Displaying your khuks?

[Runs With Scissors]

Since I'm gettin juuuust enough Khuks to go to the trouble of displaying them, I was wondering what suggestions y'all would have on the topic of how to display them. On a good sturdy stand, I'd like to display them with the blades exposed, over the dresser. (no danger of falling on anyone in an earthquake)

I'm thinking about making some display plaques out of some 1x 12 boards, with some either some up angled wooden pegs or....some prettier looking coat hooks maybe? I might be able to cannibalize an old gun rack to come up with a new design as well.

Ideally, I'd like to also include a short paragraph about each knife that would be part of attached to the display. Maybe just use small picture frames for those?

Anyhoo, I'm just kinda wanting some ideas and inspiration, wanted to see what y'all do yourselves or suggest.

Thanks!

 

[Rusty]

Yvsa will be along soon. He has some good ideas on how to display.

 

[Spectre]

I just use the dried-out craniums as stands. Those, and the old jawbones. They work great, and even kids don't pick the kuks up. You have to be sure the bones are thorougly dry, though. They retain moisture quite a while.

John

 

[Yvsa]

Yvsa will be along soon. He has some good ideas on how to display.

Little Bro you know I'm just a rusty old curmudgeon that's set in my ways.

Runs, personally I wouldn't do that with anymore than a couple of khuks for several reasons.
First of all regardless of how safe you think it may be the safest place for a khukuri is in its scabbard.
And Uncle Bill stated that long ago and many times since.
Also keeping them in their scabbards, unlike other knives and in plain leather sheaths, helps too prevent rust from forming.
Another reason is that steel has a tendency too form a skin of some sort on it when left exposed if it isn't handled often. I don't know what it consists of but it's probably a mixture of dust, condensation, oils and no telling what else.
It can be tough too remove without soap and water and I prefer too keep mine away from those mediums unless absolutely necessary such as when preparing to etch or such.

You can still do the picture and display card with the info on it just leaving them in their scabbards.
And you don't have too worry about where too store the scabbards or getting them mixed up.
Now if you were going to put them under glass or plexiglass I would feel differently although you still have the problem of what too do with the scabbards and the mix up worries.

Terry's wife Sandi used too make a wall mounted display device but it was also designed to leave the khukuris in their scabbards. Don't know if Sandi still makes 'em or not.

Just hanging them up on a nicely finished board with a pretty grain pattern with the loop now provided on the frog would still be a helluva conversation starter!
"What's that row of thingies you have hanging there on that pretty board?"
They are What?!?!?!? Can be either a good or bad response.

 

[Bri in Chi]

Bruise sells very elegant custom-made khukuri display buckets. All the well-informed cantinistas use them. For a couple of bucks extra, he'll knock the dried paint out of them.

 

[mPisi]

If you run out of space in the display bucket, I can get you the display laundry basket used by finer sharks everywhere.

Somebody once showed khuks in frames, they looked pretty sharp on a blue velvet background IIRC. No glass. I believe they were wired on with thin but strong wire, along with k&c and scabbards. I thought it might be Raghorn but maybe not.

On a slow day at work I made a CAD plan for a frame to display my three special YCSs. I want it to be a shadow box, with glass and a hinged opening. But it looks like I will have to fabricate my own to get one big enough.

 

[ddean]

55-gallon drum topped off with Ballistol.

No rust.



Oh. You said display.

Nevermind.


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[Svashtar]

I just use the dried-out craniums as stands. Those, and the old jawbones. They work great, and even kids don't pick the kuks up. You have to be sure the bones are thorougly dry, though. They retain moisture quite a while.

John

Oustanding John! LMAO on that one! That was a true "Bruise-like" classic posting.

Oh, uh, you ARE kidding right! ??? Never mind!

By the way, I recently moved so the address you have for me isn't any good any more, sorry! I'll send you the new one soon. Yeah, that's right, soon...!

N.