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The Sissipuukko M.95 and the Dianova Lapstone in the heart of NSMNP.
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I was privileged to test the Sissipuukko M.95 with the composite case and
the diamond sharpener Dianova Lapstone Classic when I did a two months
long trip to the Philippines. I arrange extreme jungle expeditions into the
Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park, which is the Philippines largest and
most well-preserved rainforest.
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As for a knife in the
jungle, we recommend
nothing else but carbon
steel. This is because the
blade must always be
sharp, and carbon steel
is easy to sharpen,
especially with a good
sharpener. And the rod
must be continuous, so it
can take all the beating.
I used the knife for
everything. It was used to
prepare traps to catch
forest rats, we had them
for dinner later. We made
strings and ropes.
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Peter sharpening his bolo with the diamond sharpener.
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We opened cans with it. I had it with me when I dived in jungle rivers and
into the Pacific Ocean. We chopped up firewood with it. The Sissipuukko
really had to work hard. The Jungle is a wonderful place, but it’s a harsh
climate for materials. Therefore we chose composite cover, leather is not
recommended in the extremely humid environment. The locking mechanism
on the knife is quite phenomenal, it means that if you want you can wear it
upside down without having to worry about dropping the knife. A friend of
mine who also uses Sissipuukko think it's quite amazing that he can have
the knife upside down on the shoulder straps on his backpack, and doesn’t
have to fiddle after it when he needs it, the knife is always accessible and
ready.
But we do not recommend hanging it in your backpack, because you can
easily lose your backpack with all the jungle river crossings.
Another thought-out thing is the diamond sharpener that sits on the
composite cover, so you always have a sharpener with you.
The Dianova Lapstone Classic diamond sharpener was used daily. Was it
not my Sissipuukko it was my Bolo, the Philippine machete, that I
sharpened. I also sharpened my guides Bolos, because they were so
impressed with the sharpness of my knife and machete. I don’t have so
much experience of sharpening a knife with sharpener. But I got both my
Sissipuukko and my bolo sharp every time. I think this is how it should be, it
should not be complicated, just work. Plus, the diamond sharpener weighs
almost nothing.
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My experience tells me that
Sissipuukko M.95 meets all the
requirements you can ask for a
knife for the jungle environment.
The diamond sharpener
Dianova Lapstone Classic is
indispensable. At the beginning
The Dianova Lapstone Classic
was stuck in my backpack, but
now it belongs to the things I
always have on me, and never
leaves me no matter what.
Johan Bergman
ThePath - discoverYOURway!
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Johan with the Sissipuukko M.95 ready in the belt.
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Dianova AB
The Swedish company Dianova AB is a
family business which since the start in
1990 has developed, manufactured
and marketed both original developed,
standardized and customer adapted
diamond and CBN tools. Dianova® is a
registered EU-trademark.
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