An Evening with The Bransons

[Mike Quesenberry]

I'm really diggin this piece. Between this one and Jason's Kuk I wanna give it a go. Looks like a great project. Not a fan of the cord wrap but that look appeals to me on this knife. Great job Stuart.

 

[bearblood]

I have long wanted to stop for a visit, see his 2 kids and the shop. It is great to see his work being appreciated as it should. Happy New Year to all Aj

 

[Redsnake1997]

Another great thread and looking forward to seeing this Kuk finished up with the new handle, etc...

 

[Burl Source]

So, we gotta figure out what kind of wood, (or perhaps green micarta) to use for the handle. I'd say we wait til the blade is polished and hamon emerges, but we got bog oak, stabilized and not, stabilized maple, virgin walnut, and virgin oak

My vote for handle material would be to use the non stabilized Bog Oak and do a sand blasted finish like they do on pipes.

 

[Shawn Hatcher]

Another great kukri! And I love the name.

Lorien, I enjoyed your golf ball video, even if you didn't get it to stick on film. Just seeing you make contact 2 times in a row was impressive! :thumbup:

I'm going to experiment with vids soon

Coop, if your vids are even 1/10th as good as your stills, you'll still be better than most!

 

[Shawn Hatcher]

My vote for handle material would be to use the non stabilized Bog Oak and do a sand blasted finish like they do on pipes.

That's an interesting finish. At first glance I thought is was some kind of burlap laminate!

 

[Lorien]

great suggestion, Mark! That looks awesome- grippy too!

 

[SBranson]

I like the look of that Mark but I don't have a sandblaster..