The smaller puukko arrived today, 4.5" blade, 0.199" thick at grind line of rhomboid cross section at stamp, distal taper and still 0.150" one inch from tip. By way of comparison, my #19-4.5 is .210" at thickest point. Tang left heavy per my request.

Forged of round bar Böhler Üddeholm K510 (very clean, very high carbon chro-moly/vanadium/silicon steel).

No glue on this one, 4 pieces of bark packed down, repeat, packed some more, oven heated to compress further, then peen/file/peen/file/etc to get to desired length.

The Finn traditionalist says if every scrap not done by one man, may as well take up knitting. His sheath is perfection. Knife snaps into position just as it hits the wood liner.









As with the leuku, blades tested prior to handles built, so I already know it can carve antler and then still shave hair.