Making the Leaf Spring Kukri Knife Pt1

[nicktohzyu]

might as well have used the forge -.-

[DSH1ZNYT]

Wont it make the handle part of the tang stronger if you curve it from base to blade rather than a 90 degree angle?

[twain55]

Thanks for sharing.

[saznrai]

do you sell these?

how much do you sell these for?

how long does it take to make a good one?

[TheShadoKnite]

Why are you hammering it, It's already been forged and what not when it was made into the leaf spring all you had to do was cut it into shape and grind it to a fine edge.

[parrott15]

Wouldnt a rosebud heat faster and more evenly then the cutting torch?

[TGuy2396]

The stand that you placed your railroad track anvil on, looks interesting. Could we see some more of it? And a little bit about how it was made? You are subscribed to.

[teabaggerable]

nezt time tuck ur shirt in ull get sucked up in tht grinder dumb ass

[justyoustupid]

i woulda convexed the edge with some slack on the belt sander

[jaggernutox]

dude on noewegian if u split the word kukris up its cook rice:P

[jcg57963]

you need to learn how to set your torch right when it is set correctly you should hardly hear it

[marcuspinson]

my uncle showed me the kukri he used in Nam (made it out of the spring from a jeep his buddy got shot to hell and blown up in) and pictures of the poor bastards that crossed his path while he had it out, the knife itself dosent look like much but what it dose to the human body is truly horrific (what was odd was the fact that the skin from the tops of their heads was always missing and he would never tell me why)

[EnterTheMuffin]

@marcuspinson what size was the blade on it? also: woah dude... just, woah...

[marcuspinson]

@EnterTheMuffin 25" end to end had a beautiful blood groove pressed into the sides and at the tip of the arch of the blade it was squared and sharpend (to act like one of those rifle stock clubs used by native americans) and had a handle made out of the melted brass from the spent cases left from the .30cal gun in the back of the jeep

[EnterTheMuffin]

@marcuspinson sounds like a beast of a knife!

[marcuspinson]

@EnterTheMuffin yea he claimed that he cut one of those little viet cong fuckers clean in half with it once

[LoveMyPup13]

Surprisingly nice knife. I have never seen it done that way, using an oxyacetylene torch. I haven't even thought about using one, but seeing how your knife turned out, I may just have to try it on some of my recently acquired leaf spring. Great looking 'custom' khukuri.

[Bluearc101]

Your right......you suck at cutting! turn down the flame a little and don't hit the cutting

trigger until you have a hot puddle on the edge of the metal. Take your time....watch the oxygen burn the kerf along the line.

Whew!

[STRIKER520]

Interesting but the torch is set up for cutting and welding they have torches that would work a bit better for even heat across a larger area that would make things go a bit faster.

[HaloModesFun]

id say use a plazma cutter.



[MrMcbuck48]

You need a rose bud for your torch. There a more even heat. But I still like your work.

[Demontatsu]

i like the wrench idea that sick man

[atsven8]

Thx for uploading, very inspirating, and Impressive skills I must say.

[einarogmagnea]

ok.. please use ear protection, and never ever wear gloves when you´r using the grinder!

are you trying to grind your hands off?

haha

[kervyn]

Next time just camp her down on the I beam and cut cleanly. Less BS on finishing. Will save the belt while sanding.

[bigmanscott5]

The wrench marking is a great idea!

[BassmasterD]

there's something beautiful about a raw well shaped blade. nice work man

[profetarmageddon]

would you make one and sell it to me

thankss

i also think the inner edge at the handel will be an asset

paul

[actionman22]

i wish i could setup and do this, your neighbours must looooove you ;P

[TherealHotanvil]

Why pay money for something you can make yourself and with a bit of practice is better than the cheap ass real ones

[kaninha2000]

bah que lixo ta ficando essa kukri, esse gringo é um baita injambrão!!!!

[strantor]

@kaninha2000 yeah im a hell of a gringo, thanks for the trash talk

[SymAmineC8H11N]

sorry, but that shits not gonna happen

[strantor]

@SymAmineC8H11N wow your forecasting skills are amazing

[SymAmineC8H11N]

@strantor thankyou, thankyou very much... no, uhmm you need a forge; blade smithing is not impossible, but its not easy. plus real khukri's from khatmandu are pretty cheap like $50 w/ reasonabe shipping, i got my 15" w/ a half hilted for around the same price.

[minerug]

@SymAmineC8H11N If you actually go to kathmandu whole street corners are literally covered with kukris for sale. The one I got was much less then $50

[SymAmineC8H11N]

@minerug sorry, but i'm not going to bumfucknowhere khatmandhu any t5ime sooomm...

[minerug]

@SymAmineC8H11N Lol, I wouldn't exactly recommend the place

[SymAmineC8H11N]

@minerug what place?? any ways you have put nickel electrodeposits on your blade that's what i'm going to eventually do w/ a watts bath...

[minerug]

@SymAmineC8H11N Kathmandu + Nepal. The Himalayas are good until you get food poisoning, but the rest of the country is strange

[Bwah2012]

what a waste of time , you can buy an ok kukri for $20

[strantor]

@Bwah2012 no you can't. not a OK one. you can buy a chinese made p.o.s. kukri lookalike for 20$ tho. and its more for the fun of making it than having the knife.

[TherealHotanvil]

Allways use your angle grinder to profile your blade it will save you a whole lot of belts on the grinder

[strantor]

@TherealHotanvil yeah thats true. some would say (the hard core traditionalists) that i'm cheating by using either one and should do all my work with a file.

[shot3gun]

can you use a hacksaw to do all of that?

[strantor]

@shot3gun nope. well, maybe if you annealed it real good first. but even then that leaf spring is tougher steel than a hacksaw blade and you would go thru alot of blades.

[12walden12]

If that is a leaf spring I will eat my shorts.

[strantor]

@12walden12 ok

[vipertoo1]

nice design. it isnt so much that the blade curves on the inside the blade it self is slightly bent inward.

[strantor]

@vipertoo1 yeah i did alot of research into kukris, and this wasn't mean to be an accurate replica, more my own twist on a kukri.

[condorlegion89]

Very nice craftsmanship!

[strantor]

@condorlegion89 Thanks!

[RDPproject]

Really good work Chuck.

That recessed part of the blade near the handle actually looks cool.

And trust me....it will come in handy...I know.

I did the same thing while making a small Bowie.

5*

[strantor]

@RDPproject thanks!

[devin761]

the back edge should be curved more aggressively but nonetheless this is really cool.

[30Fathom]

my dad works for the railway so ive always got plenty of that track ur anvils made from, i dunno how the tracks mounted on the stand but if you put thick rubber washers or even wood blocks between the stand and track it'll stop it jerkin about and save your fuckin ears! shit hot knife though man i like it, its gettin the handles nice i struggle with all the time, hard to make it look like it aint been made in a shed lol

[deckflip]

thats a similar anvil as to what wayne goddard uses

[maarhoefe]

nice torch

[richardferran]

i'm beting you used an angle grinder when making the bevel yea its alot faster but it bounces all over the place and is realy hard to keep a consistant bevel with it its best to use a belt sander good blank though

[bindlestitch1]

Great looking recurve, man.

I love the wrench idea.

Did you ever get this one finished?

5/5

[strantor]

nope. It went back to the scrap pile. Thanks for the comment!

[hardluckking13]

that was a really good idea with the wrench. very cool

[chevygearhead454]

very good idea with the duct tape

[strantor]

thanks!

[MightyMorphinMatt]

Just a thought, try using a decent jigsaw and jigsaw (metal cutting) blade, it will be faster, and youll have to do less clean up after wards. And if Im not mistaken a 8$ blade is cheaper than filling OxyAcet tanks

[strantor]

I have a tablesaw with metal cutting blade and it won't cut leaf spring. maybe because I never annealed it.

[MightyMorphinMatt]

@strantor

Ive used the same saw for ripping stock to lenght, basically anneal the metal and then run the blade at the "safest"speed. I say "safest" because whats safe for some is a death sentence for others. Take your time tho, don't rush.

[strantor]

oh, lol. I didn't realize that you could see my saw in the background. I was thinking " how the hell does he know that he's got the same saw as me?" yeah I'll try annealing then cutting.

[strantor]

Oh, BTW I meant Bandsaw, not table saw.

[Cgibson63]

i would likve to learn how to do all this stuff but i don't have the time but your very resorseful

[hockeyluver93]

Why would u put a hollow grind on a kukri

[strantor]

because I wanted to. the freedom of making my own style. no good reason other than that.

[syrano2005]

lol, because it's really hard to cut high carbon steel with an angle grinder

[rendiss214]

why dont you just cut the shape out with the grinder wheel if you have a grinder, cutting it out with the torch burns out the carbon

[warriorofsteel01]

i like that wrench technique

I use an an angle grinder for grinding my edges....its really hard but if i got a bench grinder id have to learn how to do it all over again >.>

Im learning how to make kukris too ...i have 3 in the works right now but my blower is out of commision because the cord got severed :[

[MasterSysop]

I like the way you use the wrench for the grind line. A trick i use in the shop is to put A drill bit thats the same thickness as the blade next to it, and scribe the middle of the blade, so you can make sure the edge is in the middle of the blade giving a reference for grinding. I think you polished the blade too soon.

[Norjatube]

i had areal kukri when i was a boyscout. yepp from burma.

[12swordmaster]

are you going to keep forging like I've got a coal forge, people need to keep up the bladesmithing art.

[lordofgonzo]

AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

[123zxcvbnmmnbvcxz321]

nice knife next time try come up with your own design it will be more unique and it will probably look and be different could be better try it

but overall nice knife and what are u going to do for a handle?

[bigikediesel]

You are the coolest person I've ever met in my entire life and no i will not go fuck myself.................... You no wiring beatch!!!!!!!

[tat2dano]

That's really cool man, I respect your ingenuity.

Way to recycle that old leaf spring, Cool video man thanks for sharing.

[sparrowm249]

you got her done

[Bloodynavallint]

I like that wrench idea good video

[GhillieTheKid]

kurki knives need more of a hook shape to them, thats more of a machete.

The atual dimentions of a kurki knife are,

Bent more than 20 degrees, i cant tell by the vid, may have just scraped it.

Have a single cutting edge (yours clearly has 2)

needs a Cho or Notch so blood will run down the blade then drip of that rather than running down your handle

A Ricasso between the sharp part of the blade and the finger gaurd (this is where the Cho goes)

Still it look nice, may come out well, 3/5

[cava002]

The good part is that you dont suck on griding.

5 stars and congrats

[Bertziethegreat]

Gotta hold the hammer closer to the end of the handle as opposed to close to the head.

[MNdigger]

Nice OLD Wilton Vise!!!!!!!!!

[strantor]

Thanks! As I've been telling everybody else, sorry for the delay in my reply, I've been putting in alot of hours at work. That was my grandfather's vice. I have no idea how old it is, but it functions like brand new and i'm real pleased with it. You know alot about vices? got any idea how old this relic might be from looking at it in the vid? Thanks for commenting, have a nice day!

[Kamoyaker]

It's Okay, I shouldn't have doubted you. But, I did get you to put out a really good video. Great job.

[strantor]

Haha! that you did! Turns out it was all for naught, as I snapped that blade today while attempting to heat treat it. 10hrs of work down the drain in a fraction of a second.

[Kamoyaker]

That was a cool knife you'll have to make another

[Kamoyaker]

Oh, I forgot. I gave you 5/5 rating for the Jack*ss comment, that was really funny.

[strantor]

Thanks man! Sorry I made such a big deal about it.

[Foeeagle]

Killer design man. That thing will be able to hack through anything in it's way wether it be a tree limb or a would-be burglar.

[strantor]

Yeah I think I might do a parody of that Cold Steel Kukri video by chopping briskets and baby back ribs with a leaf spring.

[icyberia]

damn dude that's bad ass! kinda wish I had a 38 chevy leaf spring, an acetylene torch, angle grinder and a belt sander!

[strantor]

Sure, why not man? Just exercise some patience and wait for that stuff to come up on craigslist and get it for a fraction on the price. that's what I did. I've got less than 400$ invested in all my tools and I made the belt grinder from scratch. I think anybody & everybody could & should make knifes out of 38 chevy leaf springs in their garage. At least that would make me feel like less of a weirdo.

[86mountainman]

Same here man craigslist i set my whole blacksmith shop up from there.

[strantor]

HELL YEAH! Score 2 for Craigslist! I love craigslist.