Wall hangers

[DOC-CANADA]

I recently received a Kumar M43, beautiful piece, and I want to pair it with my Sgt. Khadka CAK and display them, crossed, on my wall. I also want to have ready access to them. Any suggestions?

Doc

 

[Bawanna]

I'd probably find a nice piece of wood for a background, like a plaque. Router the edge and maybe radius the corners for some style.

Lay the knives out the way you want and I'd probably go with some wooden dowels perhaps with a notch carved in to support the knives.

If your going to display it in an area where it might be bumped or certainly if you have any kids younger than 30, I'd add some Velcro wraps that can easily be fastened and unfastened. Or thin zip ties would work too.

I used peg board and peg board hooks to display mine and it works good.

Sounds like your looking for something a little more stylish. I'd probably try to find a Nepali flag or something to put under the blades to fill that void.

 

[davidf99]

Bawanna's ideas are all good.

Your wanting ready access to them suggests that you're thinking of home defense. An alternative would be to acquire a rougher blade for rapid deployment and keep it where you can get to it quickly. One of the KLVUKs would do nicely. They are relatively inexpensive and Yangdu gets them in often. Basically they're good for everything except the heaviest chopping tasks.

With a KLVUK under your pillow (or wherever is convenient) you could put those display pieces securely on the wall and not worry about instant access. If you're not familiar with the model, enter KLVUK in the search box on this page, and you'll get lots of hits.

Here's a pic of a 16.5" OAL, 22 oz KLVUK with third-party sheath:

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[FinnSetanta]

I'm pretty much constantly broke (working with disabled people pays very poorly), and haven't done any wood-working since I was in Boy Scouts, so I jury-rigged some primitive wall hangers. I took some old skis, cut them to the appropriate lengths, sanded them down, and screwed on home-made dowels. Given the way they hang, they tend to lean forward too much, so I attached more dowels on the back, at the bottom, to ensure an even surface. Very crude, but they're covered by the kukris themselves.

Of course, for my most recent acquisition, I had to come up with a new solution, since I've run out of room on my walls. This picture should show one of my wall hangars, my (incomplete) stand, and the Fox Folly that Bawanna wanted a pic of.

 

[DOC-CANADA]

Thanks for the replies, guys.

I'd probably find a nice piece of wood for a background, like a plaque. Router the edge and maybe radius the corners for some style.

Lay the knives out the way you want and I'd probably go with some wooden dowels perhaps with a notch carved in to support the knives.

If your going to display it in an area where it might be bumped or certainly if you have any kids younger than 30, I'd add some Velcro wraps that can easily be fastened and unfastened. Or thin zip ties would work too.

I used peg board and peg board hooks to display mine and it works good.

Sounds like your looking for something a little more stylish. I'd probably try to find a Nepali flag or something to put under the blades to fill that void.

Especially like the idea of the Nepali flag background. As far as routering etc., I live in an apartment, so no woodworking equipment, other than kukris, machetes, etc. of course. but the wall plaque does sound good. As far as safety goes, my apartment is basically a man cave anyway and both my kids are just under 50.

Bawanna's ideas are all good.

Your wanting ready access to them suggests that you're thinking of home defense. An alternative would be to acquire a rougher blade for rapid deployment and keep it where you can get to it quickly. One of the KLVUKs would do nicely. They are relatively inexpensive and Yangdu gets them in often. Basically they're good for everything except the heaviest chopping tasks.

With a KLVUK under your pillow (or wherever is convenient) you could put those display pieces securely on the wall and not worry about instant access. If you're not familiar with the model, enter KLVUK in the search box on this page, and you'll get lots of hits.

Here's a pic of a 16.5" OAL, 22 oz KLVUK with third-party sheath:

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Actually, I wasn't thinking of home defense, but rather for taking out and playing in the woods. Also to take them down once in a while to fondle. That is a requirement, is it not? I have more than enough other steel if home defense was an issue. The KLVUKs would, however, fill the bill nicely, and maybe one day, I'll pick up one or two.

I'm pretty much constantly broke (working with disabled people pays very poorly), and haven't done any wood-working since I was in Boy Scouts, so I jury-rigged some primitive wall hangers. I took some old skis, cut them to the appropriate lengths, sanded them down, and screwed on home-made dowels. Given the way they hang, they tend to lean forward too much, so I attached more dowels on the back, at the bottom, to ensure an even surface. Very crude, but they're covered by the kukris themselves.

Of course, for my most recent acquisition, I had to come up with a new solution, since I've run out of room on my walls. This picture should show one of my wall hangars, my (incomplete) stand, and the Fox Folly that Bawanna wanted a pic of.

I'm rather familiar with 'constantly broke' so I appreciate your innovativeness. Your FF looks good in the stand, but I can't quite see the wall hanging. I was thinking about a small hook under the chos but not sure what to do with the upper ends.

Anyway, thanks again. Definitely food for thought. Once I get it figured out, I'll post a picture. BTW, the new Kumar M43 is a thing of beauty.

Doc

ETA: OOOPS! My son just turned 50.

 

[FinnSetanta]

Your FF looks good in the stand, but I can't quite see the wall hanging.

You're absolutely right. I realize that picture only shows the hanger for my Cherokee Rose, which isn't what you're looking for. This might give you a better idea of what I mean. Although I realize it isn't the crossed kukris thing that you want either - I wanted to do one of those as well, but couldn't figure out how to do it properly.

 

[khukoo head]

I haven't done it yet, but I plan to try cutting some magnetic strips to the size I want and attaching them to a nice piece of wood. You could get them crossed by stacking one set of magnets as high as the other khukuri is thick.

It works in my head. It isn't very high on the priority list for me right now, but when I get around to it, and if it works, I will post some pics.

 

[Bookie]

Doc, this is not what you're seeking, but I offer it to you (call it professional courtesy) for contemplation at a future date when your khukuri cup runneth over. The display rack is actually quite small.

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[Bawanna]

A lot of hobby shops have plaques, weather or not one could find one of proper size I don't know. Still would require some drilling and gluing of dowels or whatever you use for pins.
I love Bookies set up and suspect it's only a matter of time till you would fill it up. The are rather addictive.

Finn, ole Bawanna got a twin to your Foxy Folly thanks to Auntie Yangdu. Very special. I love the slimmer lighter weight, great knife. I haven't even cleaned the oil off from it yet, probably tomorrow, I'll give it the attention it deserves.

If you weren't up in Canada I'd make ya up something but probably a lot of headache getting it to ya.

 

[DOC-CANADA]

Doc, this is not what you're seeking, but I offer it to you (call it professional courtesy) for contemplation at a future date when your khukuri cup runneth over. The display rack is actually quite small.

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Although I want the khukuris to cross, you have a great idea there. Thanks for that, Bookie.

You're absolutely right. I realize that picture only shows the hanger for my Cherokee Rose, which isn't what you're looking for. This might give you a better idea of what I mean. Although I realize it isn't the crossed kukris thing that you want either - I wanted to do one of those as well, but couldn't figure out how to do it properly.

Thank you FinnSetanta for posting this additional picture. Your set up works quite well. If it wasn't for the fact that I want them crossed..........

I haven't done it yet, but I plan to try cutting some magnetic strips to the size I want and attaching them to a nice piece of wood. You could get them crossed by stacking one set of magnets as high as the other khukuri is thick.

It works in my head. It isn't very high on the priority list for me right now, but when I get around to it, and if it works, I will post some pics.

This is also a great idea. Rare earth magnets are very strong. In fact I have a couple that are 1/2" square and 1/4" thick, each one is probably more than capable of supporting the weight of one of the kukris. I definitely will give this some thought.

A lot of hobby shops have plaques, weather or not one could find one of proper size I don't know. Still would require some drilling and gluing of dowels or whatever you use for pins.
I love Bookies set up and suspect it's only a matter of time till you would fill it up. The are rather addictive.

Finn, ole Bawanna got a twin to your Foxy Folly thanks to Auntie Yangdu. Very special. I love the slimmer lighter weight, great knife. I haven't even cleaned the oil off from it yet, probably tomorrow, I'll give it the attention it deserves.

If you weren't up in Canada I'd make ya up something but probably a lot of headache getting it to ya.

Shipping would be problematic, but I appreciate the thought. Also, I'm going to keep my eyes open for plaques and see what I can come up with.

Thanks again, all.

Doc

 

[Bawanna]

Finn's set up would work fine. Just more dowels and the ones supporting the front knife would be a tad longer.
Actually one could make them all the same length so you could put either one in front or back.

Might be able to make it so the center dowel worked for both. You'd also need some sort of set up to support the front knife so it stands up on it's own and doesn't lean against the back knife.

Perhaps a slot set up similar to bookies on the blade in in the center, could be a very thin piece of veneer or something so it doesn't cover up much of the blade and then dowels for the handles. This would also make them much more secure if it gets bumped.

 

[Bawanna]

Well this here idear got stuck in my craw as it were. It's a chilly damp morning in the NW so I decided to do a little research and development.

Keep in mind this was trial and error, down and dirty, a person could put a whole lot more than the couple hours I got messing with this to do it right. I find that it would also have to be built around specific blades, a one size fits all is possible but making it work for specific knives would be more secure.

Here's what I come up with. I let the bharab dude Blue Lander sent me inspect and got his seal of approval, a two thumbs up so to speak.



These are my pair of Foxy Folly's, a big un by Rajkumar, and a lighter shorter one by Purna. The big one ended up handle heavy at the desired angle so a dowel on top of the blade keeps it in place nicely. Were I to hang it on the wall I'd put another dowel and some sort of tie to make it more secure. I did howsoever carry it around like it is and didn't lose anything or hurt myself in any way.





Here's the center deal I mentioned similar to Bookies on the blade end. Keeps the blade from tipping. Works well.


Put another dowel behind the blade of the outside knife to keep it parallel to the board, that worked well too once I got the correct length.






I didn't have a Nepali Flag or anything to dress it up but I'm sure Auntie would have something or access to something to take care of that.

I don't have any more wall space or I'd fine tune this a bit more and hang it up. Back to the shop to lay around for now.

Then there's the family size version.

 

[Tim the Wizard]

So much goodness in these pictures!

 

[Moonw]

Magnets and plexiglass.

 

[davidf99]

Bawanna:

Brilliant solution. If the width of the slots is just slightly larger than the width of the blades there would be no worry about them falling out if the ground shakes (I live in earthquake country). They would only come out if pulled at the proper angle. At the same time, this design provides easy access. And the support structure can be decorated anyway one likes. And it would work for any khukuri with a reasonably wide blade belly. Brilliant solution.

Moonw mentions plexiglass. No reason why Bawanna's design couldn't be done in plexiglass, which would make the blades even more visible as a crossed pair.

 

[Bawanna]

Actually I tested that theory as well and pulled the dowels out, the blades just fell until they got bound up in the center piece.
I don't think they would fall out.

The big belly models like the Foxy Folly would be the worst because the notch has to be big enough to get that belly through.

A Siru or Kobra or similar blade could use a much smaller notch and would bind up much quicker and more solid.

I've always been leery of magnets. I absolutely hate magnetic screwdrivers in most applications and would not want my blades to become magnetized. I don't know what harm that would do but for some reason I don't like the idea.
I figured some felt or something over a magnet to prevent the metal to metal contact which I'd prefer to avoid also but then the sheer strength goes right out the window, it will hold the blade but it will slide pretty easily.

Would need a stronger magnet to compensate for the felt.

 

[Moonw]

Yeah, some sort of padding over the magnets. I saw some small ones, I recall them being the size of watch batteries, 7kg of force each, two of these per kukri would do the job even thru some felt. If you don't mind magnetizing the blades, of course.

 

[khukoo head]

Is it a certainty that the blades would become magnetized? I hadn't thought about that...

Then again, a magnetic khukuri might be an advantage in a knife fight...

 

[SingleGrind]

In order to thoroughly magnetize a piece of steel, you have to swipe the magnet from bottom to top over and over, always going the same direction and covering every inch of steel. You're basically using the magnetic field to "pull" the steel molecules into alignment. Whatever direction you swipe will be the direction of the poles, and if you go one swipe in the wrong direction, you can screw up the whole thing. All in all, it would be a little more difficult to magnetize a khukuri than just sticking a couple magnets on it. Unless you wrap it with copper wire and turn it into an electromagnet, which would not be that hard.

 

[ndoghouse]

Keep in mind when you sharpen your Khuk the filings will stick to the blade. The good: Filings dont clog up your stone. The bad: Sticks to your Khuk and you have to wipe the filings off when done and everything else sticks to it when your working.