The Aito Knife features a birch bark handle, treated with linseed oil, which offers an incredibly comfortable and secure grip, with a suede-like feel.
The blade is an 8 cm unpolished black carbon steel, known as the "Tyllerö", which is the same blade found in the Juhlavuolu, Sorsapuukko, and Jänisjahti models. Though these knives share the same blade, they differ significantly in their handle design and intended use.
Carbon steel is of exceptional quality for practical use, maintaining its sharpness and allowing for almost unlimited sharpening.
The Aito Knife's handle is unique, with cast bronze fittings at both the top and bottom of the handle.
The handle consists of approximately 90 individually punched birch bark pieces, arranged by hand in alternating directions along the tang. This prevents the handle from warping along the grain of the original bark sheet.
To add elegance and a touch of metallic shine, six 0.5 mm brass plates are interspersed between the layers of birch bark at both ends of the handle.
The entire handle is carefully shaped by hand using a belt grinder to achieve the perfect form. The dark brown leather sheath is also hand-embossed, with a brass reinforcement at the top where the belt loop is attached.
When you hold it in your hand, you'll know it: the Aito Knife is truly something else!
