First (2!) kukris and a scabbard question

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shadoz

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I used to check my email immediately after class - now I "check" on my kukris. I picked up a 15" Sirupati and a 20" Kobra a few days ago and they are superb (although one's for my brother and soon to depart).

You can develop an incredible amount of power with these things (not that y'all don't know). Anyway, the thorny bush the grounds people seem to take perverse pleasure in ignoring is no more. I think if I had to take out an Orc I'd use the Kobra, but the Siru is so fast it's wonderful too.

Question: There's a sort of soft spot on the scabbard, an inch or so down from the sharper bend side of the scabbard, where you can definitely feel the (backside of the) tip of the kukri for about an inch as it slides up. Is there some clever way to reinforce it without constricting the passage of the blade too much - a recommended glue to sort of lower down onto the area? Thanks.

Chris
 
Shadoz-- if I'm understanding you correctly, there is a gap in the wood underneath the leather on your scabbard. Since it is so far down, I can't think of an easy fix. Since it is in the back, it's probably not a real safety issue since the back of the blade isn't sharp. If it can't be used as-is, the easiest fix is probably to do a wire wrap around the outside of the sheath to make sure that the point doesn't poke through. If you do it carefully, it will look pretty nice. Another quick (and dirty) fix might be to carefully slit the leather over the gap with a razor blade. Take a small sheet of brass or copper and bend it to shape, then glue it to the wood under the leather to cover the gap. Once the epoxy has dried, glue the leather back down with contact cement. You could also contact Terry Sisco at the Sarki shop for a new sheath, which is probably the easiest solution. With that said, if it were mine, I'd probably leave it alone unless it started wearing through the leather.

--Josh
 
Originally posted by Josh Feltman
With that said, if it were mine, I'd probably leave it alone unless it started wearing through the leather.

--Josh
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Good advice.:D
 
Go look for my 20" Chainpuri in the FAQ's if it's still there. You will see a wooden scabbard, with spine and edge sides held together with brass strips. Or look at the Kothimora/Kothimoda's

Truth is, in my humble opinion, every scabbard HI makes should have a thin steel strip under the leather along the spine and edge of the scabbard. Or brass. Just thin sheet metal.

If Terry Sisco is reading this I offer it to him for his use. Slap a little superglue on the bottom of the steel, use some quick drying filler to bridge the wood/steel gap, and sew it back up. Maybe even use superglue to patch the leather on it's inside. I don't know how much that would harden the leather on the outside, though.

Only problem to doing so is the leather would have to be unstitched so you could do the fix, then restitched.
 
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