Integral Explosion Damascus Kukri. NOW SOLD.

Salem Straub

Salem Straub

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I finished this blade up the other day. Lots of forge time in this one!

The blade is 12.5" and about 1.75" at widest, and 5/16" or so at the spine/ricasso. The clip is sharp most of the way.

It is forged of 6 bars of twisted w's. The tip has been given the bird's beak weld treatment to preserve pattern flow, and the guard is forge welded on, in three pieces from the parent billet. The steels used are 1080 and 15n20.

The handle is shaped from G10, with some lines that I borrowed from my dudes Jelle Hazenberg and Mareko Maumasi, both of whom sculpt kitchen knife handles excellently. Overall I wanted it to have the predatory yet sleek aspect of a panther, a shark, or even a fast motorcycle.

I am asking $1400 plus shipping. Price includes laced-loop sheath with my own "star hex" tooling pattern, and lace bead in matching explosion damascus.
NOW SOLD.

Thanks for looking!

BTW this knife also comes with a full work-in-progress album....

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/...073741862.100001982551950&type=1&l=d41d7a6f39

[youtube]7h4yJmp1rQA[/youtube]

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I have never seen a Kukri which I found aesthetically pleasing, until this one. Great work!
 
Jeepers Creepers! (not a term i use lightly). Salem , that is a knockout. I would display that center stage on my mantle.☆☆☆
 
You definitely scored a ten on that one. It is simply the most gorgeous kukri I have seen. Excellent!
 
jbizarre, it's still available, and now it has gone to you! Many thanks! I sent you a PM but I'll post it here too, PP address is vorpalforge at hotmail dot com.

Sold Pending Funds y'all.
 
Doggone it. :) I kept hoping this would hit the exchange from the moment I saw it elsewhere. Then I took my eye off the ball.

An absolutely beautiful piece of work. Probably the most appealing kukri I have seen. Congrats to jbizarre.

Also, I guess I should officially call seconds on the very unlikely chance jbizarre changes his mind.
 
Wilsonhome, this one was an odd case. It started as a custom order, but had its own mind and lots of recurve and so became a spec piece. Normally I post things in C&H and over here at almost the same time, this one had a delay due to the nature of the business...
Drop me a line if you're ever interested in one like it, my wait list is pretty short...
 
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