You gotta see this.... and you thought

The amazing thing is what comes out of those shops! It's obvious that the khukuris are handmade, but they are absolutely gorgeous.

Steve
 
These came from there. I polished some of them up just a little, but they come with a mirror polish.

Steve
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I really like those khukuris! Are there any custom makers doing that style, I don't recall anyone who currently does these?

:)

-Darren
 
Can you guys imagine making it a lifetime with having to crouch over that block/anvil and fire? Makes my back hurt just lookin at the pictures, I'm gonna go hug my 40" tall workbench ;)

Really amazing what they turn out with those tools.
 
Guys, if you ever decide to get one of these blades from H.I. you will be amazed. Amazed that you've got a work horse of a blade for such a pittance...that someone hunched over a charcoal fire and a six x six anvil can turn out such magical blades.
 
Darren he's too modest to say so, but I think Dan has made a few of these. I know for sure he's customized a few! :D Dan, jump in wouldya?

I have a video of, if not these guys another bunch just like em, making their incredible knives. The video shows them making their own grinding wheels out of clay and river sand... Fantastic work and a real learning experience to watch.

Thanks for posting!
 
I haven't made very many myself (and have kept all those...;))

I have some lil' ones "in the works"....I'll make sure and post pics when I get 'em done.

A few guys had KLOs (Khukuri-Like-Objects) at the Moran Hammer-In cutting competition. Most were of the Sirupati style (for those that are in-the-know). None as beefy as H.I.'s, though....and, of course, no fullers or cho...:( But it was nice to see knifemakers interested in 'em.


I'll be bringing "Motoketa" with me to the NECKA hammer-in. I'll see if I can get some pics. It's a collaboration with Shane Justice. He did the initial forging, I'll be grinding, he'll HT and etch, I'll put on the handle....etc.
 
I have been lurking about ,learning. I posted this in an other place (The HI maker/mfg forum)
I am now trying to figure out how to make the bolster, some nice pins. all the last touches, are places to learn or blow it. I have so much time in this now ( I think you people know that , and a newbe takes more time to get to same place), that I would have to mess up now.


Well this is were its at now
http://img44.photobucket.com/albums/v136/Keener/KLO/P1000630.jpg
The upper is my HI Hanuman lower is my effort.

And were it was last week

http://img44.photobucket.com/albums/v136/Keener/KLO/P1000591.jpg

I got real lucky and the Teacher of my knife making class gave me a few chunks of iron wood to make a handle out of. The wood works real nice with my metal working tools if I keep a vacuum clearing the chips. I did some of the shaping on My Dad's planer and a disk sander I made him for Xmass present some 4 or 5 years ago. It was the first time I have used those two tools of his and it was a joy to work in his shop.
I had his WW2 DOD that had given him to use as a Handle pattern of sorts. ( He just got back form a camping trip were his WW2 got a real work out, one happy Dad told stories of mesquite log splitting)

At home I put the slot in the handle with a 1/4" end mill. The tang is .228" min .235" max thickness so I am thinking of putting .010" brass on each side with the JB weld to fill some of the gap. The same end mill was used to place the holes for the two shear pins ( thinking of adding a 3rd pin in the center of the two in the image) The pins now are just a bundle of tooth picks so I can pick it up and fool with it. The shape is still changing to get "that fit" At home I am using a belt sander ,files (with file card!) and a buffer for the handle work.

This shows that my effort is no match for the mass of the Hanuman
http://img44.photobucket.com/albums/v136/Keener/KLO/P1000634.jpg
I had intended to make it thicker but have not the experience to account for the shrinkage of pattern/forge welding for those that missed the last post the blade was made from cable, bearing, and spring.

The etch is a little uneven as a buffed some of it off , to see if I could. I plan of buffing it off and putting a resist on here the cho should be.
http://img44.photobucket.com/albums/v136/Keener/KLO/P1000635.jpg
http://img44.photobucket.com/albums/v136/Keener/KLO/P1000636.jpg
Thanks for looking


Glass Smith
 
Now I gotta get me one of those. The work that goes into such a beautiful weapon is amazing!

PJG
 
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