Yangdu's deals for 9/25-- Pix and usual good buys

Bill Martino

Bill Martino

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17 inch 24 OZ. M-43 by Amtrak. Beautiful ractha Chandan wood handle. $145. UBBB

16.5 inch 24 OZ. chiruwa Ang Khola by Amtrak. Nice osage orange (?) handle.
$150 UBBB

18 inch 19 OZ. Kumar kobra by Sher. Two minutes worth rust removel. $50 UBBB

18 inch 24 OZ. Sirupati by Kumar. Grainline in handle that won't go any where. $60 UBBB

18 inch 20 OZ Gelbu special by Sher. With all the Sher features. Perfect rig.
Dashien special. $60 UBBB

16.5 inch 22 OZ. WWII by Bura. Epoxy fix crack in horn handle. Pretty good blade and scabbard. $60 UBBB

8 inch 6 OZ. JKM by Kesar. Perfect knife. $29 UBBB



Email only no phone call please.
 
E-mail sent on the JKM. I just can't get enough of the lil knives HI offers. fingers crossed.


Jake
 
Can you picture it with even a bit of woodchucking?
 
don't worry boys. she's going to a good home. gonna read up about osage orange before i consider linseed oil treatments or tung oil.

damn that chiruwa ak looks good. WOW. i mean... just look at her!!

:eek:
 
Please let us know the low down on what you find...and include pics of the ahem...finished project!
 
Dave Hahn, Osage Orange (or hedge-apple round here) is very hard and stable. Also known as Bois d'Arc because it is used for traditional archery long bows. also grown in thorny "hedge rows" and cut for fence posts that last many years but sadly these are disappearing from our landscape due to more modern farming. It is very yellow when cut but turns a beautiful amber as it ages. So hard that sparks fly when we cut it with a chainsaw and saw chains dull quickly. either of the mentioned oils should be just fine. I have a 67" traditional longbow and a handforged hunting knife with osage. great stuff. Anything else you want to know about it?
congrats- beautiful Kuk
 
Dave Hahn said:
don't worry boys. she's going to a good home. gonna read up about osage orange before i consider linseed oil treatments or tung oil.
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Dave most anything, even including urethane or similar finishes works well on Bois D'Arc. I finished one handle with urethane hoping to keep the beautiful yellow color but I don't know how it has aged, probably turned amber or rich dark walnut as it usually does.
The Bois D'Arc has a natural oil anyway and any added oil like boiled linseed just heightens the inner glow the wood has. The Bois D'Arc as it's used for most anything, including bows, is from the heartwood. The sapwood is white and quite a bit softer than the heartwood and not much good for anything, although a bit of both makes for an interesting pattern sometimes when used for a less than a hard use project.:D
 
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