Little Tommi Knife 80mm

Pikku-Tommi is designed for a smaller hand. Blade length is approximately 80mm. Because these knives are unique individuals crafted by a blacksmith, the blade length may vary slightly. For the same reason, the color shades of the handle vary from different shades of dark to light.

Manufacturer: Sakari Väätkiä, Puolanka

The traditional Tommi knife is an excellent tool for woodwork and for handling game and fish.

Notable features include a black-dyed sheath with a red-dyed mirror.
The knife handle is made of root wood, accented with brass at both the top and bottom.
Blade made of silver steel.

The Tommi knife is an old blacksmith model from Hyrynsalmi. The forging of the knife began around the year 1870 in the house of Mustalahti in Oravivaaran.
The Tommi knife is a product of the Keränen blacksmith family.

The first smith of the Tommi knife was Kalle Keränen (1844-1912), who was a skilled blacksmith from a young age. When he learned of the oil hardening technique being practiced far in the south in Fiskars, which was unknown in Kainuu, he packed his provisions and set out to Fiskars to learn both hardening and the specialized crafts of forging and casting.
The Fiskars factory had just invited a skilled ironworker from England, Thomas Woodvard, to lead the fine forging workshop, where he served as a master from 1862 to 1875. Under his mentorship, Kalle Keränen acquired definitive knowledge of the intricacies of knife forging, hardening, and metal casting.
The Tommi knife is based on an old blacksmith model from Hyrynsalmi, to which Keränen combined the knowledge and skills he gained in Fiskars. In his hands, the knife became a true work of art.
The name Tommi knife is derived from Thomas Woodvard. After receiving too much of a drink from a workshop customer, Keränen could boast: "I am then Tommi". He referred to his master, "Tommi Woodvard". Gradually, Kalle Keränen began to be called Tommi Keränen and eventually just Tommi. The name of the smith then transferred to the name of the knife.