Bark handled puukko and traditional sheath.

[Wolfman Zack]

Just recently recieved this puukko from a friend who made it with birch bark I harvested and sent him.

It needed a good sheath, so I decided to try my hand at making a very traditional back sewn Scandinavian sheath with hand carved wooden lineer.
I think it matches the character of the knife well.

Let me know what you all think.


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http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y392/wolfmanzack89/Leatherwork/Sami%20Sheath/image.jpg3_zps51bnqj1l.jpg

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[FishyFolk]

A sheath as they should be for these knives.
Well done :-)

[OakAshandThorn]

T^ Now that's what I call beautiful :cool:. I think you did an excellent job on the sheath, well done :D.

[Wolfman Zack]

A sheath as they should be for these knives.
Well done :-)

Glad it meets with your approval Rune, I researched the traditional sheath styles for a while, but info on Scandinavian knives is a bit jumbled here in the U.S.


T^ Now that's what I call beautiful :cool:. I think you did an excellent job on the sheath, well done :D.

Thanks mate.

[bikebum1975]

Ah always had a soft spot for these knives. I haven't had the pleasure to use a bark handle yet but they are purdy. Nicely done on the knife and especially the sheath

[jus_young]

Very nicely done

[ian c]

Very nice thank you for posting.

[knifecraft]

Fantastic setup!

[FishyFolk]

Your sheath is quite similar to the one on my Grandfathers Geilo knivfabrikk "Rover" knife.

I made a write up on it for the forum with pictures here: http://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?4941-My-grandfathers-knife

Actually sitting with that knife in front of me now. It's one of my favourite possessions :-)

[Wolfman Zack]

Your sheath is quite similar to the one on my Grandfathers Geilo knivfabrikk "Rover" knife.

I made a write up on it for the forum with pictures here: http://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?4941-My-grandfathers-knife

Actually sitting with that knife in front of me now. It's one of my favourite possessions :-)

That's a great knife, and the story makes it all the better.

Is the sheath wood lined???
Most more recent Scandinavian knives I've seen have plastic liners, but it seems to me that that one might be wood since its older.

[FishyFolk]

There is no liner in traditional Nordic sheaths...I say Nordic because that includes Finland with Norway, Sweden and Denmark + our territories and Iceland, which is, contrary to popular belief in the rest of the world, not a Scandinavian country.
However the sheath is very stiff and not very bendable. And because of the design, the knife will not touch the walls of the sheath. It is bascally hanging by the pommel og the knife, inside the sheath, and beacuse the handle is wider than the knife. So this, combined with the stiffness of the sheath makes for a sheath and knife design where a liner is not necessary. If you see the picture of my grandfathers knife, snow will have a hard time getting into that sheath. Snow is a problem because if you enter a heated tent or go inside, snow in the sheath will melt, and then freeze when you get out in the cold, and you won't be able to draw the knife. So now you now why it is designed this way :-)

Samii knives does not have a liner either. At least not traditionally. My Strømeng Leuku does not have one, nor is there on in the Helle Leuku....

[Wolfman Zack]

That is quite interesting, as I had thought a liner was almost always used in sheaths like that, and hat the linerless ones were just a recent way to make them cheaper.

Learn something new all the time.