Eldr Puukko knife with wood handle and its leather sheath embossed with a gold Northern Star compass. It is displayed on a natural textured surface
Close-up of a Puukko knife with a gold star compass design on a textured background
Damascus steel Puukko knife with wooden handle and embossed sheath on a textured background
Decorative knife sheath with gold star design on a textured background
Puukko knife with wooden handle featuring star design on a textured totara tree stump surface
Damascus steel Puukko knife with wood handle and embossed gold star compass design on a textured wood surface
Puukko knife with wooden handle and leather sheath on a natural textural background
Benjamin happily overseeing the delivery of a large Redwood stump being placed on our driveway by a crane
The back of our adventure van filled with Ocean Beach driftwood that we have just collected.
Ocean Beach scene with black sand, driftwood, cliffs and a blue sky

Eldr Puukko

$1,200.00
$1,200.00

Benjamin handcrafted this Eldr Puukko bushcraft knife from Damascus go-mai, forged with a high-contrast core of 15N20 and 1084 steels. This layered construction provides reliable edge retention, toughness, and a distinctive fine-grained pattern.

The handle combines warm bronze with shimmering curly redwood sourced from a large giant sequoia stump felled in Masterton. These trees were introduced and planted widely in the region during the late 1800s, with many notable specimens still thriving in the Wairarapa.

It is complemented by driftwood gathered from the wild shores of Ocean Beach on the rugged Palliser Bay coastline. This exposed black-sand stretch, shaped by dramatic cliffs, relentless Pacific swells, and strong currents, deposits weathered driftwood carried from local rivers, forests, or distant sources.

This one-of-a-kind knife comes with a custom belt sheath handcrafted by Marisa from vegetable-tanned leather. Dyed a deep reddish-brown, it features a hand-embossed Northern Star design accented with 24k gold leaf gilding.

Blade length: 80mm
Overall length: 185mm

Overall length sheathed: 213mm

Year: 2024
Artists: Benjamin Madden & Marisa McLuckie

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