Anyone Want to Talk Traditional Fixed Blades?

Nice parang.
I know some people worship the kukri, but I guess I'm not interested enough to get past the initial awkwardness of the hooked blade.
 
scrteened porch said:
I'd be delighted to take some pics. Pretty much everything is reachable in the garage at the moment. I'll post it in Carl's lounge, since there isn't much knife content till I've made some knives.

I've posted some pics. It's called "no more excuses".
A tall chimney is as good as a blower.
You might be able to get your annealed knifes hardening-hot in a grill or a hibachi.
Tempering hot is of course cooler, and can be done in a grill or hibachi or fireplace.
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Thank you!!!!!
 
:thumbup: Great Parang!!! Thanks for the tip!!!

The kukri is nice as well Condor makes awesome working blades! I have Golok from them that is super!!!
 
R.c.s said:
This PARANG arrived yesterday . it's from a company called MY PARANG it's hand made in Malaysia and made from 5160 carbon steel . it's got a really nice feel to it good balance and the grain in the wood is raised so it as a gripy fill to it . I believe Blade HQ are selling these if any body is interested .
.. Spec's
Blade length 25 cm
Overall length 42 cm
Blade thickness 0.55 cm
Weight 620g
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I sure to covet that one:D Very nice and thanks for sharing
 
R.c.s said:
This PARANG arrived yesterday . it's from a company called MY PARANG it's hand made in Malaysia and made from 5160 carbon steel . it's got a really nice feel to it good balance and the grain in the wood is raised so it as a gripy fill to it . I believe Blade HQ are selling these if any body is interested .
.. Spec's
Blade length 25 cm
Overall length 42 cm
Blade thickness 0.55 cm
Weight 620g
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I like the looks of that one, specs and all. I haven't researched much on stick tangs and would love to hear your thoughts on it down the road with this one, after it's been used a bit.

If anyone else has any experience with stick tang choppers I would love the insight.

Thanks.
 
This knife is a testament to my weaknesses as a collector of traditional knives. Stag? Old, vaguely militaria? Chances are I'll take a look. It also taught me that auction-site bidders are obligated to buy the item once a seller accepts a Best Offer :rolleyes:

"Theater-made knife" has become overused as a nebulous descriptor for ANY old knife with ANY home-brew elements. All I can say is that started life as some era of carbon steel US bayonet or trench knife. Later hafted in some pretty good stag with hammered copper rivets. Hilt is a mystery; some disk of horn? maybe Bakelite? The blade looks great, really solid with good balance. My favorite part is the price scrawled in ink pen on the stag at some bygone yard sale "$7.00".

It's basically going to live as a glorified letter opener. But I like its style.

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Sonneman , that one certainly has a lot of charatcer. I even like the $7.00 price tag. :thumbup:
 
Hey Allen! Those are some gorgeous little fixed blade knives!! Maybe someday I can be a proud owner :) By the way, KBA asked about the specs of the Quartermaster, I'm interested too. Please share!

allen456 said:
Cool thread and I look forward to see what all appears! I will have to get a pic of my top five but thought I would go ahead a share a pic of two my new model, the "quartermaster".

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KBA said:
Allen456 - Mind sharing some details on those beauties?
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Cory Hess said:
I have been trying for a while to find a knife that's small enough to pocket carry, but large enough to be comfortable in use. I have come to accept the fact that I will never find a three finger grip comfortable. This leaves me with a very small window of overall lengths, as there's not much room between fitting in the pocket and offering a full grip.
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Hey Cory, you should check out Fiddleback Forge's "Esquire" model. It is an amazing knife that I think may be what you are looking for! For reference, I wear a size L glove. It's 6 3/8" overall with a 2 3/4" blade.

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R.c.s, the parang and kukri are great tools. I have watched videos of some Malaysian smiths forging the parang and envy their abilities and lack of waste.

Sonnemann, that is such a cool knife and story.

Chris
 
My husband and I had a nice Monday evening. We hit the library, a big box sporting goods store and one other store.

I have been checking out BUCK knives and a few other knives as some of you may know here in my town.

I decided to get the BUCK 119 Special. It has the black handle on it. My husband bought it for me.

I do not have a Photobucket account and I am not on any other photo website yet. So I do not have pictures to share with you. I do not know if I will get one of those accounts either.

I have shared some of my pictures via email with a nice lady on here (BF) showing her some of my knives, the Estwing camp axe, the two Sog Fasthawks, my fanny pack with my Buck Ranger Skinner #113 knife and my purse set up.

I do not have pictures of this knife yet either. She may get one of this #119 knife and my PakLite with my husband's help since my computer is messed up 'picture wise' and we have been using his computer. He does all of that for me.

Have a nice Tuesday!

Cate
 
Today I have some survey work in a rural wooded tract so I am taking along a Western L66 among other tools.
Eg: Ontario 12" machete, Camillus #69 Stockman etc. Can't overload as I have to carry the survey stuff too!:)

 
Sonneman, you should be writing for a catalog somewhere. That knife is really not my style at all, but after reading your description I'm sold!! You brought that thing to life, man. Very cool post.

SA Condor said:
Hey Cory, you should check out Fiddleback Forge's "Esquire" model. It is an amazing knife that I think may be what you are looking for! For reference, I wear a size L glove. It's 6 3/8" overall with a 2 3/4" blade.
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Thanks for the heads up. I've eyed several different Fiddlebacks, and I plan on owning one at some point. That looks like a great candidate. I'm going to have to keep an eye out for one. :thumbup:
 
philllll said:
Here's a couple more khukuris. These ones see heavy use.

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Phil, wonderful knives! What are we looking at? It the top model an AK? I'm trying to train my eye but I have a ways to go. The bottom model is gorgeous. :thumbup:
 
Thanks Brett, the top one is called a bonecutter and the bottom one is a KLVUK. Both are "villager finish" with the black forge scale left on the blades.
 
Can somebody please explain the khukuri to me? From what I understand, the angle in the blade is to increase leverage for chopping. Is this correct? I also understand that they are used for everything, including chopping, skinning, carving, etc. Are there different parts of the blade sharpened at different angles to handle these tasks? Do you chop with the end of the blade or with the curved part? Do the notches in the blade have a function or are khukuri users just really big Wu-Tang fans? What makes them better than say a parang?

I'm interested in eventually adding a chopper to my collection, but don't understand the benefits and drawbacks of the various styles. The khukuri is the best looking to my eye, but from what I've been able to make out of what I've read at the HI forums you need to know what you're doing to wield one effectively.
 
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