From Old Leuku Knife To Brand New

From Old Leuku Knife To Brand New | Leuku Restoration

Рет қаралды 22,225

Жыл бұрын

Hi!
In this video I restorate old finnish leuku knife. Old Leuku didn´t have sheath, handle was in bad shape and the blade was broken. New handle is made out of reindeer antler and birch bark. The handle rivet washer is made out of nickel silver.
Music by ItsWatR from Pixabay

Пікірлер: 38

@user-lastoutlaw Жыл бұрын

Супер работа, супер нож, подходящая музыка.

@edwinmason123 2 ай бұрын

Love the high-carbon sparks coming just from the tang end! Excellent work all round.

@kiehicraft 2 ай бұрын

Cheers!

@darrengriffiths2372 Жыл бұрын

Lvly job my friend 👍👍👏keep the films comeing please bro thank you fantastic job godbless 🙏dino uk🛸

@willydytico396 8 ай бұрын

Like that dark color for that sheath and of course amazing restoration…both TOPNOTCH!!!

@kiehicraft 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@max_fjellstorm 7 ай бұрын

Great skill!

@kiehicraft 7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@PerfectRestore Жыл бұрын

Great work, buddy!!! Enjoyed watching it! Keep it up, I advise everyone to watch your channel! Good luck!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@kiehicraft Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@bruceanderson8720 7 ай бұрын

Magnificent! True Craftsmanship

@kiehicraft 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@thierrypasquet1503 Жыл бұрын

Très beau travail.

@RussellSuenderIII 2 ай бұрын

I made a leuku much like that one with the birch bark and elk antler handle.

@kiehicraft 2 ай бұрын

Sounds good!

@unfi6798 8 ай бұрын

Such perseverence is rare, you have accomplished. Cheers mate.

@kiehicraft 8 ай бұрын

Cheers!

@laurentcavaille2191 Жыл бұрын

Magnifique travail 👍

@kiehicraft Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@richardtrumbo164 Жыл бұрын

Very skillfully done and beautiful knife and sheath, but I hate to see the history of the old knives taken away, especially when they could be preserved and still be eminently useable. Remarkable things can be done with old leather handles with the right procedures. Inserting a new leather washer or two and treating the leather has restored old handles for me. I suppose because I am old I appreciate trying to preserve old things with a character that can never be regained once it is taken away. Of course, sir, it is your knife and not mine, but this is the comment section. 'Just one dried up old man's opinion. Thanks.

@kiehicraft Жыл бұрын

Hi! and thanks for your comment. I know exactly what you mean and everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Thanks for shearing that. I wanted to create something new to this beautiful leuku blade. Now the handle looks and feels like it is my own creation and how I want it to be. Of course the old handle could have been still restorated as you decribed. I´m not huge fan of leather as a handle material aswell.

@richardtrumbo164 Жыл бұрын

@@kiehicraft Thanks friend. I'm glad you did not misunderstand. I "customize" many older knives also. I want to try a birch bark handle myself. I am currently forging mostly puukko style blades and I have grown to appreciate this style of knife. Keep up the great videos. Thanks. Rick Trumbo, Kentucky, U.S.A.

@heliuspetador5190 8 ай бұрын

Same here. i like the old knife, because it is has a story

@mrat5854 Жыл бұрын

Great video turned out awesome, im working on a blade very similar was going to do a brass bolster but after watching this may do antler instead, really like the looks of the way yours turned out!

@kiehicraft Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Antler is good choice for the bolster :) takes a bit more work to get tight fit but it is worth it!

@Rupertblade 9 күн бұрын

Wonderful job, compliments! I have an old pukko with the same manufacturer logo: can you please identify his name?

@francoissinisilma 6 ай бұрын

Amazing restoration. You gave it a second life. Awesome work. I wondered, what kind of glue was used, back in time (early/mid 20th century I mean) to stack the layers of birch bark ?

@kiehicraft 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! No glue was used back in time. Birch bark layers were pressed tight and heated for removing excess moisture before riveting.

@mikamajlund3622 Жыл бұрын

Siisti työ, millä ovat mahtaneet ennen aikoina liimenneet tuohet ja sarvenpalat.

@EgoitzSalsamendi Жыл бұрын

Great video man. The leuku turned out beautiful! Myself, I'm trying to do something similar with reindeer antler and leather, but I can't find anything online. Could you tell me where did you get reindeer antler, please? Thank you. Cheers!

@EgoitzSalsamendi Жыл бұрын

@@kiehicraft Good, thanks for the link. Cheers!

@diomedesindustries Жыл бұрын

I don't see link. Can you help me with a link to reindeer antler? Thank you.

@anthonybarrett2342 Ай бұрын

Hi.In the late sixties I worked with a Norwegian guy who described Leuku as being about 8 inches long.Now I see examples of a much broader range than I had thought he meant.What size do you think was most commonly used by Sami people.Both length and thickness of blade.

@kiehicraft Ай бұрын

Hi! The function of the leuku is to act as a billhook and therefore it is good for it to have size and mass. The heavier it is, the easier it is to cut wood. I think that the range of the lenght is somewhere between 160-300mm and the thickness 4-5mm.

@anthonybarrett2342 Ай бұрын

@@kiehicraft Thank you for the information.