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Well fellow forumites who suffer from HIKV the day has finally arrived.
I started work today on the Full Curving Prototype!!
I wound up making 3 more drawings and cutting them out. The old designers really had it together in order to get a balanced khukuri that wasn't unwieldy! Most of the ones I had drawn had way to much drop and although they look really cool I didn't feel they would be practical. Some of them would have reached around a shield and cut the guy's opposite ear off.
The talks that we have had about this model in the past and John Powell's wonderful input about the amount of drop the old models have given me a lot to go on!!
Will Kwan's input of the sweet spot being further down the blade is also invaluable input!!
I need some feedback on this to decide what the majority wants.
We can go with a flat blade or a Dui Chiarra blade. I think a totally flat grind blade would be counter productive as it would resemble a well known makers knife that has a tendency to stick in the object being cut. We need the convex edge and enough of it to prevent that problem. A nice fuller will help that come about.
I like the idea of both and perhaps another one will come later on, but for now I believe that either one will suffice. The finished khukuri will tell us a lot about the performance. I have held some that Terry has had working on and they do feel wonderfully alive in the hand!!
The handles are a tad small though.
So please let me know your opinion of the most desireabe blade
style for you.
Here are the specs so far. The finished model may be a tad smaller due to sanding everything to final size.
Over all length = 17"
Handle length = 5 7/8"
Blade = 11 1/2"
Blade thickness is approximately 3/8" right now and will probably be a bit thinner.
Drop = 3 1/2"
The discrepency between the oal and the handle + blade length is due to the full arc.
I have quite a bit of work to do on it yet in order to bring everything to finish. I am going to glue some thin plywood to each side of the handle in order to make it thick enough to be comfortable for most of us.
I am also gonna draw some diamond shaped inlays on the handle below the ring. They will be the black horn with a white bone center. A Yin Yang symbol will be on both sides above the rings.
I may pay more for this khukuri with its decoration, but I saw this inlay on one of Terry's and I really thought it made the knife even more beautiful. This is gonna be a very special khukuri for me and I am willing to pay what it costs to get what I want on it.(I think
)
I will do my best to have it ready for the Khukuri Konvention later this month. That way the ones there can handle it, and with thier approval its pic can be taken for posting and then it can be shipped to Nepal for completion in steel. If not, then I will make another one for approval.
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>>>>---¥vsa---->®
"There's no trick in being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you."
...............Will Rogers......
Khukuri FAQ
Well fellow forumites who suffer from HIKV the day has finally arrived.
I started work today on the Full Curving Prototype!!
I wound up making 3 more drawings and cutting them out. The old designers really had it together in order to get a balanced khukuri that wasn't unwieldy! Most of the ones I had drawn had way to much drop and although they look really cool I didn't feel they would be practical. Some of them would have reached around a shield and cut the guy's opposite ear off.
The talks that we have had about this model in the past and John Powell's wonderful input about the amount of drop the old models have given me a lot to go on!!
Will Kwan's input of the sweet spot being further down the blade is also invaluable input!!
I need some feedback on this to decide what the majority wants.
We can go with a flat blade or a Dui Chiarra blade. I think a totally flat grind blade would be counter productive as it would resemble a well known makers knife that has a tendency to stick in the object being cut. We need the convex edge and enough of it to prevent that problem. A nice fuller will help that come about.
I like the idea of both and perhaps another one will come later on, but for now I believe that either one will suffice. The finished khukuri will tell us a lot about the performance. I have held some that Terry has had working on and they do feel wonderfully alive in the hand!!
The handles are a tad small though.
So please let me know your opinion of the most desireabe blade
style for you.
Here are the specs so far. The finished model may be a tad smaller due to sanding everything to final size.
Over all length = 17"
Handle length = 5 7/8"
Blade = 11 1/2"
Blade thickness is approximately 3/8" right now and will probably be a bit thinner.
Drop = 3 1/2"
The discrepency between the oal and the handle + blade length is due to the full arc.
I have quite a bit of work to do on it yet in order to bring everything to finish. I am going to glue some thin plywood to each side of the handle in order to make it thick enough to be comfortable for most of us.
I am also gonna draw some diamond shaped inlays on the handle below the ring. They will be the black horn with a white bone center. A Yin Yang symbol will be on both sides above the rings.
I may pay more for this khukuri with its decoration, but I saw this inlay on one of Terry's and I really thought it made the knife even more beautiful. This is gonna be a very special khukuri for me and I am willing to pay what it costs to get what I want on it.(I think
I will do my best to have it ready for the Khukuri Konvention later this month. That way the ones there can handle it, and with thier approval its pic can be taken for posting and then it can be shipped to Nepal for completion in steel. If not, then I will make another one for approval.
------------------
>>>>---¥vsa---->®
"There's no trick in being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you."
...............Will Rogers......
Khukuri FAQ
