Great video and beautiful puukkos! The puukkos are kind of important a part of Finnish culture. Already starting from the myths (Kalevala etc.) even many presidents wearing/and using them a lot. Most notably Urho Kekkonen wearing a Puukko on his belt very often, even in the Presidental ˋpalaceˋ (he made the Tommi Puukkos famous). Thanx for the video! And cheers from a fellow outdoorsman/knife enthusiast/youtuber from the village of Fiskars, Finland!
Great explaining I agree with you and had to go through the same process, my first serious bushcraft tools were ESEEs, very good knives, bulky, poweful. At the time I only went by full exposed tang. Things ahve changed and the further I go, the more I like smaller knives, and I just adore puukkos
I just found your channel today and have to say that your content is top notch! I also started with a bigger survival blade and nowadays tend to use my trusted Mora 510 for most tasks. It cost me about 8$ so I ordered a few of them for my friends cause it is just that good. But that M4 looks even better, got to have to get one someday.
Its great to see somebody on the other side of the world appreciate our Finlanders knife heritage, and yes puukko is style of knife its confusing to even many finns who actually call even kitchen knives puukko 🤦♂. I haven't gotten into PM puukkos yet but for the past 10 years or so have allmost exclusively used 80crV2 puukko's for wood work, allso puukko has throughout history been used for everything not just woodcarving and sometimes when you see old and well used puukkos they dont look like "scandi grind" at all anymore and from my understanding especially hunters preferred to sharpen their puukko's into more of an convexed shape. Our country's turning 100 years in few weeks 🤔 Hmmm sounds like the perfect excuse to get a new (pm)? Puukko to celebrate Independence 😂👍
Best choice Shawn! Most big knives are only good for show, they have not come from a history of living in the bush or making detailed work. Get skilled with the Puukko and you will see the benefits. Puukko and axe is the best combo. I am interested in the M4 steel, but I have several good carbon blades, Puronvarsi and Lammi (Silver Steel) and Kankaanaan (not sure what grade steel, but holds a Hellish edge).
Axes and Puukkos my favorite combination. The M4 steel has great edge holding but it doesn't have the ductility or ease of sharpening like the carbon steel. Yet the carbon steel simply doesn't have the edge strength and wear resistance. I think the first thing you notice with m4 on wood is the ferocity of the cutting. It's fun stuff. Currently there isn't anymore available. But there will be another patch later
Look at 80CRV2 (what the Terava Skrama chopping Knife is made of) I have one and it takes a beating, yet will still shave feather sticks well and slice paper after much use, no edge folding or chipping. I also make knives of L6 this is tough and flexible enough for a knife. The Finns and Sami People have used knives for a living for centuries, their Carbon steels are very well suited and evolved from their work needs. I have Sami Ancestry and I know that their large chopping knives (similar to leuku) have been used to chop Reindeer bones to extract marrow and used to chop very hard arctic birch. I have a couple of knives over 100 years old and although beaten up are still functional and razor sharp. Knives should be made of steel that is primarily effective for slicing/cutting, they are not primarily pry-bars, neither are they axes. The purpose of and forces exacted on an axe are very different to a knife. Other than Swedish and Finnish laminated stainless blades I am not a big fan of stainless, 40 of 43 of my knives are carbon and I don't have any that are rusted away, I look after them and they all have had use.
Woodsman Spirit that's awesome! Thanks for sharing! 80crv2 is great carbon steel. It can take a working hardness of 62hrc yet still have a great ratio of strength and ductility. I love carbon steels but as a knife sharpener I enjoy the increased edge holding that carbon tool steel has to offer.
Hey BBB, would you prefer a micarta, stabilized wood or stacked birch handle for long carving work. I usually use micarta or the rubberized mora handles and have no experience with stabilized wood or stacked birch, could you describe what these handles feel like in comparison to micarta and rubber. I guess stabilzed wood is more like micarta and stacked bark has more give to it. Thanks in abvance.
I think M4 has the perfect toughness but with very high wear resistance, as well as amazing hardness when ran hard like 64-66hrc. It's hard enough to really resist deformation and have great edge stability and wear resistance with enough corrosion resistance to be perfect for me.
Really awesome and very well though out. The knife is beautiful, the grind looks super aggressive, no doubt that is a high performance cutting tool. Would love to have that knife in my hands. Knowing me, most likely I would remove the microbevel and if it fails, I would put back a new one lol.
I recently placed an order through Dulo knives for a Birch Bark Puukko In K390. Only con to this is a five months wait. That being said, that time will skip by quickly. I am very excited to say the least. Let me ask, have you ever owned a Bark River Puukko in 3V? That knife has me interested. Anyways, have a good day.
Can you compare the cutting power and feathersticking abilities of a knife with a very high scandi grind (like malanika puukko) vs a scandi grind that goes to half the height of the blade of the knife?
I would love to get a hold of one or two of those puukko knives just to try them out. I have a couple of Mora knives and love the so I think I would love on how those would do for bushcrafting.
The reason our current options for stainless blade steels suck ass is because the chromium can't form an oxide layer if it forms a carbide, and pure chromium isn't very strong compared to cementite (iron carbide), so the edge just rolls. I'm currently designing a stainless that doesn't suck, but is still corrosion resistant.
He man. What's the strongest handle of malanika ?brich bark or buckeye wood or that you use (your first malanika cpm m4)?and what is the best steel cpm4v or cpm m4?and why? Please answer me.Thankyou.
No sorry; carbon 1095 type steels are all I want or need. Part of knife craft is knowing how to sharpen and maintain your knife. I actually enjoy sharpening my knives in the field, camping or whatever. For whatever reason super steels usually covert into a significant increase in price and is not worth it to me. I have a fixed blade Case hunting knife that is pushing 80 years old, which has been handed down for three generations. It has not been babied over the years and has processed more wild game than I can count; it still holds a razor sharp edge to this day and is easy and fast to sharpen if you know how.
Like anything it depends, if you're trying to baton a 12" wide log with knots I don't think any knife can do that. If you're making kindling with a wrist thick pieces within reason, sure.
+steve debella Currently not. It was a limited run. I had to personally process the raw materials with my time and effort. Then sell them to Daniel in Waterjet cut, heat treated blanks However I've been working at getting Daniel the resources he needs to make super steel Puukkos without my help. Give it a month or two :) I'll update with videos
It is kinda like katana is actually just one word for sword in japanese. We usually say puukko when we are talking about traditional knife, but it can mean others as well. Word veitsi is for different type of knifes. Like for example "keittiöveitsi" kitchen knife.
Great video and beautiful puukkos! The puukkos are kind of important a part of Finnish culture. Already starting from the myths (Kalevala etc.) even many presidents wearing/and using them a lot. Most notably Urho Kekkonen wearing a Puukko on his belt very often, even in the Presidental ˋpalaceˋ (he made the Tommi Puukkos famous). Thanx for the video! And cheers from a fellow outdoorsman/knife enthusiast/youtuber from the village of Fiskars, Finland!
When a person graduates from beginner knives they mature into the Finish Puukko!
I prefer the Bark River Puukko in 3v!
God I want one of those so much. Malanika puukkos are gorgeous
so worth it bro
Great explaining
I agree with you and had to go through the same process, my first serious bushcraft tools were ESEEs,
very good knives, bulky, poweful. At the time I only went by full exposed tang.
Things ahve changed and the further I go, the more I like smaller knives, and I just adore puukkos
I just found your channel today and have to say that your content is top notch! I also started with a bigger survival blade and nowadays tend to use my trusted Mora 510 for most tasks. It cost me about 8$ so I ordered a few of them for my friends cause it is just that good. But that M4 looks even better, got to have to get one someday.
+TheAnonymousSword yes, love the m4. 80crv2 is excellent as well
Holy crap, both of those are beautiful blades. Bushcraft perfection.
TJack Survival Right? don't even get me started :D
Its great to see somebody on the other side of the world appreciate our Finlanders knife heritage, and yes puukko is style of knife its confusing to even many finns who actually call even kitchen knives puukko 🤦♂. I haven't gotten into PM puukkos yet but for the past 10 years or so have allmost exclusively used 80crV2 puukko's for wood work, allso puukko has throughout history been used for everything not just woodcarving and sometimes when you see old and well used puukkos they dont look like "scandi grind" at all anymore and from my understanding especially hunters preferred to sharpen their puukko's into more of an convexed shape. Our country's turning 100 years in few weeks 🤔 Hmmm sounds like the perfect excuse to get a new (pm)? Puukko to celebrate Independence 😂👍
Bro, you're a legend when it comes to steel.
Great video from the start!! I went from a buck night hawk to esse 6 .... Now I use a condor canyon carver.
Best choice Shawn! Most big knives are only good for show, they have not come from a history of living in the bush or making detailed work. Get skilled with the Puukko and you will see the benefits. Puukko and axe is the best combo. I am interested in the M4 steel, but I have several good carbon blades, Puronvarsi and Lammi (Silver Steel) and Kankaanaan (not sure what grade steel, but holds a Hellish edge).
Axes and Puukkos my favorite combination.
The M4 steel has great edge holding but it doesn't have the ductility or ease of sharpening like the carbon steel. Yet the carbon steel simply doesn't have the edge strength and wear resistance.
I think the first thing you notice with m4 on wood is the ferocity of the cutting.
It's fun stuff.
Currently there isn't anymore available.
But there will be another patch later
Look at 80CRV2 (what the Terava Skrama chopping Knife is made of) I have one and it takes a beating, yet will still shave feather sticks well and slice paper after much use, no edge folding or chipping. I also make knives of L6 this is tough and flexible enough for a knife. The Finns and Sami People have used knives for a living for centuries, their Carbon steels are very well suited and evolved from their work needs. I have Sami Ancestry and I know that their large chopping knives (similar to leuku) have been used to chop Reindeer bones to extract marrow and used to chop very hard arctic birch. I have a couple of knives over 100 years old and although beaten up are still functional and razor sharp. Knives should be made of steel that is primarily effective for slicing/cutting, they are not primarily pry-bars, neither are they axes. The purpose of and forces exacted on an axe are very different to a knife. Other than Swedish and Finnish laminated stainless blades I am not a big fan of stainless, 40 of 43 of my knives are carbon and I don't have any that are rusted away, I look after them and they all have had use.
Woodsman Spirit that's awesome! Thanks for sharing!
80crv2 is great carbon steel. It can take a working hardness of 62hrc yet still have a great ratio of strength and ductility.
I love carbon steels but as a knife sharpener I enjoy the increased edge holding that carbon tool steel has to offer.
Hey BBB, would you prefer a micarta, stabilized wood or stacked birch handle for long carving work. I usually use micarta or the rubberized mora handles and have no experience with stabilized wood or stacked birch, could you describe what these handles feel like in comparison to micarta and rubber. I guess stabilzed wood is more like micarta and stacked bark has more give to it. Thanks in abvance.
Great episode. Thank you!
I think M4 has the perfect toughness but with very high wear resistance, as well as amazing hardness when ran hard like 64-66hrc. It's hard enough to really resist deformation and have great edge stability and wear resistance with enough corrosion resistance to be perfect for me.
“There. Is. No. Best. Steel!”
3V: “Hold my sheath....”
hmmm...
3V is awesome stainless steel, holds a great edge, is super tuff, and doesn't chip or rust.
Magnacut:
Wonderful! Thank you!
How do you care for the stacked birch handle?
cpm m4, cant beat that.Great knives in the best steel for actual use.
Really awesome and very well though out. The knife is beautiful, the grind looks super aggressive, no doubt that is a high performance cutting tool. Would love to have that knife in my hands. Knowing me, most likely I would remove the microbevel and if it fails, I would put back a new one lol.
+John Huynh hahaha hell yeah that's what it's all about, trial and error.
I hope ya get one to try out one day :D
“You’ll never see a stainless steel in a chopper competition” oohhh boy is Mangacut a gift from above
Damnt now I want a puukko :(
Me too and I have several.
It's addictive.
I have many of those, some since my childhood. Greetings from Finland! ;)
I recently placed an order through Dulo knives for a Birch Bark Puukko
In K390.
Only con to this is a five months wait. That being said, that time will skip by quickly.
I am very excited to say the least.
Let me ask, have you ever owned a Bark River Puukko in 3V? That knife has me interested.
Anyways, have a good day.
roselli UHC knife...ultra high carbon..HRC 66-68
Can you compare the cutting power and feathersticking abilities of a knife with a very high scandi grind (like malanika puukko) vs a scandi grind that goes to half the height of the blade of the knife?
no time to video that brother, id say the malinika is superior for the reasons I gave in your other comment
I would love to get a hold of one or two of those puukko knives just to try them out. I have a couple of Mora knives and love the so I think I would love on how those would do for bushcrafting.
Yeah......i dont need a sharpened prybar in the woods.
The reason our current options for stainless blade steels suck ass is because the chromium can't form an oxide layer if it forms a carbide, and pure chromium isn't very strong compared to cementite (iron carbide), so the edge just rolls. I'm currently designing a stainless that doesn't suck, but is still corrosion resistant.
Where can i buy malanika knife original not fake ????
What is the cost of those knives?
He man. What's the strongest handle of malanika ?brich bark or buckeye wood or that you use (your first malanika cpm m4)?and what is the best steel cpm4v or cpm m4?and why?
Please answer me.Thankyou.
g10 and micarta are stronger. 4v because its harder and tougher then m4
Big Brown Bear
Thankyou so much.
Where can I get puukkos like in your video? Can you give a link please! Thank you so much
Try googling Malanika puukko
No sorry; carbon 1095 type steels are all I want or need. Part of knife craft is knowing how to sharpen and maintain your knife. I actually enjoy sharpening my knives in the field, camping or whatever. For whatever reason super steels usually covert into a significant increase in price and is not worth it to me. I have a fixed blade Case hunting knife that is pushing 80 years old, which has been handed down for three generations. It has not been babied over the years and has processed more wild game than I can count; it still holds a razor sharp edge to this day and is easy and fast to sharpen if you know how.
What you like about 80crv?
Can you do batoning with a puukko?
Like anything it depends, if you're trying to baton a 12" wide log with knots I don't think any knife can do that. If you're making kindling with a wrist thick pieces within reason, sure.
I have several of his knives- great tools. Any chance to get one with M4?
+steve debella Currently not. It was a limited run.
I had to personally process the raw materials with my time and effort.
Then sell them to Daniel in Waterjet cut, heat treated blanks
However I've been working at getting Daniel the resources he needs to make super steel Puukkos without my help.
Give it a month or two :)
I'll update with videos
I want one as well!!!!
Puuokko, saw and a hatchet (big puuokko 😎). Maybe even not a axe, because you can “baton” wood into halfa with a saw
I’m thinking of getting a pukko in cpm 4v
You are welcome :) A couple of weeks ago I have asked Malanika about CPM 4V Puukko price. With a simple wood handle it is €320.
Awesome video
Nice video. One comment - Micro bevels are not traditional...
What do you think about benchmades puuko in 3V?
that knife and an axe
Yup, was thinking a Gransfors
How m4 deal with rust
Some say that puukko just means 'a knife' in Finnish,not a style of it.Like kniv in Swedish.But it is obvious what you mean.
It is kinda like katana is actually just one word for sword in japanese. We usually say puukko when we are talking about traditional knife, but it can mean others as well. Word veitsi is for different type of knifes. Like for example "keittiöveitsi" kitchen knife.
Where can I find your knives?
you have to email me, I'm just getting started
Is it full tang ??
the one with a birch bark handle is a rat tang. The one with micarta is propably the same.
BUDDY! your vids are F**kin jokes. Keep that raw knife knowledge coming man.
how do you feel about cpm3v
real metis for a puukko? nah, needs more strength rather then ductility so we can support that high performance geometry
in other words 3v dose not hold a good edge?
real metis for what hahaha it all depends on the use, can't get fixed on the just the steel.
i would believe the type of steel is a good starting point
real metis depends, you can't make a good sword out of S110v, does that mean s110v is shit? nah, just the wrong attributes for a sword
cpm3v 58 hrc
So butyful Puukkos🦾
Not much.
Mot Nuch
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not why! it is WANT! ;)
hahaha
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