Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th May 2006, 06:33 PM
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The puukko
Thank you, Tomik, for the compliments and info. I checked it out, and yes, the spelling you mention does seem to be the standard. It's more widespread across the Scandinavian countries than I'd...
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Forum: Swap Forum
9th May 2006, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 2
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Puuko details
Thank you very much, Vandoo. I appreciate your compliments. I was aiming for a general Scandinavian look, as you mention, a mixture of the traditional and modern. Hence the Finnish design, Norwegian...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2006, 04:57 PM
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Replies: 125
Views: 115,858
Magnetism and knives
Huh. Peculiar for sure. It may very well be, in knives at least, relative to the heat treatment processes. You mess with the magnetic field, indeed, that's the simplest way to know when a steel is at...
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Forum: Swap Forum
6th May 2006, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 2
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A brand new Puuko for sale
Greetings all,
I thought I might submit some pictures of a knife I made last year, modeled after the traditional Finnish pakka or puuko knife. The blade is Norwegian made ladder pattern Damascus,...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2006, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,682
Puuko
Thank you Jens. I made a slight mistake in offering it for sale in this forum. It was brought to my attention that this isn't the proper forum for that, and I have corrected it. I shall do a search...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th May 2006, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,682
A new pakka (puuko) knife
Hello Jens and everyone.
I thought I might submit some pictures of a knife I made last year, modeled after the traditional Finnish pakka or puuko knife. The blade is Norwegian made ladder pattern...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2006, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 125
Views: 115,858
Blades and magnetic fields
Hello all,
Jens suggested I check out this thread, and it's quite interesting. I am a custom knifemaker, and do everything from stock removal to forging blades, to hand forging my own Damascus...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th May 2006, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 42,009
Links and magnetism
Hello Jens, and thank you for the links. That's quite a blade. I checked out some of the posts on the links you sent. It made me curious, and I grabbed a compass and ran it along several blades that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th May 2006, 03:11 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 42,009
Speaking of interesting knives...
Jens, what is that pic you posted of? Obviously, a knife, and it looks like Wootz steel, but did you make it? What are the decorations made from, gold? That's quite an interesting piece, can you tell...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th May 2006, 03:04 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 42,009
Thank you, Jens
Hello Jens,
Thanks for the welcome, and the compliment on my work. I am Irish and Scottish, although American by birth, and am most interested in Celtic pieces. I tend to specialize in the Sgian...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd May 2006, 07:37 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 42,009
Wootz Information
Hello and greetings to all. I found this forum and thread today, coming over from Primal Fires. I'm a custom knifemaker that works with a variety of materials, including some Damascus barstock,...
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