Post pictures of your Rucki

[riz_aaroni]

Will have to take some better pics, but here is my newly acquired Rucki.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/rizaaro...in/photostream

Loving this thing so far. Only possible complaint is that the blade edge is a little wavy. If you look down the edge from the handle, the edge goes in/out a bit. Probably will be fixed after some sharpening though. Other than that it is great. Got a sheath on the way n everythang. The woods won't know what hit 'em.

[Bowman1911]

Congrats! What kinda sheath did you decide on?

[riz_aaroni]

Congrats! What kinda sheath did you decide on?

Went with a taco style kydex. Seems like the simplest/smallest one and will get the job done. I think I could just tie a loop and have it hang on my back or however it and should be easy enough to access. Pretty hefty, seems more so than I thought it'd be. Definite plus.

Should have some fun this weekend with it.

[begreen61]

Awesome!
How do you like the Arctic White?

LOve the white blade bought 2 of them one as the user but been waiting for months for a sheath,,,Been waiting sence xmas from Martin Sheaths ,,So i ordered one from Leatherman which i should be hearing from soon,i hope.Everyones backloged

[eloreno]

Picture taken when I first received it. Muddy and black canvas.

[riz_aaroni]

LOve the white blade bought 2 of them one as the user but been waiting for months for a sheath,,,Been waiting sence xmas from Martin Sheaths ,,So i ordered one from Leatherman which i should be hearing from soon,i hope.Everyones backloged

Stinks about having to wait this long, but I guess that is how it goes. Hope you get your sheath soon. The white blades, of various Swamp Rats and the like, have a certain look to them. White blades in the summer and black ones in the winter, will always be able to spot your knife.

Eloreno - Great knives btw. The Vallotton seems like a really beefy straight razor. Tempted to get one to see how feasible making scales for it would be. Would be pretty sweet with some micarta.

[eloreno]

Thanks riz, I've never made scales but it should be pretty straight forward with the vallotton as no nested liners etc. micarta would look great on it!

[riz_aaroni]

Exactly. Seems like a little tracing and cutting/sanding is all that is needed. I think micarts would add some grip too. We need orange canvas micarta ASAP.

[MajorLonghorn]

Does anyone know of a sheath maker that will make a Rucki sheath without needing you to ship the Rucki to them? I'd like to order both so that I can receive them at roughly the same time. Also, how long is it taking Swamp Rat to ship Ruckis these days?

[eloreno]

Longhorn,

I got a really nice rucki sheath from azwelke. No need to send him the knife. You can contact him here on the forums or buy one right off the bay.

[MVF]

Bowman1911 (and anyone else that has both), any possibility of seeing the Waki and Rucki together out of their sheaths?

I've got a Waki and am wondering if I need a Rucki- I think I do- but then I'm wondering if I will sell the Waki. Can't really afford both and I have a sneaking suspision that I'll like the Rucki better.

How would you compare them? Do you have a favorite?

[Bowman1911]

Bowman1911 (and anyone else that has both), any possibility of seeing the Waki and Rucki together out of their sheaths?

I've got a Waki and am wondering if I need a Rucki- I think I do- but then I'm wondering if I will sell the Waki. Can't really afford both and I have a sneaking suspision that I'll like the Rucki better.

How would you compare them? Do you have a favorite?

I'm on it! I actually like the rucki better myself. In hand, but as I've said before, they're my only safequeens.


Found another one in the ol' bucket.







edited to add another one:

[riz_aaroni]

And so she was, Rucki, goddess of all that was long and pointy.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/rizaaro...in/photostream

Not sure if I've seen the logo up close til I got the knife, pretty cool though.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rizaaro...n/photostream/

[MVF]

Thanks Bowman1911. I definitely need to check out a Rucki. Somewhere I got the idea that they had the same blade length and just a shorter handle, but that's not what it looks like in the pictures.

[riz_aaroni]

Thanks Bowman1911. I definitely need to check out a Rucki. Somewhere I got the idea that they had the same blade length and just a shorter handle, but that's not what it looks like in the pictures.

I forgot the specs, but definitely a shorter blade. I figured the shorter handles was nice since the Waki's seemed awkwardly long to me. And modding didn't seem right. A new Rucki is a pretty good deal considering what Wakis go for and what even Ruckis go for second hand. Still desiring a full size katana though. Maybe a Swamp Rat Katacki? Me likes.

[Need2Know]

Bowman1911 (and anyone else that has both), any possibility of seeing the Waki and Rucki together out of their sheaths?

I've got a Waki and am wondering if I need a Rucki- I think I do- but then I'm wondering if I will sell the Waki. Can't really afford both and I have a sneaking suspision that I'll like the Rucki better.

How would you compare them? Do you have a favorite?

Hope this helps a little.
It is difficult to get my cameras to focus on the Satin Waki next to the coated Rucki. I tried outside photos but humidity foged my camera lenses. Once I got that issue sorted, it was still difficult to get these to show clearly side by side.



Couple closer shots I got outside, a quality "distance" shot showing the full size of these was impossible to get.

[MVF]

Thanks for taking the trouble Need2Know- nice pics!

[2Dead]

My Sage/Black canvas Rucki came in yesterday. I love this color combination, same with the tanker... I only have the 1 taco sheath at the moment, maybe I should get a pancake too.



Here it is with the rest of the Sage/Black canvas family.

[riz_aaroni]

Cool pics 2Dead. How do you like the sheath? I have the same one and the retention may actually be too strong. Maybe have to heat it a bit and loosen the grip. Still good in every other regard though.

[azwelke]