How they handle it?

[bennyjenkins]

Does anyone have information on how a handle was fitted and shaped on the old khukris in the days before power tools?

 

[Bawanna]

I've seen video's and there may be some in our own archives where they actually burned the tangs into the handle. I recall they said they had to be rehandled from time to time as they didn't last near as long as they do now days.

I don't know if they used the Laha like they do now or if they fit tight with just the burning in. I have to assume they needed something to bind them in place.

 

[Steve Tall]

Having tested the blade and finding his hardening a success ( a master kami will have a success rate of 99%+) Nara begins to make the handle.

Nara blocks out his handle, heats the tang and burns an exact fit. This is the "quick and dirty" method of handle making. The HIMALAYAN IMPORTS khukuris have a stronger handle, drilled through and fitted with buttcap, that will last a lifetime. Nara's handle will fail in a few years and will have to be replaced.

Nara fits a steel bolster he has made to handle and locks everything together with "Himalayan epoxy." He then begins to refine the handle into traditional shape.The handle will last three to five years. The blade will last 50 to 100 years depending on use.

from http://www.himalayan-imports.com/kami.html

 

[Bawanna]

Guess I wasn't too far off. Figured there had to be some Himalayan Epoxy in there some place.

 

[Bookie]

Bawanna, you crack me up. La-ha-ha-ha-ha!