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  Puukko – Wikipedia
Raudan käyttöönoton ja sen käsittelyn oppimisen myötä alettiin metallia takoa kyläseppien pajoissa työkaluiksi ja aseiksi, jolloin puukko syntyi.
Puukko on yksiteräinen: terän hamarapuoli on paksu ja teroittamaton.
Sanana puukko tarkoittaa aina ja poikkeuksetta puukahvaista veistä.
fi.wikipedia.org /wiki/Puukko#Historia   (754 words)

  
 Puukko - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
A puukko is the Finnish word for the traditional Finnish or Norse style knife.
Most puukkos have a slight shoulder but no choil, since the point where the edge ends and the handle begins is also the point where most power can be applied.
A puukko often has no guard to stop the hand from slipping onto the edge, but this is of no greater importance, since it is primarily considered a cutting tool, not a stabbing weapon.
www.music.us /education/P/Puukko.htm   (409 words)

  
 Kulturprogram i SR Sisuradio - Sisuradio - sr.se
Tämä puukko ei täytä kaikkia hyvän puukon vaatimuksia.
Mutta puukko voi myös olla kuin koru ja silti käyttöesine.
Se on usein vielä lyhytteräisempi kuin suomalainen puukko, jonka terä ja kahva ovat suunnilleen samaa mittaa - miehen kämmenen leveys kummassakin.
www.sr.se /cgi-bin/Sisuradio/programsidor/artikel.asp?ProgramID=1003&Artikel=978287   (275 words)

  
  Museovirasto
The puukko is a short single bladed weapon and all-purpose tool carried in a sheath and particularly suited to carving wood.
The housewife’s puukko, worn on the belt and used for a variety of household chores was a kitchen knife made completely of iron that was small, slender and handy in use.
Wearing a puukko of certain type is a means of reinforcing identity and expressing membership in a group such as the Boy Scouts, or the Civil Guards of the pre-war years.
www.nba.fi /en/nmf_temporaryexhibitions   (1327 words)

  
 Ragnar's Finnish Knife Catalog
This is the same no-frills utility puukko in a kalevala style flat sheath.
This is a small all-purpose puukko with a plain birch handle and "kalevala" inspired sheath.
The filet knife is stainless and the puukko is carbon.
www.ragweedforge.com /FinnishKnifeCatalog.html   (2082 words)

  
 Knife review : Roselli Hunter
The puukko features a fairly robust point which tapers on an angle of 5.3 degrees through 0.7".
As a paring knife the cutting ability of the puukko was very high with the edge sharpened back to the primary grind.
The puukko actually rusted visibly during cutting some onions and would actually leave corrosion deposits on the onions as it was cutting them.
www.cutleryscience.com /reviews/roselli_puukko.html   (643 words)

  
 Finnish Puukko ~ Ultimate Tool
He made most of his puukko knives at the beginning of the century, but this one is his latest knives since it already has the blood groove.
Lapin Puukko was established in 1974 by Esa Silvola.
Labels: finland puukko, lapland knife, lapland knives, lapland puukko, lapland puukko knives, lapp knife, lapp leuku, leuku knife, sami knife
finnish-puukko.blogspot.com   (2123 words)

  
 Expat of the week - Life&Leisure news
TIMO Kaleri Puukko has been mischievously confirming Bulgarian myths about Finland, his native country.
Puukko is a self-confessed alcoholic workaholic and a friend of his recently commented that he doesn't expect him to live another 10 years.
People say that the Finns are depressed, but it seems to Puukko that Bulgarians are equally depressed.
www.sofiaecho.com /article/expat-of-the-week/id_5686/catid_32   (798 words)

  
 Traditional Styles : Kellam Knives Worldwide, Inc. - Finnish Puukko Knives and Products
They are made in South Northland, a land of proud people who carry their knives daily as a symbol of freedom and independence.
The wooden handle of this puukko knife is dyed red.
This puukko is a numbered limited edition of 500 that commemorates 120 years of business.
www.kellamknives.com /index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_33_59_60   (372 words)

  
 eBay Blogs - Legend of Iisakki Järvenpää
If your child was troubled with nightmares they could be driven away by sticking your puukko in the wall above the door, and similarly for adults a good night’s sleep could be guaranteed by a knife stuck in the wall above the bed.
Even in establishing a family the puukko could be a part of the ceremony.
Acknowledging the knife’s value as a tool, however, the law allows a man to carry a knife where it is needed for his work.
blogs.ebay.com /superbcoolstuffs/entry/Legend-of-Iisakki-Jaervenpaeae/_W0QQentrysyncidZ89719017QQidZ89719017   (904 words)

  
 Kellam Knives   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In Scandinavia and all of Europe, Finnish puukko knives are well known and highly esteemed as being high performance hunting knives.
These basic Finnish puukkos are one of the oldest and most traditional of knives still being used today.
The knife comes with a beautiful dark brown leather sheath which is stamped with the Puukko™ logo.
www.outdoorsman.co.uk /contents/en-uk/d291.html   (1053 words)

  
 Cloudberry Market Scandinavian Gifts & Finnish Puukko Knives
In Scandinavia and all of Europe, the Finnish puukko is well known and highly esteemed.
The Puukko is an excellent tool that will endure for many decades.
Puukkos, and Nordic knives in general have the peculiarity that there is only one bevel on the blade, which forms the working edge, they are therefore very easily sharpened, as all is needed is to grind this bevel to get the sharpness back.
www.cloudberrymarket.com /servlet/the-KNIVES-FINNISH--fdsh--PUUKOT/Categories   (829 words)

  
 NorthCoast Knives Tutorials: Boot Knife: Puukko
The Finnish Puukko is a design that goes back 1000 years and was designed by a people used to living in a harsh and challenging environment.
Today, the puukko is an everyday knife that is used for everything from hunting, fishing and garden work to opening boxes in the warehouse.
Traditionally the handle is made of birch (Please note that this construction article features a birch burl handle whereas the kits are now shipping with a curly birch.
www.northcoastknives.com /northcoast_knives_tutorials_puukko.htm   (483 words)

  
 Self-made puukko knife on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Archaeological digs haven't found many old puukkos because they were used to the end or converted to other tools because of the high prize of the materials used to make the blade.
Usual men and women both carried a puukko with them, which was a multitool of that time.
Kind men carried undecorated simple puukkos hidden in their backpacks but the "troublemakers" often carried bright colored and decorative puukkos on their belt where everyone could see it.
www.flickr.com /photos/kahju/375350465   (253 words)

  
 BushcraftUK: Community - woodlore knife/ puukko question...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
As a hobbyist knifemaker, I'm intrigued, the possibility of making a puukko, but using full tang construction, and modern materials (usually found in more "tactical" orientated blades) is fascinating.
I don't think a puukko type blade would be good in S30V or similar steel as like all knives of this design you sharpen the full flat of the bevel, you'd be grinding away forever with S30V, even harder trying to sharpen on a small stone in the field!
If you were to re-profile a secondary bevel blade to the same sort of angle to single beveled blade, they would cut pretty much the same.
www.bushcraftuk.com /community/showthread.php?t=14   (1093 words)

  
 Puukko - Military Photos
I think it's best if you contact to different manufacturers and ask from them if they have that kind of puukko you want and how much it would cost.
There's one company in Florida, which is importing Finnish puukko to United States.
Now, if I just could persuade Spyderco to make me a light folding knife with a puukko-like general purpose blade...Sissipuukko (literally Ranger Knife) M/95 is nice but too big and heavy for precise work.
www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=9512   (352 words)

  
 Ethnographic Arms & Armour - Swedish Puukko?   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The blades are laminated and always super sharp due to the edge geometry.
If any of you who collect puukkos and have similar sytle knives please post some pics it would be nice to see the different variations.
The word Puukko doesn't exist in any of the Scandinavian languages (=Swedish, Norwegian and Danish), it's only applicable for Finland and Finnish knives.
vikingsword.com /vb/showthread.php?p=34911   (635 words)

  
 Finnish Knives from Roselli
The most important tool there is the "Puukko", The Knife.
For the blade, only the finest quality carbon steel is acceptable, steel which the smith will forge into a keen tool.
R110; The classic puukko style with a narrow 3 1/4" blade.
www.ragweedforge.com /RoselliCatalog.html   (1358 words)

  
 Finn Knives The Puukko from The Knife Center
Directions To Us From The KELLAM KNIVES CO In Scandinavia and all of Europe, the Finnish puukko (knife) is well known and highly esteemed.
These knives are razor sharp, have long edge retention, and are easy to resharpen.
Long ago, they developed a multi purpose survival knife - the Puukko.
www.knifecenter.com /knifecenter/finn/finn1.html   (267 words)

  
 Memories of Finland
Original Finnish Puukko Knives by Iisakki Jarvenpaa of Kauhava, Finland; and Lapland Style Knives from Wood Jewel of Kolari, Finland.
Traditional Pohjanmaa Puukko Knives from Iisakki Järvenpää since 1879.
Heavy-duty Lapland knife made by Lapin Puukko in Finnish Lapland.
www.memoriesoffinland.com /catalog.asp?category=31   (431 words)

  
 Solingen knife puukko kniv   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Handle made of birch bark with a solid horse head in brass.
As a supplier of the Russian Czar he became a famous knife maker.
The horse head puukko contains a lot of Finnish knife tradition and should be in possesion of every collector and user of Nordic knives.
www.brisa.fi /iisakki2.html   (126 words)

  
 Wootz puukko ordering form   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Wootz Hunting Puukko with a 105 mm blade (R300SP)
Wootz Grandfather´s Puukko with a 75 mm blade (R320SP)
I don´t want my information to be used in direct marketing.
www.roselli.fi /1/eng/wootz-order.html   (83 words)

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