MLenaghan Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Since like most of you I'm really not a regular at making Puukko's Might be a good idea to have a bit of a brain storming thread! and since this is befor anyone started the knives yet thought it would be a good place if you guys find and really good W.I.P. or a pic of a puukko that really speaks to you! Came across this old school video, got me really excited about this build now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfxDwsSaDLQ&x-yt-ts=1422411861&x-yt-cl=84924572 Happy forging! -Michael Lenaghan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Waddell Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I got some birch back drying out right now:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kruse-Kanyuck Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 (edited) This video has always been a go-to for relaxing and getting some Zen. It goes from raw steel stack to sheathed blade, takes about ten minutes of your day, and has the best sound track behind it I think I've ever heard in a forging/crafting video. John Neeman's "The Birth of a Tool- Part III, Damascus Knife" I would post the link but it keeps breaking. Darn phones... Edited January 29, 2015 by John Kruse-Kanyuck Pondered upon a rainy plateau, with a coal forge, and many dragon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Fischer Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I might be biting off more than I can chew, but I have always been in love with these horse head pommel puukkos:I would love to make one of these for my first KITH entry. How difficult is it to get into lost wax casting? I am assuming that would be the best way to make the pommel. Also, anyone have an idea of how these things are attached? Threaded onto the tang maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Bourlotos Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 It is not incredibly difficult, from an artistic perspective. However, you do need an oven for burn out that can get to, at least, 1600F. If you burn out any lowert than that you tend to form pyrolytic carbon. This is a black sooty residue that manages to not burn off very well at higher temperatures. Anything inside the mold, ends up marring the actual casting. You use the oven to burn melt and burn off the wax, and then to preheat the mold. A vacuum setup is way nicer, but also pricier. Then, you can use an O/A torch to heat a small alumina or mullite crucible to melt your fitting material. Obviously better with an actual furnace, but doable.I have only really done small scale artistic castings a few times, but my first job out of school was in a super alloy foundry making air/land based turbine parts. It was all shell mold casting (instead of investment casting, although it is called investment casting... long story). We had to deal with some very picky alloys, and in my experience so far, bronze and silver are a cake walk in comparison. There are guys on here who know way more than I do about artistic castings though, but if you need any help feel free to shoot me a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Price Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I think most of those heads are soldered piece-work, thin sheet pressed to shape left and right, then soldered down the middle and finshed hollow. The Tidewater Forge Christopher Price, Bladesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Price Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 The galleries at Brisa are another good resource for ideas. Clearly, there are a lot of variations available within the theme. These are my people, and while I voted for Bowie, I'm more than happy to dive into my heritage and see what I come up with here. The Tidewater Forge Christopher Price, Bladesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Fischer Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 While I'm at it, anyone have a good source for purchasing birch bark? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLenaghan Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 There's 2 tree's in my back yard, but the wife will get mad if I skin them -Michael Lenaghan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Cochran Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Would someone be so kind as to post the link to the video in the original post? I cannot get it to load here, browser keeps flipping out. Michael Cochran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanM Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 (edited) Copy and paste this into Youtube "Kauhava puukko "Финка" " Edited January 31, 2015 by DanM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Cochran Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Thanks Dan, headed over now. Michael Cochran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Norris Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 (edited) Thompson's Scandinavian Knife Supply (an affiliate of Brisa in Sweden) has birch bark, it is listed under Other Knife Handle Materials. Also, if you will check the last article from the August 2012 post on Nordiska Knivar - it is about the horsehead puukkos and gives some interesting history. Nordiska Knivar Traditional Nordic Knives is a website which features various puukkoseppa in a blog format. Very inspiring! ~Bruce~ Edited February 1, 2015 by B. Norris “All work is empty save when there is love, for work is love made visible.” Kahlil Gibran "It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them." - Alfred Adler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEzell Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 When I think puukko, this guy's immediately comes to mind...... George Ezell, bladesmith" How much useful knowledge is lost by the scattered forms in which it is ushered to the world! How many solitary students spend half their lives in making discoveries which had been perfected a century before their time, for want of a condensed exhibition of what is known."Buffonview some of my work RelicForge on facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hloh Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Try look at this collection, there are many great old pieces: http://www.cultur.nu/knivar/ New email: hloh.noze@gmail.com New blog: http://knivesbyhloh.blogspot.cz/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeppe Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 according to this description, the horse heads are cast. https://nordiskaknivar.wordpress.com/tag/horse-head-puukko/ Great site to look for inspiration by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Page Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Great topic! I've been meaning to make a puukko for quite some time, but never had the chance. Might have to make a handful... Does anyone know the difference (cultural, geographic, temporal, etc.) between the sheath patterns? Some come straight to a point, others to a flare, and some to a little disk of leather where the seam ends. Is that just preference? John Not all those who wander are lost. -J.R.R. Tolkien-Shards of the Dark Age- my blog-Nine Worlds Workshop--Last Apocalypse Forge- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielQ Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Great topic! I've been meaning to make a puukko for quite some time, but never had the chance. Might have to make a handful... Does anyone know the difference (cultural, geographic, temporal, etc.) between the sheath patterns? Some come straight to a point, others to a flare, and some to a little disk of leather where the seam ends. Is that just preference? John Just a short infliction, finnish knives is really not in my area of expertise. But the Mukka knife usually had the little lip/disc where the seam begins, at the bottom of the sheath, this was a nice touch for reindeer owners who could cut their earmarks into the bottom of the sheath. It is possible that others had similar intentions in mind as well //DQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.S.Voutilainen Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Taisto Kuortti has an excellent article on puukkos that could give you some ideas; http://www.taistokuortti.com/artikkeli1.htm The problem is... apparently there is no english version. However, he has pictures of many traditional models by county or "maakunta" (click on the images to enlarge). I can also translate key areas when necessary. -Juho- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Page Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) Thanks gents! Google does a fair job at translating most of the article Edited February 5, 2015 by John Page Not all those who wander are lost. -J.R.R. Tolkien-Shards of the Dark Age- my blog-Nine Worlds Workshop--Last Apocalypse Forge- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Brannen Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Copy and paste this into Youtube "Kauhava puukko "Финка" " Great video! He makes it seem so effortless. It's always a pleasure to watch a master. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Finlayson Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I'm going to start on mine soon. Its going to be black ash burl and whitetail antler. These are abundant here in Ct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. Runals Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 This is what inspires me. http://www.etsy.com/shop/NateRunalsBlacksmith?ref=pr_shop_more&view_type=gallerynaterunals.com My Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collin Miller Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 This is what inspires me. fwC2FnT.jpg Lol! That is hilarious. “If you trust in yourself. . . believe in your dreams. . . and follow your star. . . you will still get beaten by the people who have spent their time working hard and learning things, the people who weren't so lazy.” ~ Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Detrick Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Sorry. I couldn't resist. 1 “In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer." -Albert Camus http://www.krakenforge.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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