I love the yoik - the sound of the wind in the boreal forest.

This inspired me to collect some birch bark. Thanks

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

Do it during midsummer while birchies wet, full of water and bark loosens very easily. You can notice the differens.

You are the best! When I need to see how to put together a knife I watch your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

@thetopicala

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dorin! Modestly happy to be helpful. Osmo

Beautiful video. I was totally entranced by the music.

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

I have never really listened this musik but it sure is great. Felt the same.

When getting the top layers off the Birch bark, I found using a scrap piece of wood with an end cut at a 45 degree angle worked amazing for scraping the bark evenly and quickly. Saved my thumbs a lot of rubbing!

They look awesome. Thanks for showing how to make them. :-)

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thanks.

Excellent video, thank you. I really appreciate the details about processing the birch bark.

@thetopicala

8 жыл бұрын

+Matus Kalisky Great that you like it! Thanks, Osmo

a pleasure to watch again!

Thanks for showing. Your video are always an inspiration, thanks again!

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your support.

Love the music... suits a video of a finnish knife being made. Having Scandinavian genes in me, I am interested making this knife. Also, gonna have to google Ulla Pirttijärvi... Its nice to discover talented musicians from mother countries..

@thetopicala

7 жыл бұрын

Alan Nikander Thank you Alan! Great start for this Valentine's Day by reading your comment! Osmo

I like it !!!!!! ....Excellent tutorial !!!!!....You are a Master Mr. Thetopicala !!!! Jorge y Paulina from Argentina.

Really cool technique in the oven, Birch bark is some awsome wood i have to try this some times. Pretty cool music to.

loy loy loy loy loooooy loy loy

@Andy-ir1sj

7 жыл бұрын

i love crapanese music.. it's soothing...

@thetopicala

5 жыл бұрын

robert owens 😂😂😂😂

SIMPLY.............PERFECT !! ANOTHER ONE MASTERPIECE GREAT VIDEO AND MUSIC COMBINATION ALSO I CAN´T WAIT FOR FINISHED PRODUCT CHEERS

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you Danilo. Nice to hear your voice:D

Beautiful work

@thetopicala

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you John. Watch one of my newest videos and you'll find these puukkos ready and finished; "Project Lapin leuku".

@bigfootbushcraft7063

9 жыл бұрын

Cool will do brother.

thats a beautiful handle. i love the music aswell.

@thetopicala

6 жыл бұрын

peter oud Thanks Peter!

amazing idea !

@thetopicala

9 жыл бұрын

It's all old ideas. I'm just introducing them. Thank you.

Muito bom !!! Parabéns por compartilhar essa experiência, obrigado. grande abraço.

i really enjoyed this video!

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I felt great after finishing this video.

@Fiskekakemannen

10 жыл бұрын

thetopicala here in norway it's common to sandwich leather and slices of bone/antler in the same way for some of the sami blades. It looks very nice aswell

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Imaginenation is your only barrier to final produckt. Am I right?

Beautiful video!

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Let's thank singer :) !

@IndelibleInkstain

10 жыл бұрын

thetopicala Indeed, it added a lot of spirit to the video. Somehow, not knowing Suomi I imagined it was sung by a Japanese singer (clearly I don't know Japanese either!) until I read the video notes after watching. On the note of 'Thanks', I wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving from America!

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

Yeap, she was singing Sami language. There are many Sami dialects in northern parts of Skandinavia.

funny, Today before watching this video I realized that I need to make birch bark handle puukko. Just to see what is it like to make. this video had good tips I didn't even realize I was missing.

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

Great to hear. Thanks for watching. INFO: JAMES PARUS makes nice puukko making videos. LOOK at his channel.

beautiful work, and great job on the vid. Cant wait to see the finnished knife.

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Beautiful .....next knife handle. Grateful for the video.

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

Cool! Pay attention to the quality of birch bark; as flat bark material as possible.

I love your work. Pure beauty. I've been inspired by your skills. I've made my first stacked handle knife from a file but the fit an finish is amateur. I always come back to watch these video to get recharged when I get frustrated. Also, Love the Sami music, its relaxing and fits the knives.

@thetopicala

9 жыл бұрын

Big Brown Thanks my friend for your supportive comment.

Another good knife brand from Finland is Marttiini. They make nice knives and it's pretty well known among the knife people

@wokeil

9 жыл бұрын

Oh you're finnish don't mind that comment

@thetopicala

9 жыл бұрын

nimbuzz There are several good branches for hobbiest knife makers from Finland but also from other countrie, thanks.

Very nice and inspiring! Lots of work the finished product stands for great craftsmanship.Like always your work is a great pleasure to see.

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for following my channel.

Another superb video my friend!!!

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks D for you nice words.

Very Beautiful thank you good video !

Love it!

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate.

Dude, I simply love your work I'm amazed by idea how you used birch tar for joining bark parts. It is very intelligent way to use natural resource and minimize adiction of unnatural matirials. Awesome !!!

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Nature has sometimes secret powers! With the tiny help of human...

Well done !

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

Your welcome!

Great job! :)

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alex. Great to have you back in this wierd world of Google+...:D

That is such a catchy tune!

@thetopicala

6 жыл бұрын

Sam Harper Hell yeah! 😀👊🏻 thanks, Osmo

Beautiful

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Part 2 is coming... one day.

I love it. I'm so doing this later.

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

:)

hermoso trabajo, muy bonitos tus cuchillos, son obras de arte

@thetopicala

7 жыл бұрын

Hector Portella 👋🏻👋🏻🇫🇮

I love Thatcher music 😉

nice music...

@thetopicala

8 жыл бұрын

+Deepak suthar It is! :)

If I remember I am definitely going to try that

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

Have you allready collected/found bark? Thanks.

@knifenforge

10 жыл бұрын

thetopicala my dad Burns Birch in our outdoor oven so all I have to do is peel it off

I try make birch bark handle Thank you good video!

@thetopicala

8 жыл бұрын

+BushCraft FOX Thanks!

Really a gorgeous handle that compliments the knife so well.

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

realy need to try this too

@thetopicala

6 жыл бұрын

MUH Geschichte Best of effort you! Thanks, Osmo

Awesome !!! Goot muzique alzo

Amazing yrr☺😊😌

I absolutely LOVE this video . What an excellent tutorial - the music and Ladies voice is stunning . Would love to know the music please . Thank you once again for your contribution Thetopicala and best wishes my friend .

@thetopicala

8 жыл бұрын

+Master Tracker Thanks mate! Google Ulla Pirttijärvi, Finnish Sami singer.

I have had a few of these knives in the past and always thought thae handle was made of raw-hide, looking back i now realize I was wrong

@thetopicala

9 жыл бұрын

Yep, you can use leather or birch bark in layers whith this type of handles. I wonder if you like to see ready birch bark Laplander tomorrow, whatch this channel, thanks! New video coming, ending the story of these Laplanders, finally...

Thank You !!!!!!

@thetopicala

8 жыл бұрын

+milan hustaty You are most welcome!

Beautiful work, music,and filming,please let us see the finished leuko when you are satisfied with the results of your hard work.And what is your favorite knife blade to use and work with I suspect Rosselli blades would be amongst them, thanks for the inspiration and again the perfect music,regards Tom.

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom. I've been taught that one should favor domestic items:D

love the look of the finished product, thanks for sharing your methods. Another method I will certainly be using 👍

@thetopicala

7 жыл бұрын

Thank You!

thank you so much for that informative viedo. Just saw you in a vid of Sepp Waidhandwerk before so i was following to your own KZread Channel I am new subscriber and will come back often. best regards Norbert

@thetopicala

8 жыл бұрын

+Norbert Zapf Vielen Danke Norbert! Wish you enjoy in the future too! Osmo

@norbertzapf7546

8 жыл бұрын

+thetopicala I will come back again to your 1+ Channel, i can learn much . One Question, where I can order such a big blade like this 20 cm blade you`ve done with a handle. I mean this Puronvarsi Leuku Laplander, and how much to pay is this blade? Thank you and have a nice day Norbert

@thetopicala

8 жыл бұрын

+Norbert Zapf Hi Norbert, put me mail.

Great video! Every Child should learn how to make a (scandinavian :-)) knife, learn how to use it and get outdoors!! Lovevely joiking too........

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

Well, let's say at least Nordic knife so we Finns suffer for being left out side term Scandiinavian;) thank you for your worriness for younger generation.;)

Thank you ever encountered the store.

@thetopicala

9 жыл бұрын

Renato correia lacerda www.brisa.fi/portal/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

GOD FUCKING JESUS CHRIST! THE MUSIC IS GOING TO DRIVE ME NUTS

@thetopicala

9 жыл бұрын

It's okay to feel that way, too:)

@eversongoncalves6233

9 жыл бұрын

cala boca demonio

@thetopicala

9 жыл бұрын

Cool!

I have used a steelbrush for cleaning the bark. Works really Good if you brush gently.

@thetopicala

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds good Robban! Good tip 👍🏻 thanks, Osmo

Awesome knife mate. could save time cleaning the bark before cutting or is that trickier to do ?

@thetopicala

7 жыл бұрын

Brian Riley I rather do it the way you described. Thanks , Osmo

Hello Osmo! I collected a little amount of birch wood with the bark in its place because the government cleaned both sides from a mountain road. Some of them are a little dry and I want to knows if I can take out the bark without broke. Is possible I will need a little time in water for became more workable? Thanks for your time and your excellent videos!

@thetopicala

8 жыл бұрын

Hi! I know that cleaning of an old bark away from the wood might be tricky. I have always collected birch bark from living tree (legally) which is then cut down. It loosens very easily during mid summer. I don't know if water soaking helps at all.

@hachiman69air

8 жыл бұрын

Ok i will try to see what i can do, And thanks for continue uploading videos, in August i will have my seminar in damascus forging knives and i really want put birch bark in one of my knives handles.

Hi Osmo, love your vids! I have i question, im making a birch bark puukko with reindeer antler as bolster and end cap, and i was wondering if heating the knife in the oven to glue the birch tar could damage the antler? All the best Alex

@thetopicala

9 жыл бұрын

Hi Alex, my first reaction is that no, it doesn't but I haven't got own experience. Well, materials like bone and wood don't get hurt in those temperatus anyway. Not sure about any glues though in oven. I would like to hear your experience later, is that possible? Thanks.

@thetopicala

9 жыл бұрын

Alex, it occure to me which I missed to say in my previous reply. You can put a piece of antler in the oven and test it. Atb, Osmo

@vemkanmanlitapa

9 жыл бұрын

thetopicala thanks! yeah i'll try that. I think I will make a video about the knife so you can see how it went. thanks for the help all the best!

I collected birch bark in Maine this past Fall, but the part of the bark I collected was the outer layer, very thin. Part of it looks like the scraps you cleaned off. I have quite a lot of it, probably enough to stack a 100mm handle, but I wonder if it is any use at all in making a handle. Most of it is 1mm or less in thickness. The bark had fallen off the trees naturally, so the pulpy portion is not there for the most part. Your advice would be appreciated. (That advice might be to collect thicker bark next year, but that would be all right. I would rather not start a project doomed to fail. Or, is there a way to use the thin bark?)

@matthewhoward8116

8 жыл бұрын

I'm not too sure as I've never done this, but I'd say use more bark and push it together and that might work?

@thetopicala

8 жыл бұрын

+Jeff Polaski Jeff, you are right. It's no worth trying to make birch bark handle out of too thin material. The look would be very poor. When you find thickness more than 1.5mm ot thicker then you are on right track! Thanks and Merry C. atb, Osmo ps. sorry I hadn't noticed your message until now...

@jeff8470

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the advice. It's all a bit chancy when I don't have the other basics down, so I'm going to bump a birch back handle down the list a bit more. Have a great New Year.

As long as your birch bark pieces are relatively tight for almost every piece you don’t have to worry about it sliding by the time your finished the handle won’t even be able to be moved without like hammering on it and even with that it would break before it would slide the pieces become very tight just put your bolster on like normal and flatten out the rat tale

a lot of works. the background music is of sami people or suomalainen ? I was looking for birch bark blanks for fishing rod handle and found your one. Good job

@thetopicala

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Finnish Saami singer Ulla Pirttijärvi's music. Try Brisa knife supply. They have ready made birck bark blocks, at least before had.

@bazlurrah

9 жыл бұрын

thetopicala Thanks

Individually stripping slates takes eternity. Use green bark and peel the complete external part at once. It'll ensure better quality and save you lot of time.

@thetopicala

5 жыл бұрын

Julien Belanger Or let someone else to do the job and your precious time will save. Green bark shrinks and finally rottens. Thank you!

I also have a beautiful knife

verry nice

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

love the music what is it ?

@thetopicala

8 жыл бұрын

Hi, look at the end of the video; Ulla Pirttijärvi... Thanks for watching!

do you treat the handle with anything to protect it?

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

Birch bark does not really need anything to protect specially. Of course you may oil it. They do even varnish it sometimes but I find it really wrong. Good polish it is enough.

@EattinThurs61

9 жыл бұрын

I would use linseed oil and not cover it with lacquer. With uncovered birch bark you get good grip even if bloody or fishy handle. Linseed oil hardens in air with time, but one ought to soak for months. Take glass jar, make hole for blade in cover put with handle down in oil, try to make lid airtight, wait a season or two...Remember that linseed oil is if mixed with combustible prone to self ignite! So do not spill like on sawdust or use a rag and then let it be! Burn it or soak it in water. Silver is good material for to use at blade end of handle, it is nice and antibacterial. (old coins)

I want a birch handled knife

@thetopicala

3 жыл бұрын

Which blade? Carving puukko knife or bigger?

Can someone show me where this blade he uses is sold? Which store or website?

@thetopicala

9 жыл бұрын

Renato correia lacerda Hi, thanks for the interest. Try Brisa knife supply.

May I ask what music episode

@thetopicala

8 жыл бұрын

+朱鋒 Hi, thanks for asking... Ulla Pirttijärvi, a saami singer. Stays in the box beneath the video.

@user-ul5zq7wu3k

8 жыл бұрын

+thetopicala thank you

what is the song?

Voiko tuohien väliin käyttää epoksia vai suositteletko ihan perus puuliimaa?

@thetopicala

5 жыл бұрын

leijarobotti2000 kyllä säänkestävä puuliima riittää jos et uunittamalla sitten kasaa. Teet vaan läpiviennit sitten ahtaasti.

@leijarobotti

5 жыл бұрын

@@thetopicala Selvä! Juu ensimmäinen tuohikahvainen tekeillä tällä hetkellä niin vähän mietitytti. Mitä tarkoittaa läpivienti?

@thetopicala

5 жыл бұрын

leijarobotti2000 kun teet tuoheen reikää ruotoa varten 👍🏻

@leijarobotti

5 жыл бұрын

@@thetopicala Aivan juu! kiitos erittäin paljon vastauksesta.

Which country is this, where you need permission to get wood from a tree?

@thetopicala

9 жыл бұрын

I want to say loud, you cannot take anything out of a living tree anywhere unless you own the tree or the forest. Everyman’s right covers the gathering of twigs, leaves, needles, birch bark, or bark that has fallen to the ground. This is directly from a booklet that guides a traveller in Finland. Hope this clears people's knowledge about their rights in the nature. Thanks, Osmo

You measure every single piece of the bark, peel every single piece, punch in every single piece a hole etc. Why is all that necessary? Here take a look..... Kauhava puukko "Финка"

@thetopicala

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Your link did not work, anyway nice trying new things all the time.

du slösar bort min tid!!!

@thetopicala

7 жыл бұрын

LuDDicH901 Det låter bra åt dig

Get better music

@paulkreuz9511

7 жыл бұрын

Yea, get some Nicki Minaj for our friend Jack here ^

Sorry but could do WITHOUT the music

@thetopicala

2 жыл бұрын

Haha!

I hate the music you choose.

@thetopicala

9 жыл бұрын

Ha ha! It's not typical modern music, I can admit.

@Zoroaster4

9 жыл бұрын

thetopicala well every one likes their own style. ☺

@TimTraceyBladesmith

9 жыл бұрын

thetopicala I actually love this music! It was a pleasant sound track while learning from your methods. Love your work!

@TimTraceyBladesmith

9 жыл бұрын

thetopicala I actually love this music! It was a pleasant sound track while learning from your methods. Love your work!

@thetopicala

9 жыл бұрын

It's magical music, isn't it. Though I wouldn't listen to it while driving a car maybe. :)

Music SUCKED

@thetopicala

6 жыл бұрын

heath sunday Haha! It always does younger you are!