Kardas

Sylvrfalcn

Sylvrfalcn

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Top is the one I just got that was made by Kumar, sweet knife. Bottom is a karda I made after looking at some of those neat old timers JDP posts from time to time. My tribute to the barking deer antler handled accessories. The bone attaching the antler to the skull went on for a little ways, so I left it as part of the handle. Not barking deer, just good old Texas whitetail, but my heart was in the right place. The blade? A rusty old Nicholson file I picked up at a flea market for fifty cents, and yes that's a cho just ahead of the bolster.;)

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50 CENTS??? Wow, the cost of your material is skyrocketing! (Looks real good, BTW).
 
Very nice on both. Thinking I need to try my hand at a karda or three sometime here. Have som eold files around still(not to mention 8 feet or so of O1 and 440C in acoupla of thicknesses.
 
Beautiful KK, it makes the wait for my new one that much harder. Nice karda too, I like the cho. :)
 
Cool! very nice! your giving me ideas! I need a few kardas,perhaps I should make them, perhaps your a bad influence? :D ;)

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spiral
 
Sweet Kardas there Sarge. I like both of them. You did a good job. I really like the shiny horn handled KK. Is the handle carved or is it just my eyes playing tricks?:eek: :)
 
Is the handle carved or is it just my eyes playing tricks?
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If I wasn't such a lousy photographer you'd see that the handle is indeed carved, and beautifully done at that. I used to be a bit leery of the carved handles, thinking they were just a bit prissy for my crusty mitts, but I'll tell y'all the truth, that carving gives the handle a nice, sure, grip, even when your hands are slippery. A definite consideration if you're thinking of picking up one for kitchen duty.

Sarge
 
what is handle made of on carved ones, thinking wood, but not sure. And if so, is it well sealed? Would like one of these for kitchen duty, but not if it's going to have trouble on the wood, and dread sanding down and resealing wood carved like that.
 
etp 777, they come in wood or horn. I've used both, and either will hold up well in the kitchen if you just do two simple things;
1. Don't let the significant other stick the dang thing in a dishwasher or leave soaking in hot dishwater, Baaaaad Ju Ju Bwana
2. If the handle starts drying out from repeated washing and drying just rub it down good with food grade mineral oil

On the carved handles wood is good, but horn is awesome, has to be seen to be believed.

Sarge
 
Me likes it. :)

I always thought that the plain handled Kumar Karda would be better in the kitchen. You don't get all the bits of food goo stuck in the detail to rot or fester. Since you're usually not stabbing folks in your kitchen the added grip wouldn't be needed. I guess if you ate eel on a regular basis it might be a different story. Dunno. I don't think I've seen a wood handled one. I wonder if I could be pursuaded to purchase one of thems. :)
 
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