- Product Code: T21
- Weight: 0.2 kg
A larger-handled and slightly longer-bladed "Moose" Tommi knife. The blade measures approximately 105mm. Due to the unique handmade nature of these knives, the blade size may vary slightly. Similarly, the handle colors range from dark shades to light hues.
Manufacturer: Sakari Väätti, Puolanka
The traditional Tommi knife is an excellent tool for tasks such as woodworking and the handling of game and fish.
Features a black-dyed sheath with a mirror that has been dyed red.
The knife's handle is made of root birch, featuring brass fittings at both ends.
Blade made of silver steel.
The Tommi knife is an ancient knife model from Hyrynsalmi. The forging of the knife began around 1870 at the Mustalahti house in Oravivaara.
The Tommi knife is the product of the Kerästä family of blacksmiths.
The first smith to forge the Tommi knife was Kalle Keränen (1844-1912), who was a skilled blacksmith as a young man. When he learned that in Fiskars, far to the south, they had the technique of oil hardening—which was unknown in Kainuu—he packed his supplies and journeyed to Fiskars to learn about hardening, forging, and the specialized skills of casting.
The Fiskars factory had just appointed a skilled ironworker from England, Thomas Woodward, as the head of the fine forging workshop. He served as a master from 1862 to 1875. Under his mentorship, Kalle Keränen acquired definitive expertise in the intricacies of knife forging, hardening, and metal casting.
The Tommi knife is based on an old Hyrynsalmi knife model, to which Keränen added the knowledge and skills acquired in Fiskars. The knife became a work of art in his hands.
The name "Tommi knife" originates from Thomas Woodward. After sometimes indulging a bit too much with a customer giving him a drink, Keränen would boast, "I am Tommi." He meant his teacher, "Tommi Woodward." Gradually, Kalle Keränen came to be known as Tommi Keränen, and eventually just Tommi. The name of the smith then transferred onto the knife itself.
