put handle on cold steel gurka kukri out in the wild

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chadsims44

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how would you go about making a handle out in the wild for cold steel gurka kukri? for those that's not familiar with knife it has what I would call a stick tang but larger than most.Any help appreciated
 
Another idea would be to carve scales with a groove in them, then wrap those. Might work better if your wrapping material was limited. In that case you could use a thin strip of cloth, with the pitch as a glue, plus more inside. same effect, different method.
 
both good ideas just wonder how long handle would stay on under chopping conditions with pine pitch looks like an experiment is coming up thanks for the great ideas
 
If you are thinking about doing it, try this.

Use pine pitch on the tang,
wrap the cordage,
then soak the rest of the cordage in hide glue,
wrap it on,
coat it in pine pitch to waterproof it,

cover it in ashes, or dirt.

It should be as tough as the original handle.
 
I think everyone nailed it. It's a substantial tang, so there's plenty to work with. Mainly, your only job would be to wrap enough cord/tape/fabric around it to make it comfortable. As a side note, I don't believe that should be a concern. People bash the CS rubber handles, but in my experience they're tough. Maybe not ideal for day long use in the fields, that's where well shaped non-tacky material rules, but they're very secure and strong. It's held on with the lanyard tube and friction. I'd say you'd have to purposely cut it off to make it unusable. Any damage during use/abuse (which would likely damage your hand severely), would mar it, but leave it totally useful. The only issue could be some wiggle which would mainly be annoying. It's a great blade all-around.
 
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Its a good habit to be in, looking at gear and thinking about how you could fix it in the field. In the case of the OP, maybe the knife handle gets exposed to a chemical while on the way? Or maybe its not the knife, but one of your boots starts coming apart, or a pack buckle gets cracked. What sort of things do you normally carry that could be used for repairs?
One of the hard parts is that its easy to focus on one method of repair, and not break out of the box and use something for a different purpose. Or deciding when to sacrifice something to fix something else. Maybe that means stripping some straps off your pack, or trading your belt for some 550, and using that to hold something.
 
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