Why are these fairly basic knives so beloved and sought after? Is it just Finnaboos weebing or are they just really that good?
Why are these fairly basic knives so beloved and sought after? Is it just Finnaboos weebing or are they just really that good?
>basic knife
as opposed to what? a swiss army knife?
Anything with some sort of hand stop and a secondary bevel, like most of the knives on the market. The puukko is about as basic as you can make a knife
That's not a knoife, that's a slightly fancy prison shiv.
>when the prison blacksmith looks down on your work
top kek
I wish to remind you they banned carrying them in Finland due to shivving being too much of an issue.
Same as "bushcrafting" merilards fawning over Mora knives as the greatest thing since sliced bread just because they are cheap(ish), when in Sweden they are just more or less disposable work tools.
The Puukos may more ornate and personalized, but it's still just a basic tool for light everyday tasks of the common man.
you're not american so your opinion is worth less than the shit I just took
seethe
>reee it's cheap so it can't be good!
Fantastic steel, scandi grind is great, light weight, great sheathe, very durable, ergonomic, good grip texture.
>b-but it doesn't cost much! It doesn't have an inch thick blade so I can use it as a hammer!
The mora is probably the perfect knife.
Trying too hard bro
you just aren't trying at all.
I got into them because of Cody lundin
Stayed liking them because they're cheap, super easy to sharpen, and are durable. Can't go wrong with one
I have a couple of Swedish "barrel" knives, excellent steel and maple handle. Very slow to open--- two assemblies--a folding knife inside a wooden barrel holderhandle.
Somewhat child-resistant once the blade is inside the barrel. Not very /k/ish... But well made.
http://thebladeblog-ulf.blogspot.com/2011/09/johan-engstrom-eskilstuna-barrel-knives.html?m=1
nice, where to buy a decent one?
Just the quintessential scandinavian casual wear blade of the last four centuries.
They're pretty good work knives, and fancy ones look good and show good workmanship. Non-Finns might not be able to appreciate this fact, but in Finland it's a great honour to receive a puukko as a gift. I guess it's less awkward than saying "I respect you as a man"
Arright, do I gotta bust out the 1970s finnish TV documentary about a Puukko family manufactury that has been inherited from father to son for generations? The one where the grandpa is making literal world class knives in a shed that JUST got electricity the other year?
I think I shall have to.
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Because 999/1,000 "Survival knife" features are horseshit
Nothing about this knife is exclusively Finnish.
Basic kit all over scandi.
Shut up, Pelle, you don't matter.
Love having cheap mora type knives littered around the farm. They cost like 2 - 3 € each so i can just abuse and use them for anything without having to give a shit about the blade. Have plenty of traditional puukkos as well, but they are generally too nice to abuse. "Puukko" is just the finnish word for general purpose knives, but often implies the traditional type. The word for kitchen knives is "veitsi"
t.swede here, grew up on a horse farm. literally tons of rusted-ass mora knives littering the stables.
Finn here, same except I'm from a city. Garage and attic full or old knives, Moras and Marttiinis. Usually while digging around old storage spaces you will find atleast couple of knives and it's not uncommon to find knives made during the war from shot down russian planes with custom sheaths.
Norwegian here. Moras are the most common old knife to find. But for a collector there are SO many small and old scandinavian brands that has at least some blades in the Mora style, so it is always worth looking at the blade markings.