How to make birch bark handle for a Laplander blade
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- I visited Roselli's factory some time ago and I bought two of their biggest blades, Sami -Laplander knife blades. These kind of blades are called "Leuku" in Finnish. I desided to do birch bark handles for them. I wish this opens your eyes how to do it. As you may notice, it's rather labouries to do it.
I think there's going to be a video soon introducing these knifes when ever they will be ready.
Music in this video comes from Ulla Pirttijärvi, Finnish Sami singer.
Look at video Project Lapin leuku and you will see these laplander knifes finished www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9Imx...
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I love the yoik - the sound of the wind in the boreal forest.
You are the best! When I need to see how to put together a knife I watch your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Thank you Dorin! Modestly happy to be helpful. Osmo
Excellent video, thank you. I really appreciate the details about processing the birch bark.
+Matus Kalisky Great that you like it! Thanks, Osmo
When getting the top layers off the Birch bark, I found using a scrap piece of wood with an end cut at a 45 degree angle worked amazing for scraping the bark evenly and quickly. Saved my thumbs a lot of rubbing!
Beautiful video. I was totally entranced by the music.
I have never really listened this musik but it sure is great. Felt the same.
a pleasure to watch again!
I like it !!!!!! ....Excellent tutorial !!!!!....You are a Master Mr. Thetopicala !!!!
Jorge y Paulina from Argentina.
Thanks for showing. Your video are always an inspiration, thanks again!
Thanks for your support.
They look awesome. Thanks for showing how to make them.
:-)
You're welcome, thanks.
Muito bom !!! Parabéns por compartilhar essa experiência, obrigado.
grande abraço.
thats a beautiful handle. i love the music aswell.
peter oud Thanks Peter!
SIMPLY.............PERFECT !!
ANOTHER ONE MASTERPIECE
GREAT VIDEO AND MUSIC COMBINATION
ALSO I CAN´T WAIT FOR FINISHED PRODUCT
CHEERS
Thank you Danilo. Nice to hear your voice:D
beautiful work, and great job on the vid. Cant wait to see the finnished knife.
Thank you.
Really cool technique in the oven, Birch bark is some awsome wood i have to try this some times.
Pretty cool music to.
Very nice and inspiring! Lots of work the finished product stands for great craftsmanship.Like always your work is a great pleasure to see.
Thanks for following my channel.
Dude, I simply love your work
I'm amazed by idea how you used birch tar for joining bark parts. It is very intelligent way to use natural resource and minimize adiction of unnatural matirials.
Awesome !!!
Thanks. Nature has sometimes secret powers! With the tiny help of human...
Love the music... suits a video of a finnish knife being made.
Having Scandinavian genes in me, I am interested making this knife.
Also, gonna have to google Ulla Pirttijärvi... Its nice to discover talented musicians from mother countries..
Alan Nikander Thank you Alan! Great start for this Valentine's Day by reading your comment! Osmo
funny, Today before watching this video I realized that I need to make birch bark handle puukko. Just to see what is it like to make. this video had good tips I didn't even realize I was missing.
Great to hear. Thanks for watching.
INFO: JAMES PARUS makes nice puukko making videos. LOOK at his channel.
I love your work. Pure beauty.
I've been inspired by your skills. I've made my first stacked handle knife from a file but the fit an finish is amateur.
I always come back to watch these video to get recharged when I get frustrated.
Also, Love the Sami music, its relaxing and fits the knives.
Big Brown Thanks my friend for your supportive comment.
Beautiful video!
Thank you. Let's thank singer :) !
thetopicala Indeed, it added a lot of spirit to the video. Somehow, not knowing Suomi I imagined it was sung by a Japanese singer (clearly I don't know Japanese either!) until I read the video notes after watching. On the note of 'Thanks', I wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving from America!
Yeap, she was singing Sami language. There are many Sami dialects in northern parts of Skandinavia.
Beautiful .....next knife handle. Grateful for the video.
Cool! Pay attention to the quality of birch bark; as flat bark material as possible.
amazing idea !
It's all old ideas. I'm just introducing them. Thank you.
Another good knife brand from Finland is Marttiini. They make nice knives and it's pretty well known among the knife people
Oh you're finnish don't mind that comment
nimbuzz There are several good branches for hobbiest knife makers from Finland but also from other countrie, thanks.
Beautiful work
Thank you John. Watch one of my newest videos and you'll find these puukkos ready and finished; "Project Lapin leuku".
Cool will do brother.
hermoso trabajo, muy bonitos tus cuchillos, son obras de arte
Hector Portella 👋🏻👋🏻🇫🇮
i really enjoyed this video!
Thanks. I felt great after finishing this video.
thetopicala here in norway it's common to sandwich leather and slices of bone/antler in the same way for some of the sami blades. It looks very nice aswell
Thank you. Imaginenation is your only barrier to final produckt. Am I right?
Another superb video my friend!!!
Thanks D for you nice words.
This inspired me to collect some birch bark. Thanks
Do it during midsummer while birchies wet, full of water and bark loosens very easily. You can notice the differens.
Very Beautiful thank you good video !
Love it!
Thanks mate.
loy loy loy loy loooooy loy loy
i love crapanese music.. it's soothing...
robert owens 😂😂😂😂
Beautiful
Thanks. Part 2 is coming... one day.
Well done !
Your welcome!
I love it. I'm so doing this later.
:)
That is such a catchy tune!
Sam Harper Hell yeah! 😀👊🏻 thanks, Osmo
Amazing yrr☺😊😌
I absolutely LOVE this video . What an excellent tutorial - the music and Ladies voice is stunning . Would love to know the music please . Thank you once again for your contribution Thetopicala and best wishes my friend .
+Master Tracker Thanks mate! Google Ulla Pirttijärvi, Finnish Sami singer.
I love Thatcher music 😉
If I remember I am definitely going to try that
Have you allready collected/found bark? Thanks.
thetopicala my dad Burns Birch in our outdoor oven so all I have to do is peel it off
Great job! :)
Thanks Alex. Great to have you back in this wierd world of Google+...:D
realy need to try this too
MUH Geschichte Best of effort you! Thanks, Osmo
Thank You !!!!!!
+milan hustaty You are most welcome!
Beautiful work, music,and filming,please let us see the finished leuko when you are satisfied with the results of your hard work.And what is your favorite knife blade to use and work with I suspect Rosselli blades would be amongst them, thanks for the inspiration and again the perfect music,regards Tom.
Thanks Tom. I've been taught that one should favor domestic items:D
I try make birch bark handle Thank you good video!
+BushCraft FOX Thanks!
Awesome knife mate. could save time cleaning the bark before cutting or is that trickier to do ?
Brian Riley I rather do it the way you described. Thanks , Osmo
love the look of the finished product, thanks for sharing your methods. Another method I will certainly be using 👍
Thank You!
Really a gorgeous handle that compliments the knife so well.
Thank you.
I have used a steelbrush for cleaning the bark. Works really Good if you brush gently.
Sounds good Robban! Good tip 👍🏻 thanks, Osmo
Thank you ever encountered the store.
Renato correia lacerda www.brisa.fi/portal/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
thank you so much for that informative viedo. Just saw you in a vid of Sepp Waidhandwerk before so i was following to your own TH-cam Channel
I am new subscriber and will come back often.
best regards
Norbert
+Norbert Zapf Vielen Danke Norbert! Wish you enjoy in the future too! Osmo
+thetopicala I will come back again to your 1+ Channel, i can learn much . One Question, where I can order such a big blade like this 20 cm blade you`ve done with a handle. I mean this Puronvarsi Leuku Laplander, and how much to pay is this blade?
Thank you and have a nice day
Norbert
+Norbert Zapf Hi Norbert, put me mail.
I have had a few of these knives in the past and always thought thae handle was made of raw-hide, looking back i now realize I was wrong
Yep, you can use leather or birch bark in layers whith this type of handles. I wonder if you like to see ready birch bark Laplander tomorrow, whatch this channel, thanks! New video coming, ending the story of these Laplanders, finally...
I collected birch bark in Maine this past Fall, but the part of the bark I collected was the outer layer, very thin. Part of it looks like the scraps you cleaned off. I have quite a lot of it, probably enough to stack a 100mm handle, but I wonder if it is any use at all in making a handle. Most of it is 1mm or less in thickness. The bark had fallen off the trees naturally, so the pulpy portion is not there for the most part. Your advice would be appreciated.
(That advice might be to collect thicker bark next year, but that would be all right. I would rather not start a project doomed to fail. Or, is there a way to use the thin bark?)
I'm not too sure as I've never done this, but I'd say use more bark and push it together and that might work?
+Jeff Polaski Jeff, you are right. It's no worth trying to make birch bark handle out of too thin material. The look would be very poor. When you find thickness more than 1.5mm ot thicker then you are on right track! Thanks and Merry C. atb, Osmo ps. sorry I hadn't noticed your message until now...
Thank you for the advice. It's all a bit chancy when I don't have the other basics down, so I'm going to bump a birch back handle down the list a bit more. Have a great New Year.
Hi Osmo, love your vids! I have i question, im making a birch bark puukko with reindeer antler as bolster and end cap, and i was wondering if heating the knife in the oven to glue the birch tar could damage the antler?
All the best
Alex
Hi Alex, my first reaction is that no, it doesn't but I haven't got own experience. Well, materials like bone and wood don't get hurt in those temperatus anyway. Not sure about any glues though in oven. I would like to hear your experience later, is that possible? Thanks.
Alex, it occure to me which I missed to say in my previous reply. You can put a piece of antler in the oven and test it. Atb, Osmo
thetopicala thanks! yeah i'll try that. I think I will make a video about the knife so you can see how it went.
thanks for the help
all the best!
nice music...
+Deepak suthar It is! :)
Awesome !!! Goot muzique alzo
Hello Osmo! I collected a little amount of birch wood with the bark in its place because the government cleaned both sides from a mountain road. Some of them are a little dry and I want to knows if I can take out the bark without broke. Is possible I will need a little time in water for became more workable?
Thanks for your time and your excellent videos!
Hi! I know that cleaning of an old bark away from the wood might be tricky. I have always collected birch bark from living tree (legally) which is then cut down. It loosens very easily during mid summer. I don't know if water soaking helps at all.
Ok i will try to see what i can do, And thanks for continue uploading videos, in August i will have my seminar in damascus forging knives and i really want put birch bark in one of my knives handles.
Great video! Every Child should learn how to make a (scandinavian :-)) knife, learn how to use it and get outdoors!! Lovevely joiking too........
Well, let's say at least Nordic knife so we Finns suffer for being left out side term Scandiinavian;) thank you for your worriness for younger generation.;)
love the music what is it ?
Hi, look at the end of the video; Ulla Pirttijärvi... Thanks for watching!
a lot of works. the background music is of sami people or suomalainen ? I was looking for birch bark blanks for fishing rod handle and found your one. Good job
Thanks, Finnish Saami singer Ulla Pirttijärvi's music. Try Brisa knife supply. They have ready made birck bark blocks, at least before had.
thetopicala Thanks
As long as your birch bark pieces are relatively tight for almost every piece you don’t have to worry about it sliding by the time your finished the handle won’t even be able to be moved without like hammering on it and even with that it would break before it would slide the pieces become very tight just put your bolster on like normal and flatten out the rat tale
Can someone show me where this blade he uses is sold?
Which store or website?
Renato correia lacerda Hi, thanks for the interest. Try Brisa knife supply.
do you treat the handle with anything to protect it?
Birch bark does not really need anything to protect specially. Of course you may oil it. They do even varnish it sometimes but I find it really wrong. Good polish it is enough.
I would use linseed oil and not cover it with lacquer. With uncovered birch bark you get good grip even if bloody or fishy handle. Linseed oil hardens in air with time, but one ought to soak for months. Take glass jar, make hole for blade in cover put with handle down in oil, try to make lid airtight, wait a season or two...Remember that linseed oil is if mixed with combustible prone to self ignite! So do not spill like on sawdust or use a rag and then let it be! Burn it or soak it in water. Silver is good material for to use at blade end of handle, it is nice and antibacterial. (old coins)
GOD FUCKING JESUS CHRIST! THE MUSIC IS GOING TO DRIVE ME NUTS
It's okay to feel that way, too:)
cala boca demonio
Cool!
Individually stripping slates takes eternity. Use green bark and peel the complete external part at once. It'll ensure better quality and save you lot of time.
Julien Belanger Or let someone else to do the job and your precious time will save. Green bark shrinks and finally rottens. Thank you!
what is the song?
May I ask what music episode
+朱鋒 Hi, thanks for asking... Ulla Pirttijärvi, a saami singer. Stays in the box beneath the video.
+thetopicala thank you
I want a birch handled knife
Which blade? Carving puukko knife or bigger?
verry nice
Thank you.
I also have a beautiful knife
Voiko tuohien väliin käyttää epoksia vai suositteletko ihan perus puuliimaa?
leijarobotti2000 kyllä säänkestävä puuliima riittää jos et uunittamalla sitten kasaa. Teet vaan läpiviennit sitten ahtaasti.
@@thetopicala Selvä! Juu ensimmäinen tuohikahvainen tekeillä tällä hetkellä niin vähän mietitytti. Mitä tarkoittaa läpivienti?
leijarobotti2000 kun teet tuoheen reikää ruotoa varten 👍🏻
@@thetopicala Aivan juu! kiitos erittäin paljon vastauksesta.
Which country is this, where you need permission to get wood from a tree?
I want to say loud, you cannot take anything out of a living tree anywhere unless you own the tree or the forest. Everyman’s right covers the gathering of twigs, leaves, needles, birch bark, or bark that has fallen to the ground. This is directly from a booklet that guides a traveller in Finland. Hope this clears people's knowledge about their rights in the nature. Thanks, Osmo
You measure every single piece of the bark, peel every single piece, punch in every single piece a hole etc. Why is all that necessary? Here take a look..... Kauhava puukko "Финка"
Thanks for watching. Your link did not work, anyway nice trying new things all the time.
du slösar bort min tid!!!
LuDDicH901 Det låter bra åt dig
Get better music
Yea, get some Nicki Minaj for our friend Jack here ^
I hate the music you choose.
Ha ha! It's not typical modern music, I can admit.
thetopicala well every one likes their own style. ☺
thetopicala I actually love this music! It was a pleasant sound track while learning from your methods. Love your work!
thetopicala I actually love this music! It was a pleasant sound track while learning from your methods. Love your work!
It's magical music, isn't it. Though I wouldn't listen to it while driving a car maybe. :)
Sorry but could do WITHOUT the music
Haha!
Music SUCKED
heath sunday Haha! It always does younger you are!