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Well, Berk, here it is. 21.5 inches and 35 ounces. I think it may be a little heavier than the original which is something I predicted because we had only a "half" model. But it looks pretty close.
Bura made this one and did a pretty decent job. Fit and finish is just about perfect. As everybody knows I can't tell pine from walnut but this handle is definitely NOT saatisal and looks like chandan to me. I'll defer to the expert woodchucks. But it's beautiful wood and beautifully done.
The karda and chakma are exactly what you wanted. The horn on these looks to be pretty old and I'm guessing they came from some antique karda and chakma whose blades were not worth saving. New karda and chakma with old handles. Very nicely done.
Pala found your brown leather and the village sarki has done a 10/10 job on the scabbard. This leather may be recycled from a jacket, jola, or some other item. Good job, thought, and village sarki put four extra carry slots just in case you need more tools with the rig there's a place to put them. Village sarki also made you a near matching brown leather frog which is not shown in the picture.
She'll fly today and we'll wait for your evaluation. I'm prejudiced.
Some research expert please put up a comparison pix of original vs Bura's effort.
Bura made this one and did a pretty decent job. Fit and finish is just about perfect. As everybody knows I can't tell pine from walnut but this handle is definitely NOT saatisal and looks like chandan to me. I'll defer to the expert woodchucks. But it's beautiful wood and beautifully done.
The karda and chakma are exactly what you wanted. The horn on these looks to be pretty old and I'm guessing they came from some antique karda and chakma whose blades were not worth saving. New karda and chakma with old handles. Very nicely done.
Pala found your brown leather and the village sarki has done a 10/10 job on the scabbard. This leather may be recycled from a jacket, jola, or some other item. Good job, thought, and village sarki put four extra carry slots just in case you need more tools with the rig there's a place to put them. Village sarki also made you a near matching brown leather frog which is not shown in the picture.
She'll fly today and we'll wait for your evaluation. I'm prejudiced.
Some research expert please put up a comparison pix of original vs Bura's effort.
NICE! 
