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Sometimes my imagination gets the better of me when I put pencil to paper, and come up with stuff like these. 
I wanted to cram as much power and usability into a fairly compact package, with a Neo-Tribal feel. The long handle gives you tons of power when you move your hand to the back. I also gave them a generous choil that is rounded and polished (as well as the spine). This allows you to have a very comfortable choked up grip for handling small tasks. The Hooked one I named the "Bushcliffe" (Thanks to David Sharp for the name). I call the other one the "Bush Brute", because it is basically a small version off the large "Jungle Brute" that I did a little while back.
The wrapped and soaked handles are very comfortable and offer tons of grip. The "Bush Brute" has two hammered copper Menuki's as well.
They are both 5160 and .250" at the spine. Oal is around 15.25" and have about a 8.25" blade.
I gave the blades a nice durable antiqued finish.
Here are the specs for both, they appx. the same size.
OAL - 15.25"
Blade - 8.25"
Steel - .250" 5160 I spring tempered the tang on spine on these, which makes for an extremely tough blade.
Handle - The "Bush Brute" has a hemp underwrap and Black Tsuka Ito wrap. The "Bushcliffe" has a jute underwrap, bamboo cord and a black Tsuka ito.
Sheath - Hand stitched heavy duty leather, built to last.
Price - $625 ea. + $18 Priority mail shipping in the US. I can ship international for a bit more.
Paypal preferred to bentendick at gmail.com
I also accept postal money orders.
Thanks for looking!!
I wanted to cram as much power and usability into a fairly compact package, with a Neo-Tribal feel. The long handle gives you tons of power when you move your hand to the back. I also gave them a generous choil that is rounded and polished (as well as the spine). This allows you to have a very comfortable choked up grip for handling small tasks. The Hooked one I named the "Bushcliffe" (Thanks to David Sharp for the name). I call the other one the "Bush Brute", because it is basically a small version off the large "Jungle Brute" that I did a little while back.
The wrapped and soaked handles are very comfortable and offer tons of grip. The "Bush Brute" has two hammered copper Menuki's as well.
They are both 5160 and .250" at the spine. Oal is around 15.25" and have about a 8.25" blade.
I gave the blades a nice durable antiqued finish.
Here are the specs for both, they appx. the same size.
OAL - 15.25"
Blade - 8.25"
Steel - .250" 5160 I spring tempered the tang on spine on these, which makes for an extremely tough blade.
Handle - The "Bush Brute" has a hemp underwrap and Black Tsuka Ito wrap. The "Bushcliffe" has a jute underwrap, bamboo cord and a black Tsuka ito.
Sheath - Hand stitched heavy duty leather, built to last.
Price - $625 ea. + $18 Priority mail shipping in the US. I can ship international for a bit more.
Paypal preferred to bentendick at gmail.com
I also accept postal money orders.
Thanks for looking!!
