Handle material?

Originally posted by Rusty
It's baculum, strictly speaking. Look that oneup in your Funk and Wagnal's.
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Actually baculum or baculus is latin meaning stick or "staff". In latin, "argumentum ad baculum" would translate to "argument to the stick", not argument to the penis! Baculum is also a a genus of insects (the so called "walking sticks") and nematodes anong others ... In the knifemaking and crafts trade, 'ossic' is most commonly used word to describe carving material derived from the varying degree of fossilization of the walrus' penile bone. Many other male mammals, including seals and bears have a baculum, but the applications of their baculae for khife handles would probably be negligible. Size does matter!
 
ETP777:

The blades bolster (sorry not a weapon smith) was perfect befor the dumb idea. I have no insut to wards Uncle Bill nor the Kammi....I just dont want the Kammi's steel again. Personal choise. But like I said...DUMBY ME!!!!

And I realy dont know anyone elses steel that could uphold that sort of damage.

Cutos to Uncle Bill and the DirGorkha "Factory" (sorry aint to good yet at Nepalese, still trying to learn how to cook Nepalness)
 
Originally posted by JJW
I took it for a test against a stabilised 8/4 plank of maple.....bad news...handle cracked from the brass fore guard to the first ring in the handle, and the brass guard has a full length spinal stress line.
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Awful bad luck there.
Never heard of such a failure before.
Send it back so it can be examined for failure cause.
Can't imagine how that could happen
given the structure of the handle assembly.
Strange.
 
JJW: Send an email to Uncle Bill and describe the problem.

<unclebill@himalayan-imports.com>
 
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