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Sylvrfalcn

Sylvrfalcn

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Here's the really nice Bura WWII that I just reconditioned. Uncle can tell y'all I ain't exaggerating when I say it looked like somebody had tried chopping re-bar with it, it was pretty boogered up. Still, look at it now and you'll know why I felt like I was stealing it from Uncle for thirty bucks. You could offer me a hundred for it, wouldn't do you no good.;)
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Sarge
 
The "Boss" greets the newbies;)
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p.s.: don't even ask how I came by a Cherokee Rose, I'm sworn to secrecy:cool:
 
Here's another perspective Kis, my "dinky little Bilton" next to my AF issue "field knife".;)
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Thanks y'all. I'm especially proud of how the chakma I made for my Bilton turned out, it's handle and the Bilton's look like they came from the same piece of wood. The blade used to be the tang of a big old file, about 3/16" thick (I obsessively hang onto every scrap of my file steel). Being the tang end it was way too soft, but my propane torch will get small bits of metal plenty hot for hardening. It throws good sparks when struck against a sharp piece of flint, and does a good job burnishing the several knives I tested it on, so somehow I must have got it right (somewhere Bura is shaking his head and chuckling I'm sure).:D

Sarge
 
Well, it doesn't look like a "WWII Lite" to me and doesn't look like you had to go too far into the temper line either. Nice job.
 
Thanks Cliff,
Wish I had taken before pictures, it was pretty gruesome. Seriously, a lot of folks would have taken one look at it and thrown the poor devil away.:(

Sarge
 
Huh?:confused: Was it you Chop? Seriously the damage to the cutting edge was rather "unusual", it would be most enlightening to know exactly how it occurred.

Sarge
 
Uncle Bill warned of tang problem and advised everyone to test new khukuries. So I took it out the backyard and chopped at some wooden blocks. It chops good! after awhile I looked down and... :eek: :eek:

Perhaps Bura didn't harden that spot or maybe that's not part of the sweet spot like I thought? :confused:

The tang works fine though! :footinmou

It was beyond my abilities to fix the edge so I had to send it back. :(

That khuk has better handle and balance than my other WWII from Kumar. :grumpy:

Nice to see it rescued and fixed up by someone cool though. :D :cool:

I sense an internet ass kicking coming. LOL!
 
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Maybe you chopped into some concrete or some rocks underneath the wood.

Because the bend of the khukuri design I've dinged a tip or two by cutting stuff on the ground. :(
 
I sense an internet ass kicking coming
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Not from me buddy, you may have wound up with a negative result, but your intent in testing the weapon was purely positive. I'm intrigued now, enough so that I'm going to run it through some tests of my own. I'll let y'all know how it turns out, but I suspect that grinding the edge back to where it's thicker, and convexing it like I've done, is going to prevent further problems.

Sarge

edited to add: Bruise makes a very good point, never chop something lying on the ground (use a chopping block, good sized log, etc.), and be real careful when chopping saplings/brush close to the ground.
 
It was a foot long by about 7 inches thick piece of wood. I chopped it at the top...


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Perhaps it was my fault as the wood had a few burns on that end? Fire-hardened? :confused:

I took apart one of my mom's wooden tea boxes and chop those too. The edge was a bit dinged from that also...

Maybe it's that bug...

Edit: Block of wood came out lookin' like one of the unmentionables..
 
Originally posted by Sylvrfalcn
Here's the really nice Bura WWII that I just reconditioned. Uncle can tell y'all I ain't exaggerating when I say it looked like somebody had tried chopping re-bar with it, it was pretty boogered up. Still, look at it now and you'll know why I felt like I was stealing it from Uncle for thirty bucks. You could offer me a hundred for it, wouldn't do you no good.;)
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That's a rather sleek looking WWII model. At least it looks sleeker than my memory of the ones I saw on the website. Good looking, Khuk!

Don
 
Heads up Chopstick, got some bad news for you. I tested hell out of that WWII soon as I got home this afternoon. Chopped a 10" diameter seasoned oak log, an old hickory axe handle, and a 2" diameter section of an ironwood sapling. Chopped until the sweat ran down in rivers. Took it in the house, wiped it down, gave it a few light strokes with one of my homemade chakmas, stropped it, and the hairs were virtually leaping off my arm to get out of it's way. No damage, nor even any significant dulling. I'm wore out and nursing a cold beer, it's whining like a hungry mutt, wanting to go again. Magnificent blade, it bites as pretty as it swings. I'm not surprised, it was made by the best.
Now, what went wrong? Maybe the hunk of wood you were chopping on had knots in it. Even softwoods like pine can have hard knots in it that'll booger up the edge on the best swung axe/khukuri. Could be you were hitting an embedded nail/screw, a high probability in old used lumber. Checking the wood before you start chopping is like checking to see how deep the creek is before you dive in. Both can help you avoid a big pain in the neck.

Sarge
 
UB sent me a 17" WWII this week (for $50 off no less) which looks identical to your rehabilitated one. I just held it up to the monitor and it has the same blade profile exactly - weighs 1.25 lbs. Don't know what the "before" picture of your khuk looked like, but the "after" shot is apparently something Bura had in mind anyway.

Nice report too. I have been wondering how much can be chopped with one of these things, light as they are.
 
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