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www.ragweedforge.com. My keyboard is developing a memory for Ragnar's webpage. You answered your own question. You've handled a few and love them. So scratch the itch now, or later. Are we talking true puukkos or just scandinavian knives? The puukko is a supreme woodcarving and general utility blade.In fact, I think puukko means wood carver. It was developed in the north, so it reflects the real world there. The handle which defies every given for a safe blade IS a safe blade. When your wearing mittens and cold, drawing a knife toward you and not away gives greater control. Reverse grip a ''puukko , blade down, edge toward you. Notice how naturally your thumb rides the angled steel pommel? The Sammi people figured this stuff out a long time before 'Stabbing Times' hit the magazine racks. Trees don't exactly grow to the size of Yggdrassil up there, but they also have the Lueko for bigger chores. The sheath is superb. It's so deep you have to really work hard at losing your knife. Again. Lapps figured out what works staring at the south end of a north bound reindeer. It's also very quick drawing ( assuming your not a lefty) by grabbing the scabbard, twisting it to the side and extracting the knife with your right hand. I've done it faster than a obnoxious kid with a filipino butterfly knife- and did
The blades usually come with a fine secondary bevel. Fine for rough work, but for carving most people profile it to a straight grind. The points can sometimes come through a little rough, and they all seem to be off symmetry a little. These are largely handmade, so it's like evening out your sideburns shaving. The metal is superb. I am fascinated by Oetsi, the Italian Alp mummy. I figure if he was alive today he'd fit himself up with a puukko and a GB or Wett axe.
