Woodsknife Leuku Knife 145

72,99 €
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A leuku is a traditional larger outdoors knife used in Finland for ages, it's used for those jobs that require less finesse, chopping stuff, and carving sticks into stakes, etc. This full-grown leuku with a 145 mm (5.7") long blade is a good utility knife for all-around work, it's long enough to effectively chop yet it can still be used for wood carving and other smaller tasks.

Features

C80CrV2 carbon steel blade (59 HRC), which is very good for puukko style knives because it is easy to sharpen and retains the sharpness quite well. The knife has a beautiful curly birch handle with a reindeer antler decorative element at the end. The sheath is of the traditional Finnish style, wet formed leather, fitting snugly over the handle. 4-6 cm (1.6" - 2.4") wide belt hanger.

Carbon steel is good stuff for knives, but without proper care, it can rust. Always clean and dry off the blade after use and remember to oil it now and then (any cooking oil will do just fine).

These types of traditional knives have been around for ages, and for a reason: they are rugged, simple and practical. They have been used as weapons almost as much as everyday tools, at least in the past. Still today they are an essential piece of kit for any outdoors enthusiast. What makes a traditional puukko and leuku special compared to modern blades is that they have no saw-edge bullshit or anything like that - you have a simple, strong, and sharp carbon steel blade with a wooden handle. This truly is all you need, if you know how to use it.

Woodsknife has very nice finishing touches and personalized handle designs that differ a bit from what you commonly see. Putting finishing touches aside both perform equally well as tools - think about your specific needs in finish and blade size and choose the model that suits you best!

Made by Harri Merimaa / Woodsknife Oy, made in Finland.

Warning! Before buying, please make sure that these are legal to import to your country! We take no responsibility if the customs officer confiscates your precious knife!

Reviews
4(3)

Guo T.

16.08.2019Verified purchase
The size, weight, and high scandi-grind makes this knife a great all-rounder. And not it's just that, it's also piece of art. Just a beauty. The micro secondary bevel is easily sharpened to a true scandi-grind and the steel can be sharpened to a wicked sharp edge. The handle is big, maybe a little bit too big for my small sized hands. But this can be modified quite easily. Although, it still feels very comfortable in my hands so modifying is not necessary for me personally. Sheath? No complaints. It is well made. It looks good and it feels like a great quality product. One side note: It does not come with a stag pommel as shown in the pictures. It comes with the same wooden pommel that is shown in the pictures of the Woodsknife Big Leuku 180. Nonetheless, it is a great value knife and the person who assembled this is an artist.

Tod W.

28.05.2019Verified purchase
This is the second Woodsknife product I've purchased. The first was the 180mm 'Big Leuku', also by Harri Merimaa, which I've also reviewed. The 145 is the 'little brother' of the 180, and as such, I expected there would be little, other than blade length, to distinguish the two. While this is largely true, side-by-side comparison reminds one that these are hand-made items, and that like human siblings, no two are exactly alike and each individual has its own quirks. And that's OK. The 145 balances just at the brass bolster, giving a 'lively' feel. Blade steel sharpens to a wicked scandi zero with reasonable effort on a diamond stone. The blonde curly birch on this example has really pretty figuring in it (nicer than the 180 I have, but this is a random thing). I like the ample blonde birch handle on these because they're easy to carve and sand to a perfect personal fit, and a little oil is all you need to finish them off. In fact, I may have ordered the last Eagle Eyes 120mm Harri has in this handle style and sheath. Looks like he's shifting his product line to other styles this year. By the way, that Eagle Eyes arrived. Third member of a happy and good looking family.

Weesel G.

02.07.2021Verified purchase
Finishing on the handle is rough, but easy to fix. Wood doesn't feel like it is the best quality and is very light which makes the handling a bit odd (but is good for chopping). Sadly enough the pommel is made of some sort of cheap hardwood instead of stag. The edge isn't ground evenly at the tip. The sheath feels cheap and because of the plastic insert the knife is hard to put back in the sheath. Blade is sharp and I'll see how long it holds up Bought this knife because I wanted something nicer than a mora. But for something over 4x as expensive I expected better. edit: Yes, the customer service is great. But this knife just isn't.

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