- Joined
- Apr 14, 2024
- Messages
- 116
I could swear that's what I'm doing. I'll keep at it until I figure out!
-
The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Handle Repair
- Thread starter Bill_Melater
- Start date
Are you clicking this image icon? The red arrow is sort of pointing at it.
Which should open a box like in this picture.
O.B.
Aardvark
Gold Member
- Joined
- Nov 26, 2002
- Messages
- 4,736
Try it again, don't think anyone would mind.
- Joined
- Apr 14, 2024
- Messages
- 116
Well I've tried every link to test this out but it says that none of them could be loaded. The other image post icon with the film strip behind it is the only one that seems to work but that only posts a link.
EDIT: I think I figured it out. Sorry to use this post as a help section!
EDIT: I think I figured it out. Sorry to use this post as a help section!
Last edited:
- Joined
- May 9, 2002
- Messages
- 12,615
If you don't mind the image being "owned", I like postimage.org.
Snap a pic, upload it to the website, click the direct link icon to copy. Click the image icon here on your post. Select the link option. Paste the copied link...done. easy and free, but I have heard whatever you post via that is considered the property of the website? Honestly, I never post things there except pics of knives to showcase here, so I don't really care. Probably wouldn't use it for family photos.
Your handle came out great
. I would have chickened out and just rounded the whole thing off. I have seen blems where the Kamis used epoxy or laha or something and mixed in horn or wood dust to fill in the ding, and none of those have gone anywhere after years of use.
Those Villagers models are sweet. I have 2 or 3, and pound for pound they tend to get just as much work done weighing less and making you shed a lot less tears when the tip of the knife finds a rock in the dirt
Actually, my very first khuk was a Kumar made Villager. They didn't leave them rough with the scale on back then, they came with a sheath and accessories, and the spine thickness was a full 3/8", but for a princely sum of $75 in 2002 money (COD back then because I was a penniless college student that Uncle Bill didn't know) I had my first real deal HI product. I should probably drag the ol' girl out of the trunk. Of all the ones I have given away over the years, it's one I could never part with
Snap a pic, upload it to the website, click the direct link icon to copy. Click the image icon here on your post. Select the link option. Paste the copied link...done. easy and free, but I have heard whatever you post via that is considered the property of the website? Honestly, I never post things there except pics of knives to showcase here, so I don't really care. Probably wouldn't use it for family photos.
Your handle came out great
. I would have chickened out and just rounded the whole thing off. I have seen blems where the Kamis used epoxy or laha or something and mixed in horn or wood dust to fill in the ding, and none of those have gone anywhere after years of use.Those Villagers models are sweet. I have 2 or 3, and pound for pound they tend to get just as much work done weighing less and making you shed a lot less tears when the tip of the knife finds a rock in the dirt
Actually, my very first khuk was a Kumar made Villager. They didn't leave them rough with the scale on back then, they came with a sheath and accessories, and the spine thickness was a full 3/8", but for a princely sum of $75 in 2002 money (COD back then because I was a penniless college student that Uncle Bill didn't know) I had my first real deal HI product. I should probably drag the ol' girl out of the trunk. Of all the ones I have given away over the years, it's one I could never part with
- Joined
- Apr 14, 2024
- Messages
- 116
I don't post important photos online anyway or store them on the cloud so It's never been a huge concern for me but I think Imgur is better about that. They don't own it but by posting you do give up some level of control. Basically, don't put something up without a watermark or on someone else's HD (which is what the cloud is) if you really want to keep something.
It really wasn't difficult to shape at all but I've got lots of woodworking hand tools, from taking flintlock building classes so this was a walk in the park to shape. I used a couple files to shape the "toe" area with the metal endcap and then blended the wood to it mostly with scrapers I got from Woodcraft. They really help maintain the contours while removing the wood where file work would just ruin it. Always shape slow so you have time to fix issues.
The VUK's are my favorites to be sure and get the most use of any of my collection. My first was one from Purna as well with a 3/8" spine (or it was the maker who inherited his mark) and it's seen a lot of miles and still going strong. Any thicker though and I think that would hurt the performance. Both have really nice lean edge geometries and sink right into green wood and get a lot of work done for their size. Anil's are a bit thinner but they still perform beautifully. My thinnest from him is 0.21" and my thickest 0.26". Light enough to carry around with enough forward balance to be "choppy". Personally I really like the forge scale look and the protection it gives the metal for a working blade.
It really is an honor to have them.
It really wasn't difficult to shape at all but I've got lots of woodworking hand tools, from taking flintlock building classes so this was a walk in the park to shape. I used a couple files to shape the "toe" area with the metal endcap and then blended the wood to it mostly with scrapers I got from Woodcraft. They really help maintain the contours while removing the wood where file work would just ruin it. Always shape slow so you have time to fix issues.
The VUK's are my favorites to be sure and get the most use of any of my collection. My first was one from Purna as well with a 3/8" spine (or it was the maker who inherited his mark) and it's seen a lot of miles and still going strong. Any thicker though and I think that would hurt the performance. Both have really nice lean edge geometries and sink right into green wood and get a lot of work done for their size. Anil's are a bit thinner but they still perform beautifully. My thinnest from him is 0.21" and my thickest 0.26". Light enough to carry around with enough forward balance to be "choppy". Personally I really like the forge scale look and the protection it gives the metal for a working blade.
It really is an honor to have them.
- Joined
- Apr 14, 2024
- Messages
- 116
The generosity is amazing but a replacement is not necessary especially since I'm the one who damaged it. But if you have another VUK on hand, I would gladly buy it! I will send an email after this post.