Balance knife review with pics.

[uluapark]

kool, thanks for info.

 

[philllll]

I also have a KMVUK by the "new" Kumar kami who is no longer at H.I.

 

[uluapark]

philllll, your profile indicate your in Florida, my understanding is it rains there a lot, what do you do to your kuks to weather proof the ones with wooden handles?

 

[philllll]

I use many many coats of pure tung oil. Sometimes I start with a couple coats of tung oil mixed with mineral spirits to help with initial penetration. It takes a long time to do, but if done right the finish can penetrate up to 5mm deep. You have to let it dry for a long time between coats. The oil polymerizes as it dries and turns into a plastic-y protective coating. Smells funny but I kind of like it. It has a Hoppe's no. 9 kinda quality to it.

The biggest problem I have run into with my wood handled khuks is actually from keeping them inside all the time. The humidity can get very low in the house with the A/C running all the time. I've had a couple develop cracks from drying out. My frequent users I just leave out in the garage, so they are always acclimated to the higher humidity outside.

 

[uluapark]

ah, kk thanks for the info. how do the sheaths get treated for rain use? do you keep them in a pack when going to your camp site or are they weatherproofed?
the stock sheath makes me nevous to belt wear in the rain.

 

[Yangdu]

Great picture, thank you for sharing

 

[uluapark]

Great picture, thank you for sharing

, thank you! and the kami(s) who made it. now i have to figure out how to set it up for baldric carry, or somehow use 550 cord to make a leg strap to be able to carry it. my belt handles the weight, it just needs the floppyness reduced more. any ideas?, i have ample paracord(550 cord). also did you guys start using different kinds on handle pins? mine are two-tone, they look like metal inside with brass on outside.