Khukurang...A WiP with Keith Fludder

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Let's see where it goes...
 
ya skipped ahead a bit buddy!:D
 
I'll jump in. I got some steel hot, W2 in this case. Smacked it out a bit and here it is normalising :D

After forging in the fullers. Note to self make a pattern outa aluminium, that wont burn as easily :eek:

Give it a rough grind, ready for the next phase. Yep thats the smallest slot I've ever cut, 2 mm wide, and no matter how carefull I was, 5 slot drills later had it done. Such is life.
 
So glad you jumped in buddy!
 
Time to do some file work on the spine and cut the blood dripper in. You can just see my workshop supervisor doing her job, as usual. :D



Cheers Keith
 
I'm so excited to see how you approach the handle.
Folks, this truly is a work in progress- we'll all get to see it come together, together.
 
Take it up to 120 grit and apply some clay.


Here it is after the heat treat showing some nice frosty bits. Always a good sign :)

After the temper

Thanks for looking and comments welcome
Cheers Keith
 
Time to do some hand rubbing, the little fuller is a real pain


Ready for a soak in the magic revealo juice :D

Dirty oxides, give em a rub with some oooo steel wool, repeat until I'm happy.


Happy :D

Cheers Keith
 
I've handled dozens of different khukuris, and I've used several different types for trail building. The shape of this one is a distillation of what I've experienced over the years I've used traditionally manufactured khuks. It's less a tool, than a weapon, this Khukurang design.

Although most of the khuks that come from their birthplace in Nepal are made from leaf springs, by barefoot guys in tin huts, making a khukuri poses a serious challenge to those not immersed in that culture. So many curves, tapering, fullers, inlays etc. I'd love to go to Nepal one day and spend some time in one of their gritty khukuri shops, and make my own using their traditional methods.

Here's a little vid I found that you might find interesting.

[video=youtube;qol5Ey3sImQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qol5Ey3sImQ[/video]
 
I was totally expecting the large fuller to mess up the hamon... How'd you keep it even?!

I'm a huge Khukuri fan... I like where this is going :)
 
PredatorCustomBlades said:
I was totally expecting the large fuller to mess up the hamon... How'd you keep it even?!

I'm a huge Khukuri fan... I like where this is going :)
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Hi Jacob, are you referring to the hamon? The hamon is in the fuller and in hindsight I would avoid doing that in future, just for the asthetics of it IMO.
Cheers Keith
 
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