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hawley2007

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Received my WWII 16 inch khukuri yesterday. It has the sunburst as its maker's mark. Took it to work - my chef, sous chef and saute cook were all very interested.

I have one concern. The bolster does not mate up against the handle, so there is a sharp bit of brass against my thumb. What is the best way to deal with this? Should I tap the edge in somehow? File it down? Fill it?
Any advice would be appreciated.
 
Assuming you're keeping the kukri.... I'd look to packing whatever gap or step there is with some Devcon - perhaps mixing in a pinch of the (brown or black depending what the handle's made of) colouring powder of the sort used for resin moulding.
De-grease or key the adjacent surface of the handle first, and use masking tape to keep the epoxy off the flat of the bolster and of course the handle beyond what little is necessary. Then when it's set, use a diamond needle-file to taper.
 
Hey.... I'm not the new kid on the block anymore!

P.S. hawley.... these guyz know their stuff. You can learn khukri from them so you don't have learn the hard way. Thats how I'm doing it!
 
My "issue" had been the protrusion of tang metal beyond the scales, which I corrected by simply filing that stuff down and then smoothing everything with a handful of sandpaper wrapped around the handle.

I also have a visceral aversion to mirror-polished anything, so everything is now matte (with the realization that the resulting increase in surface area is more susceptible to rust).
 
seaice said:
Assuming you're keeping the kukri...
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I expect to keep it. It feels good in my hand.
It just needs a bit of finishing which is different from what I expected (I'm noticing that all of the brass has some kind of edge that needs a little work),.

Or maybe I just need more calluses.
 
Ugly Duck said:
Hey.... I'm not the new kid on the block anymore!
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Did you look at the join dates?;)
Yes, this is my first post, but I've been thinking about buying myself a khukuri for some time.
I did buy one (15 inch Ang Khola )for my brother last year. As a photographer in Los Angleles he doesn't use it much, but he's always raved when I ask him about it.
 
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