Sirupati Villager

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20" Sirupati Villager by Bura
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I once had a little 17" village made Sirupati that was very pointed and made me want to dance nekkid through the woods.:rolleyes: :eek: :D
I gave it to a buddy who brought me a load of Osage Orange, some of it as much as 80 years old. It was worth it, but I still think about that little villager.;)
 
Mine wasn't a villager but it almost looks like it now. It has been used a bit. I don't care what any body says. Bura does some wonderful things with steel, wood, brass, horn, and whatever else he chooses to use in the khuk. Kind of like magic. :) :)
 
I wonder how many drop into the Cantina and see us waxing rhapsodically over what looks to them to be a half-finished hunk of junk, not understanding what it already is to those of us who look beneath the surface.

To many in the rest of the world this would be a once in a lifetime knife, tool, weapon for use in extremis.

To someone who understands the khukuri, it holds a promise of being second to none in use. Inside the Cantina there may be one or more hundreds of khukuris that will serve as well. Outside of the Cantina, the English gurkha will likely carry a knife about 90% of this one's quality.

( As they drag him away down a long corridor of the mental hospital in a straight-jacket comes a shriek: " It's TRUE I tell you, there really is magic in those blades!!! " )
 
Rusty, anyone who sees a half finished piece of junk in that pic needs to borrow your straight jacket and meds for a while. sweet, that is one nice looking khuk, pretty wood and a nice satin finish. Good score.
 
I have several friends who have come to see my growing family. I always smile when they comment on the variety of Kuk's. It reminds me of the guys that used to come into the gunshop I part-timed. I really loved it when they'd come in and talk about an old warhorse, a garand, 1903 Springfields, (rare) P-17 & P-14's, and talk about how slow and ungainly they look. It's really just the same thing, we either like what is familiar (and cool) or else something has to hit us. Otherwise most folks won't even give it a try.
 
My 20" Sirupate just arrived. Looks like pic at top of this thread. Wow! Has a "K M" on blade. Is that possibly the smith who made it?
 
Sweet, that's a fantastic blade. Somehow, your pictures always make them look more magical. Don't know what it is.
 
Originally posted by Yvsa
I once had a little 17" village made Sirupati that was very pointed and made me want to dance nekkid through the woods.:rolleyes: :eek: :D
I gave it to a buddy who brought me a load of Osage Orange, some of it as much as 80 years old. It was worth it, but I still think about that little villager.;)
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What did you use the osage orange for? That is a beautiful wood, though not very common in this area. Seldom see any really big ones. Maclura Pomifera? Is that the latin name? Our state nursery sells seedlings and I have considered buying and planting some just to have some on the property. Around here they are more bush like most of the time. I used to have some spoons made from it that I loved. My friend made a beautiful pipe from a very yellow piece.
 
Originally posted by hollowdweller
What did you use the osage orange for? That is a beautiful wood, though not very common in this area. Seldom see any really big ones.
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Well a certain fellow that runs where the circle meets the square made a great looking cup and spoon outta a couple of pieces of it.;)

I'm surprised it doesn't get that big there. Here it can reach 75 feet high and 50 feet in diameter for a large one, maybe even bigger, but most are smaller. Depends on where they're growing.
 
Wow, I had no idea they got that big (I looked around at osageorange.com). I had heard of their use as a hedge so I figured they were more bush-like, 8' high maybe. I should have known when they said bows could be made from the wood as well. No matter, the planned osage orange hedge around my theoretical ranch just got a little bigger :)
 
Red, thanks so much for the information. The skill is apparent in the blade, fir and finish. The Karda itself is quite a nice little knife.

Hollowdweller, American Indians used Osage Orange for bows and weapon handles. It is less likely to check if gathered in mid-Winter. Might make a good handle for a Khukri.

TAL
 
Originally posted by Thomas Linton
Might make a good handle for a Khukri.

TAL
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I did one outta purty Yellow Locust. Does that count? When I get my daughter's digital camera over here and get done the other things I need to do with my computer I'll post some pix of them.:D

I think T-Bone, otherwise known as Terry Sisco has done some Osage handles.;)
 
Originally posted by Thomas Linton
My 20" Sirupate just arrived. Looks like pic at top of this thread. Wow! Has a "K M" on blade. Is that possibly the smith who made it?
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It was made by Kumar, possibly the youngest Kami at BirGorkha. He does very, very nice work. I've got three Khuks by him, and saw my Brother-in-Law's WWII this last weekend.

The youngster's got it figured out, at least for me. He's my #1 Preferred Kami.

Don
 
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