Making a Leuku knife from an Old Saw Blade

In this video I take an old carbon steel saw blade and make a knife from it. This knife is modeled after the Leuku knife, which is the traditional knife of the Sami people of northern Europe. The handle is constructed of black canvas micarta, yellow fiber liners and Granadillo wood. Thanks for watching!

[@bigernbladesmith]

I love the Scandinavian type of knives. This leuku looks 👍 👍.

[@NickVanLeuven]

@@bigernbladesmith Thank you!

[@sleazy1drache]

Beautiful knife!

[@NickVanLeuven]

Thank you!

[@DanielSmithForge]

The knife turned out great. I really need to forge out a good bushcraft knife for myself.

[@NickVanLeuven]

Thanks! Make a video when you do!

[@jdhurtz1234]

Your videos are totally awesome. Thank you for the educational content

[@TheAnshukalra]

Amazing knife !❤

[@NickVanLeuven]

Thank you!

[@tracerxrider]

Very nice.

[@NickVanLeuven]

Thank you!

[@Javaman92]

This video deserves more likes than it has. Just the tips about telling if a random steel is good enough for a knife makes it that. And yet, the entire video is well done.

[@NickVanLeuven]

Thank you!

[@8614d]

That knife is very beautiful. Can’t wait to see the sheath you make.

[@NickVanLeuven]

Thanks! The sheath will be a new experience for me as the traditional sheaths have a wood core, which I've never done before.

[@dennispedicone5125]

Absolutely wonderful craftsmanship, I'm very impressed.

[@NickVanLeuven]

Thank you very much!

[@Javaman92]

OH! This came out yesterday! LOL

[@DKleined]

One of your best so far, IMO! Especially love the handle materials - the yellow really pops and is the perfect accent. Do you sell these?

[@NickVanLeuven]

@@DKleined Thank you! I do plan on selling my knives, currently working on a website.

[@paullambert4445]

Thanks. Nice job. I’m half Norwegian and have several Scandinavian knives. You are right on, but your transition from blade to stick tang should be a curved and not squared off. Squared off is a weaker than a curved transition. 🎸🔪

[@alexandrechagasmoreira3780]

👏👍✌️

[@NickVanLeuven]

Thanks for watching!

[@eskileriksson4457]

I'd add at least a hint of a finger guard, though I know it's not traditional.
They're still made, sold and used in Scandinavia.

[@NickVanLeuven]

I was sticking to the traditional shape here. I know if I added a finger guard, there would be people commenting that the Leuku knife doesn't have a finger guard. Thanks for watching!

[@eskileriksson4457]

@@NickVanLeuven Yeah, I get that. And it does look better without. Great work!

[@MarrockV]

How come a hot drill bit split the wood but a red hot piece of iron being shoved into it didn't?
Beautiful work here but that did confuse me just a bit.

[@NickVanLeuven]

The drill bit created a seal with the wood and allowed steam to build up. Steam expands which caused pressure to build up and the wood cracked. Burning out a slot with a red hot piece of metal did cause a lot of heat, but there was never an airtight seal and so pressure didn't build. At least that's what I think happened. Thanks for watching!

[@MarrockV]

@@NickVanLeuven I love a well made knife with a simple but effective design.
Thanks for the reply, the drill sealing the hole never occurred to me.