Hand-forged Damascus Puukko / Pattern-welded steel / Bushcraft belt knife / Handmade / Unique

Hand-forged Pattern-welded Damascus Puukko with Stag & Masur Birch Handle

Blade Material: Damascus San-Mai - 26c3 core with 250+ layer 1084/15N20 cladding
Handle Material: Stag, Bog Yew and Masur Birch
Blade Length: 75mm
Tang Style:  Hidden 3/4 length tang
Blade Thickness: 3mm
Handle Length: 113mm
Total knife length: 207mm

This knife is inspired by the traditional puukkos of Finland and has been hand-forged from 26c3 in a San Mai (three-layer) construction, with 250+ layer damascus cladding

The blade has been etched to reveal the different layers from the forging/folding process. It has a traditional hidden tang construction, with the tang burnt into the wood for a friction fit, and a brass pin for added strength. The handle is a stacked construction of Stag, Bog Yew and Estonian Masur Birch.
After being carved into shape, the handle has been hand-sanded and rubbed with several coats of boiled linseed oil to protect the wood. The wood has then been sealed and waterproofed with a layer of beeswax from our own apiaries.

This knife comes with a traditional Scandinavian style deep sheath. It is made from a hand-carved wooden insert for the blade surrounded by 2mm thick veg-tan leather. It has been hand-sewn with artificial sinew, and sealed with beeswax and linseed oil.

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All my knives are forged by hand using traditional bladesmithing methods at Willslock Forge in Staffordshire, England. Each knife has been forged from high carbon steel. I usually use either 1080, 01 or 1095, and sometimes antique historical steels such as crucible steel or shear steel.

I usually forge as close to finish as possible, creating the knife shape and setting the bevels on the anvil. For all of my historical work, my aim is to make my knives with minimal use of power tools, and I take a lot of inspiration from historical knifemaking and smithing techniques.

The handles are all carved by hand and made from locally sourced wood, bone and antler - I avoid using any plastics, resins or synthetic materials.  Wherever I can, I try to repurpose salvaged and upcycled materials in order to create beautiful new knives and tools.  I usually leave a brut de forge, or forge finish, on most of my blades because I like that the hammer marks tell the story of the knife's creation on the anvil, and the forge finish differentiates the knife from all the mass-produced, factory made knives out there.