Marko Lindelä Oy

What they make

According to their website, Marko Lindelä Oy, trading as Kainuun Puukko in Oulainen, Finland, is a small workshop making traditional Finnish Tommi knives (puukko) by hand. The site states its line of smiths has forged this style of blade since 1610, and today all knives are made by a single craftsman, Marko Lindelä, who stamps his initials ML into each blade as a maker's mark. Blades are formed from round silver steel heated over a charcoal fire, shaped through several thousand hammer strikes, then oil-quenched and tempered in stages to set edge hardness and retention. Handles are carved from curly birch or from raita-wood root burl found in northern Finland, finished with a light coat of oil, and fitted with cast solid metal bolsters. Each knife comes with a leather sheath that is molded and hand-fitted to that specific blade by the same craftsman who forged it. The catalogue covers everyday and festive Tommi models, smaller Pikku-Tommi versions, fingerguard and hunting knives, and knives shaped as animal figures, sold through the company's own online store.

• Handmade traditional Finnish "Tommi" knives (puukko), each forged individually by one craftsman
• Blades forged from round silver steel: heated over charcoal, hand-hammered, oil-quenched and tempered in stages for edge hardness and retention
• Handles carved from curly birch or raita-wood root burl native to northern Finland, finished with a light oil coat
• Cast solid metal bolsters fitted to each knife
• Hand-molded, hand-fitted leather sheaths made to match the individual blade
• Product range spans traditional and festive Tommi-knives, the smaller Pikku-Tommi, fingerguard and hunting knives, and animal-figure knives
• Each blade stamped with the maker's initials (ML) as a personal quality mark
• Direct retail sales through the company's own online store

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