Historical Khukris- HI art consultant commentary

foxjaw

foxjaw

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OK I know everybody loves the look of all those old antique Khuks that some of the lucky folks keep putting pics of on the forum. I've thought to myself, self, that would be so cool to be able to have a khuk reproduction like that from HI :cool: How could I ever get one ? Then drawing on my experience as a sculptor I thought, Hey, Those old khuks could be easily moulded with a rubber two piece mould and then quickly cast in a durable opaque polyester resin, which could then be sent to the Kamis at Birghorka. This would be a fantastic way to get the Kamis an inventory of all kinds of great historial pieces. The only thing is to get the owners of the historical khuks to have them moulded. The rubber used in modern moulding is completely harmless to anything and it would be a great way to document a valuable knife in case its ever stolen as well as sharing what you have without it ever leaving your grip (these rubber moulds pick up every last detail)(and I mean everything) So I guess from here I'll leave it open to discussion
 
...an idea like that could be called a BINGO!! What a way to get a model Hanshee to Bura :cool: :cool: :cool: :)
 
Sounds cool. But, where can I learn to do it, and what equipment will I need to make the resin copies?

n2s
 
Now that's a helluva an idea!!!!!!!!!!
It would've sure been nice to make a mould of a real Scagel Bowie than the wooden model I've came up with. Saved hours of work and Really been historically Accurate!!!!!!!

And I bet the rezin isn't near as fragile as the thin pine and cedar either!!!!

How do you think it would work for duplicateing Tomahawks Foxy?!?!?!?!?:D

Is it very expensive to get started in the craft?
 
Why didn't I think of that? The idea was right under my nose and whizzed right by --like most everything else. That's what 50 years of Jack Daniels and Heineken does to the brain.

When old HI pal, nephew, customer, Paul C., a Special Forces Operative and bonafide tough guy was serving as a tech consultant on a B movie filmed a few years ago which featured HI khukuris destroying half human half robots who came from outer space to take over the world he insisted that the real thing not be used. Too dangerous and getting very out of control. So they did exactly as Foxy has suggested and made rubber HI khukuris moulded from the real thing and painted to look real.

Making a rubber model is sure a lot easier than doing it like poor old Bro does it.

Good idea, Foxy. But don't ask for ivory or BONE handles. Right, Foxy?
 
Foxy, consider me a volunteer. Unfortunately PhotoPoint has eaten all my pics, but if you have the ability to do what you're talking about, I'm sure I could send you a khukuri you wouldn't be ashamed to work with.
Berk
 
Why not try a normal HI khuk first, just to make sure that there's no damage to the blade or residue or other gunk leftover. Then we could compare finer points such as paint and shape to the original.
 
There's another good thought. Let's try something that can be easily replaced before we tackle a $1000 ivory handled antique.
 
If you really want to play it safe, I'll volunteer a genuine lion-head kukri with authentic "India" markings and real punch-dot engraving - let's see how much of that exciting detail you can pick up:D
 
My brother wanted to do this with one of my better knives, but it didn't get done. He has done it with the control grips from sticks of some of the planes we flew and they came out great!

This would be a very cool way to reproduce some great kukris....
 
There you go, Foxy. Take that junker from Berk and see what you can do with it. If you damage it in any way I'm sure Berk won't start any legal proceedings against you -- maybe!!!!
 
That old, touristy Khuk might just be an "Oklahoma Cow". This is a mysterious breed of cattle that, in everyday life, resembles an mangy, swaybacked Hereford cull. When loose on the road, and struck by a passing truck, they immediately transform into a fat, healthy, blue-ribbon Black Angus.......at least on court documents :eek: :rolleyes:
 
Wow what a response ! I'll start answering questions Monday morning. Got Church duties today.

Thanks

Foxy
 
Fox, you are a genius!
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Ditto!! What a great idea! Can't wait to see what's coming down the pike after this gets started:D (Rob actually shaking with HIKV symptoms);) :D
 
Is there any toxicity to the dust from working the cured rezin?

The reason I'm asking is that in designing a new blade instead of an accurate repro there's no doubt gonna be some tweaking needed doing.
Would a regular painters mask work or would a person need something more advanced?

Which would be the best to work the rezin, a Dremel style tool or hand tools? Does the rezin "burn" rapidly?

Any contraindications?
 
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