Bill,
You need to make one. I've made several in the last year or so. The Scandanavian knife tradition is fascinating and the Puukko's are great knives. The blades are quite reasonably priced and it is a pretty straightforward project to put a handle on it. Lots of on-line tutorials too. The Scandi grind sharpening makes for a great woodworking knife. I've bought blades from Thompson's Scandinavian Knife Supply, http://www.thompsonsknives.com/. My best one so far is a Lauri 95mm PT laminated blade with a Lignum Vitae handle (Lignum Vitae is very interesting and beautiful wood, and the Rc 63 hardness on the blade holds a nice edge). I also have a 63mm blade that is a great wood carving knife - my tool of choice for doing the fine shaping on the shoulders of my Greenland Paddles (I figured I should mention something related to kayaking here). I have a Leuku iwith an African Blackwood handle in the works now, also one out of reindeer antler on which I just might have to try some scrimshaw.

-John

: I alluded to this in a previos post, but every decent woodworker
: should have a shop knife. Nick has mentioned this in his books.
: I lost my favorite, rosewood handle rigging knife over the side
: of my last big boat chopping a jammed halyard in a storm, didn't
: get it all the way into the sheath apparently cause when I got
: back to the dock it was gone. Anyway I've been hunting for the
: perfect replacement since. I happened to mention this to a
: friend, who happens to be a retired Danish cabinet maker and me
: got me thinking of Puukko's. So I've been on the search, off and
: on, for the perfect Puukko that I can afford.

: You guys that are serious woodworkers and in love with tools have
: to do a web search for these, very interesting. The traditional
: ones are all high carbon blades with a black finish, you I'm
: sure understand why and are all full tang fixed blade knives.
: Traditionally they have a figured birch handle with a raindeer
: horn cap and a fur on raindeer leather sheath. Cool stuff :)

: Bill H.