Hey, Berk! Here's your khukuri. Pix and little story.

Thanks Wal, that did look familiar, when I saw it.

Two things:

Does the sandalwood have huge color variation, the beads in of the mala in Beo's link are pretty light colored.

This seems to be the handle that gummed up on Roger. From his description, it was very dark. And, I'd have thought he'd notice the smell when sanding it and commented.


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I ain't gonna start sanding to see if I can get a smell out of it. As I said, I can't tell the difference between pine and walnut so don't lend any credence to anything I say about wood -- but it's close grained, very dark red with a lighter red streak on left side.
 
DAYUM!!!!!!!
That's almost more than my old ticker will take right now after just seeing the Sanu Cherokee Rose!!!!!!!!!:eek:
So far two Dayumed Beautiful knives and still haven't finished all todays post's.

I know Berk is gonna be dayumed proud of this one. I sure know I would be!!!!:D
 
I ain't gonna start sanding to see if I can get a smell out of it
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Bill, I wouldn't expect you too!!!

But if I recall correctly, Wal linked to a PGA Malla with similar handle that Rog got. It was giving him problems when he tried an oil finish, and he probably sanded it pretty hard. Good chance that he may have gone to bare wood and would have noticed.
 
that Rog's handle might be (here we go again) Shorea Robusta, like the handle of my UBE. It has finally taken a nice finish, but the wood contains so much natural oil that it takes many sandings and re-oilings to seal it in. I haven't worked a Chandan or sandlewood handle, and would probably grind it up, sell it, and replace it with Ivory, or gold, or platinum :D
 
Well Wal, Bill's Bing cherry description fits my chakma handle to a tee, so I think it's the same wood. I've noticed that I can only get an oil fill, sanding dust won't stick for a second. Since it's plenty fat, I've sandied it down pretty well and not noticed any smell. I was pretty curious whether these handles were all the same thing, which I now think is likely.

How 'bout we call it Bingwood??:p
 
Originally posted by Walosi
that Rog's handle might be (here we go again) Shorea Robusta, like the handle of my UBE. It has finally taken a nice finish, but the wood contains so much natural oil that it takes many sandings and re-oilings to seal it in. I haven't worked a Chandan or sandlewood handle, and would probably grind it up, sell it, and replace it with Ivory, or gold, or platinum :D
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Wal I think it may be SB. It's the hardest handle and takes oil very slowly. I followed yours and Fir's advice and that makes me wonder how this handle will turn out?
 
Rog, I let the UBE sit for about six weeks, after 6-7 coats of oil per procedure, and it was still dull. I rubbed in a coat of paste wax and left it another two weeks, steel wooled it down, and oiled and waxed it again. This one bagan to set up, so I added three more coats, with two days in between each one. I think a slowing of the oils in the wood, and the extended drying time finally allowed the last coats to seal. IF (large if) this is the Shorea Robusta the man was talking about, it has enough natural oil to withstand outdoor Nepali weather for years, when it is cut into thick slabs for outside doors. A smaller piece like a handle would leach out the oils at a faster rate (especially when helped along with penetratants evaporating it away), so I think the finishing is beneficial in the long run, but it does finally take a good set-up, and the inside lights up very well, although darkly. I hope I can get pics of the heavy gold burl on mine, but the other grains are going to take more talent than I have with a camera. No, Al, I won't send them to you. Tsimi would get them back faster :D
 
I've cut and pasted these instructions to my desktop for later. It sounds like we're talking the same stuff (I think).
I'm still applying and sanding.
 
Uncle, all those brown leather scabbards look very nice. Gives some character, a connection to an older classic Ks by looking well-used, while still being top-notch quality... Is the leather as thick or durable as the regular hide? Is it going to be a regular thing, or do I need to start combing the goodwill store for a distressed leather jacket to send over when I make some special orders?

Anyways, I think they look excellent. Send a bravo to the village sarki and Pala, and ask them to send more...
 
That is beautiful.You know when I got my sirupati and showed it to my wife,she was impressed.She was even more impressed when I showed her the FAQ pages on khuk manufacure:How are they able to do that with so little equipment.Looking at my khukuri and the photos of thsi,the Spec Ops and the PGAs,I can only come to one conclusion:the kamis are artists of the first degree.Beautiful.

WoodOwl
 
Uncle,

I love the whole thing! The blade design, the C & K, and the sheath! Very cool.



Wal, I'm shocked and hurt at your comment. ... sniff. ... How can you possibly compare me to THE DUCK!!! Even worse, saying he'd get them back to you before I would. ... sniff, sniff. ... just cuz HE could afford the Next Day Shipping.

I would take better care and bring them to you personally the NEXT time I visited. ... NOT turn them over to ruthless strangers in Brown. ... geez :rolleyes:
 
This leather reminded me of a heavy leather jacket that maybe had worn thru at the sleeves and perhaps the front had taken some hits but back was still good enough for a scabbard but a little stained here and there. It's good stuff and looks good, too, especially for this type khukuri.

I'm not sure what kind of leather this is. I don't know anymore about leather than I do wood. Due to religious considerations I doubt that it's cowhide.

The leather on the Special Ops khukuri was dark brown and quite thick -- best quality I've seen so far. Outer leather on the Cherokee Rose scabbards "may" have been from the same sheet.
 
Lessee, now.....You would get the knives back faster than Tsimi. The difference is forever vs. forever and a day.
As for bringing them back on your next visit, I recall the reason for the occasion of your last visit, and if that is what it takes to get you here, forget it - I may come to SD or Oregon, even, before I'd do that again.
 
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