Snapped the blade on my custom Puukko while batoning birch in the rain

I was out at my buddy's cabin near Ely last weekend, trying to split some damp birch for the fire pit, and my favorite custom Puukko just snapped right at the tang. The blade was a 3.5 inch carbon steel from a maker in Michigan, and I'd had it for about 2 years before it gave up. I ended up using my backup Mora knife to finish the job, but now I'm trying to figure out if I should send it back for a repair or just replace it with something tougher. Anyone dealt with sending a broken custom blade back to the maker before?

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jessew832d ago

Yeah batoning with a Puukko is asking for trouble. Those blades are ground thin for carving and slicing, not for pounding through wet wood. I'd get a Mora or something with a full tang if you want to split firewood.

jordan_webb491d ago

Reminds me of the time I tried splitting kindling with a butter knife at a campsite, never again.