a Finn i worked for gave me his knife when it was time for me to come home..only after watching this that i realized it was an honor for me to recieve a Finnish knife .
Rather dialect than accent and oh boy do we have dialects here in Finland >_> We have a joke about dialects; "When a man from Savo starts to speak the responsibility is passed on to the listener" :D
Watching random youtube vids this morning and stumbled upon this comment. This is exactly the type of comment that my father in law would make....his name is also John Smith...any chance...?
All of the new computer controlled equipment can't hold a candle to a life long artisan's pride in work , attention to detail and knowledge / skill gained by doing it for years. Simply amazing craftsmanship.
I made my first complete puukko knife and sheath from an old puukko blade I found at a country garage sale store. The blade is older and very good carbon steel its about three inches with a beautiful grind ....Its my favorite carving knife now. I'm addicted to puukko knives, I love the craftsmanship and love they have for the craft.
Perhaps I'm over romanticising, but I've always imagined the life of a master craftsmen is deeply meditative and satisfying. If you look at our basic needs apart from food, water, shelter etc, the need to have something to achieve everyday is fundamental to our mental health. To achieve something to this level of skill so often, again must bring great satisfaction.
Generations and generations of experience and work have refined the tradesmans skills to such an astounding level; any apprentice of such a master has received a gift that few have
Couple facts 1. The leather used on the sheath of these knives is usually reindeer leather 2. If having multiple of these knives to pass around to your friends or your friends have their owns then you can play game called Puukkohippa
Haha, ok. I have ancestors from Finland, but unfortunately very few who speaks it who are alive today. My father know a little bit, and my grandparents spoke both Norwegian and Finnish fluently. I only know a good handful of words.
Long time ago i was gifted a puuko knife from family in Finland i was so proud to have such a beautyfull knife but IT was stolen out of my tackle box when fishing....i still miss that knife...30 years later....
When mass produced meant made by a handful of people from start to finish from generation to generation and no guarantee was ever needed. We may never walk this way again.
Stunning. Going to experiment now with a few machetes and knifes i have that dont have handles. Thank you, i have learned quite alot of new techniques from this video that i have never even expected man kind to fathom other than basic modern day factory pumped blades sold at a walmart.
this step is called hardening, not tempering. tempering is done before - to get fine grain structure and to relief stress build up while forging. tempering is heating the blade and then letting it cool slowly.
filimon undang Be careful those online stuff, better come here in Finland, and feel the puukko in your own hand, and make decision after that, prices goes up 100 bucks, i believe.
At first I thought it was just a sort of interesting traditional knife that only dated back about a hundred years and almost stopped the video. And then he started engraving the handle with the silver and there were all kind of of intricate design every where, my eyes were beginning to see fine craftsmanship porn. It's so pretty that it would be just put on display rather than used. I also don't believe we can just carry these things around legally in Canada. There would be some wide eyes if this was hanging off the side of my pants.
What an amazing craftsman he was. I dearly hope that everyone who is in posession of one of those knives values it as to what it is: an amazing piece of craftmanship rarely seen these days and at the same time a piece of art.
@Average Dude Can't blame ya if you didnt succeed in learning finnish too well buddy as it is well and truly in the top 10 hardest languages to learn. Not that I can attest to that as it just so happens to be my native tongue :P Just keep in mind that four most important finnish words are Perkele, Viina, Sauna and Kiitos, that should get you further than most.
I love the slow pace of this documentary. The matter-of-fact manner of the narration and the calm music are just soul candy. -Oh, and the workmanship is ridiculously good in an honest, straightforward way.
German Silver is an alloy of copper, zinc and nickel, sometimes also containing lead and tin. It was originally named for its silver-white colour, but the term 'silver' is now prohibited for alloys not containing that metal. ... German silver is extensively used because of its hardness and resistance to corrosion.
I own a set of three Knives made by the very same craftsman artist couple (because the engraving and decorations are identical to mine and my father recognized the gentleman on the video), that my father bought in the 70s when he visted Finland (I'm Icelandic) . He was offered the first one by a Finnish friend as it is a tradition in Finland and then bought two more as a present to my brother and me, and the knives and blades are still in perfect condition , after over 40 years of use. This is truly craftsmanship at its finest . I am so glad i finally found a video on the making process . Thanks so much for the upload Northmen. Takk . or Tak if you're Danish !
Actually, Finns were reportedly pretty good swordsmiths in the early medieval period, and Norse sagas and mythology often view us as people who have somekind of magical abilities. Our national epic, Kalevala also features very prominently a smith who crafts a magical artifact capable of producing food and gold by itself.
The man in the video is Kustaa Lammi, recently they have discovered a stash of forged blades without handles, so you can buy a blade that he made in the 50s and 60s and make your own Puukko.
C Farnwide: I worked for a Finnish oil & gas construction company about twenty five years ago, their steel mills make some of the best steel in the world.
Sometimes YT's algorithm does what it's supposed to do. I was initially just going to do a Perkele meme, but I ended up watching the whole vid. What a beautiful craft and the final result is just a work of art. You can tell that the man cares for his craft which is becoming a rare sight these days.
I have a bit of ornamental blacksmithing experience and I've seen pretty things worthy of praise....but I feel like no words can fully describe the beauty of this art. This is the result of a man putting his heart and soul into his craft.
Yeah , my grandfather gave me a duel set . A small knife and regular on the same sheath . I was told the small knife was for cutting food and the bigger one for settling arguments . He was joking .... I think !?
Terve, I have a puukko in my Suomi knife collection made by Kustaa Lammi and it is beautiful, even after all these years. It is a foot long (more like a vallesmanni) and is the pride of my 200 plus knives (veitsi). Kiitos for a great, vintage video. Cheers, Steve
I am stone masoner and blacksmith educated in Finland. Unfortunually there is not many jobs for us other than starting own business and even that is not really worth it if you wanna eat other than potatoes rest of your life... Still it was worth learning smithing for 3 years in school and after that from different master blacksmiths. My love for 3D-modelling, clay working and leatherworking would not be there without first learning about blacksmithing.
I have had a Puukko for 20+ years. It is on my pack that I take hunting. I have dressed 36+ deer with it. It holds an edge like nothing I have ever seen. The Puukko has a firm back opposite the blade and it is perfect for splitting the sternum and popping all the ribs. Fantastic working blade.
After watching this video I got myself a knife made by Eino Lahdensuo from Lapua, it's a beautiful knife with a birch bark handle and a decal of the Finnish coat of arms on the handle. It is now the knife i use whenever I'm outside or out fishing, and it's great for everything! Update: it fell out of its sheath while i was fishing and into a crib pier, it was not retrieved :( but i have bought other ones now.
@@yorkleroy5605 it is in water but inbetween big rocks which you have to lift up and remove to be able to get to it, the hole also swallowed one dried sausage while i was trying lol
My older brother gave me a knife many years ago. I immediately saw it was top-notch but didn't realize it was a handmade Finnish knife until many years later. I have used it for 30 years now, it has good balance and rarely needs sharpening.
I know one Smith who is a tenth generation Smith, and sadly the last one. Alpo Kemppainen is his name. If you like, I can translate if you want to buy one extremely well made Finnish knife
If you want a hand made knife made in the area where this video is filmed, Kauhava, you have three options, but only this site with English version. www.iisakkijarvenpaa.fi/us/
holy dang, the craftsmanship, skill, time, effort and high-quality product put into the making of this knife is beautiful. IMO, I wouldn't even use the knife, id just hang it up on my wall.
Un travail sublime pour un résultat merveilleux , je suis un tout petit coutelier français et lorsque je vois ce reportage je me dit qu'il faut absolument que je vienne en FINLANDE pour progresser dans mon art. Bravo je suis heureux d'avoir vu quel niveau de perfection cet homme a atteint ; une vie d'apprentissage et de maîtrise .
Thank you so much for this video. I just found my Farfar's Puukko knife that is at least 7 decades old and wanted to know more. The hilt is both wood and silver. The silverwork on the handle is unbelievable so detailed.
It's literally centuries of unbroken skill, always passed down from master to apprentice. Like said in the beginning of the video, these knives date back to the Viking era, and have remained virtually unchanged for centuries.
This is gold, everything from the relaxing vibe to the sad truth that traditions like this are slowly disappearing... feels like watching a sad film from the 80s, a really good one
Where has this workmanship and pride gone. All sold out to mass production and foreign slave labor. That man and his wife have truly done there ancestors proud
Nowadays workmanship seems to be for the few that know enough to appreciate it, it seems... Most people will fall for the mass-produced ones that may only have a thin layer of quality steel over a crap base. Use once... It'll be fine. Want to sharpen it? You won't find any real steel under that surface and no matter what you do the knife's done. Thankfully there are still some people making properly good stuff out there.
workmanship is still alive, you can still buy knives handmade, workmaship has mostly been replaced so that you and I can buy a knife for 1/10 of the price at similar cutting power and duralility
Masseyrati it would be more work to layer good steel over bad steel, and cost more money than just doing either bad steel or good throughout. I think what you're talking about is how they will sharpen the edge and edge temper bad steel, so once it dulls you're unable to get a good edge because the steel is so bad it'll never sharpen the same
Der Alte great data! Do you know wich material is used on the handle?? That red thing
genaro fernandez kuchta it's birch bark . Did you not watch the video?
Lewis Green im talking about the liquid AnD the red thing. Im bad translator
It's just a color varnish
The liquid was Sulfur. He called it Liquid Brimstone
a Finn i worked for gave me his knife when it was time for me to come home..only after watching this that i realized it was an honor for me to recieve a Finnish knife .
I met a Finnish guy once... he must have not liked me too well lol
@@codemiesterbeats lol why😂
Yeah it is a great honor to get a knife!
As a Finn, I must correct you that he is not making a knife, he is making Puukko. Knife and Puukko are two different things ;)
A puukko is still a knife though, the same way a katana is still a sword
I love it how you can hear the blacksmith mumbling in finnish with a heavy accent when there's a pause in the narrators speech.
Rather dialect than accent and oh boy do we have dialects here in Finland >_>
We have a joke about dialects; "When a man from Savo starts to speak the responsibility is passed on to the listener" :D
@@zameliz haha... juu... hieno lause :)
@@zoolkhan Mutta niihä se menee että ku savolaine rupee puhumaa ni vastuu siirtyy kuuntelijalle :D
Would be even better with subs.
When the knife is complete, it is truly Finnished
John Smith 😂😂
Haha, i get it!
"the knife is polished in Poland, but then it needs to be send back to Finland so that it can be properly finnished."
Watching random youtube vids this morning and stumbled upon this comment. This is exactly the type of comment that my father in law would make....his name is also John Smith...any chance...?
LEMONADE
All of the new computer controlled equipment can't hold a candle to a life long artisan's pride in work , attention to detail and knowledge / skill gained by doing it for years. Simply amazing craftsmanship.
What if you work for years with computers then?
Seeing the care and attention to detail in Finnish craftsmanship makes me happy I have Finnish ancestors.
I made my first complete puukko knife and sheath from an old puukko blade I found at a country garage sale store. The blade is older and very good carbon steel its about three inches with a beautiful grind ....Its my favorite carving knife now.
I'm addicted to puukko knives, I love the craftsmanship and love they have for the craft.
Perhaps I'm over romanticising, but I've always imagined the life of a master craftsmen is deeply meditative and satisfying. If you look at our basic needs apart from food, water, shelter etc, the need to have something to achieve everyday is fundamental to our mental health. To achieve something to this level of skill so often, again must bring great satisfaction.
Generations and generations of experience and work have refined the tradesmans skills to such an astounding level; any apprentice of such a master has received a gift that few have
Couple facts
1. The leather used on the sheath of these knives is usually reindeer leather
2. If having multiple of these knives to pass around to your friends or your friends have their owns then you can play game called Puukkohippa
How do you play Puukkohippa?
@@raven_of_zoso455 It's a joke. Hippa is game of tag.
@@raven_of_zoso455 Yeah it's joke basically it means having knife fight " aka puukko/hunting knife tag" with someone
Ps. Scratches don't count
Haha, ok. I have ancestors from Finland, but unfortunately very few who speaks it who are alive today. My father know a little bit, and my grandparents spoke both Norwegian and Finnish fluently. I only know a good handful of words.
Finnish juggalos goddamn
Absolutely wonderful true craftsmanship
Amazing video - thank you so much for upload this masterpiece. I really enjoyed it and learned a lot.
Cheers from Poland 🍻
It is soooo satisfying to see such outstanding craftsmanship.
Long time ago i was gifted a puuko knife from family in Finland i was so proud to have such a beautyfull knife but IT was stolen out of my tackle box when fishing....i still miss that knife...30 years later....
One of the best documentaries on YT
bring peace to mind.
regards from Indonesia 🇮🇩
Those are some man hands
Exactly. Unlike nowadays how people cry over a paper or cardboard cut.
When mass produced meant made by a handful of people from start to finish from generation to generation and no guarantee was ever needed.
We may never walk this way again.
its very inspiring how much effort and work they put just into a single knife
I want one. Absolutely beautiful craftsmanship... Sadly a dying breed are all of the older folk.. Thanks for posting
Such beautiful craftsmanship
молодец !! 1000 лет тебе жизни и долгих лет всему твоему роду !
Очень хорошие дедушка и бабушка.
Прекрасная работа.
Спасибо большое прекрасный душевный фильм. Дедушка мастер
No ways beat the old ways.
I see Puukko knives much and now I will look for one of his floating .Wow are they beautiful .
Wow, so much work! I bet some tourists are like "huh, that's a cool knife, I'll give you 5 bucks for it"
They would get the knife all right, just not in the way they intended =D
Stunning. Going to experiment now with a few machetes and knifes i have that dont have handles. Thank you, i have learned quite alot of new techniques from this video that i have never even expected man kind to fathom other than basic modern day factory pumped blades sold at a walmart.
WOW! That was so worth watching, thank you for uploading :)
I had no idea how this showed up in my suggestions but now im amazed
this feels so satisfying to watch
This has a vibe I cannot describe
wow....honestly wow
this man is a true legend
this step is called hardening, not tempering. tempering is done before - to get fine grain structure and to relief stress build up while forging.
tempering is heating the blade and then letting it cool slowly.
I watch this every time it get suggested
PURE CLASS
Spectacular.
I love craftsmanshift
I like how using Puukkos is a part of making a Puukko
the vibes on this one :)
0:43 Man the Fins have the coolest names for places. Coccamacky Pickabear Browfdalumpy Cowhubba.
Im pretty sure heated oil is the best thing to quench with
where i can buy online this knife..just love the tradition behind this knife...
www.iisakkijarvenpaa.fi/us/
filimon undang Be careful those online stuff, better come here in Finland, and feel the puukko
in your own hand, and make decision after that, prices goes up 100 bucks, i believe.
Thoroughly suprised that nitric etching works as beautifully as it does. But years of examples aye?
man i would love to get one of those knifes
Вот это класс
How can I get one...excellent work
Good grief my existence is worthless
7:23 Using a knife to make a knife... Is that cheating? ;)
Well, make it, you knife. Satan gay
Makes you wonder, how did they do the first knife?
@@SimoExMachina2 While we're at it, which came first? The hammer or the anvil? ;)
yeah now i want one of those beauties.
Muito show meu amigo
Mais um inscrito tudo de bom Abraço de Josias do canal AGUIA BRANCA ARTE MATEIRA
Salve do Brasil
At first I thought it was just a sort of interesting traditional knife that only dated back about a hundred years and almost stopped the video. And then he started engraving the handle with the silver and there were all kind of of intricate design every where, my eyes were beginning to see fine craftsmanship porn. It's so pretty that it would be just put on display rather than used. I also don't believe we can just carry these things around legally in Canada. There would be some wide eyes if this was hanging off the side of my pants.
I enjoyed this film, from start to Finnish.
Hehehehehe
@Fuck You fuck you too
Well played
@Fuck You up yours lol
Lol that was a good one
Kustaa Lammi (1901-2001) made his last knife at the age of 95. Incredible!
And made his first knife in the age of ten =) that's also quite impressive!
What an amazing craftsman he was. I dearly hope that everyone who is in posession of one of those knives values it as to what it is: an amazing piece of craftmanship rarely seen these days and at the same time a piece of art.
o7
That’s so cool man
Amazing
This is among the best Finnish pronounciations from a non-Finnish speaker.
Se o kai suomalaine, ku noita videoita kattoo
miii koo næææn
Or the other way around. He sounds like a Finn sometimes.
@Average Dude Can't blame ya if you didnt succeed in learning finnish too well buddy as it is well and truly in the top 10 hardest languages to learn.
Not that I can attest to that as it just so happens to be my native tongue :P
Just keep in mind that four most important finnish words are Perkele, Viina, Sauna and Kiitos, that should get you further than most.
Tänkte detsamma
“The knife maker then varnishes the handle with his own blood”
5:47 It's so chill, even the fly is chilling on the cone.
lol xD
how the hell
@@AdrianRO1918 Flies like that usually are near death
Jan. 2021
RUclips be like: "you want to see a Finnish knife being made."
me: yea ok.
yeah
Saaame Lol
Probably one of the rare people that got here because i have a youtube history full of smithing vids lol
I'm glad the random algorithm has returned. It used to take me to some weird places..
I'm down though...lol 2am, nothing better to do
Anyone else watching this instead of sleeping?
Cal T dude literally Rn
Haha me. 😅
Hahahahahahaha you just caught me
its 3:30 Am here and i have university final exam at 10 :D
Cal T Yer, but now I want to watch more!
my favorite vid
Who are you
I did not expect you here
I like it too
What
@@johnsalchichon777 I mean berd
I love the slow pace of this documentary. The matter-of-fact manner of the narration and the calm music are just soul candy. -Oh, and the workmanship is ridiculously good in an honest, straightforward way.
The at home feel is crazy
I bet those hands are tougher than the blade's steel itself.
I bet his hands crushed the russians face in one go
@@christopherjakobsson2259 why?
@@eleventwelve420 if you know history,the finns beat the russians during the winter war in the 1940s with just farmers on skis
@@mesinovict6316 ^ 😎
I’d hate to see what they’d do to his old lady’s pussy.
German Silver is an alloy of copper, zinc and nickel, sometimes also containing lead and tin. It was originally named for its silver-white colour, but the term 'silver' is now prohibited for alloys not containing that metal. ... German silver is extensively used because of its hardness and resistance to corrosion.
Is it toxic?
Tekipä ukko komian puukon
Ei ois kyllä tullu mittää ilman emännän apua
kyllo sujahtanu aikaki tomossee
Nii teki
Tykilla pokemon kruhu notesi
I watched without a boring second and amazed by the culture of finland. Long live old men
Agreed
And their 'Old Ladies'!
long live and old man it is interesting
They would not be old men if they did not live long would they?
Go to Finland to experience depression
I own a set of three Knives made by the very same craftsman artist couple (because the engraving and decorations are identical to mine and my father recognized the gentleman on the video), that my father bought in the 70s when he visted Finland (I'm Icelandic) . He was offered the first one by a Finnish friend as it is a tradition in Finland and then bought two more as a present to my brother and me, and the knives and blades are still in perfect condition , after over 40 years of use.
This is truly craftsmanship at its finest . I am so glad i finally found a video on the making process . Thanks so much for the upload Northmen.
Takk . or Tak if you're Danish !
That's amazing!
Kiitos! 🇦🇽🇫🇮
I'm glad for you and very envious. Those are just beautiful.
Very nice story, Morgan. I hope some day I 'll get one. Please Let me know ir you used it for hunting, fishing o working.
Go to Finland to experience depression
That settles it, Finns really _are_ Tolkien's elves in disguise.
SHUT UP! Don't let people find out!
Actually, Finns were reportedly pretty good swordsmiths in the early medieval period, and Norse sagas and mythology often view us as people who have somekind of magical abilities. Our national epic, Kalevala also features very prominently a smith who crafts a magical artifact capable of producing food and gold by itself.
It is said that Tolkien actually was affected by Finnish Kalevala, so you have a point in that statement :)
Hahah it doesn't, just pointing out random stuff like every other person in the comment section. Sure is a nice fucking video.
Well done on infantilizing things.
The freehand etching is the most impressive part.
The man in the video is Kustaa Lammi, recently they have discovered a stash of forged blades without handles, so you can buy a blade that he made in the 50s and 60s and make your own Puukko.
Where from?
I honestly have to wonder if the steel was salvaged from a few Soviet tanks destroyed in the Winter War. 🧐
@@jaybay4773 www.lamnia.com/fi/haku?mid=391
C Farnwide: I worked for a Finnish oil & gas construction company about twenty five years ago, their steel mills make some of the best steel in the world.
jixuscrixus1967 Good to know. Thanks! Aren’t there massive Iron Ore deposits in the North of Finland?
Sometimes YT's algorithm does what it's supposed to do. I was initially just going to do a Perkele meme, but I ended up watching the whole vid. What a beautiful craft and the final result is just a work of art. You can tell that the man cares for his craft which is becoming a rare sight these days.
I have a bit of ornamental blacksmithing experience and I've seen pretty things worthy of praise....but I feel like no words can fully describe the beauty of this art. This is the result of a man putting his heart and soul into his craft.
Was suddenly recommended this, and honestly, it's very relaxing.
A beautifully made piece of art.
This is precisely the type of knife i got from my grandfather whose grandfather had it made in 1899.
keep it man.
definetly
That's some great history for it, makes it priceless.
Yeah , my grandfather gave me a duel set . A small knife and regular on the same sheath . I was told the small knife was for cutting food and the bigger one for settling arguments . He was joking .... I think !?
dunoze yes, the bigger one is for most things, the smaller one is for carving (i guess maybe eating as well but i have never heard that before)
God bless this man who earns his living by honest and humble work.
Sence finler ve Türkler benzer mi
@@obo873 Evet.
Im both finnish and turkish haha.
Store dreng and reading turkish typing english uh shamsmsçsö
OB Ö im learning turkish. Im half turk half finn. Born in denmark
Terve,
I have a puukko in my Suomi knife collection made by Kustaa Lammi and it is beautiful, even after all these years. It is a foot long (more like a vallesmanni) and is the pride of my 200 plus knives (veitsi). Kiitos for a great, vintage video. Cheers, Steve
Nice.
Saxon your face
Nice man! I know the feeling of being puukko-crazy :D
@@tapanilofving4741 Kiitos, It's good to know that I am not alone.
If it's big and long puukko then it's called "leuku". In the lapland of Finland they have also being used for slaughtering reindeers.
I am stone masoner and blacksmith educated in Finland. Unfortunually there is not many jobs for us other than starting own business and even that is not really worth it if you wanna eat other than potatoes rest of your life... Still it was worth learning smithing for 3 years in school and after that from different master blacksmiths. My love for 3D-modelling, clay working and leatherworking would not be there without first learning about blacksmithing.
I have had a Puukko for 20+ years. It is on my pack that I take hunting. I have dressed 36+ deer with it. It holds an edge like nothing I have ever seen. The Puukko has a firm back opposite the blade and it is perfect for splitting the sternum and popping all the ribs. Fantastic working blade.
After watching this video I got myself a knife made by Eino Lahdensuo from Lapua, it's a beautiful knife with a birch bark handle and a decal of the Finnish coat of arms on the handle.
It is now the knife i use whenever I'm outside or out fishing, and it's great for everything!
Update: it fell out of its sheath while i was fishing and into a crib pier, it was not retrieved :( but i have bought other ones now.
if you find anyone near you that can freedive or scuba than you should tell them about it
@@yorkleroy5605 it is in water but inbetween big rocks which you have to lift up and remove to be able to get to it, the hole also swallowed one dried sausage while i was trying lol
@@refresh5690 lol! meybe use a magnet on a stick?
In several hundred years, if not thousands, some archaeologist is gonna find the find of a lifetime :3
@@Raua12 lets hope so :)
Make a drinking game from this video, take a swig everytime the narrator says "German Silver" :D
Why are you in every video, Larry?! How come I keep bumping into you all the time?!
Good to see you here! Greetings from Finland mate :)
LARRY GO AWAY
I know another game: take a swig every time _you_ pop up below a video.
i do want to die soooo... OKAY! CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!
THEE most interesting RUclips video I've ever watched. My goodness what a beautiful masterpiece!
There was a series on Irish TV from the 70s you might enjoy, i include a link. ruclips.net/video/3jre_rfhkhI/видео.html
yesss!!!!!! so glad you guys are doing this. this is glorious.
That knife is incredible. I would love to own one.
@@Nunnuka Where can i order one?
@@handleOfParabellum08 Iisakki-järvenpää is one of the best and makes these kinds of puukkos.
That really was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.
My older brother gave me a knife many years ago. I immediately saw it was top-notch but didn't realize it was a handmade Finnish knife until many years later. I have used it for 30 years now, it has good balance and rarely needs sharpening.
Awesome! Holding a Puukko from Kauhava in my hands right now. Was my grandfather's.
Jay Wells did you stole it?
you blessed.
Jay Wells treasure it mate
nice!
Thank you for writing that name! I wanted to look further into this but all I could hear was “Cauhubbar” and that got me nowhere fast!
I know one Smith who is a tenth generation Smith, and sadly the last one. Alpo Kemppainen is his name. If you like, I can translate if you want to buy one extremely well made Finnish knife
me
I would also love to own one. How would i go about it?
Anybody know how to contact matt?
...also, those "Tommi"-knifes are made in a different region of Finland, not to be mixed with the ones made in this video.
If you want a hand made knife made in the area where this video is filmed, Kauhava, you have three options, but only this site with English version. www.iisakkijarvenpaa.fi/us/
holy dang, the craftsmanship, skill, time, effort and high-quality product put into the making of this knife is beautiful. IMO, I wouldn't even use the knife, id just hang it up on my wall.
Un travail sublime pour un résultat merveilleux , je suis un tout petit coutelier français et lorsque je vois ce reportage je me dit qu'il faut absolument que je vienne en FINLANDE pour progresser dans mon art. Bravo je suis heureux d'avoir vu quel niveau de perfection cet homme a atteint ; une vie d'apprentissage et de maîtrise .
Thank you so much for this video. I just found my Farfar's Puukko knife that is at least 7 decades old and wanted to know more. The hilt is both wood and silver. The silverwork on the handle is unbelievable so detailed.
Look those knife masters hands, i bet he had pretty strong grip :)
This is real craftsmanship - the contenders from "Forged In Fire" could learn a thing or two from these guys. Great video.
It's literally centuries of unbroken skill, always passed down from master to apprentice. Like said in the beginning of the video, these knives date back to the Viking era, and have remained virtually unchanged for centuries.
but the history and discovery channel aren't about education.
To be fair, Forged in Fire has sparked renewed interest in Bladesmithing, so it's not a bad thing
"Forged In Fire".
-A bunch of amateurs trying to see who's the least amature out of the bunch.
That's what I see, viewing it from my Swedish couch.
amateurs? have you seen some of the work people on there make normally?
Mareko Maumasi, Walter Sorrels, Illya aleksiev, they all are amazing craftsmen
0:39 "Gucci knives"? hm.
But one thing is for sure, it's much higher quality than the brand Gucci.
Good sheath :-)
I like how he calls hardening "tempering" and tempering "the removal of stress"
This is gold, everything from the relaxing vibe to the sad truth that traditions like this are slowly disappearing... feels like watching a sad film from the 80s, a really good one
Where has this workmanship and pride gone. All sold out to mass production and foreign slave labor. That man and his wife have truly done there ancestors proud
Nowadays workmanship seems to be for the few that know enough to appreciate it, it seems... Most people will fall for the mass-produced ones that may only have a thin layer of quality steel over a crap base. Use once... It'll be fine. Want to sharpen it? You won't find any real steel under that surface and no matter what you do the knife's done. Thankfully there are still some people making properly good stuff out there.
workmanship is still alive, you can still buy knives handmade, workmaship has mostly been replaced so that you and I can buy a knife for 1/10 of the price at similar cutting power and duralility
That couple's children probably emigrated to Sweden to work at the Volvo factory.
Masseyrati it would be more work to layer good steel over bad steel, and cost more money than just doing either bad steel or good throughout. I think what you're talking about is how they will sharpen the edge and edge temper bad steel, so once it dulls you're unable to get a good edge because the steel is so bad it'll never sharpen the same
No worries. There are still made by hand-knife-welders in that area of Kauhava. You can order from ex. www.iisakkijarvenpaa.fi/us/
These are the most beautiful knives I've ever seen! I can only hope that one day I am fortunate enough to own one.
well, i mean, you can buy one right now from their store
Amazing work!
Much love and greetings from 🇹🇷 to 🇫🇮
why does this sound like a moomin episode
finlan
Made in Finland. You can imagine what scrap National geographic would do on this topic.