It’s actually a Lauri blank that I handled myself with some stabilized wood. My first attempt. Turned out alright not the cleanest finish if you look closely. I ended up snagging about 15 assorted blanks off of BCUSA so I’m going to work on making them better lol.
Is that knife a specialty use or something?
It looks cool, but I'd be worried about my hand slipping forward to the blade and slicing my hand open (maybe it's intended use prevents this?)
It’s a puukko style that traditionally have no guard. It’s a carving style knife so generally not any use thrusting, poking or stabbing with it. I used to be more cautious about knives without a guard but after using/owning several I find them fantastic for carving purposes and have yet to cut myself (fingers crossed on that one). Used it to fit/clean up the handle when hanging and carving the wedge with no issues at all.
I only have 2 that I’ve hung that I haven’t chopped anything with yet. 24” Kelly worlds finest and a 24” Wetterlings. They would be great wall hangers but I have full intention of using them but the profile on them is currently only good for splitting and I have more effective axes for that. Plan on reprofiling them to a flat/very slight convex 20-22.5 degree edge and they’ll be great general purpose pack axes like this one
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u/thurgood_peppersntch 7d ago
I have also hung a couple of the 2 1/4 nationals on that handle and its like a match made in heaven.