I finished the two choppers!

Ivan I like that cord handle idea. Does the cord have to be glued to stop it moving or is it all in the way it is done. I would prefer the cord unglued if posible. The concept so that I could use the cord if needed.

I am just dreaming anyway. I never get into the remote areas anymore without a tonne of equipment and supplies but I like the idea of it. I have not given up on the idea of going bush on a survival type trip. I still have a few years left in me.
 
Thanks for your comments, buddies.
Reg E. The handles are wrapped and then locked by two knots. I have experienced with many handle styles and most work well enough. Of course if you keep twitching and pulling, any handle of this type will come loose.
The idea is that the owner can use the cord in an eventual unforeseen need, even though this is unlikely to occour, or substitute it if it gets root or damaged. Eventually, the knife can be re-handled with anything at hand at the moment, eletrical wire, duct tape, etc, or grabbed by the bare tang as it has its corners rounded.
Bryan, I am dedicating myself a lot lately to my Spartan line of working knives and am having a lot of fun with them. The Kiridashis were well received by the public these will also.
Dave, you are not the first to see the piuc and say that but as a matter of fact, it is the temper line. The blade is full flat ground.
 
Ivan Campos said:
Dave, you are not the first to see the piuc and say that but as a matter of fact, it is the temper line. The blade is full flat ground.
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Okay I can buy that. I went back and looked and sure enough had I paid enough attention I'd have seen it was so. That's a hell of a temper line! Good going Ivan, thanks for sharing.
 
The temper line must be credited to my friend bladesmith Ariovaldo Lopes, who did these on a coal forge and usually does the smaller ones on the torch.
 
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