Blade Display Stand

stwm said:
Oh wow the Neem one is still available? That's just wrong!
What I want to know is this.. (and you probably have all these khuks, so you might be able to comment..)
The chiruwa AK, is it balanced like my M43? Sort of middle-balanced versus my Thamar Tin Chirra with the traditional tang feels very forward heavy like it wants to chop..almost like an axe... Does the CAK vs AK compare in this same way? Or is the CAK forward-weighted also?
I might have to do a side-by-side on an AK/CAK... then I just have to decide if I want 15,16,or 17 inch! :D I'm such a diva, sorry.
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It has that heavy forward feeling but still somewhat balanced, that is my 16.5” CAK made by Purna.
I’ve got a 15” CAK made by Kumar that is super balanced! I love it...even as a fighter! It’s very fast!
I’ll do some comparisons tomorrow!
 
I was "full tang or nothing" until I swung my Himalayan Imports with traditional construction. They 'really' know what they are doing... it just feels disgustingly powerful. My M43 is scary rugged, and the forward-curve of the blade bites in a scary way.. I'd be curious what the same blade profile would do with 'traditional' construction! I just seem to catch it a little further-back towards the handle than the sweet spot so I'm curious about other khuks as well. In reality, I think I just need to spend more time chopping! Good thing I have a whole yard full of scrap wood to destroy. I'm going to put that poor TC through it's paces. Also the GS... man I have fun! I've already done decent amounts of work with the M43, it's nice to be spoiled for choice with three big beautiful khuks.
 
George Azar said:
It has that heavy forward feeling but still somewhat balanced, that is my 16.5” CAK made by Purna.
I’ve got a 15” CAK made by Kumar that is super balanced! I love it...even as a fighter! It’s very fast!
I’ll do some comparisons tomorrow!
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Funny that I want something un-balanced, right? :D It's for chopping 100%, is why..
My M43 is balanced like that, super duper fighter. I have to do some work with my 15" BAS, it begs to be used, it feels the 'handiest' of any of mine but I haven't done anything with it because it's so minty fresh!
 
In the final phase of the rack building. Wife came up with some nice idea's which we applied.
I hope tomorrow or the next day to get them headed for Reno for Yangdu to inspect.
I kind of dreamed last night that they made me a trainee sarky and I got to come up with a mark.
Still want to be a Gurkha but don't see that happening anytime soon.
 
Bawanna said:
In the final phase of the rack building. Wife came up with some nice idea's which we applied.
I hope tomorrow or the next day to get them headed for Reno for Yangdu to inspect.
I kind of dreamed last night that they made me a trainee sarky and I got to come up with a mark.
Still want to be a Gurkha but don't see that happening anytime soon.
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Glad to hear the progress with the stand. Can’t wait to see the finished work! Post some more photos when you get a chance! Blessings
 
stwm said:
Funny that I want something un-balanced, right? :D It's for chopping 100%, is why..
My M43 is balanced like that, super duper fighter. I have to do some work with my 15" BAS, it begs to be used, it feels the 'handiest' of any of mine but I haven't done anything with it because it's so minty fresh!
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The heavier you go usually the more unbalanced you'll get. Some of my heavy choppers are really bow heavy. For chopping that's the ticket as long as your arm is up to launching it.

My new 16'' could actually be slightly lighter for my kindling chores, kind of over kill but it does a good job and I think I might keep it in the van. We get wind storms and stuff this time of year and many times it would make short work of clearing the road of the branches and stuff that get knocked over.
 
stwm said:
I was "full tang or nothing" until I swung my Himalayan Imports with traditional construction. They 'really' know what they are doing... it just feels disgustingly powerful. My M43 is scary rugged, and the forward-curve of the blade bites in a scary way.. I'd be curious what the same blade profile would do with 'traditional' construction! I just seem to catch it a little further-back towards the handle than the sweet spot so I'm curious about other khuks as well. In reality, I think I just need to spend more time chopping! Good thing I have a whole yard full of scrap wood to destroy. I'm going to put that poor TC through it's paces. Also the GS... man I have fun! I've already done decent amounts of work with the M43, it's nice to be spoiled for choice with three big beautiful khuks.
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Can't go wrong with hundreds of years experience, trials & testing & tweaking that builds into tradition! Time chopping does help learn how each khuk wants to chop, and sometimes our individual stature or technique makes a certain length/angle/handle naturally more compatible. Go to town on the scrap!! more charcoal for the forge;)
 
Bawanna of the World's Bestest Curved Spine (which in fact is second fiddle to Bookie's World's More Gooder Curved Spine) whadda ya gimmee fer sum bona fide, genuine, real McCoy Gurkha hat insignia? I have a small collection and MIGHT have some spares...........
 
If it makes me one tiny bit closer to a Gurkha I'm in. Lets see. Wife, her car, the dog, I'll throw in the pickup, a years worth of checkering? More?
BUT only if you have duplicates. I'm just tickled that you have a Gurkha hat insignia collection. How cool is that.
 
7th Regiment it is then. The 7th Gurkha Rifles was a rifle regiment of the British Indian Army comprising Gurkha soldiers of Nepalese origin, before being transferred to the British Army, following India's independence in 1947 and after 1959 designated as the 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles. The Regiment had the distinction of being one of only two out of the ten Gurkha regiments to recruit its soldiers from the towns and villages which lie along the rugged foothills of the Himalayas East of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Gurkha officers and soldiers have come predominantly from the Rai and Limbu clans but the roll records many names from the less numerous Sunwar, Tamang and Eastern Gurung clans, men from the Sherpa families of mountaineering fame and a sprinkling from Western Nepal and India as well. In the back of the cigar box.....DSC06876.JPG
 
Bookie said:
7th Regiment it is then. The 7th Gurkha Rifles was a rifle regiment of the British Indian Army comprising Gurkha soldiers of Nepalese origin, before being transferred to the British Army, following India's independence in 1947 and after 1959 designated as the 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles. The Regiment had the distinction of being one of only two out of the ten Gurkha regiments to recruit its soldiers from the towns and villages which lie along the rugged foothills of the Himalayas East of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Gurkha officers and soldiers have come predominantly from the Rai and Limbu clans but the roll records many names from the less numerous Sunwar, Tamang and Eastern Gurung clans, men from the Sherpa families of mountaineering fame and a sprinkling from Western Nepal and India as well. In the back of the cigar box.....View attachment 786380
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There is cool and there is next-level-cool. This is the latter case.
I've got to come up with a mark, myself. I can't proceed further until I do, it's the rules.
 
Well I was hoping to package up and send off some knife stands to Yangdu tonight but alas they were still a little tacky. Very close, I'm confident they will be ready to box up tomorrow night.
Here's some pictures since I'm impatient and anxious to get them to her.
First batch is kind of play and design as we go.

The Bookie branding iron really make it. Wife has a stencil machine, after 3 attempts spelling Himalayan with only one A we finally got it. I had to stenciled with one A, Grrrrr, back to the drawing board.


And here's a shot of the one I made for Yangdu. I'd still prefer her back ground scenes from her hikes and mountains and trees but this might be good when she post photos from home. Pretty versatile for length etc. Wait, hope this doesn't put Chokpa and Randy and Pemba out of their modeling careers! Maybe this was a bad idea.............





The base is very heavy dense Cherry, piece I've had laying around for years so it shouldn't tip over.
Starting the next batch later this week or weekend for sure.
 
Bawanna said:
Well I was hoping to package up and send off some knife stands to Yangdu tonight but alas they were still a little tacky. Very close, I'm confident they will be ready to box up tomorrow night.
Here's some pictures since I'm impatient and anxious to get them to her.
First batch is kind of play and design as we go.

The Bookie branding iron really make it. Wife has a stencil machine, after 3 attempts spelling Himalayan with only one A we finally got it. I had to stenciled with one A, Grrrrr, back to the drawing board.


And here's a shot of the one I made for Yangdu. I'd still prefer her back ground scenes from her hikes and mountains and trees but this might be good when she post photos from home. Pretty versatile for length etc. Wait, hope this doesn't put Chokpa and Randy and Pemba out of their modeling careers! Maybe this was a bad idea.............





The base is very heavy dense Cherry, piece I've had laying around for years so it shouldn't tip over.
Starting the next batch later this week or weekend for sure.
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Wow! Bawanna! You are a genius!! When I thought you did an amazing job on the stand....then you com up with the stand for Yangdu that will support the Pen knife to The katana!
Amazing work!!
I knew I had a gut feeling I couldn’t turn away from!
So happy to be a part....but, “you da man”!
I know she will love them!
 
Absolutely amazing my friend, you had a great vision with that stand for Yangdu, and im sure she is going to love it. Great work.
 
Wow! That adjustable stand is awesome. You dog! :D
That is a good looking sarge knife! *jaws music*'
Tell us how you made the awesome blonde letters?
Wow, cherry is gorgeous all done up.
 
It's some kind of magic paper my wife gets. It's got like glitter on it. It toned down a bit after I put varnish over it, it was brighter before.
I'm going to make some more like that but use a more affordable wood of some sort, might have to put a couple cross pieces to keep it from being tippy if one puts big knives on it. With different length dowels it will accommodate just about any knife.
I'll probably scale em down some. I made this one to just fit in a triangle box, really doesn't need to be that long.

Stay tuned.
 
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