but this time I think it was just a spelling mistake (I got it right in the thumbnail at least).
Corrected my mistake now thanks to you. I really do appreciate it when people point this kind of thing out.
Seems like Finland is famous for knife making. Why is that? Just curious.
I can only pass on my limited experience with Finnish Puukkos. They get two things right, a true Scandi Grind (no secondary bevel), and their sheaths extend will up the handle so it's next to impossible for your knife to fall out of the sheath. If you google search Puukko History you'll find some great information.
I think one of the things is that they had one knife for many purposes. For general farm work and things like whittling in the old days we would use a folder. Whereas for hunting and game prep we would have had a fixed blade. They came up with a design that works for everything intended to be carried all of the time. They do tend to be very similar (the leuku is a bit of an exception being so large). But the fact that everybody is making the same knife adds to its fame. Of course unlike modern survival type knives they were not intended to take the place of an axe in any way so it isn't what we would call a one tool option. Just a very versatile tool.
Really great question, got me thinking on that one. Of course the answer came off the top of my head so might not be totally correct but sounds pretty good to me😂.
Thanks for watching and for your excellent question.
Good answer Scott.
i dont trust leather danglers like that havea friend who have lost a few knives that way hiking and hunting they wear out and you dont notice when the knife falls off your belt
I did have that issue once actually. I didn't lose the knife because I got it caught on something and it went with a snap so I new when it fell.
The leather on the Porropuukko knives seems to be a bit thicker then on that knife (it was a Marttiini). Still probably a weak point.