Harry's village model. Those buying blades only better take a look.

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Several years ago I bought a Cable Damascus "throwing knife" at a local G & K show. The blade was very rough and there was no definition to it at all. After all it was a cheap throwng knife and wasn't made to be purty.
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You all know I do know how to use a grinder and I roughed it down to almost what I wanted and then it was to the solvent mixed with oil and a cheap chinese stone with a very coarse and medium fine sides.
I spent an enjoyable several days working the knife down to a true convex edge and removed all the grind marks. This was done at work between times I had to actually work on a machine. That's an advantage to running automated equipment.
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Not a job for the impatient or faint hearted.
I still have the stone and it's good for convex knives, but nothing else.
I wrapped the handle of the knife with wet rawhide and let it shrink onto the steel.
This knife would make an excellent chakma due to its hardness.
It's one of the few I have that is hard enough to strike sparks with a piece of flint.

I agree with my brother Bill about thinking twice on these.
If you have the patience you can make an excellent khukuri, but the ease of ruining one is very real!
I am looking forward to putting a couple together, but like it always seems here lately I have some work for some others I have commited to first.

This doesn't include the labors of love that I do from time to time. Those are always completely enjoyable!!
And I have a couple of those to do while working on the have to do jobs.
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[This message has been edited by Yvsa (edited 08-08-2000).]
 
I'm trying to imagine the Rustic Khukuri with a curly birch handle, together with one of these in lieu of the traditional karda and chakma.
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Hmmm ... Black hammer-dingy blade by Bir Gorkha, edge grinding my me, find some good curly birch in my wood pile, handle and leather by Terry ..............
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Uncle, I read your warnings loud and clear. These blades will sit in my garage until

a) I have the proper equipment and gain enough experience to be competent, or

b) I find an experienced knifemaker and see if he'd be willing to put the edge on for a reasonable fee.

I am in no rush to complete this project; my only self-imposed requirement is that everything be done right and 100% flawless. I have the rest of my life to finish it. I plan to have various experts in their fields fit micarta handle slabs and kydex sheaths. The beauty of this project is that I will eventually have some fine "modernized" field khuks done totally to my specs that I could otherwise never afford without having to cough up the total costs up front & all at once.
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James I have a polished version of one of those little finnish knives.
A friend from Sweden brought it t me when she ame and stayed with Barb and me for a few days. Great little knife and very SHARP with No secondary bevel!!

I also have one of the older puukkos that I used to be able to get for $3.00 when I was a young teen.
I bought it for $15.00 used in a flea market and felt lucky to get it for that,such is the way prices have gone!!
I have almost restored it to the blade it was with no secondary bevel. It took one of the new diamond hones to do so, because that hard center is very difficult to sharpen!
I have toyed with the idea of using them as a karda and chakma.
Perhaps one of these days. The one Em gave me I am a bit sentimental over, but if I don't use it one of my decendants probably will.
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Another thing a person could do is recycle those old pruneing shears.
That's what I made the sharpened chakma out of for my 18"AK. I didn't forge it though it wouldn't have been that difficult to do so. A little fire and a piece of steel and a small hammer. Hmmmm. I still have one side of that left and another set of shears in the shed.
I just wonder if Barb would miss those?!?!? (VBESEG)

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Chris, you have the right mindset and I think you'll do fine with these blades.

I ordered the first two for Yvsa just this AM. This will be our guinea pig run but don't worry, Bro, if they are not what we want there is no charge.

The kamis are now totally convinced that we are crazy, ordering rough ugly blades and blades that are "dangerously" thin.

And, James, I still want that scanner and camera! Great pix!

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[This message has been edited by Bill Martino (edited 08-08-2000).]
 
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That's the way to go Chris!!!
To bad you don't live within an easy driving distance of me. You would be welcome to use my equipment and I would be glad to help you along with the project.
Perhaps there may be an old machinist living close to you that may have some goodies and the knowledge to help you along.
Too bad the worlds the way it is anymore. We used to know our neighbors and cared for them. Everyone helped everyone else.
Ahhhh.....The good old days!
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I am glad that I can remember those times!!!!

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