Tuohipää puukkos for sale! ( SOLD )

Finnish word tuohi means birch bark. Pää means head, is also used when speaking of knife handle. 7 bark handle knives for sale this time. Bark flaps are compressed between brass bolster plates, no glue used. 80CrV2 carbon steel rhombic cross section blades, scandi grind with small secondary. Dark brown leather sheaths with wooden liner for the blade.

Nr1   100*21,3*4,8mm blade. Handle 110*30*22,5mm. SOLD!

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Nr2   86*20*4,6mm blade. Handle 110*30*21,5mm.  SOLD!

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Nr3    96*21,7*4,8mm blade. Handle 110*30,5*22mm.  SOLD!

 

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Nr4   85*20,5*4,6mm blade. Handle 110*29*22,5mm.  SOLD!

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Nr5    97*21*4,6mm blade. Handle 107*30*21,5mm. Darker bark. SOLD!

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Nr6    97*21*4,9mm blade. Handle 110*30,5*22,5mm. Darker bark. SOLD!

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Nr7     97*22*4,9mm blade. Handle 105*30*22,5mm. SOLD!

A sheath-knife needs a sheath.

Making a typical Finnish style back sewn sheath starts with making a wooden liner. Blade profile is drawn on a birch strip and lines are cut with a knife.

Carved out with a chisel. A rhombic cross section blade, that's why a slightly v-shaped slot.

Sawn off.

Shaped on a belt sander.

Back side is made of birch plywood. Pieces are glued together, then sanded to final shape.

Edge is taped and the whole knife wrapped in plastic foil.

Vegetable tanned hide is cut. Mouth section is thinned to be folded before starting to sew. Leather is soaked in warm water, just a while is enough.

I start stitching from the mouth end. Few holes with an awl, stitch, and so on. To make a locking sheath for a barrel shaped handle the mouth has to go a bit over the widest part of the handle.

Sewing done. Now the sheath can dry a bit, then being wet formed. Wet forming is most effective when the sheath feels a bit dry already. Seam is glued and trimmed. 

To complete the work there's several stages to go still. Making the belt loop and brass d-ring, dyeing, rubbing leather cream on, and polishing the blade and brass bolster plates. 

From this set there will be 7 bark handle knives for sale. Should get them posted here late Tuesday evening Finnish time. If you're interested in getting one, stay tuned!