Starting with the ear dagger, named for the lobes on the pommel that resemble ears. Introduced to Europe from Moorish Spain.
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Japanese ken (sacred sword) with Buddhist vajra as the hilt.
>>65099377Looks like one of those buddhist bells (the handle)
Saami leuku
Guard knife with band de epee.
Ik don't remember the name of this one but he did a bunch in a very "essence of the object" style.
>>65099550puukko knives are so retarded.
>>65099569What, why? Do you prefer a guard?
I put a can opener on my cetme c bayonet, and shaved the back so my 5” muzzle break for my saiga 12 can fit into it.Yes the can opener is just before the muzzle break, use with caution.
>>65099640>Yes the can opener is just before the muzzle break, use with caution.Split shots, hit two targets at once.
>>65099377Huh. Not the tanto? That’s what I usually think of when I think “knife but Japan”.
>>65099534Funny that there used to be more variety in puukkos like the fuller and clip point shown here. I think the only puukko I have with a (slight) clip point is the current production butterfly style Hackman folder made by puukko.org.
>>65099774>Funny that there used to be more variety in puukkos like the fuller and clip point shown hereAgreed. I really like this cheap (with ersatzleather) one from the 40's (or 50's). It feels good in the hand, i sharpened it and it does what a knife needs to do.
>>65100063To add, why the fuller and clip point isn't used anymore? I don't know. But it looks sexy.
I have one of these, sorta wish I got it in stainless.Very poor quality but nice thin blade.
>>65100092Probably because every company uses Lauri blades.
Hey Finnfriends, were “pocket puukkos” ever a thing over there? Im thinking 90mm or less blade, thinner handle, and sheath that clips to the pocket. I would have expected pocket fixed blades to be more popular over there.
>>65100102opinels are fucking great. I always throw one in my pack when i go innawoods. functionally they take up no space and weigh next to nothing. perfect camp knife for food prep and other light tasks.
>>65099662It's a Buddhist symbol, stupid
Good gallery on puukkos made entirely for championships.https://puukkoseura.fi/galleria/>>65100092Factory made stuff is uniform.Handmade stuff changes alot.I MOSTLY have a drop point on what ive made, entirely so that gutting and skinning a moose is simpler and you dont need a gut hook for the belly and legs.A drop point is easier to cup in your hand and a drop point doesnt dig into the bone of a leg when skinning it.Ive only made a clip point blades that are thicker.>>65099531Fun fact, if the top end of a leuku seems to be carved hollow, theres usually a bead of loose bone inside to cause rattling noise.Something something the believes of sami about bad spirits and such. Also works like a bear bell. There was a smith who produced Leukus like that in the 90s and early 2000s, maybe even into 2010s, and the pricetag was around 1500 euros. Taisto Kuortti had one(blacksmithing teacher here) which he showed our class he brought a briefcase full of knives and said if someone was to offer 15 000 for all of them he would have to consider taking that offer.Heres one from a few months ago.
great to see puukko fans here. i have a few.If youre ever in helsinki check out "puukkopuoti", the guy has some really nice old puukkos all over the ceiling of his shop, quite a few with aluminium sheaths of the winter war. Made puukko style knives only two times thus far, one for my dad and one for my uncle but they came out great and are still holding up nicely.
>>65100985I got a bunch of blades, bolsters and buttcaps. Planning on making some stacked micarta handles.
>>65099204Neat, that's a straight line descendant of a Roman Pugio.
>>65099377My single favorite type of sword, impractical as it is.
>>65100989yeah ive just gotten way to lazy these days since ive moved and now my workshop is not in my house anymore. I have 2-3 full tang knives i need to finish and cant be arsed. Also still have a big piece of curly birch laying around which basically screams for being turned into some puukko's. It's all there, except motivation.. Bolsters is somehow always my least favorite part on blades, guess its the precision and polishing. Good luck with the micarta! Pic related; bottom one was for my uncle, top blade was for se/k/ret santa '22
>>65101005Kill SPQRetards behead SPQRetards roundhouse kick SPQRetards into the concrete slam dunk an SPQRetard baby into the trash can crucify filthy SPQRetards defecate into SPQRetards food launch SPQRetards into the sun stir fry SPQRetards in a wok toss SPQRetards into active volcanoes urinate into SPQRetards gas tank judo throw SPQRetards into a woodchipper twist SPQRetards heads off report SPQRetards to the IRS Karate chop SPQRetards in half curb stomp pregnant SPQRetards trap SPQRetards in quicksand crush SPQRetards in a trash compactor liquify SPQRetards in a vat of acid eat SPQRetards dissect SPQRetards exterminate SPQRetards in the gas chamber stomp SPQRetards skulls with steel-toed boots cremate SPQRetards in the oven lobotomize SPQRetards mandatory abortions for SPQRetards grind SPQRetards fetuses in the garbage disposal drown SPQRetards in fried chicken grease vaporize SPQRetards with a raygun kick old SPQRetards down the stairs feed SPQRetards to alligators slice SPQRetards with katana
>>65101022Thanks, I have a smaller blade that will be my first training attempt. I’m going to try to cut the pieces with a drill hole saw.
>>65101022>Bolsters is somehow always my least favorite part on bladesIt commonly is.If my tang was lets say, 4mm i drill 3mm and finish it with needle files.Oh and, those cheap small needlefiles fucking SUUUUUUUUUUCK they lose performance fast as the cutting grooves get filled with brass/steel and not all cutting surface is even doing any work because the depth of the grooves is off.I bought good swiss files and the difference is, alot...Oh and you can make your work much much faster if you "counter drill" the side opposite to the blade with a larger drill bit so if your bolster is 4mm thick, counterdrill it so that where tang transfers to blade theres just 1-2mm of material to file through. This however has a drawback, if you do this and you file your hole too large you no longer can force the hole to be smaller with a ball peen hammer as the material caves in and you can no longer sand it flat.One technique i use today is pressing it in.Counter drill, put the bolster in and put it into a press where the blade it held firmly and all pressure is on the bolster, in such a way that the brass gets pressed tight and deforms around the tang without bending the bolster.I have one that uses a small 2 ton car jack.Its not a method that i can do in one press.I do it in maybe 3 or 4 steps, each time i press the bolster around the tang i take note where there is most resistance and i remove material there. This way you can get a bolster that is hair tight and gives off a "SNAP" when you start to assemble the handle by hand.Ive never understood why people and especially factory manufacturers put that hole in a "rat tail" tang, its a weak point in case someone decides to start bending shit with it.Heres an old picture of a weekends work, raw forgings.
>>65101056t. Hasdrubal
Can anyone guess what this is? I’m gonna make some tough ass knives with this material.I would send the person a free knife who guesses it first but we are anons
>>65103750Ironwood
>>65103802Mostly beech wood, some other woods to. 3 types of the product here. But the wood itself is only half the guess…
>>65099662The thread can be about any traditional knife from a country, not just the most iconic one.Speaking of tantos, here's an obscure form of tanto whose purpose/legitimacy is disputed. It's called a kubikiri, or head cutter. The edge is on the inner curve and there is no point. Allegedly these were used by earlier Heian period samurai to ritually collect heads/scalps. But there's not much (if any) documentation for this, so it could be a myth. Another theory is that it's a gardening tool/status symbol for some affluent merchant or arborist.
>>65104482That's rad. Never seen such a decoration. It's both ugly and pretty at the same time. But the extra knife i recognize, fairly common thing. Not just japan but... everywhere. Kukris, beloved axe/machete/knives, they too have such.
Thought you guys would know panzerholz when you see it
>>65103750Looks like either sides of a cabinet/armoire, or maybe removable dining table leaves
kris pattern
>>65104482>>65099662There are a great many different kinds of knives from Japan. They were nuts about regional variations and this shows in both their cooking knives and other kinds. Tanto existed in many different styles depending on the time period, region, and intended purpose. About the only generalization you can make is that tanto are weapons. The Japanese had/have a zillion other kinds of knives for cooking, woodworking, crafts, hunting, gardening, etc, but those are not called tanto.
>>65101278>those cheap small needlefiles fucking SUUUUUUUUUUCKHonestly it's difficult to find any kind of file that's not a piece of shit these days. Even previously trustworthy brands like Nicholson and Simonds are pretty crappy now having long ago outsourced production overseas. Honestly the Swiss ones are the only ones worth a shit though. Depending on exactly what size and cut you need those might cost anywhere from $15 for a single needle file up to nearly $100 for a large Jeweler's series.It's the same with rasps for woodworking, your choices are either garbage or paying $$$$ for the hand-cut ones like Liogier and Auriou.
>>65105084>>65105928
>>6510612312” longGot a tanto knife blankFirst time making a bladeGonna try to do a it with a wooden sheath that snaps like japanese katanas and a handle formed perfectly around the handle. i think if it is a hexagon shape I can keep the face pretty on each by cutting a 45 degree angle out but panzerholz is hard as fuck to work with and idk if I can bend it that far.
Everybody has probably heard of a "pen knife". These days it just means a small pocketknife. But many years ago it was a very different thing. A "pen knife" was a knife used to make pens from quills (feathers). The most basic ones were just a small blade on a handle, not very different from early surgical scalpels. This is a pretty fancy one by Joseph Rodgers of Sheffield. The short brass lever cuts the tip of the quill in one motion. The slide-out blade was used to trim the feather portion.
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>>65106223
How come modern ceramic knifes haven't been made tactical yet for carry past metal detectors?
>>65106249How do you advertise that?
>>65106321Introducing the first concealable ceramic self defense tool, the CeraKnive. Our product is 100% non-metalic high grade ceramic resin molded to fit the ergonomics of your hand for a quick draw and secure hold. Just never imply for legal reasons it can go past metal detectors.
>>65106249Spyderco made a mule with it.
>>65106249>brittle>expensive>not any better as a non-metallic shank the $20 plastic knives
>>65106475Would that even get past body scanners? They have been putting those everywhere since vegas happened, not sure non-metallic devices matter much unless you want to go into a court house or something which would be suicide
forgot to link previous thread>>65005108anyways here are some ainu makiri knives
>>65105974sexooooooooooooo
>>65110463Dass some gud knives mane. I do feel sad about the ainu people (and okinawan natives) in how they are going slowly extinct culturally speaking. It's a sad world, why is it so hard to let people enjoy speaking their own language in their own homeland? My country speaks three languages, we get along and support all languages in all tiers of school no matter what. It is a constitutional right after all. So seeing the japanese government has for more than a century tried to get rid of these, it's sad.
I buy a new one whenever it gets dull.
>>65105974Aren't Kris blade wave shaped?
>>65111831This is an oversimplification but Kris essentially just means knife. They can be wavy for religious and/or cultural reasons but a lot are just straight knives.
>>65111831the oldest kris to date has straight blade
Koummya, the Moroccan adaptation of the Yemeni jambiya
>>65099640does it mount to an AK?
Yakut knife. I'm not sure if to call the scoop a fuller or a concave surface, but either way a very distinct look.
>>65103750Baltic birch plywood?
>>65105974these things are insanely beautiful. looks like it came out of morrowind or something
>>65101005Remember that the Roman Gladius pattern blade was based on an Iberian design.
the FeitlFeitl them or get Feitl'edgreet your fellas with "Feitl auf!"play Messerln (kniveing)be member in a Feitl club (members ALWAYS MUST wear a Feitl)be part of Intangible Cultural HeritageFeitl is loveFeitl is life
>>65116452ahemyou northerners call it Feitl or Zauckerlin the southits FeidlWe name or restsurants and bars after itbecauseFeidlwirt, where you meet friends, get drunkand get stabbed
>>65116452neat, didn't know about that one.
>>65116452>>65116455Those Feitl usually are utter crap. Not even good for putting butter on your toast.If ya want a friction folder, get a Svörd, if you want a pocket knife, get a Opinel or a Old Bear.
>>65116478you shut your whore mouth, or im gonna Feitl you.Opinel is exactly the same with a different blade form but gay ass frog eater style, svörd is for shaving and old bear is spaghettis larping as yanks, no thanks.
>>65117016You are free to try, but all the Feitl will do is fold and pinch your index finger.
>>65117033The Feitlckubs are worse than the Hells Angelskeep posting blasphemic insults they will come for youand sacrifice you to the Über Feitlby cutting you on half with it
The Okapi pocket knife, ubiquitous in South Africa.
>>65118520They were originally made in Germany and were exported to various African colonies before being made in South Africa. They became pretty popular for being cheap and functional. They're also regularly used by the criminal element in South Africa because of those qualities. Here's a diagram showing some common modifications made to the okapi by the various gangs and criminals there.
>>65118533All that and they havent thought about making a good prison shank? Seems like a lot of effort for what's a flimsy knife. I am impressed by the creativity though.
>>65118520Lot of similarities with the Spanish Navja, which in its own way has been sort of a 'storied' history since the 1600's or so, maybe longer as the preferred murder weapon for sorting out disputes, muggings and drunken dice games
My grandpa was very specific about getting me the Hitlerjugend pattern knife when we went shopping for one I could carry in the Boy Scouts.So I guess these count as traditional German knives?
>>65118653Its called a Fahrtenmesser, the hiking knife
>>65116452The first rule of Feitlclub is: You do not talk about Feitlclub.
>>65118659>Fahrten
bump
>>65106249>Breaks.jpg The one I had as an oddity snapped at the grip when I either slept on it or kept it in a boot. They also functionally can't be resharpened by anything you'd have on hand. Knife belts, oil, and water stones all don't work. Chingbaling industries doesn't make them that sharp out the box either, at least not truly hair popping, so they go from sharp as a gas station knife to dull if they don't break first and nothing can really be done to change it.
>>65099204bump
Mongolian trousse set
>>65126876qrd on mongolian artisan stuff? what's their jibe? what is popular there?
>>65110498That's just life man. Europe had dozens, perhaps hundreds of languages erased before ever being recorded. We will never know anything about them.
>>65128233It just sucks. I'll never hear galician celtic or livonian livonian.
>>65128923There are hundreds of languages that you could hear if you put in the effort of searching them on the internet, or travelling there at most. But you don't.
Persian kard dagger
>>65139223Axe-machete?
Ukrainian dagger.19th century. Inlaid with silver.
>>65141725Bill-knife. Very common old agricultural tool. Originally used for pruning and coppicing. Sticking one on a pole gets you a billhook. Modern "sugarcane knives" are just an oldschool bill as well.
Gotta be the Bowie knife for the United States.
>>65144300>*posts Chinesium*
>>65144300Who makes good traditional Bowies?
Chilean Corvo
>>65118653>So I guess these count as traditional German knives?A tradition from the 12 years. Some people never quite got over them.We also have traditions from the late 19th century. Bavarians wear them in a pocket of the lederhose.
>>65099204Accessory swords. They used to be called belt swords or sleeve swords because of their method of carry. They come in different fixtures but most if not all "Jangdo" come with a ring on the scabbard with a bar reinforcements. Likely they were a miniaturised version of ring swords which were standard military and civilian wear but instead of two rings the knives are only adorned with one.
>>65146507>knoif with sheath that has a slot for eating utensils
Burmese Da̱hmjaun, or dha hmyuang
>>65149930>round handlei have noticed this pattern with vietnamese stuff, even swords. it's odd.
>>65103750Looks like wood lamella. Layers of wood or wood-like material glued together. Don't inhale the dust
>>65149937It's pretty common on Southeast Asian blades in general. Maybe something about jungle climates makes round handles preferable.Here's a piso raout, a long-handled utility knife from Borneo.
>>65153761>>65149937>>65149930https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DTe9j_ohyo
