Humans have a long history with knives. For eons the knife was a tool of supreme significance. Knives are a part of our evolution. There is every reason to encourage a healthy bond with knives. It awakens something that is real and also ancient. Erämaan kutsu.
Totally agree on two knife carrying, (or more if you need them!) I love my Kauhavan Puukkopaja double leuku set, covers most eventualities when I'm de-limbing my small area of trees or tidying up coppicing. Good video.
Oh that double Leuku looks nice!! Very practical choice! Hmm should get some knives to test from Kauhavan Puukkopaja.. Thanx for watching, have an awesome sunday my friend!🌲🔪🌲🐺🌲
They are very useful indeed - blades by Laurin Metalli, very sharp and they can do almost everything. (I haven't tried felling a tree with them - yet!)@@OldForestBushcraft
There is that Beautiful Lrg Northern Hunter again and I am looking forward to owning one myself this Holiday Season. As I had mentioned- I am enamoured with Large Bellied Knife designs. It performs in everything I put them through with exception of the grind. Scandi is more wood oriented, saber is more everything tasks, and flat being the better skinner/slicer (less hard work use). In light of your knowledge shared with me of the Puukko knife history, DBK using it, showing no edge damage following batonning through bricks, being stood on with full body weight, and being shot at: I had ordered (4) Terävä Jääkäripuukko 110 from Varusteleka. 1 for myself- but, also for my Son, Dad, and Grandfather. They are in-fact arriving today and I am very excited to own one. Always enjoy your content Brother and looking forward to what you have to share with us next. Thanks :)
Yeah, realized that I have include the LNH in this video, because its not only my most versitale blade, its also a knife I would most definitely take to multi days hiking trips to Lapland, Companied with a larger blade. And Specially if I would do Fishing! The Terävä puukko is one hell of a tough knife. And In that price point imo almost unparallel. The the peltonen rangerpuukko m95 is maybe the only competition that comes to mind. Also great sheath. Thanx for watching and have a great day my friend!🌲🔪🌲
@@OldForestBushcraft Thanks for the suggestion and I will take a look at it. Yeah, I was interested in getting a tank of a knife. I wanted a Puukko too. I love my expensive LTWKs and Bark Rivers and don't want to have to maintain too often. So, I saw the crazy results from extreme use by various youtubers and decided "If you need a reliable survival knife; the Terava puukko would stand up to the task." Very happy with it for the price already! My JX2 Companion still beats it at the feathers- but, for the blade shape and grind; I am very surprised by it's feathering performance. Of course, I also prefer 2 knives in the woods. A larger "beater" knife and a smaller tasks one! :) Makes all chores much easier and a joy compared to a 1 tool option.
I would very much enjoy a video with your thoughts on the bond we have with knives. I have some knives that are supposedly inferior to others I own. But I get more out of them in terms of work; certainly I get more enjoyment out of them.
That video is most certainly coming! A phenomen that I’ve specially noticed lately with some knives. Even strange. At the moment have few (expensive) knives that im thinking of just selling away. Very nice blades, but just no connection. Thanx for watching, have a great day!🌲🔪🌲
I wasn going to buy a Skrama as I have enough large knives and I also used to carry a hatchet. I saw the 200 second hand for a price that I couldn't refuse. It's now my main large cutting tool. I really should be carrying a leuku with where I live😂. Oulankajoki looks very familiar in those photos. Nice video Llari.
I will just have to get the 200, I see it being much more usefull than 240 (although I love it as a chopper in the garden). Im really liking Leukus at the moment. Though may not have an ideal handle ergos etc. theres just something, the lightness, for a blade that size very nimble in hand. Kuusamo has stole my heart during the years. Maybe all the fishing trips there during the years. (Though I admit its pretty crowded nowadays). Kuusamo, Muotkatunturi wilderness and whole Inari areas have become kind of special places in Lapland. I’ ve just ended up visiting those places a lot with my father in the 90s. (well is Kuusamo Lapland, thats another discussion, lol). Thanx for watching Tim, have a great day up north!
I know what you mean when you talk about Kuusamo, loved it ever since I first went there... Just something about it. Lots of dear outdoor memories and experiences from there... Nice vid 👍
Kuusamo is awesome! I also have almost a nostalgic feel to it. All the trips in the 90s there with my father are probably the root cause, lol! Theres just something about that place.. Thanx for watching, have an awesome day!🌲🔪🌲
That´s a great combo! I always have a two knife combo myself and it´s like yours, a "puukko" 7-10 cm blade and a "leuku" 13-16 cm blade style knife combo. One of my favourite for hiking is the M95 Peltonen along with a "Mora companion Spark" with a light folding saw (Silky F180 or Bacho laplander). This combo is perfect for summer, during winter I usually bring some heavier tools as well when making fire but the "leuku" "puukko" combo is still coming along. Thanks for the video and best regards from Sweden :)
Peltonen m95 with Mora spark seems like a winning combo to me! Ive been thinking of getting some Silky saws at some point. Heard many good things about them. Loving my Bahco Laplander. Great value! Thanx for watching, and have a great day there in Vackra Sverige!
Noce combo. Great video idea! I've been carrying my sissipuukko lately. Its a big knife but it's also a great carver/bushcrafter. Its one of the most versatile knives I own I think. I love it. Its my current one knife choice and it rides on my haversack or pack. Did I say I love my sissipuukko?!? I often have three knives with me outdoors: large SAK folder (with a saw) my 'bushcraft' knife (which changes often) and sometimes a larger knife. My larger knife is the skrama 200. I also love that thing.
Just Cant go wrong with the Sissipuukko! Imo near perfect hiking knife. One thing to note is that although this is My setup at the moment, it also changes. Which is great, Love variations! I have few larger knives coming in that cant wait to test them out. The Skrama 200 is also on my shopping list, although have the 240 (which I dont regret bying), I just need that smaller brother also! Thanx for watching, have a great day!!
Beautiful Combo! The last pair I had out was Fallkniven’s A1 & F1. My combo’s tend to get larger in the winter months. Was using a Bark River Bravo 1.5LT and Gunny EXT-1 both in desert ironwood, brass pins and black liners during our fall fishing months. Summer was mostly a Bark River Aurora II and BR Puukko that I’m still trying to get use too...
Oh, you have such a nice combos, have been thinking of getting the Aurora II. Though have been critical toward BRK, they have phenomenal designs. And Gunny in Desert Ironwood, with brass pins! Niiice! Thanx for watching, and have agreat day!
Good discussion! I always have a pocket knife on me. If I'm hunting, I usually have a Buck 110 folding hunter on my belt, plus one or two fixed-blade knives in my pack. I like to keep the right side open for a handgun holster. If I'm just mucking about in the woods, I have the same pocket knife, plus one or another knife on my belt and another in my pack, along with a folding saw.
Thank you for sharing your setup! I’ve been wanting to get the Buck 110. Such a classy looking folder. Oh so many knives to get…😂 Thanx for taking your time watching!🌲🔪🌲
I've noticed Issakki Jarvenpaa makes several double knife sets - 2 knives in 1 sheath. I liked the idea so much that I purchased parts to make my own copy of the Issakki Trekking Set 5618. Making my own set adds to the bond with the knives. So my question is...are double knife sets commonly used in Finland? I also noticed that Kainuun Puukko makes double and even triple Tommi sets.
Wow, making your own knife most certainly creates a strong bond, would imagine! Those definitely are a thing. I never used one my self. But there is a long tradition behind it. Specially in southern Ostrobothnia region. One of the knife capitals of Finland. But also traditionally in Lapland. Thanx for watching!🌲🔪🌲
Being retired = time available to make knives.🙂 Thanks for the tip on Ostrobothnia - its gives me a starting point for some internet searches. Since I'm in Canada, I have many Grohmann knives (original maker of the belt knife) but I still think a scandi grind Puukko in 80CRv2 makes a better overall knife for the forest. Thanks for posting the video. Cheers,@@OldForestBushcraft
@@emilychippie2771 need to add that Southern Ostrobothnia (where also Iisakki Järvenpää is located) is one strange district of Finland: full of uprisings, tumult, restlesness and VERY proud folk. And separatistic. Kind of rich also. Many times in history, theyve tried to separate themself from rest of Finland. "We dont need Helsinki" mentality. And of all the regions of Finland the most associated with Puukkos. I was once there and in Kauhava was a Baar called Puukko bar. It was decorated all over with Puukkos, lol😂. Did a small video of the Puukkojunkkarit (knife rebels). If you're interested. Sorry my ramblings, I would have become certainly a historian if I wouldn't have become musician.
I would like to hear more of your thoughts on developing a bond with your knife. I think you must begin with a quality knife, suited to your environment, the handle must fit your hand well. From there a lot of use will buiild your skills and attachment. Then again, what do I know?
Ha! That is indeed going to be the theme of, if not my next, then certainly my second next video! I think a theme a that almost all active knife users have noticed. Thanx for watching, and have a great day!🌲🔪🌲
Your knife does change with the seasons, so true. I carry two pocketknives all year, regardless of the season. A Swiss Army knife, for a simple blade and a variety of tools and lately I have added a Stanley 10-049 as my beater blade, or with extra, new blade carried in the handle, a scary sharp option with a quick change. Max flexibility, minimal cost or weight. In addition, I have several belt knives, a Mora Kansbol, used mainly on the boat, so not so many tears if it hits the water, a Mora classic for light shore duties, fire start, cooking and saunas, and my Terava Puukko, 110 for rough jobs.
You have beautiful combos, my friend! I’ve been just thinking lf getting the Kansbol again. Had one many years ago with me as a fishing knife. I wonder where I lost it. Probably in some fishing box of a friend😂. Remember liking it. Thanx for watching, and have an awesome day!
Use your hard steel blades, as back ups. For example, use a Victorinox, or a Morakniv, and have a Lionstel M4 as a back up. If you collect wild edible or use your hunting knife for dressing animals, then choose either Ballbearing steel, or CPM 3V. My favorite system, when I go hiking, collecting wild edibles, camping etc, is the Victorinox Rucksack and a Manly Patriot.
I discovered the leuku thanks to kuukkeliBushcraft, i got the erapuu one and i love it, i carry it with my old roselli hunter 100, and they make a nice combo ❤
Oh, that is indeed a very nice combo! The Eräpuu Leuku ks getting very close of being my most used knife of the year. Such a reliable companion. Thanx for watching, have a great day🌲🔪🌲
You need different tools for different jobs. The season's will also dictate the type of tools needed. I also still go by the rule - two is one, one is none. I always have a pocket knife and a sheath knife in the bush, if its more than 24 hrs, I also have an axe and a saw if weight is not too much trouble.
Humans have a long history with knives. For eons the knife was a tool of supreme significance. Knives are a part of our evolution. There is every reason to encourage a healthy bond with knives. It awakens something that is real and also ancient. Erämaan kutsu.
Great comment. (Pinned it) ”It awakens something that is real and also ancient” Could have not said it better my self!
Thanx for watching!
Totally agree on two knife carrying, (or more if you need them!) I love my Kauhavan Puukkopaja double leuku set, covers most eventualities when I'm de-limbing my small area of trees or tidying up coppicing. Good video.
Oh that double Leuku looks nice!! Very practical choice! Hmm should get some knives to test from Kauhavan Puukkopaja..
Thanx for watching, have an awesome sunday my friend!🌲🔪🌲🐺🌲
They are very useful indeed - blades by Laurin Metalli, very sharp and they can do almost everything. (I haven't tried felling a tree with them - yet!)@@OldForestBushcraft
My birthday today!@@OldForestBushcraft
Oh nice! Happy birthday to you!!!⭐@@edwinmason123
Looks like a very nice company. Have to check them out!@@edwinmason123
There is that Beautiful Lrg Northern Hunter again and I am looking forward to owning one myself this Holiday Season. As I had mentioned- I am enamoured with Large Bellied Knife designs. It performs in everything I put them through with exception of the grind. Scandi is more wood oriented, saber is more everything tasks, and flat being the better skinner/slicer (less hard work use).
In light of your knowledge shared with me of the Puukko knife history, DBK using it, showing no edge damage following batonning through bricks, being stood on with full body weight, and being shot at: I had ordered (4) Terävä Jääkäripuukko 110 from Varusteleka. 1 for myself- but, also for my Son, Dad, and Grandfather. They are in-fact arriving today and I am very excited to own one. Always enjoy your content Brother and looking forward to what you have to share with us next. Thanks :)
Yeah, realized that I have include the LNH in this video, because its not only my most versitale blade, its also a knife I would most definitely take to multi days hiking trips to Lapland, Companied with a larger blade. And Specially if I would do Fishing!
The Terävä puukko is one hell of a tough knife. And In that price point imo almost unparallel. The the peltonen rangerpuukko m95 is maybe the only competition that comes to mind. Also great sheath.
Thanx for watching and have a great day my friend!🌲🔪🌲
@@OldForestBushcraft Thanks for the suggestion and I will take a look at it. Yeah, I was interested in getting a tank of a knife. I wanted a Puukko too. I love my expensive LTWKs and Bark Rivers and don't want to have to maintain too often. So, I saw the crazy results from extreme use by various youtubers and decided "If you need a reliable survival knife; the Terava puukko would stand up to the task."
Very happy with it for the price already! My JX2 Companion still beats it at the feathers- but, for the blade shape and grind; I am very surprised by it's feathering performance. Of course, I also prefer 2 knives in the woods. A larger "beater" knife and a smaller tasks one! :) Makes all chores much easier and a joy compared to a 1 tool option.
I would very much enjoy a video with your thoughts on the bond we have with knives. I have some knives that are supposedly inferior to others I own. But I get more out of them in terms of work; certainly I get more enjoyment out of them.
That video is most certainly coming!
A phenomen that I’ve specially noticed lately with some knives. Even strange. At the moment have few (expensive) knives that im thinking of just selling away. Very nice blades, but just no connection.
Thanx for watching, have a great day!🌲🔪🌲
I wasn going to buy a Skrama as I have enough large knives and I also used to carry a hatchet.
I saw the 200 second hand for a price that I couldn't refuse.
It's now my main large cutting tool.
I really should be carrying a leuku with where I live😂.
Oulankajoki looks very familiar in those photos.
Nice video Llari.
I will just have to get the 200, I see it being much more usefull than 240 (although I love it as a chopper in the garden).
Im really liking Leukus at the moment. Though may not have an ideal handle ergos etc. theres just something, the lightness, for a blade that size very nimble in hand.
Kuusamo has stole my heart during the years. Maybe all the fishing trips there during the years. (Though I admit its pretty crowded nowadays). Kuusamo, Muotkatunturi wilderness and whole Inari areas have become kind of special places in Lapland. I’ ve just ended up visiting those places a lot with my father in the 90s.
(well is Kuusamo Lapland, thats another discussion, lol).
Thanx for watching Tim, have a great day up north!
I know what you mean when you talk about Kuusamo, loved it ever since I first went there... Just something about it. Lots of dear outdoor memories and experiences from there...
Nice vid 👍
Kuusamo is awesome! I also have almost a nostalgic feel to it. All the trips in the 90s there with my father are probably the root cause, lol! Theres just something about that place..
Thanx for watching, have an awesome day!🌲🔪🌲
That´s a great combo! I always have a two knife combo myself and it´s like yours, a "puukko" 7-10 cm blade and a "leuku" 13-16 cm blade style knife combo. One of my favourite for hiking is the M95 Peltonen along with a "Mora companion Spark" with a light folding saw (Silky F180 or Bacho laplander). This combo is perfect for summer, during winter I usually bring some heavier tools as well when making fire but the "leuku" "puukko" combo is still coming along.
Thanks for the video and best regards from Sweden :)
Peltonen m95 with Mora spark seems like a winning combo to me! Ive been thinking of getting some Silky saws at some point. Heard many good things about them. Loving my Bahco Laplander. Great value!
Thanx for watching, and have a great day there in Vackra Sverige!
The traditional Sami dual knife sheath is canon, culture. A powerful symbol of amazing people. As practical as a summer day is long. Also magical.
Noce combo. Great video idea!
I've been carrying my sissipuukko lately. Its a big knife but it's also a great carver/bushcrafter. Its one of the most versatile knives I own I think. I love it. Its my current one knife choice and it rides on my haversack or pack.
Did I say I love my sissipuukko?!?
I often have three knives with me outdoors: large SAK folder (with a saw) my 'bushcraft' knife (which changes often) and sometimes a larger knife. My larger knife is the skrama 200. I also love that thing.
Just Cant go wrong with the Sissipuukko! Imo near perfect hiking knife. One thing to note is that although this is My setup at the moment, it also changes. Which is great, Love variations! I have few larger knives coming in that cant wait to test them out.
The Skrama 200 is also on my shopping list, although have the 240 (which I dont regret bying), I just need that smaller brother also!
Thanx for watching, have a great day!!
Beautiful Combo! The last pair I had out was Fallkniven’s A1 & F1. My combo’s tend to get larger in the winter months. Was using a Bark River Bravo 1.5LT and Gunny EXT-1 both in desert ironwood, brass pins and black liners during our fall fishing months. Summer was mostly a Bark River Aurora II and BR Puukko that I’m still trying to get use too...
All seasons I carry a folding saw and winter months included a small hatchet...
Oh, you have such a nice combos, have been thinking of getting the Aurora II. Though have been critical toward BRK, they have phenomenal designs. And Gunny in Desert Ironwood, with brass pins! Niiice!
Thanx for watching, and have agreat day!
Yes, Bark River has their issues. I’ve had good luck with them on pre-order’s. Purchasing after the run release has been hit or miss.
Thanks for making this 🍻
No problem, thanx for watching!
Good discussion! I always have a pocket knife on me. If I'm hunting, I usually have a Buck 110 folding hunter on my belt, plus one or two fixed-blade knives in my pack. I like to keep the right side open for a handgun holster. If I'm just mucking about in the woods, I have the same pocket knife, plus one or another knife on my belt and another in my pack, along with a folding saw.
Thank you for sharing your setup! I’ve been wanting to get the Buck 110. Such a classy looking folder. Oh so many knives to get…😂
Thanx for taking your time watching!🌲🔪🌲
@@OldForestBushcraftYes, so many knives, so little time. Luckily for me I have a very understanding wife. Lol
I've noticed Issakki Jarvenpaa makes several double knife sets - 2 knives in 1 sheath. I liked the idea so much that I purchased parts to make my own copy of the Issakki Trekking Set 5618. Making my own set adds to the bond with the knives.
So my question is...are double knife sets commonly used in Finland? I also noticed that Kainuun Puukko makes double and even triple Tommi sets.
Wow, making your own knife most certainly creates a strong bond, would imagine!
Those definitely are a thing. I never used one my self. But there is a long tradition behind it. Specially in southern Ostrobothnia region. One of the knife capitals of Finland. But also traditionally in Lapland.
Thanx for watching!🌲🔪🌲
Being retired = time available to make knives.🙂 Thanks for the tip on Ostrobothnia - its gives me a starting point for some internet searches. Since I'm in Canada, I have many Grohmann knives (original maker of the belt knife) but I still think a scandi grind Puukko in 80CRv2 makes a better overall knife for the forest. Thanks for posting the video. Cheers,@@OldForestBushcraft
@@emilychippie2771 need to add that Southern Ostrobothnia (where also Iisakki Järvenpää is located) is one strange district of Finland: full of uprisings, tumult, restlesness and VERY proud folk. And separatistic. Kind of rich also. Many times in history, theyve tried to separate themself from rest of Finland. "We dont need Helsinki" mentality. And of all the regions of Finland the most associated with Puukkos. I was once there and in Kauhava was a Baar called Puukko bar. It was decorated all over with Puukkos, lol😂. Did a small video of the Puukkojunkkarit (knife rebels). If you're interested. Sorry my ramblings, I would have become certainly a historian if I wouldn't have become musician.
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I love the size of those chains - apparently they didn't mess around in the old days!😃@@OldForestBushcraft
I would like to hear more of your thoughts on developing a bond with your knife. I think you must begin with a quality knife, suited to your environment, the handle must fit your hand well. From there a lot of use will buiild your skills and attachment. Then again, what do I know?
Ha! That is indeed going to be the theme of, if not my next, then certainly my second next video! I think a theme a that almost all active knife users have noticed.
Thanx for watching, and have a great day!🌲🔪🌲
Your knife does change with the seasons, so true. I carry two pocketknives all year, regardless of the season. A Swiss Army knife, for a simple blade and a variety of tools and lately I have added a Stanley 10-049 as my beater blade, or with extra, new blade carried in the handle, a scary sharp option with a quick change. Max flexibility, minimal cost or weight. In addition, I have several belt knives, a Mora Kansbol, used mainly on the boat, so not so many tears if it hits the water, a Mora classic for light shore duties, fire start, cooking and saunas, and my Terava Puukko, 110 for rough jobs.
You have beautiful combos, my friend! I’ve been just thinking lf getting the Kansbol again. Had one many years ago with me as a fishing knife. I wonder where I lost it. Probably in some fishing box of a friend😂. Remember liking it.
Thanx for watching, and have an awesome day!
Use your hard steel blades, as back ups. For example, use a Victorinox, or a Morakniv, and have a Lionstel M4 as a back up. If you collect wild edible or use your hunting knife for dressing animals, then choose either Ballbearing steel, or CPM 3V. My favorite system, when I go hiking, collecting wild edibles, camping etc, is the Victorinox Rucksack and a Manly Patriot.
Thanx for sharing yout set up. Good ideas!
Thanx for watching and have a great day!🌲🔪🌲🐺🌲
Hi, What brand and length leuku is this in the video, thanks
Its Eräpuu Leuku 210.
Thanx for watching have a great day!
I discovered the leuku thanks to kuukkeliBushcraft, i got the erapuu one and i love it, i carry it with my old roselli hunter 100, and they make a nice combo ❤
Oh, that is indeed a very nice combo! The Eräpuu Leuku ks getting very close of being my most used knife of the year. Such a reliable companion.
Thanx for watching, have a great day🌲🔪🌲
You need different tools for different jobs. The season's will also dictate the type of tools needed. I also still go by the rule - two is one, one is none. I always have a pocket knife and a sheath knife in the bush, if its more than 24 hrs, I also have an axe and a saw if weight is not too much trouble.
”Two is one, one is none.” Thats a good rule indeed!
Thanx for watching, have a great day!🌲🔪🌲