Making a Traditional Finnish "Puukko" Knife from a Puronvarsi blade

Описание: For this video I wanted to make myself a simple puukko with a traditional "old school" shape like the ancient Marttiini knife but slightly modernised.

I used a Puronvarsi Tommi shape blade 100mm, the bolster is copper and the handle material is curly birch dyed white to give it a more modern and design look.
The sheath is relatively traditional looking as well. I wanted to have a knife in the spirit of a puukko, simple, practical and beautiful for the everyday use.

Everything I've done here is as a hobby and for the sake of learning and sharing the process with others. It is not perfect, there's no pretention whatsoever and I'm not a knifemaker.

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Timestamps:
00:00 intro
00:10 preparing the parts
02:19 adjusting the bolster
03:18 fitting the end cap
03:59 preparing for glueing
04:32 glueing
05:59 peening the tang
06:15 shaping the handle
08:10 finishing the handle
09:30 making the sheath wooden insert
10:21 finishing the handle
10:55 continuing the sheath insert
11:49 making the sheath
16:25 finishing the sheath
18:15 puukko presentation