First snow

[Riverkilt]

Dang Ackwell,

You look SOOOOO proud...a stranger would guess you were wearing the national costume of Finland...looks so natural on you. Great job.

Jean jackets are another of my garment addictions...think I have about 8 of them...with different back embroidery, Pendleton blanket inserts, or colors, so they are different.

So, how do you sit without shoving the knife handle into your gut?...or better, how would a fat guy like me avoid self-injury when sitting wearing a knife like that?

Ron

[AckZel]

So, how do you sit without shoving the knife handle into your gut?...or better, how would a fat guy like me avoid self-injury when sitting wearing a knife like that?

Sorry... didnt get your point... The knife is in it's sheath! And you can move it on your belt to your side

[Iolaus]

So, how do you sit without shoving the knife handle into your gut?...or better, how would a fat guy like me avoid self-injury when sitting wearing a knife like that?

Ron

If you leave it out front, just nudge it over to angle down next to the sporran as you sit down. You don't have to worry about the grip, because that type of sheath holds the entire knife at or below the beltline, and usually hangs from a fairly flexible strap.

[Riverkilt]

Okay thanks, just looked like it was there solid...forgot, the belt loops on that kilt aren't like on the UK's I wear for knocking around...belt loops would lock it in position.

Ron

[Iolaus]

Okay thanks, just looked like it was there solid...forgot, the belt loops on that kilt aren't like on the UK's I wear for knocking around...belt loops would lock it in position.

Ron

This is a little fancier than most, but is representitive of most puukka sheath designs I've seen. They are usually dangling loosely, so you could even turn it sideways if you needed to.

[AckZel]

Yeah, that is made by Fiskars, Iolaus. Here's picture of my personal puukko which is made by Marttiini. It's Lapin Leuku model. I am going to order one with a sheaths belt loop big enough to fit kilt belt.

[GMan]

One thing neater than seeing a man in a kilt is seeing a man in a kilt with the snow drapped over the boughs of the trees. Beautiful shot Ackwell glad that you shared.

[MacMullen]

Yeah, that is made by Fiskars. Here's picture of my personal puukko. It's Lapin Leuku model. I am going to order one with a sheaths belt loop big enough to fit kilt belt.

I thought that sheath looked like a Fiskars. I have one of their fillet knives in my tackle box. Very sharp, holds an edge very nicely.

Great pic. It looks like you could be in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Of course, you'd fit right in up here in the UP, as we have quite a large Finnish population, with plenty of people with names like Ollala, Heikkila, Liubakka, Helppi, Koski, etc. In fact, they just had the Grand Finn Fest here in Marquette this past summer.

Anyway, great pic!