Kukri restoration
 

Following pictures of suitable examples provided by our comrade Spiral, I have re-made some more suitable tools for my old warrior Kukri.
Hope you approve of and like my efforts.
Best
Gene

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Hi Gene,

very well done, great work!

Regards,

Detlef

Hi Gene-ius, :D
Great stuff, they look like they've been together for a long time. I have made a few knives and pieces over the years and I think you've got it spot on. What kind of steel did you use?
My Regards,
Norman.

Excelent work Gene, very nicely done, very in keeping.

spiral

Thank you very much Gentlemen.

Glad you approve Spiral :)

Norman.
The steel is just a strip of stock steel from a metal dealer. The type you used to be able to buy in proper hardware stores.
It's a little blade so doesn't ned to be uber hard and the fact is the Nepalese smiths would often use scavenged steel, so I didn't get hung up on hardness or carbon content.
Simple steel with a rough 'blowlamp' temper.


Thanks again guys
Gene

Great work. Looks so natural! :)

Thanks Jose.
It's a labour of love restoring these old warriors though isn't it?

Best
Gene